diff --git a/cmd/flux/get_kustomization.go b/cmd/flux/get_kustomization.go
index a6f1eb6a..d2991e93 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/get_kustomization.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/get_kustomization.go
@@ -18,10 +18,12 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 
 	kustomizev1 "github.com/fluxcd/kustomize-controller/api/v1beta2"
@@ -78,6 +80,10 @@ func (a kustomizationListAdapter) summariseItem(i int, includeNamespace bool, in
 	item := a.Items[i]
 	revision := item.Status.LastAppliedRevision
 	status, msg := statusAndMessage(item.Status.Conditions)
+	if status == string(metav1.ConditionTrue) {
+		revision = shortenCommitSha(revision)
+		msg = shortenCommitSha(msg)
+	}
 	return append(nameColumns(&item, includeNamespace, includeKind),
 		status, msg, revision, strings.Title(strconv.FormatBool(item.Spec.Suspend)))
 }
@@ -94,3 +100,13 @@ func (a kustomizationListAdapter) statusSelectorMatches(i int, conditionType, co
 	item := a.Items[i]
 	return statusMatches(conditionType, conditionStatus, item.Status.Conditions)
 }
+
+func shortenCommitSha(msg string) string {
+	r := regexp.MustCompile("/([a-f0-9]{40})$")
+	sha := r.FindString(msg)
+	if sha != "" {
+		msg = strings.Replace(msg, sha, string([]rune(sha)[:8]), -1)
+	}
+
+	return msg
+}
diff --git a/cmd/flux/get_source_git.go b/cmd/flux/get_source_git.go
index 31a8e5bd..95b8ab4f 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/get_source_git.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/get_source_git.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 
 	sourcev1 "github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/api/v1beta1"
@@ -80,6 +81,10 @@ func (a *gitRepositoryListAdapter) summariseItem(i int, includeNamespace bool, i
 		revision = item.GetArtifact().Revision
 	}
 	status, msg := statusAndMessage(item.Status.Conditions)
+	if status == string(metav1.ConditionTrue) {
+		revision = shortenCommitSha(revision)
+		msg = shortenCommitSha(msg)
+	}
 	return append(nameColumns(&item, includeNamespace, includeKind),
 		status, msg, revision, strings.Title(strconv.FormatBool(item.Spec.Suspend)))
 }
diff --git a/cmd/flux/testdata/kustomization/get_kustomization_from_git.golden b/cmd/flux/testdata/kustomization/get_kustomization_from_git.golden
index 3c21df33..a613aa34 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/testdata/kustomization/get_kustomization_from_git.golden
+++ b/cmd/flux/testdata/kustomization/get_kustomization_from_git.golden
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-NAME	READY	MESSAGE                                                         	REVISION                                      	SUSPENDED 
-tkfg	True 	Applied revision: 6.0.0/627d5c4bb67b77185f37e31d734b085019ff2951	6.0.0/627d5c4bb67b77185f37e31d734b085019ff2951	False    	
+NAME	READY	MESSAGE                        	REVISION     	SUSPENDED 
+tkfg	True 	Applied revision: 6.0.0/627d5c4	6.0.0/627d5c4	False