diff --git a/src/registrar/admin.py b/src/registrar/admin.py
index 811946549..160b906ab 100644
--- a/src/registrar/admin.py
+++ b/src/registrar/admin.py
@@ -1485,7 +1485,6 @@ class DomainRequestAdmin(ListHeaderAdmin, ImportExportModelAdmin):
                     "status",
                     "rejection_reason",
                     "action_needed_reason",
-                    "action_needed_reason_email",
                     "investigator",
                     "creator",
                     "submitter",
diff --git a/src/registrar/assets/js/get-gov-admin.js b/src/registrar/assets/js/get-gov-admin.js
index 83348ca7f..04dc04dac 100644
--- a/src/registrar/assets/js/get-gov-admin.js
+++ b/src/registrar/assets/js/get-gov-admin.js
@@ -546,25 +546,17 @@ function initializeWidgetOnList(list, parentId) {
 (function () {
     let statusDropdown = document.getElementById("id_status");
     let actionNeededReasonDropdown = document.getElementById("id_action_needed_reason");
-    let actionNeededEmail = document.getElementById("id_action_needed_reason_email")
-    let reasonFormRow = actionNeededEmail.closest(".form-row");
-
-    if(actionNeededReasonDropdown && actionNeededEmail && reasonFormRow) {
-        statusDropdown.addEventListener('change', function() {
-            if (statusDropdown.value != "action needed") {
-                // Hide the email field by default
-                hideElement(reasonFormRow)
-            }else {
-                showElement(reasonFormRow)
-            }
-        });
+    // If you need to account for the non-readonly version as well, you will need to check
+    // for both of these things seperately.
+    let actionNeededEmail = document.querySelector("#action_needed_reason_email_view_more")
 
+    if(actionNeededReasonDropdown && actionNeededEmail) {
         if (statusDropdown.value == "action needed")
-            handleChangeActionNeededEmail(actionNeededReasonDropdown, actionNeededEmail, reasonFormRow);
+            handleChangeActionNeededEmail(actionNeededReasonDropdown, actionNeededEmail);
     }
 
     // TODO fix edge case where nothing is selected
-    function handleChangeActionNeededEmail(actionNeededReasonDropdown, actionNeededEmail, reasonFormRow) {
+    function handleChangeActionNeededEmail(actionNeededReasonDropdown, actionNeededEmail) {
         actionNeededReasonDropdown.addEventListener('change', function() {
             // TODO on change if not actionneeded on status, hide show email button
             const pk = document.querySelector("#domain_request_id").value
@@ -603,8 +595,6 @@ function initializeWidgetOnList(list, parentId) {
                     // Show the message
                     showElement(noEmailMessage);
                 }
-
-                showElement(reasonFormRow)
             });
         });
 
diff --git a/src/registrar/assets/sass/_theme/_admin.scss b/src/registrar/assets/sass/_theme/_admin.scss
index 360055d91..0248d33b7 100644
--- a/src/registrar/assets/sass/_theme/_admin.scss
+++ b/src/registrar/assets/sass/_theme/_admin.scss
@@ -786,3 +786,12 @@ div.dja__model-description{
 .usa-button--dja-link-color {
     color: var(--link-fg);
 }
+
+// If the dja textarea is set as readonly, display this on hover
+textarea.vLargeTextField[readonly]:hover {
+    cursor: not-allowed;
+}
+
+.max-full {
+    width: 100% !important;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/registrar/templates/django/admin/includes/detail_table_fieldset.html b/src/registrar/templates/django/admin/includes/detail_table_fieldset.html
index a7c50a810..5e162f8e8 100644
--- a/src/registrar/templates/django/admin/includes/detail_table_fieldset.html
+++ b/src/registrar/templates/django/admin/includes/detail_table_fieldset.html
@@ -105,34 +105,24 @@ This is using a custom implementation fieldset.html (see admin/fieldset.html)
                         {% endfor %}
                     </tbody>
                 </table>
+
+                {% if original_object.action_needed_reason_email %}
+                <div class="dja-textarea-container padding-1 margin-top-2">
+                    <label class="max-full" for="action_needed_reason_email_view_more">Action needed reason email</label>
+                    <textarea id="action_needed_reason_email_view_more" cols="40" rows="20" class="vLargeTextField {% if original_object.status != "action needed" %} display-none {% endif %}" readonly>
+                        {{ original_object.action_needed_reason_email }}
+                    </textarea>
+                </div>
+                {% endif %}
             </div>
             
+
             <button type="button" class="collapse-toggle--dgsimple usa-button usa-button--unstyled margin-top-2 margin-bottom-1 margin-left-1">
                 <span>Show details</span>
                 <svg class="usa-icon" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" role="img" width="24" height="24">
                     <use xlink:href="/public/img/sprite.svg#expand_more"></use>
                 </svg>
             </button>
-            {% comment %}
-            <div class="usa-button-group">
-                <li class="usa-button-group__item">
-                    <button type="button" class="collapse-toggle--dgsimple usa-button usa-button--unstyled margin-top-2 margin-bottom-1 margin-left-1">
-                        <span>Show details</span>
-                        <svg class="usa-icon" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" role="img" width="24" height="24">
-                            <use xlink:href="/public/img/sprite.svg#expand_more"></use>
-                        </svg>
-                    </button>
-                </li>
-                <li class="usa-button-group__item">
-                    <button id="show_action_needed_email" domain-request-id="{{original_object.id}}" type="button" class="{% if field.field.value != "action needed" %}display-none{% endif %} collapse-toggle--dgsimple usa-button usa-button--unstyled margin-top-2 margin-bottom-1 margin-left-1">
-                        <svg class="usa-icon" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" role="img" width="24" height="24">
-                            <use xlink:href="/public/img/sprite.svg#mail"></use>
-                        </svg>
-                        <span>Show email</span>
-                    </button>
-                </li>
-            </div>
-            {% endcomment %}
         </div>
     </div>
     {% elif field.field.name == "creator" %}