diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/workflow/actions/ArgumentsAction.java b/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/workflow/actions/ArgumentsAction.java
index e8f24eda..c11c9eaa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/workflow/actions/ArgumentsAction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/workflow/actions/ArgumentsAction.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 import javax.annotation.CheckForNull;
 import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
 import org.apache.commons.collections.CollectionUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
 import org.jenkinsci.plugins.structs.describable.DescribableModel;
 import org.jenkinsci.plugins.structs.describable.UninstantiatedDescribable;
 import org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.graph.FlowNode;
@@ -197,7 +198,7 @@ public static String getStepArgumentsAsString(@Nonnull FlowNode n) {
             StepDescriptor descriptor = ((StepNode) n).getDescriptor();
             if (descriptor != null) {  // Null if plugin providing descriptor was uninstalled
                 Map<String, Object> filteredArgs = getFilteredArguments(n);
-                return descriptor.argumentsToString(filteredArgs);
+                return StringUtils.substring(descriptor.argumentsToString(filteredArgs), 0, 80);
             }
         }
         return null;  // non-StepNode nodes can't have step arguments
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/workflow/graph/FlowNodeTest.java b/src/test/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/workflow/graph/FlowNodeTest.java
index e2b07ba0..7c157b45 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/workflow/graph/FlowNodeTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/workflow/graph/FlowNodeTest.java
@@ -450,5 +450,33 @@ private List<FlowNode> enclosingBlocksIncludingNode(FlowNode node) {
         encl.addAll(node.getEnclosingBlocks());
         return encl;
     }
-}
 
+    @Test
+    public void testLongStepArguments() throws Exception {
+        rr.addStep(new Statement() {
+            @Override
+            public void evaluate() throws Throwable {
+                WorkflowJob job = rr.j.createProject(WorkflowJob.class, "testLongStepArguments");
+
+                job.setDefinition(new CpsFlowDefinition(
+                    "node('master') {\n" +
+                    "    stage('weird') {\n" +
+                    "        echo 'lib01.so,lib01.so,lib01.so,lib01.so,lib01.so,lib01.so,lib01.so,lib01.so,lib01.so,lib01.so,lib01.so,lib01.so,lib01.so,lib01.so,lib01.so,lib01.so,lib01.so,lib01.so,lib01.so,lib01.so,lib01.so,lib01.so,lib01.so,lib01.so,lib01.so,lib01.so,lib01.so,lib01.so,lib01.so,lib01.so,lib01.so,lib01.so,lib01.so,lib01.so,lib01.so,lib01.so,lib01.so,lib01.so,lib01.so,lib01.so,lib01.so,lib01.so,lib01.so,lib01.so,lib01.so,lib01.so,lib01.so,lib01.so,lib01.so,lib01.so,lib01.so,lib01.so,lib01.so,lib01.so,lib01.so,lib01.so'\n" +
+                    "    }\n" +
+                    "}\n")
+                );
+                WorkflowRun r = rr.j.buildAndAssertSuccess(job);
+
+                FlowExecution execution = r.getExecution();
+
+                DepthFirstScanner scan = new DepthFirstScanner();
+                for (FlowNode n : scan.allNodes(execution)) {
+                    String args = ArgumentsAction.getStepArgumentsAsString(n);
+                    if(args!=null) {
+                        assertTrue(args.length() <= 80);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        });
+    }
+}