diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/job-results/host-event/host-event.block.less b/awx/ui/client/src/job-results/host-event/host-event.block.less
index e99482cb27..3fcbd35655 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/job-results/host-event/host-event.block.less
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/job-results/host-event/host-event.block.less
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@
  	margin-bottom: 8px;
 }
 .HostEvent .modal-body{
-    max-height: 600px;
 	padding: 0px!important;
     overflow-y: auto;
 }
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/job-results/host-event/host-event.controller.js b/awx/ui/client/src/job-results/host-event/host-event.controller.js
index 825cb5e25a..e09e33740a 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/job-results/host-event/host-event.controller.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/job-results/host-event/host-event.controller.js
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@
             });
             editor.setSize("100%", 200);
             editor.getDoc().setValue(data);
+            $('.modal-dialog').on('resize', function(){
+                let height = $('.modal-dialog').height() - $('.HostEvent-header').height() - $('.HostEvent-details').height() - $('.HostEvent-nav').height() - $('.HostEvent-controls').height() - 120;
+                editor.setSize("100%", height);
+            });
         };
         /*ignore jslint end*/
         $scope.isActiveState = function(name){
@@ -96,6 +100,11 @@
                 }
             }
             $('#HostEvent').modal('show');
+            $('.modal-content').resizable({
+                minHeight: 450,
+                minWidth: 600
+            });
+            $('.modal-dialog').draggable();
 
             $('#HostEvent').on('hidden.bs.modal', function () {
                 $scope.closeHostEvent();