diff --git a/public/app/features/provisioning/Job/RecentJobs.tsx b/public/app/features/provisioning/Job/RecentJobs.tsx
index b1491ea224a..78c59d17b7a 100644
--- a/public/app/features/provisioning/Job/RecentJobs.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/provisioning/Job/RecentJobs.tsx
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ function ExpandedRow({ row }: ExpandedRowProps) {
   const isValidState = state && ['success', 'warning', 'error'].includes(state);
   const alertProps = isValidState
     ? {
-        [state]: { message: row.status?.errors },
+        [state]: { message: row.status?.message },
       }
     : null;
 
diff --git a/public/app/features/provisioning/Repository/RepositoryPullStatusCard.tsx b/public/app/features/provisioning/Repository/RepositoryPullStatusCard.tsx
index 7733d77db4f..dfa960c5c44 100644
--- a/public/app/features/provisioning/Repository/RepositoryPullStatusCard.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/provisioning/Repository/RepositoryPullStatusCard.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { css, cx } from '@emotion/css';
 
+import { GrafanaTheme2 } from '@grafana/data/';
 import { t, Trans } from '@grafana/i18n';
 import { Badge, Card, Grid, Text, TextLink, useStyles2 } from '@grafana/ui';
 import { Repository } from 'app/api/clients/provisioning/v0alpha1';
@@ -44,7 +45,10 @@ export function RepositoryPullStatusCard({ repo }: { repo: Repository }) {
             <Text variant="body">{status?.sync.job ?? 'N/A'}</Text>
           </div>
 
-          <div className={cx(styles.historicalData, { [styles.historicalDataOverlay]: isWorking })}>
+          <div
+            className={cx(styles.historicalData, { [styles.historicalDataOverlay]: isWorking })}
+            aria-busy={isWorking}
+          >
             {/* Last Ref */}
             <Text color="secondary">
               <Trans i18nKey="provisioning.repository-overview.last-ref">Last Ref:</Trans>
@@ -92,7 +96,7 @@ export function RepositoryPullStatusCard({ repo }: { repo: Repository }) {
   );
 }
 
-const getStyles = () => {
+const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2) => {
   return {
     spanTwo: css({
       gridColumn: 'span 2',
@@ -101,6 +105,7 @@ const getStyles = () => {
       gridColumn: '1 / -1',
       display: 'grid',
       gridTemplateColumns: 'subgrid',
+      gap: theme.spacing(1),
     }),
     historicalDataOverlay: css({
       opacity: 0.6,
diff --git a/public/app/features/provisioning/Shared/MessageList.tsx b/public/app/features/provisioning/Shared/MessageList.tsx
index 2d7f0f15f2f..1dd70ff129d 100644
--- a/public/app/features/provisioning/Shared/MessageList.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/provisioning/Shared/MessageList.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-import { css } from '@emotion/css';
+import { css, cx } from '@emotion/css';
+import { useState } from 'react';
 
 import { GrafanaTheme2 } from '@grafana/data';
-import { Text, useStyles2 } from '@grafana/ui';
+import { Trans } from '@grafana/i18n';
+import { Box, Text, useStyles2 } from '@grafana/ui';
 
 interface MessageListProps {
   messages: string[];
@@ -10,19 +12,87 @@ interface MessageListProps {
 
 export function MessageList({ messages, variant }: MessageListProps) {
   const styles = useStyles2(getStyles);
+  const [showFull, setShowFull] = useState(false);
+  const hasMultipleMessages = messages.length > 1;
+
+  const handleExpand = () => {
+    setShowFull(true);
+  };
+
+  const handleCollapse = () => {
+    setShowFull(false);
+  };
+
+  const displayMessages = showFull ? messages : messages.slice(0, 1);
 
   return (
-    <ul className={styles.messageList}>
-      {messages.map((msg, index) => (
-        <li key={index}>{variant ? <Text variant={variant}>{msg}</Text> : msg}</li>
-      ))}
-    </ul>
+    <>
+      <div className={cx(styles.messageListWrapper, { [styles.messageListWrapperExpanded]: showFull })}>
+        <ul className={styles.messageList}>
+          {displayMessages.map((msg, index) => (
+            <li key={index}>
+              {variant ? <Text variant={variant}>{msg}</Text> : msg}
+              {!showFull && hasMultipleMessages && index === 0 && (
+                <>
+                  {' '}
+                  <span aria-hidden="true">… </span>
+                  <span className="sr-only">
+                    <Trans i18nKey="provisioning.message.truncated">Message truncated</Trans>
+                  </span>
+                  <button
+                    type="button"
+                    className={cx(styles.showMore, styles.showMoreInline)}
+                    onClick={handleExpand}
+                    aria-expanded={false}
+                  >
+                    <Trans i18nKey="provisioning.message.show-more">show more</Trans>
+                  </button>
+                </>
+              )}
+            </li>
+          ))}
+        </ul>
+      </div>
+      {showFull && hasMultipleMessages && (
+        <Box paddingLeft={3} paddingTop={0.5}>
+          <button type="button" className={styles.showMore} onClick={handleCollapse} aria-expanded={true}>
+            <Trans i18nKey="provisioning.message.show-less">show less</Trans>
+          </button>
+        </Box>
+      )}
+    </>
   );
 }
 
 const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2) => ({
+  messageListWrapper: css({
+    overflow: 'hidden',
+    maxHeight: '200px',
+    [theme.transitions.handleMotion('no-preference', 'reduce')]: {
+      transition: theme.transitions.create('max-height', {
+        duration: theme.transitions.duration.standard,
+        easing: theme.transitions.easing.easeInOut,
+      }),
+    },
+  }),
+  messageListWrapperExpanded: css({
+    maxHeight: '9999px',
+  }),
   messageList: css({
     margin: 0,
     paddingLeft: theme.spacing(3),
+    listStyle: 'disc',
+  }),
+  showMore: css({
+    backgroundColor: 'transparent',
+    border: 'none',
+    padding: 0,
+    margin: 0,
+    textDecoration: 'underline',
+    cursor: 'pointer',
+    color: theme.colors.text.primary,
+  }),
+  showMoreInline: css({
+    marginLeft: theme.spacing(0.5),
   }),
 });
diff --git a/public/locales/en-US/grafana.json b/public/locales/en-US/grafana.json
index a90eda76fe5..0a6e66ac0f7 100644
--- a/public/locales/en-US/grafana.json
+++ b/public/locales/en-US/grafana.json
@@ -11763,6 +11763,11 @@
       "path-label": "Repository Path",
       "path-required": "Repository path is required"
     },
+    "message": {
+      "show-less": "show less",
+      "show-more": "show more",
+      "truncated": "Message truncated"
+    },
     "mode-options": {
       "folder": {
         "description": "After setup, a new Grafana folder will be created and synced with external storage. If any resources are present in external storage, they will be provisioned to this new folder. All new resources created in this folder will be stored and versioned in external storage.",