diff --git a/awx/api/serializers.py b/awx/api/serializers.py
index 08503db45e..8842f7b98d 100644
--- a/awx/api/serializers.py
+++ b/awx/api/serializers.py
@@ -2236,7 +2236,6 @@ class InventoryUpdateSerializer(UnifiedJobSerializer, InventorySourceOptionsSeri
             'source_project_update',
             'custom_virtualenv',
             'instance_group',
-            '-controller_node',
         )
 
     def get_related(self, obj):
@@ -2311,7 +2310,6 @@ class InventoryUpdateDetailSerializer(InventoryUpdateSerializer):
 class InventoryUpdateListSerializer(InventoryUpdateSerializer, UnifiedJobListSerializer):
     class Meta:
         model = InventoryUpdate
-        fields = ('*', '-controller_node')  # field removal undone by UJ serializer
 
 
 class InventoryUpdateCancelSerializer(InventoryUpdateSerializer):
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/functional/api/test_job.py b/awx/main/tests/functional/api/test_job.py
index f7fa087372..8c405c4e0e 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/functional/api/test_job.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/functional/api/test_job.py
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ class TestControllerNode:
         assert 'controller_node' not in r.data
 
         r = get(reverse('api:inventory_update_detail', kwargs={'pk': inventory_update.pk}), admin_user, expect=200)
-        assert 'controller_node' not in r.data
+        assert 'controller_node' in r.data
 
         r = get(reverse('api:system_job_detail', kwargs={'pk': system_job.pk}), admin_user, expect=200)
         assert 'controller_node' not in r.data
diff --git a/awx/ui/src/screens/Job/JobDetail/JobDetail.js b/awx/ui/src/screens/Job/JobDetail/JobDetail.js
index 620b276111..6e97554a6e 100644
--- a/awx/ui/src/screens/Job/JobDetail/JobDetail.js
+++ b/awx/ui/src/screens/Job/JobDetail/JobDetail.js
@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@ function JobDetail({ job, inventorySourceLabels }) {
     }
     return null;
   };
-
   return (
     <CardBody>
       <DetailList>
@@ -349,6 +348,13 @@ function JobDetail({ job, inventorySourceLabels }) {
           label={t`Execution Node`}
           value={job.execution_node}
         />
+        {job?.controller_node ? (
+          <Detail
+            dataCy="job-controller-node"
+            label={t`Controller Node`}
+            value={job.controller_node}
+          />
+        ) : null}
         {instanceGroup && !instanceGroup?.is_container_group && (
           <Detail
             dataCy="job-instance-group"
@@ -388,7 +394,6 @@ function JobDetail({ job, inventorySourceLabels }) {
             helpText={jobHelpText.forks}
           />
         )}
-
         {credential && (
           <Detail
             dataCy="job-machine-credential"