diff --git a/awx/ui/src/screens/Job/JobDetail/JobDetail.js b/awx/ui/src/screens/Job/JobDetail/JobDetail.js
index bcc13f0d08..95c7d744c6 100644
--- a/awx/ui/src/screens/Job/JobDetail/JobDetail.js
+++ b/awx/ui/src/screens/Job/JobDetail/JobDetail.js
@@ -194,6 +194,9 @@ function JobDetail({ job, inventorySourceLabels }) {
           value={
             <StatusDetailValue>
               {job.status && <StatusLabel status={job.status} />}
+              {job.job_explanation && job.job_explanation !== job.status
+                ? job.job_explanation
+                : null}
             </StatusDetailValue>
           }
         />
diff --git a/awx/ui/src/screens/Job/JobDetail/JobDetail.test.js b/awx/ui/src/screens/Job/JobDetail/JobDetail.test.js
index 0f80bed33c..44c66e0f48 100644
--- a/awx/ui/src/screens/Job/JobDetail/JobDetail.test.js
+++ b/awx/ui/src/screens/Job/JobDetail/JobDetail.test.js
@@ -46,7 +46,12 @@ describe('<JobDetail />', () => {
 
     // StatusIcon adds visibly hidden accessibility text " successful "
     assertDetail('Job ID', '2');
-    assertDetail('Status', 'Successful');
+    expect(wrapper.find(`Detail[label="Status"] dd`).text()).toContain(
+      'Successful'
+    );
+    expect(wrapper.find(`Detail[label="Status"] dd`).text()).toContain(
+      'Job explanation placeholder'
+    );
     assertDetail('Started', '8/8/2019, 7:24:18 PM');
     assertDetail('Finished', '8/8/2019, 7:24:50 PM');
     assertDetail('Job Template', mockJobData.summary_fields.job_template.name);
diff --git a/awx/ui/src/screens/Job/shared/data.job.json b/awx/ui/src/screens/Job/shared/data.job.json
index c67083e98e..f94482ec88 100644
--- a/awx/ui/src/screens/Job/shared/data.job.json
+++ b/awx/ui/src/screens/Job/shared/data.job.json
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
       "ANSIBLE_SSH_CONTROL_PATH_DIR": "/tmp/awx_2_a4b1afiw/cp",
       "ANSIBLE_STDOUT_CALLBACK": "awx_display"
   },
-  "job_explanation": "",
+  "job_explanation": "Job explanation placeholder",
   "execution_node": "awx",
   "controller_node": "",
   "result_traceback": "",