Jeremy Corbyn will be appearing in Scotland "quite a lot" over the coming weeks, according to Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale.
Mr Corbyn is yet to travel north of the border after being elected as UK Labour leader a fortnight ago.
Hundreds of people packed out the left-winger's rallies in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee and Aberdeen during the leadership campaign, with many activists hoping he can help reverse the party's decline in Scotland.
Labour was left with just one Scottish MP following a collapse in support at the general election in May.
The UK leader has indicated he plans to be a frequent visitor as the party campaigns ahead of the Scottish elections next year.
Speaking at an event in Edinburgh, Ms Dugdale said: "You will see Jeremy Corbyn in Scotland quite a lot over the next few weeks.
"Obviously the Labour Party conference starts this weekend, it runs for five days, but very soon after that, I hope Jeremy will be in Scotland campaigning alongside me.
"He is very clear, though, he knows that I am the leader of the Scottish Labour Party but together we will work to build that fairer, more equal country."
The Scottish leader had previously said the election of Mr Corbyn could leave Labour "carping on the sidelines" for years.
Ms Dugdale has since stated her politics are not "wildly different" to his and has pledged to work with him in the Holyrood campaign.
She will make her first conference speech as Scottish leader when Labour members gather in Brighton from Sunday.
"I am going to send a message out to the whole of the UK party which is, here in Scotland we are changing, we are learning the lessons of the past and we are focusing on the future," Ms Dugdale said.
On the conference, she added: "I think it is hugely exciting. The Labour movement in the UK now stands at 600,000 people, that's huge, and with it comes a tremendous energy.
"I think what you will see is a healthy democratic conference from Jeremy Corbyn, a big speech, yes, but also lots of of big debates where party members can share their views and come to democratic decisions about the big issues of the day."
SNP MSP Sandra White said: "Jeremy Corbyn is welcome in Scotland, but the fact is he leads a deeply divided party, and if he is not able to show that he can beat the Tories then more and more people will become convinced that independence is the only alternative to Westminster Tory governments that Scotland didn't vote for.
"When he visits Scotland I also hope he can explain why he voted against the Scottish Parliament controlling National Insurance and why he didn't even turn up to vote for the devolution of Housing Benefit.
"But he does have the opportunity to correct things by pledging support for the devolution of trade union legislation, ensuring workers in Scotland are not covered by the draconian labour laws proposed by the Tories."
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