diff --git a/awx/api/serializers.py b/awx/api/serializers.py
index a5bdad1c39..71525ccf0c 100644
--- a/awx/api/serializers.py
+++ b/awx/api/serializers.py
@@ -3852,12 +3852,12 @@ class JobEventSerializer(BaseSerializer):
 
     def to_representation(self, obj):
         data = super(JobEventSerializer, self).to_representation(obj)
-        # Show full stdout for event detail view, truncate only for list view.
-        if hasattr(self.context.get('view', None), 'retrieve'):
-            return data
         # Show full stdout for playbook_on_* events.
         if obj and obj.event.startswith('playbook_on'):
             return data
+        # If the view logic says to not trunctate (request was to the detail view or a param was used)
+        if self.context.get('no_truncate', False):
+            return data
         max_bytes = settings.EVENT_STDOUT_MAX_BYTES_DISPLAY
         if 'stdout' in data:
             data['stdout'] = truncate_stdout(data['stdout'], max_bytes)
@@ -3957,8 +3957,8 @@ class AdHocCommandEventSerializer(BaseSerializer):
 
     def to_representation(self, obj):
         data = super(AdHocCommandEventSerializer, self).to_representation(obj)
-        # Show full stdout for event detail view, truncate only for list view.
-        if hasattr(self.context.get('view', None), 'retrieve'):
+        # If the view logic says to not trunctate (request was to the detail view or a param was used)
+        if self.context.get('no_truncate', False):
             return data
         max_bytes = settings.EVENT_STDOUT_MAX_BYTES_DISPLAY
         if 'stdout' in data:
diff --git a/awx/api/views/__init__.py b/awx/api/views/__init__.py
index 383c7aeee9..646ff2c746 100644
--- a/awx/api/views/__init__.py
+++ b/awx/api/views/__init__.py
@@ -3774,6 +3774,11 @@ class JobEventDetail(RetrieveAPIView):
     model = models.JobEvent
     serializer_class = serializers.JobEventSerializer
 
+    def get_serializer_context(self):
+        context = super().get_serializer_context()
+        context.update(no_truncate=True)
+        return context
+
 
 class JobEventChildrenList(SubListAPIView):
 
@@ -4008,6 +4013,11 @@ class AdHocCommandEventDetail(RetrieveAPIView):
     model = models.AdHocCommandEvent
     serializer_class = serializers.AdHocCommandEventSerializer
 
+    def get_serializer_context(self):
+        context = super().get_serializer_context()
+        context.update(no_truncate=True)
+        return context
+
 
 class BaseAdHocCommandEventsList(SubListAPIView):