diff --git a/python/pyspark/pandas/plot/core.py b/python/pyspark/pandas/plot/core.py
index 7630ecc39895..309ff8a01f7b 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/pandas/plot/core.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/pandas/plot/core.py
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ class PandasOnSparkPlotAccessor(PandasObject):
         "pie": TopNPlotBase().get_top_n,
         "bar": TopNPlotBase().get_top_n,
         "barh": TopNPlotBase().get_top_n,
-        "scatter": TopNPlotBase().get_top_n,
+        "scatter": SampledPlotBase().get_sampled,
         "area": SampledPlotBase().get_sampled,
         "line": SampledPlotBase().get_sampled,
     }