diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/job-results/job-results.controller.js b/awx/ui/client/src/job-results/job-results.controller.js
index 30da9d4ea9..0e4a6d74eb 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/job-results/job-results.controller.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/job-results/job-results.controller.js
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ function(jobData, jobDataOptions, jobLabels, jobFinished, count, $scope, ParseTy
     var toDestroy = [];
     var cancelRequests = false;
 
+    // download stdout tooltip text
+    $scope.standardOutTooltip = "Download Output";
+
     // this allows you to manage the timing of rest-call based events as
     // filters are updated.  see processPage for more info
     var currentContext = 1;
@@ -449,6 +452,7 @@ function(jobData, jobDataOptions, jobLabels, jobFinished, count, $scope, ParseTy
                 $(".header_task").hide();
                 $(".header_play").hide();
                 $scope.tooManyEvents = true;
+                $scope.standardOutTooltip = 'The output is too large to display. Please download. <i class="fa icon-job-error"></i>';
             } else {
                 $(".header_task").show();
                 $(".header_play").show();
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/job-results/job-results.partial.html b/awx/ui/client/src/job-results/job-results.partial.html
index 4788a036c4..ee2c079af1 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/job-results/job-results.partial.html
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/job-results/job-results.partial.html
@@ -488,7 +488,8 @@
                             job.status === 'canceled'"
                             href="/api/v1/jobs/{{ job.id }}/stdout?format=txt_download&token={{ token }}">
                             <button class="StandardOut-actionButton"
-                                aw-tool-tip="Download Output"
+                                aw-tool-tip="{{ standardOutTooltip }}"
+                                data-tip-watch="standardOutTooltip"
                                 data-placement="top">
                                 <i class="fa fa-download"></i>
                             </button>