diff --git a/internal/resources/orchestration/stackevents/commands.go b/internal/resources/orchestration/stackevents/commands.go
index d807b56..5d4c351 100644
--- a/internal/resources/orchestration/stackevents/commands.go
+++ b/internal/resources/orchestration/stackevents/commands.go
@@ -20,14 +20,7 @@ func (r *Resource) show(row resource.Row) tea.Cmd {
 		stackID := row.Fields["stack_id"]
 		resourceName := row.Fields["resource"]
 
-		event, err := stackevents.Get(
-			context.Background(),
-			client,
-			stackName,
-			stackID,
-			resourceName,
-			row.ID,
-		).Extract()
+		event, err := stackevents.Get(context.Background(), client, stackName, stackID, resourceName, row.ID).Extract()
 		if err != nil {
 			return resource.DetailsMsg{
 				Err: fmt.Errorf("getting stack event %q: %w", row.ID, err),
@@ -40,3 +33,17 @@ func (r *Resource) show(row resource.Row) tea.Cmd {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func (r *Resource) reason(row resource.Row) tea.Cmd {
+	reason := row.Fields["reason"]
+	if len(reason) < ReasonColumnLength {
+		return r.show(row)
+	}
+
+	return func() tea.Msg {
+		return resource.DetailsMsg{
+			ID:      row.ID,
+			Content: reason,
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/resources/orchestration/stackevents/stackevents.go b/internal/resources/orchestration/stackevents/stackevents.go
index 241cd37..68984e0 100644
--- a/internal/resources/orchestration/stackevents/stackevents.go
+++ b/internal/resources/orchestration/stackevents/stackevents.go
@@ -32,12 +32,14 @@ func (r *Resource) Aliases() []string {
 	}
 }
 
+const ReasonColumnLength = 50
+
 func (r *Resource) Columns() []resource.Column {
 	return []resource.Column{
 		{Key: "id", Title: "ID", MinWidth: 40, Flex: 0},
 		{Key: "resource", Title: "RESOURCE", MinWidth: 24, Flex: 1},
 		{Key: "status", Title: "STATUS", MinWidth: 20, Flex: 0},
-		{Key: "reason", Title: "REASON", MinWidth: 50, Flex: 1},
+		{Key: "reason", Title: "REASON", MinWidth: ReasonColumnLength, Flex: 1},
 		{Key: "physical_id", Title: "PHYSICAL ID", MinWidth: 40, Flex: 0},
 		{Key: "time", Title: "TIME", MinWidth: 24, Flex: 1},
 	}
@@ -45,7 +47,8 @@ func (r *Resource) Columns() []resource.Column {
 
 func (r *Resource) Commands() []resource.Command {
 	return []resource.Command{
-		{Key: "s", Description: "Show", Default: true},
+		{Key: "s", Description: "Show"},
+		{Key: "z", Description: "Reason", Default: true},
 	}
 }
 
@@ -99,6 +102,8 @@ func (r *Resource) Execute(command resource.Command, row resource.Row) tea.Cmd {
 	switch command.Key {
 	case "s":
 		return r.show(row)
+	case "z":
+		return r.reason(row)
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/internal/ui/app.go b/internal/ui/app.go
index f9a0fb6..81a5ba6 100644
--- a/internal/ui/app.go
+++ b/internal/ui/app.go
@@ -71,11 +71,12 @@ type Model struct {
 	filter     *resourceFilter
 	scope      resourceScope
 
-	detailMode     bool
-	detailViewport viewport.Model
-	detailID       string
-	detailContent  string
-	detailLabel    string
+	detailMode          bool
+	detailViewport      viewport.Model
+	detailID            string
+	detailContent       string
+	detailContentIsJson bool
+	detailLabel         string
 
 	commandMode bool
 	command     textinput.Model
@@ -257,6 +258,7 @@ func (m *Model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 
 	if keyMsg, ok := msg.(tea.KeyMsg); ok && keyMsg.String() == "esc" {
 		if m.detailMode {
+			m.detailContentIsJson = false
 			m.detailMode = false
 			m.detailContent = ""
 			m.detailID = ""
@@ -629,6 +631,7 @@ func (m *Model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 			displayContent = colorizeJSON(data)
 		}
 
+		m.detailContentIsJson = isJson
 		m.detailMode = true
 		m.detailID = msg.ID
 		m.detailViewport.SetContent(displayContent)
@@ -848,9 +851,18 @@ func (m *Model) Resize() {
 
 	m.table.SetHeight(contentHeight)
 
+	wasAtBottom := m.detailViewport.AtBottom()
 	m.detailViewport.Width = max(m.width-2, 1)
 	m.detailViewport.Height = contentHeight
 
+	if m.detailMode {
+		m.wrapDetailContent()
+
+		if !m.detailContentIsJson && wasAtBottom {
+			m.detailViewport.GotoBottom()
+		}
+	}
+
 	if m.resource == nil {
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/internal/ui/helpers.go b/internal/ui/helpers.go
index 59bd884..e413811 100644
--- a/internal/ui/helpers.go
+++ b/internal/ui/helpers.go
@@ -167,3 +167,18 @@ func preserveBackground(content string, background lipgloss.Color) string {
 		return sequence + prefix
 	})
 }
+
+func (m *Model) wrapDetailContent() {
+	content := m.detailContent
+
+	if m.detailContentIsJson {
+		m.detailViewport.SetContent(colorizeJSON([]byte(content)))
+		return
+	}
+
+	wrapped := lipgloss.NewStyle().
+		Width(max(m.detailViewport.Width, 1)).
+		Render(content)
+
+	m.detailViewport.SetContent(wrapped)
+}
diff --git a/internal/ui/render.go b/internal/ui/render.go
index 433ba3c..afe6f84 100644
--- a/internal/ui/render.go
+++ b/internal/ui/render.go
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ func (m Model) renderDetails() string {
 
 	innerWidth := max(m.width-2, 1)
 
+	title = ansi.Truncate(title, innerWidth, "…")
 	titleWidth := lipgloss.Width(title)
 	remaining := max(innerWidth-titleWidth, 0)
 
@@ -368,6 +369,7 @@ func (m Model) renderDetails() string {
 	}
 
 	for i, line := range bodyLines {
+		line = ansi.Truncate(line, innerWidth, "")
 		lineWidth := lipgloss.Width(line)
 
 		if lineWidth < innerWidth {