diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 270190c06f..3b1666ab2f 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 ### Features
 
 - [#4509](https://github.com/ignite/cli/pull/4509) Upgrade to Go 1.24. Running `ignite doctor` migrates the scaffolded `tools.go` to the tool directive in the go.mod
+- [#4588](https://github.com/ignite/cli/pull/4588) Run `buf format after scaffold proto files.
 
 ### Changes
 
diff --git a/ignite/pkg/cosmosbuf/buf.go b/ignite/pkg/cosmosbuf/buf.go
index 14ba384c60..ce42a1fd7f 100644
--- a/ignite/pkg/cosmosbuf/buf.go
+++ b/ignite/pkg/cosmosbuf/buf.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	binaryName                = "buf"
 	flagTemplate              = "template"
 	flagOutput                = "output"
 	flagErrorFormat           = "error-format"
@@ -28,6 +27,7 @@ const (
 	flagBufGenYaml            = "buf-gen-yaml"
 	flagIncludeImports        = "include-imports"
 	flagIncludeWellKnownTypes = "include-wkt"
+	flagWrite                 = "write"
 	flagPath                  = "path"
 	fmtJSON                   = "json"
 	bufGenPrefix              = "buf.gen."
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ const (
 	// CMDGenerate generate command.
 	CMDGenerate Command = "generate"
 	CMDExport   Command = "export"
+	CMDFormat   Command = "format"
 	CMDConfig   Command = "config"
 	CMDDep      Command = "dep"
 
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ var (
 	commands = map[Command]struct{}{
 		CMDGenerate: {},
 		CMDExport:   {},
+		CMDFormat:   {},
 		CMDConfig:   {},
 		CMDDep:      {},
 	}
@@ -211,6 +213,19 @@ func (b Buf) Export(ctx context.Context, protoDir, output string) error {
 	return b.runCommand(ctx, cmd...)
 }
 
+// Format runs the buf Format command for the files in the provided path.
+func (b Buf) Format(ctx context.Context, path string) error {
+	flags := map[string]string{
+		flagWrite: "true",
+	}
+	cmd, err := b.command(CMDFormat, flags, path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return b.runCommand(ctx, cmd...)
+}
+
 // Generate runs the buf Generate command for each file into the proto directory.
 func (b Buf) Generate(
 	ctx context.Context,
diff --git a/ignite/pkg/cosmosgen/cosmosgen.go b/ignite/pkg/cosmosgen/cosmosgen.go
index c9e44a2337..15f9093136 100644
--- a/ignite/pkg/cosmosgen/cosmosgen.go
+++ b/ignite/pkg/cosmosgen/cosmosgen.go
@@ -123,13 +123,13 @@ func (g *generator) cleanup() {
 // Generate generates code from protoDir of an SDK app residing at appPath with given options.
 // protoDir must be relative to the projectPath.
 func Generate(ctx context.Context, cacheStorage cache.Storage, appPath, protoDir, goModPath string, options ...Option) error {
-	b, err := cosmosbuf.New(cacheStorage, goModPath)
+	buf, err := cosmosbuf.New(cacheStorage, goModPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	g := &generator{
-		buf:                 b,
+		buf:                 buf,
 		appPath:             appPath,
 		protoDir:            protoDir,
 		goModPath:           goModPath,
diff --git a/ignite/services/scaffolder/scaffolder.go b/ignite/services/scaffolder/scaffolder.go
index 439d4ec61c..58bdc31516 100644
--- a/ignite/services/scaffolder/scaffolder.go
+++ b/ignite/services/scaffolder/scaffolder.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	chainconfig "github.com/ignite/cli/v29/ignite/config/chain"
 	"github.com/ignite/cli/v29/ignite/pkg/cache"
 	"github.com/ignite/cli/v29/ignite/pkg/cosmosanalysis"
+	"github.com/ignite/cli/v29/ignite/pkg/cosmosbuf"
 	"github.com/ignite/cli/v29/ignite/pkg/cosmosgen"
 	"github.com/ignite/cli/v29/ignite/pkg/cosmosver"
 	"github.com/ignite/cli/v29/ignite/pkg/errors"
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ func (s Scaffolder) PostScaffold(ctx context.Context, cacheStorage cache.Storage
 	return PostScaffold(ctx, cacheStorage, s.appPath, s.protoDir, s.modpath.RawPath, skipProto)
 }
 
-func PostScaffold(ctx context.Context, cacheStorage cache.Storage, path, protoDir, gomodPath string, skipProto bool) error {
+func PostScaffold(ctx context.Context, cacheStorage cache.Storage, path, protoDir, goModPath string, skipProto bool) error {
 	wd, err := os.Getwd()
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Errorf("failed to get current working directory: %w", err)
@@ -105,11 +106,12 @@ func PostScaffold(ctx context.Context, cacheStorage cache.Storage, path, protoDi
 	}
 
 	if !skipProto {
+		// go mod tidy prior and after the proto generation is required.
 		if err := gocmd.ModTidy(ctx, path); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		if err := protoc(ctx, cacheStorage, path, protoDir, gomodPath); err != nil {
+		if err := protoc(ctx, cacheStorage, path, protoDir, goModPath); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
@@ -134,7 +136,7 @@ func PostScaffold(ctx context.Context, cacheStorage cache.Storage, path, protoDi
 	return nil
 }
 
-func protoc(ctx context.Context, cacheStorage cache.Storage, projectPath, protoDir, gomodPath string) error {
+func protoc(ctx context.Context, cacheStorage cache.Storage, projectPath, protoDir, goModPath string) error {
 	confpath, err := chainconfig.LocateDefault(projectPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -174,5 +176,14 @@ func protoc(ctx context.Context, cacheStorage cache.Storage, projectPath, protoD
 		options = append(options, cosmosgen.WithOpenAPIGeneration(openAPIPath))
 	}
 
-	return cosmosgen.Generate(ctx, cacheStorage, projectPath, protoDir, gomodPath, options...)
+	if err := cosmosgen.Generate(ctx, cacheStorage, projectPath, protoDir, goModPath, options...); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	buf, err := cosmosbuf.New(cacheStorage, goModPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return buf.Format(ctx, projectPath)
 }