diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/event_details/__snapshots__/alert_summary_view.test.tsx.snap b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/event_details/__snapshots__/alert_summary_view.test.tsx.snap
index 772badd80ce53..d97208a500714 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/event_details/__snapshots__/alert_summary_view.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/event_details/__snapshots__/alert_summary_view.test.tsx.snap
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ exports[`AlertSummaryView Behavior event code renders additional summary rows 1`
               class="euiTableCellContent flyoutOverviewDescription euiTableCellContent--overflowingContent"
             >
               <div
-                class="euiFlexGroup euiFlexGroup--directionColumn euiFlexGroup--responsive"
+                class="euiFlexGroup euiFlexGroup--alignItemsFlexStart euiFlexGroup--directionColumn euiFlexGroup--responsive"
                 data-test-subj="event-field-signal.status"
               >
                 <div
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ exports[`AlertSummaryView Behavior event code renders additional summary rows 1`
               class="euiTableCellContent flyoutOverviewDescription euiTableCellContent--overflowingContent"
             >
               <div
-                class="euiFlexGroup euiFlexGroup--directionColumn euiFlexGroup--responsive"
+                class="euiFlexGroup euiFlexGroup--alignItemsFlexStart euiFlexGroup--directionColumn euiFlexGroup--responsive"
                 data-test-subj="event-field-@timestamp"
               >
                 <div
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ exports[`AlertSummaryView Behavior event code renders additional summary rows 1`
               class="euiTableCellContent flyoutOverviewDescription euiTableCellContent--overflowingContent"
             >
               <div
-                class="euiFlexGroup euiFlexGroup--directionColumn euiFlexGroup--responsive"
+                class="euiFlexGroup euiFlexGroup--alignItemsFlexStart euiFlexGroup--directionColumn euiFlexGroup--responsive"
                 data-test-subj="event-field-signal.rule.name"
               >
                 <div
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ exports[`AlertSummaryView Behavior event code renders additional summary rows 1`
               class="euiTableCellContent flyoutOverviewDescription euiTableCellContent--overflowingContent"
             >
               <div
-                class="euiFlexGroup euiFlexGroup--directionColumn euiFlexGroup--responsive"
+                class="euiFlexGroup euiFlexGroup--alignItemsFlexStart euiFlexGroup--directionColumn euiFlexGroup--responsive"
                 data-test-subj="event-field-signal.rule.severity"
               >
                 <div
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ exports[`AlertSummaryView Behavior event code renders additional summary rows 1`
               class="euiTableCellContent flyoutOverviewDescription euiTableCellContent--overflowingContent"
             >
               <div
-                class="euiFlexGroup euiFlexGroup--directionColumn euiFlexGroup--responsive"
+                class="euiFlexGroup euiFlexGroup--alignItemsFlexStart euiFlexGroup--directionColumn euiFlexGroup--responsive"
                 data-test-subj="event-field-signal.rule.risk_score"
               >
                 <div
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ exports[`AlertSummaryView Behavior event code renders additional summary rows 1`
               class="euiTableCellContent flyoutOverviewDescription euiTableCellContent--overflowingContent"
             >
               <div
-                class="euiFlexGroup euiFlexGroup--directionColumn euiFlexGroup--responsive"
+                class="euiFlexGroup euiFlexGroup--alignItemsFlexStart euiFlexGroup--directionColumn euiFlexGroup--responsive"
                 data-test-subj="event-field-host.name"
               >
                 <div
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ exports[`AlertSummaryView Behavior event code renders additional summary rows 1`
               class="euiTableCellContent flyoutOverviewDescription euiTableCellContent--overflowingContent"
             >
               <div
-                class="euiFlexGroup euiFlexGroup--directionColumn euiFlexGroup--responsive"
+                class="euiFlexGroup euiFlexGroup--alignItemsFlexStart euiFlexGroup--directionColumn euiFlexGroup--responsive"
                 data-test-subj="event-field-user.name"
               >
                 <div
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ exports[`AlertSummaryView Behavior event code renders additional summary rows 1`
               class="euiTableCellContent flyoutOverviewDescription euiTableCellContent--overflowingContent"
             >
               <div
-                class="euiFlexGroup euiFlexGroup--directionColumn euiFlexGroup--responsive"
+                class="euiFlexGroup euiFlexGroup--alignItemsFlexStart euiFlexGroup--directionColumn euiFlexGroup--responsive"
                 data-test-subj="event-field-source.ip"
               >
                 <div
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ exports[`AlertSummaryView Memory event code renders additional summary rows 1`]
               class="euiTableCellContent flyoutOverviewDescription euiTableCellContent--overflowingContent"
             >
               <div
-                class="euiFlexGroup euiFlexGroup--directionColumn euiFlexGroup--responsive"
+                class="euiFlexGroup euiFlexGroup--alignItemsFlexStart euiFlexGroup--directionColumn euiFlexGroup--responsive"
                 data-test-subj="event-field-signal.status"
               >
                 <div
@@ -899,7 +899,7 @@ exports[`AlertSummaryView Memory event code renders additional summary rows 1`]
               class="euiTableCellContent flyoutOverviewDescription euiTableCellContent--overflowingContent"
             >
               <div
-                class="euiFlexGroup euiFlexGroup--directionColumn euiFlexGroup--responsive"
+                class="euiFlexGroup euiFlexGroup--alignItemsFlexStart euiFlexGroup--directionColumn euiFlexGroup--responsive"
                 data-test-subj="event-field-@timestamp"
               >
                 <div
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ exports[`AlertSummaryView Memory event code renders additional summary rows 1`]
               class="euiTableCellContent flyoutOverviewDescription euiTableCellContent--overflowingContent"
             >
               <div
-                class="euiFlexGroup euiFlexGroup--directionColumn euiFlexGroup--responsive"
+                class="euiFlexGroup euiFlexGroup--alignItemsFlexStart euiFlexGroup--directionColumn euiFlexGroup--responsive"
                 data-test-subj="event-field-signal.rule.name"
               >
                 <div
@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@ exports[`AlertSummaryView Memory event code renders additional summary rows 1`]
               class="euiTableCellContent flyoutOverviewDescription euiTableCellContent--overflowingContent"
             >
               <div
-                class="euiFlexGroup euiFlexGroup--directionColumn euiFlexGroup--responsive"
+                class="euiFlexGroup euiFlexGroup--alignItemsFlexStart euiFlexGroup--directionColumn euiFlexGroup--responsive"
                 data-test-subj="event-field-signal.rule.severity"
               >
                 <div
@@ -1112,7 +1112,7 @@ exports[`AlertSummaryView Memory event code renders additional summary rows 1`]
               class="euiTableCellContent flyoutOverviewDescription euiTableCellContent--overflowingContent"
             >
               <div
-                class="euiFlexGroup euiFlexGroup--directionColumn euiFlexGroup--responsive"
+                class="euiFlexGroup euiFlexGroup--alignItemsFlexStart euiFlexGroup--directionColumn euiFlexGroup--responsive"
                 data-test-subj="event-field-signal.rule.risk_score"
               >
                 <div
@@ -1183,7 +1183,7 @@ exports[`AlertSummaryView Memory event code renders additional summary rows 1`]
               class="euiTableCellContent flyoutOverviewDescription euiTableCellContent--overflowingContent"
             >
               <div
-                class="euiFlexGroup euiFlexGroup--directionColumn euiFlexGroup--responsive"
+                class="euiFlexGroup euiFlexGroup--alignItemsFlexStart euiFlexGroup--directionColumn euiFlexGroup--responsive"
                 data-test-subj="event-field-host.name"
               >
                 <div
@@ -1254,7 +1254,7 @@ exports[`AlertSummaryView Memory event code renders additional summary rows 1`]
               class="euiTableCellContent flyoutOverviewDescription euiTableCellContent--overflowingContent"
             >
               <div
-                class="euiFlexGroup euiFlexGroup--directionColumn euiFlexGroup--responsive"
+                class="euiFlexGroup euiFlexGroup--alignItemsFlexStart euiFlexGroup--directionColumn euiFlexGroup--responsive"
                 data-test-subj="event-field-user.name"
               >
                 <div
@@ -1325,7 +1325,7 @@ exports[`AlertSummaryView Memory event code renders additional summary rows 1`]
               class="euiTableCellContent flyoutOverviewDescription euiTableCellContent--overflowingContent"
             >
               <div
-                class="euiFlexGroup euiFlexGroup--directionColumn euiFlexGroup--responsive"
+                class="euiFlexGroup euiFlexGroup--alignItemsFlexStart euiFlexGroup--directionColumn euiFlexGroup--responsive"
                 data-test-subj="event-field-source.ip"
               >
                 <div
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/event_details/table/field_value_cell.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/event_details/table/field_value_cell.test.tsx
index f6c43da2da8ac..d703e736d8b61 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/event_details/table/field_value_cell.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/event_details/table/field_value_cell.test.tsx
@@ -180,6 +180,12 @@ describe('FieldValueCell', () => {
       );
     });
 
+    test('it aligns items at the start of the group to prevent content from stretching (by default)', () => {
+      expect(screen.getByTestId(`event-field-${hostIpData.field}`)).toHaveClass(
+        'euiFlexGroup--alignItemsFlexStart'
+      );
+    });
+
     test('it renders link buttons for each of the host ip addresses', () => {
       expect(screen.getAllByRole('button').length).toBe(hostIpValues.length);
     });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/event_details/table/field_value_cell.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/event_details/table/field_value_cell.tsx
index dc6c84b8138fe..0685582b33882 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/event_details/table/field_value_cell.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/event_details/table/field_value_cell.tsx
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export const FieldValueCell = React.memo(
   }: FieldValueCellProps) => {
     return (
       <EuiFlexGroup
+        alignItems="flexStart"
         data-test-subj={`event-field-${data.field}`}
         direction="column"
         gutterSize="none"