diff --git a/apps/sim/lib/workflows/subblocks/display.test.ts b/apps/sim/lib/workflows/subblocks/display.test.ts
index 6933eeac44a..85685921361 100644
--- a/apps/sim/lib/workflows/subblocks/display.test.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/lib/workflows/subblocks/display.test.ts
@@ -287,4 +287,13 @@ describe('getDisplayValue', () => {
     ).toBe('one, two +1')
     expect(getDisplayValue(['a', 'b'])).toBe('a, b')
   })
+
+  it('keeps the full first message for renderer-owned clipping and tooltips', () => {
+    const content = `You are a research assistant. ${'Keep every instruction. '.repeat(4)}`.trim()
+    const messages = [{ role: 'system', content }]
+    const serializedMessages = JSON.stringify(messages)
+
+    expect(getDisplayValue(messages)).toBe(content)
+    expect(getDisplayValue(serializedMessages)).toBe(content)
+  })
 })
diff --git a/apps/sim/lib/workflows/subblocks/display.ts b/apps/sim/lib/workflows/subblocks/display.ts
index 3defd751782..4c2b25d4a70 100644
--- a/apps/sim/lib/workflows/subblocks/display.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/lib/workflows/subblocks/display.ts
@@ -191,8 +191,7 @@ export const getDisplayValue = (value: unknown): string => {
   if (isMessagesArray(parsedValue)) {
     const firstMessage = parsedValue[0]
     if (!firstMessage?.content || firstMessage.content.trim() === '') return '-'
-    const content = firstMessage.content.trim()
-    return truncate(content, 50)
+    return firstMessage.content.trim()
   }
 
   if (isVariableAssignmentsArray(parsedValue)) {