diff --git a/awx/api/serializers.py b/awx/api/serializers.py
index 4d94be13f6..c16500bef5 100644
--- a/awx/api/serializers.py
+++ b/awx/api/serializers.py
@@ -2489,6 +2489,16 @@ class JobEventSerializer(BaseSerializer):
             pass
         return d
 
+    def to_representation(self, obj):
+        ret = super(JobEventSerializer, self).to_representation(obj)
+        # Show full stdout for event detail view, truncate only for list view.
+        if hasattr(self.context.get('view', None), 'retrieve'):
+            return ret
+        max_bytes = settings.EVENT_STDOUT_MAX_BYTES_DISPLAY
+        if max_bytes > 0 and 'stdout' in ret and len(ret['stdout']) >= max_bytes:
+            ret['stdout'] = ret['stdout'][:(max_bytes - 1)] + u'\u2026'
+        return ret
+
 
 class AdHocCommandEventSerializer(BaseSerializer):
 
@@ -2510,6 +2520,16 @@ class AdHocCommandEventSerializer(BaseSerializer):
             res['host'] = reverse('api:host_detail', args=(obj.host.pk,))
         return res
 
+    def to_representation(self, obj):
+        ret = super(JobEventSerializer, self).to_representation(obj)
+        # Show full stdout for event detail view, truncate only for list view.
+        if hasattr(self.context.get('view', None), 'retrieve'):
+            return ret
+        max_bytes = settings.EVENT_STDOUT_MAX_BYTES_DISPLAY
+        if max_bytes > 0 and 'stdout' in ret and len(ret['stdout']) >= max_bytes:
+            ret['stdout'] = ret['stdout'][:(max_bytes - 1)] + u'\u2026'
+        return ret
+
 
 class JobLaunchSerializer(BaseSerializer):
 
diff --git a/awx/main/conf.py b/awx/main/conf.py
index b2ed431e87..8aada426c6 100644
--- a/awx/main/conf.py
+++ b/awx/main/conf.py
@@ -157,6 +157,16 @@ register(
     category_slug='jobs',
 )
 
+register(
+    'EVENT_STDOUT_MAX_BYTES_DISPLAY',
+    field_class=fields.IntegerField,
+    min_value=0,
+    label=_('Job Event Standard Output Maximum Display Size'),
+    help_text=_(u'Maximum Size of Standard Output in bytes to display for a single job or ad hoc command event. `stdout` will end with `\u2026` when truncated.'),
+    category=_('Jobs'),
+    category_slug='jobs',
+)
+
 register(
     'SCHEDULE_MAX_JOBS',
     field_class=fields.IntegerField,
diff --git a/awx/settings/defaults.py b/awx/settings/defaults.py
index 92cf2052c1..040bbb2ee0 100644
--- a/awx/settings/defaults.py
+++ b/awx/settings/defaults.py
@@ -151,6 +151,9 @@ REMOTE_HOST_HEADERS = ['REMOTE_ADDR', 'REMOTE_HOST']
 # Note: This setting may be overridden by database settings.
 STDOUT_MAX_BYTES_DISPLAY = 1048576
 
+# Note: This setting may be overridden by database settings.
+EVENT_STDOUT_MAX_BYTES_DISPLAY = 1024
+
 TEMPLATE_CONTEXT_PROCESSORS = (  # NOQA
     'django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth',
     'django.core.context_processors.debug',