diff --git a/saltgui/static/scripts/CommandBox.js b/saltgui/static/scripts/CommandBox.js
index 2dfe498cc..0310a7b29 100644
--- a/saltgui/static/scripts/CommandBox.js
+++ b/saltgui/static/scripts/CommandBox.js
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ export class CommandBox {
       minions = ["WHEEL"];
     }
     // do not suppress the jobId (even when we can)
-    Output.addResponseOutput(outputContainer, null, minions, pResponse, pCommand, "done", undefined);
+    Output.addResponseOutput(outputContainer, null, minions, pResponse, pCommand, "done", undefined, undefined);
     const targetField = document.getElementById("target");
     const commandField = document.getElementById("command");
     const button = document.querySelector(".run-command input[type='submit']");
diff --git a/saltgui/static/scripts/output/Output.js b/saltgui/static/scripts/output/Output.js
index 0e5167a86..06eb1880f 100644
--- a/saltgui/static/scripts/output/Output.js
+++ b/saltgui/static/scripts/output/Output.js
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ export class Output {
 
   // the orchestrator for the output
   // determines what format should be used and uses that
-  static addResponseOutput (pOutputContainer, pJobId, pMinionData, pResponse, pCommand, pInitialStatus, pHighlightMinionId) {
+  static addResponseOutput (pOutputContainer, pJobId, pMinionData, pResponse, pCommand, pInitialStatus, pHighlightMinionId, pArguments) {
 
     // remove old content
     pOutputContainer.innerText = "";
@@ -737,6 +737,12 @@ export class Output {
       topSummaryDiv.appendChild(summaryJobsListJobSpan);
     }
 
+    if (pArguments) {
+      const div = Utils.createDiv("", pArguments);
+      div.style.lineBreak = "anywhere";
+      pOutputContainer.appendChild(div);
+    }
+
     const masterTriangle = Utils.createSpan();
     // use cntMinions instead of cntResponses to be predictable
     // hide details when there are many minions to show
diff --git a/saltgui/static/scripts/panels/Job.js b/saltgui/static/scripts/panels/Job.js
index 19d642d7c..cc00bf518 100644
--- a/saltgui/static/scripts/panels/Job.js
+++ b/saltgui/static/scripts/panels/Job.js
@@ -178,8 +178,7 @@ export class JobPanel extends Panel {
     this.output.innerText = "";
 
     // use same formatter as direct commands
-    const argumentsText = JobPanel.decodeArgumentsArray(info.Arguments);
-    const commandText = info.Function + argumentsText;
+    let argumentsText = JobPanel.decodeArgumentsArray(info.Arguments);
 
     this.targettype = info["Target-type"];
     if (Array.isArray(info.Target)) {
@@ -187,7 +186,7 @@ export class JobPanel extends Panel {
     } else {
       this.target = info.Target;
     }
-    this.commandtext = commandText;
+    this.commandtext = info.Function + argumentsText;
     this.jobid = pJobId;
     this.minions = info.Minions;
     this.result = info.Result;
@@ -197,7 +196,15 @@ export class JobPanel extends Panel {
 
     // ============================
 
-    const functionText = commandText + " on " +
+    const maxTextLength = 50;
+    let displayArguments = null;
+    if (argumentsText.length > maxTextLength) {
+      // prevent column becoming too wide
+      displayArguments = this.commandtext;
+      argumentsText = argumentsText.substring(0, maxTextLength) + "...";
+    }
+
+    const functionText = info.Function + argumentsText + " on " +
       TargetType.makeTargetText(info);
     this.updateTitle(functionText);
 
@@ -229,7 +236,7 @@ export class JobPanel extends Panel {
       initialStatus = "(loading)";
       this.jobIsTerminated = false;
     }
-    Output.addResponseOutput(this.output, pJobId, minions, info.Result, info.Function, initialStatus, pMinionId);
+    Output.addResponseOutput(this.output, pJobId, minions, info.Result, info.Function, initialStatus, pMinionId, displayArguments);
 
     // replace any jobid
     // Don't do this with output.innerHTML as there are already