Detectives are investigating following the armed robbery of a taxi driver in Morayfield early this morning.

Initial investigations indicate just before 2am two men on a motorcycle approached the taxi at a service station on Morayfield Road.

One of the men produced a weapon and demanded money from the male taxi driver before discharging a shot.

The taxi driver handed over a sum of cash before the two men fled the scene on the motorbike, travelling in the direction of Walkers Road.

The 45-year-old driver was not physically injured during the robbery.

The driver of the motorcycle is described as Caucasian and was last seen wearing a black jumper, dark pants and motorcycle helmet.

The passenger is described as male and was last seen wearing a dark blue jumper, dark pants and motorcycle helmet.