diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/job-detail/job-detail.controller.js b/awx/ui/client/src/job-detail/job-detail.controller.js
index 7c72a823bb..a1a19594ad 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/job-detail/job-detail.controller.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/job-detail/job-detail.controller.js
@@ -194,6 +194,11 @@ export default
                 "<p><i class=\"fa fa-circle failed-hosts-color\"></i> Failed</p>\n";
             function openSocket() {
                 $rootScope.event_socket.on("job_events-" + job_id, function(data) {
+                    // update elapsed time on each event received
+                    scope.job_status.elapsed = GetElapsed({
+                        start: scope.job.created,
+                        end: Date.now()
+                    });
                     if (api_complete && data.id > lastEventId) {
                         scope.waiting = false;
                         data.event = data.event_name;