diff --git a/awx/ui/static/js/controllers/JobDetail.js b/awx/ui/static/js/controllers/JobDetail.js
index 971b8be3b5..bb777edf0f 100644
--- a/awx/ui/static/js/controllers/JobDetail.js
+++ b/awx/ui/static/js/controllers/JobDetail.js
@@ -589,6 +589,28 @@ function JobDetailController ($location, $rootScope, $scope, $compile, $routePar
         }
     });
 
+    if (scope.removeGetCreatedByNames) {
+        scope.removeGetCreatedByNames();
+    }
+    scope.removeGetCreatedByNames = scope.$on('GetCreatedByNames', function(e, data) {
+        var url;
+        data = data.slice(0, data.length-1);
+        data = data.slice(data.lastIndexOf('/')+1, data.length);
+        url = GetBasePath('users') + data + '/';
+        scope.users_url = '/#/users/' + data;
+        Rest.setUrl(url);
+        Rest.get()
+            .success( function(data) {
+                scope.created_by = data.username;
+            })
+            .error( function(data, status) {
+                scope.credential_name = '';
+                ProcessErrors(scope, data, status, null, { hdr: 'Error!',
+                    msg: 'Call to ' + url + '. GET returned: ' + status });
+            });
+    });
+
+
     if (scope.removeLoadJob) {
         scope.removeLoadJob();
     }
@@ -668,6 +690,7 @@ function JobDetailController ($location, $rootScope, $scope, $compile, $routePar
                 }
                 //scope.setSearchAll('host');
                 scope.$emit('LoadPlays', data.related.job_events);
+                scope.$emit('GetCreatedByNames', data.related.created_by);
                 if (!scope.credential_name) {
                     scope.$emit('GetCredentialNames', data);
                 }
diff --git a/awx/ui/static/partials/job_detail.html b/awx/ui/static/partials/job_detail.html
index 965b86555a..1cb05da748 100644
--- a/awx/ui/static/partials/job_detail.html
+++ b/awx/ui/static/partials/job_detail.html
@@ -56,6 +56,13 @@
                             <div class="col-lg-10- col-md-10 col-sm-10 col-xs-9">{{ job_type }}</div>
                         </div>
 
+                        <div class="form-group toggle-show" style="display:none;" ng-show="created_by">
+                            <label class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 col-xs-3 control-label">Launched By</label>
+                            <div class="col-lg-10- col-md-10 col-sm-10 col-xs-9">
+                                <a href="{{ users_url }}" aw-tool-tip="Edit the User" data-placement="top">{{ created_by }}</a>
+                            </div>
+                        </div>
+
                         <div class="form-group toggle-show" style="display:none;" ng-show="inventory_name">
                             <label class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 col-xs-3 control-label">Inventory</label>
                             <div class="col-lg-10- col-md-10 col-sm-10 col-xs-9">