diff --git a/public/app/features/logs/components/__mocks__/logRow.ts b/public/app/features/logs/components/__mocks__/logRow.ts
index 09aa16998da..9efe2ee97eb 100644
--- a/public/app/features/logs/components/__mocks__/logRow.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/logs/components/__mocks__/logRow.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ export const createLogLine = (
     order: LogsSortOrder.Descending,
     timeZone: 'browser',
     virtualization: undefined,
+    wrapLogMessage: true,
   }
 ): LogListModel => {
   const logs = preProcessLogs([createLogRow(overrides)], processOptions);
diff --git a/public/app/features/logs/components/panel/LogLine.test.tsx b/public/app/features/logs/components/panel/LogLine.test.tsx
index 6a2152b2e9f..bdbbf74b2f2 100644
--- a/public/app/features/logs/components/panel/LogLine.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/logs/components/panel/LogLine.test.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { CoreApp, createTheme, LogsDedupStrategy, LogsSortOrder } from '@grafana
 import { LOG_LINE_BODY_FIELD_NAME } from '../LogDetailsBody';
 import { createLogLine } from '../__mocks__/logRow';
 
-import { getStyles, LogLine, Props } from './LogLine';
+import { getGridTemplateColumns, getStyles, LogLine, Props } from './LogLine';
 import { LogListFontSize } from './LogList';
 import { LogListContextProvider } from './LogListContext';
 import { LogListSearchContext } from './LogListSearchContext';
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ describe.each(fontSizes)('LogLine', (fontSize: LogListFontSize) => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     log = createLogLine(
       { labels: { place: 'luna' }, entry: `log message 1` },
-      { escape: false, order: LogsSortOrder.Descending, timeZone: 'browser', virtualization }
+      { escape: false, order: LogsSortOrder.Descending, timeZone: 'browser', virtualization, wrapLogMessage: true }
     );
     contextProps.logs = [log];
     contextProps.fontSize = fontSize;
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ describe.each(fontSizes)('LogLine', (fontSize: LogListFontSize) => {
       jest.spyOn(virtualization, 'getTruncationLength').mockReturnValue(5);
       log = createLogLine(
         { labels: { place: 'luna' }, entry: `log message 1` },
-        { escape: false, order: LogsSortOrder.Descending, timeZone: 'browser', virtualization }
+        { escape: false, order: LogsSortOrder.Descending, timeZone: 'browser', virtualization, wrapLogMessage: true }
       );
     });
 
@@ -425,3 +425,89 @@ describe.each(fontSizes)('LogLine', (fontSize: LogListFontSize) => {
     });
   });
 });
+
+describe('getGridTemplateColumns', () => {
+  test('Gets the template columns for the default visualization mode', () => {
+    expect(
+      getGridTemplateColumns(
+        [
+          {
+            field: 'timestamp',
+            width: 23,
+          },
+          {
+            field: 'level',
+            width: 4,
+          },
+        ],
+        []
+      )
+    ).toBe('23px 4px 1fr');
+  });
+
+  test('Gets the template columns when displayed fields are used', () => {
+    expect(
+      getGridTemplateColumns(
+        [
+          {
+            field: 'timestamp',
+            width: 23,
+          },
+          {
+            field: 'level',
+            width: 4,
+          },
+        ],
+        ['field']
+      )
+    ).toBe('23px 4px');
+  });
+
+  test('Gets the template columns when displayed fields are used', () => {
+    expect(
+      getGridTemplateColumns(
+        [
+          {
+            field: 'timestamp',
+            width: 23,
+          },
+          {
+            field: 'level',
+            width: 4,
+          },
+          {
+            field: 'field',
+            width: 4,
+          },
+        ],
+        ['field']
+      )
+    ).toBe('23px 4px 4px');
+  });
+
+  test('Gets the template columns when displayed fields are used', () => {
+    expect(
+      getGridTemplateColumns(
+        [
+          {
+            field: 'timestamp',
+            width: 23,
+          },
+          {
+            field: 'level',
+            width: 4,
+          },
+          {
+            field: 'field',
+            width: 4,
+          },
+          {
+            field: LOG_LINE_BODY_FIELD_NAME,
+            width: 20,
+          },
+        ],
+        ['field']
+      )
+    ).toBe('23px 4px 4px 20px');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/public/app/features/logs/components/panel/LogLine.tsx b/public/app/features/logs/components/panel/LogLine.tsx
index a8d87abc92f..3e7ac11bc96 100644
--- a/public/app/features/logs/components/panel/LogLine.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/logs/components/panel/LogLine.tsx
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ const LogLineComponent = memo(
           {/* A button element could be used but in Safari it prevents text selection. Fallback available for a11y in LogLineMenu  */}
           {/* eslint-disable-next-line jsx-a11y/no-static-element-interactions, jsx-a11y/click-events-have-key-events */}
           <div
-            className={`${wrapLogMessage ? styles.wrappedLogLine : `${styles.unwrappedLogLine} unwrapped-log-line`} ${collapsed === true ? styles.collapsedLogLine : ''} ${enableLogDetails ? styles.clickable : ''}`}
+            className={`${styles.fieldsWrapper} ${detailsShown ? styles.detailsDisplayed : ''} ${wrapLogMessage ? styles.wrappedLogLine : `${styles.unwrappedLogLine} unwrapped-log-line`} ${collapsed === true ? styles.collapsedLogLine : ''} ${enableLogDetails ? styles.clickable : ''}`}
             style={
               collapsed && virtualization
                 ? { maxHeight: `${virtualization.getTruncationLineCount() * virtualization.getLineHeight()}px` }
@@ -350,9 +350,10 @@ const LogLineBody = ({ log, styles }: { log: LogListModel; styles: LogLineStyles
   return <span className="field log-syntax-highlight" dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: log.highlightedBody }} />;
 };
 
-export function getGridTemplateColumns(dimensions: LogFieldDimension[]) {
+export function getGridTemplateColumns(dimensions: LogFieldDimension[], displayedFields: string[]) {
   const columns = dimensions.map((dimension) => dimension.width).join('px ');
-  return `${columns}px 1fr`;
+  const logLineWidth = displayedFields.length > 0 ? '' : ' 1fr';
+  return `${columns}px${logLineWidth}`;
 }
 
 export type LogLineStyles = ReturnType<typeof getStyles>;
@@ -368,6 +369,8 @@ export const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2, virtualization?: LogLineVirtuali
     parsedField: theme.colors.text.primary,
   };
 
+  const hoverColor = tinycolor(theme.colors.background.canvas).darken(4).toRgbString();
+
   return {
     logLine: css({
       color: tinycolor(theme.colors.text.secondary).setAlpha(0.75).toRgbString(),
@@ -379,7 +382,7 @@ export const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2, virtualization?: LogLineVirtuali
       lineHeight: theme.typography.body.lineHeight,
       wordBreak: 'break-all',
       '&:hover': {
-        background: theme.isDark ? `hsla(0, 0%, 0%, 0.3)` : `hsla(0, 0%, 0%, 0.1)`,
+        background: hoverColor,
       },
       '&.infinite-scroll': {
         '&::before': {
@@ -440,7 +443,7 @@ export const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2, virtualization?: LogLineVirtuali
       lineHeight: theme.typography.bodySmall.lineHeight,
     }),
     detailsDisplayed: css({
-      background: theme.isDark ? `hsla(0, 0%, 0%, 0.5)` : `hsla(0, 0%, 0%, 0.1)`,
+      background: hoverColor,
     }),
     pinnedLogLine: css({
       backgroundColor: tinycolor(theme.colors.info.transparent).setAlpha(0.25).toString(),
@@ -525,6 +528,9 @@ export const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2, virtualization?: LogLineVirtuali
       gridColumnGap: theme.spacing(FIELD_GAP_MULTIPLIER),
       whiteSpace: 'pre',
       paddingBottom: theme.spacing(0.75),
+      '& .field': {
+        overflow: 'hidden',
+      },
     }),
     wrappedLogLine: css({
       alignSelf: 'flex-start',
@@ -537,6 +543,11 @@ export const getStyles = (theme: GrafanaTheme2, virtualization?: LogLineVirtuali
         marginRight: 0,
       },
     }),
+    fieldsWrapper: css({
+      '&:hover': {
+        background: hoverColor,
+      },
+    }),
     collapsedLogLine: css({
       overflow: 'hidden',
     }),
diff --git a/public/app/features/logs/components/panel/LogList.tsx b/public/app/features/logs/components/panel/LogList.tsx
index 58a82266bcc..acdbc0dc593 100644
--- a/public/app/features/logs/components/panel/LogList.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/logs/components/panel/LogList.tsx
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ const LogListComponent = ({
     () => (wrapLogMessage ? [] : virtualization.calculateFieldDimensions(processedLogs, displayedFields)),
     [displayedFields, processedLogs, virtualization, wrapLogMessage]
   );
-  const styles = useStyles2(getStyles, dimensions, { showTime });
+  const styles = useStyles2(getStyles, dimensions, displayedFields, { showTime });
   const widthContainer = wrapperRef.current ?? containerElement;
   const {
     closePopoverMenu,
@@ -283,13 +283,13 @@ const LogListComponent = ({
     setProcessedLogs(
       preProcessLogs(
         logs,
-        { getFieldLinks, escape: forceEscape ?? false, order: sortOrder, timeZone, virtualization },
+        { getFieldLinks, escape: forceEscape ?? false, order: sortOrder, timeZone, virtualization, wrapLogMessage },
         grammar
       )
     );
     virtualization.resetLogLineSizes();
     listRef.current?.resetAfterIndex(0);
-  }, [forceEscape, getFieldLinks, grammar, loading, logs, sortOrder, timeZone, virtualization]);
+  }, [forceEscape, getFieldLinks, grammar, loading, logs, sortOrder, timeZone, virtualization, wrapLogMessage]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     listRef.current?.resetAfterIndex(0);
@@ -469,13 +469,18 @@ const LogListComponent = ({
   );
 };
 
-function getStyles(theme: GrafanaTheme2, dimensions: LogFieldDimension[], { showTime }: { showTime: boolean }) {
+function getStyles(
+  theme: GrafanaTheme2,
+  dimensions: LogFieldDimension[],
+  displayedFields: string[],
+  { showTime }: { showTime: boolean }
+) {
   const columns = showTime ? dimensions : dimensions.filter((_, index) => index > 0);
   return {
     logList: css({
       '& .unwrapped-log-line': {
         display: 'grid',
-        gridTemplateColumns: getGridTemplateColumns(columns),
+        gridTemplateColumns: getGridTemplateColumns(columns, displayedFields),
       },
     }),
     logListContainer: css({
diff --git a/public/app/features/logs/components/panel/processing.test.ts b/public/app/features/logs/components/panel/processing.test.ts
index 72461861e8b..129d97451da 100644
--- a/public/app/features/logs/components/panel/processing.test.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/logs/components/panel/processing.test.ts
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ describe('preProcessLogs', () => {
       getFieldLinks,
       order: LogsSortOrder.Descending,
       timeZone: 'browser',
+      wrapLogMessage: true,
     });
   });
 
@@ -92,9 +93,53 @@ describe('preProcessLogs', () => {
         entry: `35.191.12.195 - accounts.google.com:test@grafana.com [18/Mar/2025:08:58:38 +0000] 200 "POST /grafana/api/ds/query?ds_type=prometheus&requestId=SQR461 HTTP/1.1" 59460 "https://test.example.com/?orgId=1" "Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_7) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/134.0.0.0 Safari/537.36" "95.91.240.90, 34.107.247.24"`,
         logLevel: LogLevel.critical,
       });
-      const logListModel = new LogListModel(logRowModel, { escape: false, timeZone: 'browser ' });
+      const logListModel = new LogListModel(logRowModel, { escape: false, timeZone: 'browser ', wrapLogMessage: true });
       expect(logListModel).toMatchObject(logRowModel);
     });
+
+    test('Unwrapped log lines strip new lines', () => {
+      const logListModel = createLogLine(
+        { labels: { place: `lu\nna` }, entry: `log\n message\n 1` },
+        {
+          escape: false,
+          order: LogsSortOrder.Descending,
+          timeZone: 'browser',
+          wrapLogMessage: false, // unwrapped
+        }
+      );
+      expect(logListModel.getDisplayedFieldValue('place')).toBe('luna');
+      expect(logListModel.body).toBe('log message 1');
+    });
+
+    test('Wrapped log lines do not modify new lines', () => {
+      const logListModel = createLogLine(
+        { labels: { place: `lu\nna` }, entry: `log\n message\n 1` },
+        {
+          escape: false,
+          order: LogsSortOrder.Descending,
+          timeZone: 'browser',
+          wrapLogMessage: true, // wrapped
+        }
+      );
+      expect(logListModel.getDisplayedFieldValue('place')).toBe(logListModel.labels['place']);
+      expect(logListModel.body).toBe(logListModel.raw);
+    });
+
+    test('Strips ansi colors for measurement', () => {
+      const logListModel = createLogLine(
+        { entry: `log \u001B[31mmessage\u001B[0m 1` },
+        {
+          escape: false,
+          order: LogsSortOrder.Descending,
+          timeZone: 'browser',
+          wrapLogMessage: true,
+        }
+      );
+      expect(logListModel.getDisplayedFieldValue(LOG_LINE_BODY_FIELD_NAME, false)).toBe(
+        `log \u001B[31mmessage\u001B[0m 1`
+      );
+      expect(logListModel.getDisplayedFieldValue(LOG_LINE_BODY_FIELD_NAME, true)).toBe('log message 1');
+    });
   });
 
   test('Orders logs', () => {
@@ -176,7 +221,7 @@ describe('preProcessLogs', () => {
       entry = new Array(2 * virtualization.getTruncationLength(null)).fill('e').join('');
       longLog = createLogLine(
         { entry, labels: { field: 'value' } },
-        { escape: false, order: LogsSortOrder.Descending, timeZone: 'browser', virtualization }
+        { escape: false, order: LogsSortOrder.Descending, timeZone: 'browser', virtualization, wrapLogMessage: true }
       );
     });
 
diff --git a/public/app/features/logs/components/panel/processing.ts b/public/app/features/logs/components/panel/processing.ts
index f891f89b097..60e51ca91d4 100644
--- a/public/app/features/logs/components/panel/processing.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/logs/components/panel/processing.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import ansicolor from 'ansicolor';
 import Prism, { Grammar } from 'prismjs';
 
 import { DataFrame, dateTimeFormat, Labels, LogLevel, LogRowModel, LogsSortOrder } from '@grafana/data';
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ import { generateLogGrammar, generateTextMatchGrammar } from './grammar';
 import { LogLineVirtualization } from './virtualization';
 
 const TRUNCATION_DEFAULT_LENGTH = 50000;
+const NEWLINES_REGEX = /(\r\n|\n|\r)/g;
 
 export class LogListModel implements LogRowModel {
   collapsed: boolean | undefined = undefined;
@@ -47,8 +49,12 @@ export class LogListModel implements LogRowModel {
   private _fields: FieldDef[] | undefined = undefined;
   private _getFieldLinks: GetFieldLinksFn | undefined = undefined;
   private _virtualization?: LogLineVirtualization;
+  private _wrapLogMessage: boolean;
 
-  constructor(log: LogRowModel, { escape, getFieldLinks, grammar, timeZone, virtualization }: PreProcessLogOptions) {
+  constructor(
+    log: LogRowModel,
+    { escape, getFieldLinks, grammar, timeZone, virtualization, wrapLogMessage }: PreProcessLogOptions
+  ) {
     // LogRowModel
     this.datasourceType = log.datasourceType;
     this.dataFrame = log.dataFrame;
@@ -82,6 +88,7 @@ export class LogListModel implements LogRowModel {
       defaultWithMS: true,
     });
     this._virtualization = virtualization;
+    this._wrapLogMessage = wrapLogMessage;
 
     let raw = log.raw;
     if (escape && log.hasUnescapedContent) {
@@ -95,6 +102,9 @@ export class LogListModel implements LogRowModel {
       this._body = this.collapsed
         ? this.raw.substring(0, this._virtualization?.getTruncationLength(null) ?? TRUNCATION_DEFAULT_LENGTH)
         : this.raw;
+      if (!this._wrapLogMessage) {
+        this._body = this._body.replace(NEWLINES_REGEX, '');
+      }
     }
     return this._body;
   }
@@ -123,25 +133,31 @@ export class LogListModel implements LogRowModel {
     return checkLogsSampled(this);
   }
 
-  getDisplayedFieldValue(fieldName: string): string {
+  getDisplayedFieldValue(fieldName: string, stripAnsi = false): string {
     if (fieldName === LOG_LINE_BODY_FIELD_NAME) {
-      return this.body;
+      return stripAnsi ? ansicolor.strip(this.body) : this.body;
     }
+    let fieldValue = '';
     if (this.labels[fieldName] != null) {
-      return this.labels[fieldName];
-    }
-    const field = this.fields.find((field) => {
-      return field.keys[0] === fieldName;
-    });
+      fieldValue = this.labels[fieldName];
+    } else {
+      const field = this.fields.find((field) => {
+        return field.keys[0] === fieldName;
+      });
 
-    return field ? field.values.toString() : '';
+      fieldValue = field ? field.values.toString() : '';
+    }
+    if (!this._wrapLogMessage) {
+      return fieldValue.replace(NEWLINES_REGEX, '');
+    }
+    return fieldValue;
   }
 
   updateCollapsedState(displayedFields: string[], container: HTMLDivElement | null) {
     const lineLength =
       displayedFields.length > 0
-        ? displayedFields.map((field) => this.getDisplayedFieldValue(field)).join('').length
-        : this.raw.length;
+        ? displayedFields.map((field) => this.getDisplayedFieldValue(field, true)).join('').length
+        : this.entry.length;
     const collapsed =
       lineLength >= (this._virtualization?.getTruncationLength(container) ?? TRUNCATION_DEFAULT_LENGTH)
         ? true
@@ -172,15 +188,18 @@ export interface PreProcessOptions {
   order: LogsSortOrder;
   timeZone: string;
   virtualization?: LogLineVirtualization;
+  wrapLogMessage: boolean;
 }
 
 export const preProcessLogs = (
   logs: LogRowModel[],
-  { escape, getFieldLinks, order, timeZone, virtualization }: PreProcessOptions,
+  { escape, getFieldLinks, order, timeZone, virtualization, wrapLogMessage }: PreProcessOptions,
   grammar?: Grammar
 ): LogListModel[] => {
   const orderedLogs = sortLogRows(logs, order);
-  return orderedLogs.map((log) => preProcessLog(log, { escape, getFieldLinks, grammar, timeZone, virtualization }));
+  return orderedLogs.map((log) =>
+    preProcessLog(log, { escape, getFieldLinks, grammar, timeZone, virtualization, wrapLogMessage })
+  );
 };
 
 interface PreProcessLogOptions {
@@ -189,6 +208,7 @@ interface PreProcessLogOptions {
   grammar?: Grammar;
   timeZone: string;
   virtualization?: LogLineVirtualization;
+  wrapLogMessage: boolean;
 }
 const preProcessLog = (log: LogRowModel, options: PreProcessLogOptions): LogListModel => {
   return new LogListModel(log, options);
diff --git a/public/app/features/logs/components/panel/virtualization.test.ts b/public/app/features/logs/components/panel/virtualization.test.ts
index b474332616c..ff1789ad50e 100644
--- a/public/app/features/logs/components/panel/virtualization.test.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/logs/components/panel/virtualization.test.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { createTheme, LogsSortOrder } from '@grafana/data';
 import { LOG_LINE_BODY_FIELD_NAME } from '../LogDetailsBody';
 import { createLogLine } from '../__mocks__/logRow';
 
-import { LogListModel } from './processing';
+import { LogListModel, PreProcessOptions } from './processing';
 import { LogLineVirtualization, getLogLineSize, DisplayOptions } from './virtualization';
 
 describe('Virtualization', () => {
@@ -28,12 +28,16 @@ describe('Virtualization', () => {
     hasSampledLogs: false,
   };
 
+  const preProcessOptions: PreProcessOptions = {
+    escape: false,
+    order: LogsSortOrder.Descending,
+    timeZone: 'browser',
+    virtualization,
+    wrapLogMessage: true,
+  };
+
   beforeEach(() => {
-    log = createLogLine(
-      { labels: { place: 'luna' }, entry: `log message 1` },
-      { escape: false, order: LogsSortOrder.Descending, timeZone: 'browser', virtualization }
-    );
-    //virtualization = new LogLineVirtualization(createTheme(), 'default');
+    log = createLogLine({ labels: { place: 'luna' }, entry: `log message 1` }, preProcessOptions);
     container = document.createElement('div');
     jest.spyOn(container, 'clientWidth', 'get').mockReturnValue(CONTAINER_SIZE);
     LETTER_WIDTH = virtualization.measureTextWidth('e');
@@ -86,7 +90,7 @@ describe('Virtualization', () => {
           entry: new Array(TWO_LINES_OF_CHARACTERS).fill('e').join(''),
           logLevel: undefined,
         },
-        { escape: false, order: LogsSortOrder.Descending, timeZone: 'browser', virtualization }
+        preProcessOptions
       );
 
       const size = getLogLineSize(virtualization, [log], container, [], { ...defaultOptions, wrap: true }, 0);
@@ -96,7 +100,7 @@ describe('Virtualization', () => {
     test('Measures a multi-line log line with level, controls, and displayed time', () => {
       log = createLogLine(
         { labels: { place: 'luna' }, entry: new Array(TWO_LINES_OF_CHARACTERS).fill('e').join('') },
-        { escape: false, order: LogsSortOrder.Descending, timeZone: 'browser', virtualization }
+        preProcessOptions
       );
 
       const size = getLogLineSize(
@@ -118,7 +122,7 @@ describe('Virtualization', () => {
           entry: new Array(TWO_LINES_OF_CHARACTERS).fill('e').join(''),
           logLevel: undefined,
         },
-        { escape: false, order: LogsSortOrder.Descending, timeZone: 'browser', virtualization }
+        preProcessOptions
       );
 
       const size = getLogLineSize(
@@ -136,7 +140,7 @@ describe('Virtualization', () => {
     test('Measures displayed fields in a log line with level, controls, and displayed time', () => {
       log = createLogLine(
         { labels: { place: 'luna' }, entry: new Array(TWO_LINES_OF_CHARACTERS).fill('e').join('') },
-        { escape: false, order: LogsSortOrder.Descending, timeZone: 'browser', virtualization }
+        preProcessOptions
       );
 
       const size = getLogLineSize(
@@ -154,7 +158,7 @@ describe('Virtualization', () => {
     test('Measures a multi-line log line with duplicates', () => {
       log = createLogLine(
         { labels: { place: 'luna' }, entry: new Array(TWO_LINES_OF_CHARACTERS).fill('e').join('') },
-        { escape: false, order: LogsSortOrder.Descending, timeZone: 'browser', virtualization }
+        preProcessOptions
       );
       log.duplicates = 1;
 
@@ -173,7 +177,7 @@ describe('Virtualization', () => {
     test('Measures a multi-line log line with errors', () => {
       log = createLogLine(
         { labels: { place: 'luna' }, entry: new Array(TWO_LINES_OF_CHARACTERS).fill('e').join('') },
-        { escape: false, order: LogsSortOrder.Descending, timeZone: 'browser', virtualization }
+        preProcessOptions
       );
 
       const size = getLogLineSize(
@@ -191,7 +195,7 @@ describe('Virtualization', () => {
     test('Measures a multi-line sampled log line', () => {
       log = createLogLine(
         { labels: { place: 'luna' }, entry: new Array(TWO_LINES_OF_CHARACTERS).fill('e').join('') },
-        { escape: false, order: LogsSortOrder.Descending, timeZone: 'browser', virtualization }
+        preProcessOptions
       );
 
       const size = getLogLineSize(
@@ -214,6 +218,29 @@ describe('Virtualization', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('calculateFieldDimensions', () => {
+    test('Measures displayed fields including the log line body', () => {
+      expect(virtualization.calculateFieldDimensions([log], ['place', LOG_LINE_BODY_FIELD_NAME])).toEqual([
+        {
+          field: 'timestamp',
+          width: 23,
+        },
+        {
+          field: 'level',
+          width: 4,
+        },
+        {
+          field: 'place',
+          width: 4,
+        },
+        {
+          field: '___LOG_LINE_BODY___',
+          width: 13,
+        },
+      ]);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('With small font size', () => {
     const virtualization = new LogLineVirtualization(createTheme(), 'small');
 
@@ -232,7 +259,7 @@ describe('Virtualization', () => {
           entry: new Array(TWO_LINES_OF_CHARACTERS).fill('e').join(''),
           logLevel: undefined,
         },
-        { escape: false, order: LogsSortOrder.Descending, timeZone: 'browser', virtualization }
+        preProcessOptions
       );
 
       const size = getLogLineSize(
diff --git a/public/app/features/logs/components/panel/virtualization.ts b/public/app/features/logs/components/panel/virtualization.ts
index fd4a0280fe6..2f9b6b6773a 100644
--- a/public/app/features/logs/components/panel/virtualization.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/logs/components/panel/virtualization.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ import ansicolor from 'ansicolor';
 
 import { BusEventWithPayload, GrafanaTheme2 } from '@grafana/data';
 
-import { LOG_LINE_BODY_FIELD_NAME } from '../LogDetailsBody';
-
 import { LogListFontSize } from './LogList';
 import { LogListModel } from './processing';
 
@@ -195,7 +193,7 @@ export class LogLineVirtualization {
         levelWidth = Math.round(width);
       }
       for (const field of displayedFields) {
-        width = this.measureTextWidth(logs[i].getDisplayedFieldValue(field));
+        width = this.measureTextWidth(logs[i].getDisplayedFieldValue(field, true));
         fieldWidths[field] = !fieldWidths[field] || width > fieldWidths[field] ? Math.round(width) : fieldWidths[field];
       }
     }
@@ -210,10 +208,6 @@ export class LogLineVirtualization {
       },
     ];
     for (const field in fieldWidths) {
-      // Skip the log line when it's a displayed field
-      if (field === LOG_LINE_BODY_FIELD_NAME) {
-        continue;
-      }
       dimensions.push({
         field,
         width: fieldWidths[field],
@@ -294,7 +288,7 @@ export function getLogLineSize(
     textToMeasure += logs[index].displayLevel ?? '';
   }
   for (const field of displayedFields) {
-    textToMeasure = logs[index].getDisplayedFieldValue(field) + textToMeasure;
+    textToMeasure = logs[index].getDisplayedFieldValue(field, true) + textToMeasure;
   }
   if (!displayedFields.length) {
     textToMeasure += ansicolor.strip(logs[index].body);