diff --git a/awx/api/serializers.py b/awx/api/serializers.py
index 829b0fd2f1..2c400943ee 100644
--- a/awx/api/serializers.py
+++ b/awx/api/serializers.py
@@ -2209,6 +2209,44 @@ class InventoryUpdateSerializer(UnifiedJobSerializer, InventorySourceOptionsSeri
         return res
 
 
+class InventoryUpdateDetailSerializer(InventoryUpdateSerializer):
+
+    source_project = serializers.SerializerMethodField(
+        help_text=_('The project used for this job.'),
+        method_name='get_source_project_id'
+    )
+
+    class Meta:
+        model = InventoryUpdate
+        fields = ('*', 'source_project',)
+
+    def get_source_project(self, obj):
+        return getattrd(obj, 'source_project_update.unified_job_template', None)
+
+    def get_source_project_id(self, obj):
+        return getattrd(obj, 'source_project_update.unified_job_template.id', None)
+
+    def get_related(self, obj):
+        res = super(InventoryUpdateDetailSerializer, self).get_related(obj)
+        source_project_id = self.get_source_project_id(obj)
+
+        if source_project_id:
+            res['source_project'] = self.reverse('api:project_detail', kwargs={'pk': source_project_id})
+        return res
+
+    def get_summary_fields(self, obj):
+        summary_fields = super(InventoryUpdateDetailSerializer, self).get_summary_fields(obj)
+        summary_obj = self.get_source_project(obj)
+
+        if summary_obj:
+            summary_fields['source_project'] = {}
+            for field in SUMMARIZABLE_FK_FIELDS['project']:
+                value = getattr(summary_obj, field, None)
+                if value is not None:
+                    summary_fields['source_project'][field] = value
+        return summary_fields
+
+
 class InventoryUpdateListSerializer(InventoryUpdateSerializer, UnifiedJobListSerializer):
 
     class Meta:
diff --git a/awx/api/views/__init__.py b/awx/api/views/__init__.py
index 2a3e85007a..8b1bd4f97d 100644
--- a/awx/api/views/__init__.py
+++ b/awx/api/views/__init__.py
@@ -1972,7 +1972,7 @@ class InventoryInventorySourcesUpdate(RetrieveAPIView):
             details['status'] = None
             if inventory_source.can_update:
                 update = inventory_source.update()
-                details.update(InventoryUpdateSerializer(update, context=self.get_serializer_context()).to_representation(update))
+                details.update(InventoryUpdateDetailSerializer(update, context=self.get_serializer_context()).to_representation(update))
                 details['status'] = 'started'
                 details['inventory_update'] = update.id
                 successes += 1
@@ -2135,7 +2135,7 @@ class InventorySourceUpdateView(RetrieveAPIView):
                 headers = {'Location': update.get_absolute_url(request=request)}
                 data = OrderedDict()
                 data['inventory_update'] = update.id
-                data.update(InventoryUpdateSerializer(update, context=self.get_serializer_context()).to_representation(update))
+                data.update(InventoryUpdateDetailSerializer(update, context=self.get_serializer_context()).to_representation(update))
                 return Response(data, status=status.HTTP_202_ACCEPTED, headers=headers)
         else:
             return self.http_method_not_allowed(request, *args, **kwargs)
@@ -2150,7 +2150,7 @@ class InventoryUpdateList(ListAPIView):
 class InventoryUpdateDetail(UnifiedJobDeletionMixin, RetrieveDestroyAPIView):
 
     model = InventoryUpdate
-    serializer_class = InventoryUpdateSerializer
+    serializer_class = InventoryUpdateDetailSerializer
 
 
 class InventoryUpdateCredentialsList(SubListAPIView):
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/unit/api/test_views.py b/awx/main/tests/unit/api/test_views.py
index 369dbc6581..e2f1f5150b 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/unit/api/test_views.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/unit/api/test_views.py
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class TestInventoryInventorySourcesUpdate:
 
         with mocker.patch.object(InventoryInventorySourcesUpdate, 'get_object', return_value=obj):
             with mocker.patch.object(InventoryInventorySourcesUpdate, 'get_serializer_context', return_value=None):
-                with mocker.patch('awx.api.views.InventoryUpdateSerializer') as serializer_class:
+                with mocker.patch('awx.api.views.InventoryUpdateDetailSerializer') as serializer_class:
                     serializer = serializer_class.return_value
                     serializer.to_representation.return_value = {}
 
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/features/output/details.component.js b/awx/ui/client/features/output/details.component.js
index 60b3130a98..3cece3143a 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/features/output/details.component.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/features/output/details.component.js
@@ -187,6 +187,12 @@ function getInventorySourceDetails () {
         return null;
     }
 
+    if (resource.model.get('summary_fields.inventory_source.source') === 'scm') {
+        // we already show a SOURCE PROJECT item for scm inventory updates, so we
+        // skip the display of the standard source details item.
+        return null;
+    }
+
     const { source } = resource.model.get('summary_fields.inventory_source');
     const choices = mapChoices(resource.model.options('actions.GET.source.choices'));
 
@@ -324,6 +330,33 @@ function getProjectUpdateDetails (updateId) {
     return { link, tooltip };
 }
 
+function getInventoryScmDetails (updateId, updateStatus) {
+    const projectId = resource.model.get('summary_fields.source_project.id');
+    const projectName = resource.model.get('summary_fields.source_project.name');
+    const jobId = updateId || resource.model.get('source_project_update');
+    const status = updateStatus || resource.model.get('summary_fields.inventory_source.status');
+
+    if (!projectId || !projectName) {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    const label = strings.get('labels.INVENTORY_SCM');
+    const jobLink = `/#/jobs/project/${jobId}`;
+    const link = `/#/projects/${projectId}`;
+    const jobTooltip = strings.get('tooltips.INVENTORY_SCM_JOB');
+    const tooltip = strings.get('tooltips.INVENTORY_SCM');
+
+    let icon;
+
+    if (status === 'unknown') {
+        icon = 'fa icon-job-pending';
+    } else {
+        icon = `fa icon-job-${status}`;
+    }
+
+    return { label, link, icon, jobLink, jobTooltip, tooltip, value: projectName };
+}
+
 function getSCMRevisionDetails () {
     const label = strings.get('labels.SCM_REVISION');
     const value = resource.model.get('scm_revision');
@@ -718,6 +751,7 @@ function JobDetailsController (
         vm.projectUpdate = getProjectUpdateDetails();
         vm.projectStatus = getProjectStatusDetails();
         vm.scmRevision = getSCMRevisionDetails();
+        vm.inventoryScm = getInventoryScmDetails();
         vm.playbook = getPlaybookDetails();
         vm.resultTraceback = getResultTracebackDetails();
         vm.launchedBy = getLaunchedByDetails();
@@ -748,12 +782,13 @@ function JobDetailsController (
         vm.toggleLabels = toggleLabels;
         vm.showLabels = showLabels;
 
-        unsubscribe = subscribe(({ status, started, finished, scm, environment }) => {
+        unsubscribe = subscribe(({ status, started, finished, scm, inventoryScm, environment }) => {
             vm.started = getStartDetails(started);
             vm.finished = getFinishDetails(finished);
             vm.projectUpdate = getProjectUpdateDetails(scm.id);
             vm.projectStatus = getProjectStatusDetails(scm.status);
             vm.environment = getEnvironmentDetails(environment);
+            vm.inventoryScm = getInventoryScmDetails(inventoryScm.id, inventoryScm.status);
             vm.status = getStatusDetails(status);
             vm.job.status = status;
         });
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/features/output/details.partial.html b/awx/ui/client/features/output/details.partial.html
index c56772dbee..dc979923dd 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/features/output/details.partial.html
+++ b/awx/ui/client/features/output/details.partial.html
@@ -198,6 +198,27 @@
     </div>
 </div>
 
+<!-- INVENTORY SCM DETAIL -->
+<div class="JobResults-resultRow" ng-if="!vm.project && vm.inventoryScm">
+    <label class="JobResults-resultRowLabel">{{ vm.inventoryScm.label }}</label>
+    <div class="JobResults-resultRowText">
+        <span>
+            <a href="{{ vm.inventoryScm.jobLink }}"
+                aw-tool-tip="{{ vm.inventoryScm.jobTooltip }}"
+                data-placement="top">
+                <i class="JobResults-statusResultIcon {{ vm.inventoryScm.icon }}"></i>
+            </a>
+        </span>
+        <span>
+            <a href="{{ vm.inventoryScm.link }}"
+                aw-tool-tip="{{ vm.inventoryScm.tooltip }}"
+                data-placement="top">
+                {{ vm.inventoryScm.value }}
+            </a>
+        </span>
+    </div>
+</div>
+
 <!-- REVISION DETAIL -->
 <div class="JobResults-resultRow" ng-if="vm.scmRevision">
     <label class="JobResults-resultRowLabel">{{ vm.scmRevision.label }}</label>
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/features/output/output.strings.js b/awx/ui/client/features/output/output.strings.js
index c1684649c1..8d6042c934 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/features/output/output.strings.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/features/output/output.strings.js
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ function OutputStrings (BaseString) {
         EXPAND_OUTPUT: t.s('Expand Output'),
         EXTRA_VARS: t.s('Read-only view of extra variables added to the job template'),
         INVENTORY: t.s('View the Inventory'),
+        INVENTORY_SCM: t.s('View the Project'),
+        INVENTORY_SCM_JOB: t.s('View Project checkout results'),
         JOB_TEMPLATE: t.s('View the Job Template'),
         SLICE_JOB_DETAILS: t.s('Job is one of several from a JT that slices on inventory'),
         PROJECT: t.s('View the Project'),
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ function OutputStrings (BaseString) {
         FORKS: t.s('Forks'),
         INSTANCE_GROUP: t.s('Instance Group'),
         INVENTORY: t.s('Inventory'),
+        INVENTORY_SCM: t.s('Source Project'),
         JOB_EXPLANATION: t.s('Explanation'),
         JOB_TAGS: t.s('Job Tags'),
         JOB_TEMPLATE: t.s('Job Template'),
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/features/output/status.service.js b/awx/ui/client/features/output/status.service.js
index 30331f82b6..5dbef7d821 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/features/output/status.service.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/features/output/status.service.js
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ function JobStatusService (moment, message) {
                 id: model.get('summary_fields.project_update.id'),
                 status: model.get('summary_fields.project_update.status')
             },
+            inventoryScm: {
+                id: model.get('source_project_update'),
+                status: model.get('summary_fields.inventory_source.status')
+            }
         };
 
         this.initHostStatusCounts({ model });
@@ -86,6 +90,7 @@ function JobStatusService (moment, message) {
     this.pushStatusEvent = data => {
         const isJobStatusEvent = (this.job === data.unified_job_id);
         const isProjectStatusEvent = (this.project && (this.project === data.project_id));
+        const isInventoryScmStatus = (this.model.get('source_project_update') === data.unified_job_id);
 
         if (isJobStatusEvent) {
             this.setJobStatus(data.status);
@@ -94,6 +99,10 @@ function JobStatusService (moment, message) {
             this.setProjectStatus(data.status);
             this.setProjectUpdateId(data.unified_job_id);
             this.dispatch();
+        } else if (isInventoryScmStatus) {
+            this.setInventoryScmStatus(data.status);
+            this.setInventoryScmId(data.unified_job_id);
+            this.dispatch();
         }
     };
 
@@ -249,6 +258,14 @@ function JobStatusService (moment, message) {
         this.state.scm.id = id;
     };
 
+    this.setInventoryScmStatus = status => {
+        this.state.inventoryScm.status = status;
+    };
+
+    this.setInventoryScmId = id => {
+        this.state.inventoryScm.id = id;
+    };
+
     this.setFinished = time => {
         if (!time) return;