diff --git a/src/core/server/status/get_summary_status.test.ts b/src/core/server/status/get_summary_status.test.ts
index 33b2e6f7913a..2c91aa8c7b16 100644
--- a/src/core/server/status/get_summary_status.test.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/status/get_summary_status.test.ts
@@ -81,93 +81,86 @@ describe('getSummaryStatus', () => {
   });
 
   describe('summary', () => {
-    describe('when a single service is at highest level', () => {
-      it('returns all information about that single service', () => {
-        expect(
-          getSummaryStatus(
-            Object.entries({
-              s1: degraded,
-              s2: {
-                level: ServiceStatusLevels.unavailable,
-                summary: 'Lorem ipsum',
-                meta: {
-                  custom: { data: 'here' },
-                },
+    it('returns correct summary when a single service is affected', () => {
+      expect(
+        getSummaryStatus(
+          Object.entries({
+            s1: degraded,
+            s2: {
+              level: ServiceStatusLevels.unavailable,
+              summary: 'Lorem ipsum',
+              meta: {
+                custom: { data: 'here' },
               },
-            })
-          )
-        ).toEqual({
-          level: ServiceStatusLevels.unavailable,
-          summary: '[s2]: Lorem ipsum',
-          detail: 'See the status page for more information',
-          meta: {
-            affectedServices: ['s2'],
-          },
-        });
-      });
-
-      it('allows the single service to override the detail and documentationUrl fields', () => {
-        expect(
-          getSummaryStatus(
-            Object.entries({
-              s1: degraded,
-              s2: {
-                level: ServiceStatusLevels.unavailable,
-                summary: 'Lorem ipsum',
-                detail: 'Vivamus pulvinar sem ac luctus ultrices.',
-                documentationUrl: 'http://helpmenow.com/problem1',
-                meta: {
-                  custom: { data: 'here' },
-                },
-              },
-            })
-          )
-        ).toEqual({
-          level: ServiceStatusLevels.unavailable,
-          summary: '[s2]: Lorem ipsum',
-          detail: 'Vivamus pulvinar sem ac luctus ultrices.',
-          documentationUrl: 'http://helpmenow.com/problem1',
-          meta: {
-            affectedServices: ['s2'],
-          },
-        });
+            },
+          })
+        )
+      ).toEqual({
+        level: ServiceStatusLevels.unavailable,
+        summary: '1 service is unavailable: s2',
+        detail: 'See the status page for more information',
+        meta: {
+          affectedServices: ['s2'],
+        },
       });
     });
 
-    describe('when multiple services is at highest level', () => {
-      it('returns aggregated information about the affected services', () => {
-        expect(
-          getSummaryStatus(
-            Object.entries({
-              s1: degraded,
-              s2: {
-                level: ServiceStatusLevels.unavailable,
-                summary: 'Lorem ipsum',
-                detail: 'Vivamus pulvinar sem ac luctus ultrices.',
-                documentationUrl: 'http://helpmenow.com/problem1',
-                meta: {
-                  custom: { data: 'here' },
-                },
+    it('returns correct summary when multiple services are affected', () => {
+      expect(
+        getSummaryStatus(
+          Object.entries({
+            s1: degraded,
+            s2: {
+              level: ServiceStatusLevels.unavailable,
+              summary: 'Lorem ipsum',
+              detail: 'Vivamus pulvinar sem ac luctus ultrices.',
+              documentationUrl: 'http://helpmenow.com/problem1',
+              meta: {
+                custom: { data: 'here' },
               },
-              s3: {
-                level: ServiceStatusLevels.unavailable,
-                summary: 'Proin mattis',
-                detail: 'Nunc quis nulla at mi lobortis pretium.',
-                documentationUrl: 'http://helpmenow.com/problem2',
-                meta: {
-                  other: { data: 'over there' },
-                },
+            },
+            s3: {
+              level: ServiceStatusLevels.unavailable,
+              summary: 'Proin mattis',
+              detail: 'Nunc quis nulla at mi lobortis pretium.',
+              documentationUrl: 'http://helpmenow.com/problem2',
+              meta: {
+                other: { data: 'over there' },
               },
-            })
-          )
-        ).toEqual({
-          level: ServiceStatusLevels.unavailable,
-          summary: '[2] services are unavailable',
-          detail: 'See the status page for more information',
-          meta: {
-            affectedServices: ['s2', 's3'],
-          },
-        });
+            },
+          })
+        )
+      ).toEqual({
+        level: ServiceStatusLevels.unavailable,
+        summary: '2 services are unavailable: s2, s3',
+        detail: 'See the status page for more information',
+        meta: {
+          affectedServices: ['s2', 's3'],
+        },
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('returns correct summary more than `maxServices` services are affected', () => {
+      expect(
+        getSummaryStatus(
+          Object.entries({
+            s1: degraded,
+            s2: available,
+            s3: degraded,
+            s4: degraded,
+            s5: degraded,
+            s6: available,
+            s7: degraded,
+          }),
+          { maxServices: 3 }
+        )
+      ).toEqual({
+        level: ServiceStatusLevels.degraded,
+        summary: '5 services are degraded: s1, s3, s4 and 2 other(s)',
+        detail: 'See the status page for more information',
+        meta: {
+          affectedServices: ['s1', 's3', 's4', 's5', 's7'],
+        },
       });
     });
   });
diff --git a/src/core/server/status/get_summary_status.ts b/src/core/server/status/get_summary_status.ts
index 9124023148dd..1dc939ce3f80 100644
--- a/src/core/server/status/get_summary_status.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/status/get_summary_status.ts
@@ -10,11 +10,13 @@ import { ServiceStatus, ServiceStatusLevels, ServiceStatusLevel } from './types'
 
 /**
  * Returns a single {@link ServiceStatus} that summarizes the most severe status level from a group of statuses.
- * @param statuses
  */
 export const getSummaryStatus = (
   statuses: Array<[string, ServiceStatus]>,
-  { allAvailableSummary = `All services are available` }: { allAvailableSummary?: string } = {}
+  {
+    allAvailableSummary = `All services are available`,
+    maxServices = 3,
+  }: { allAvailableSummary?: string; maxServices?: number } = {}
 ): ServiceStatus => {
   const { highestLevel, highestStatuses } = highestLevelSummary(statuses);
 
@@ -23,30 +25,38 @@ export const getSummaryStatus = (
       level: ServiceStatusLevels.available,
       summary: allAvailableSummary,
     };
-  } else if (highestStatuses.length === 1) {
-    const [serviceName, status] = highestStatuses[0]! as [string, ServiceStatus];
-    return {
-      ...status,
-      summary: `[${serviceName}]: ${status.summary!}`,
-      // TODO: include URL to status page
-      detail: status.detail ?? `See the status page for more information`,
-      meta: {
-        affectedServices: [serviceName],
-      },
-    };
   } else {
+    const affectedServices = highestStatuses.map(([serviceName]) => serviceName);
     return {
       level: highestLevel,
-      summary: `[${highestStatuses.length}] services are ${highestLevel.toString()}`,
+      summary: getSummaryContent(affectedServices, highestLevel, maxServices),
       // TODO: include URL to status page
       detail: `See the status page for more information`,
       meta: {
-        affectedServices: highestStatuses.map(([serviceName]) => serviceName),
+        affectedServices,
       },
     };
   }
 };
 
+const getSummaryContent = (
+  affectedServices: string[],
+  statusLevel: ServiceStatusLevel,
+  maxServices: number
+): string => {
+  const serviceCount = affectedServices.length;
+  if (serviceCount === 1) {
+    return `1 service is ${statusLevel.toString()}: ${affectedServices[0]}`;
+  } else if (serviceCount > maxServices) {
+    const exceedingCount = serviceCount - maxServices;
+    return `${serviceCount} services are ${statusLevel.toString()}: ${affectedServices
+      .slice(0, maxServices)
+      .join(', ')} and ${exceedingCount} other(s)`;
+  } else {
+    return `${serviceCount} services are ${statusLevel.toString()}: ${affectedServices.join(', ')}`;
+  }
+};
+
 type StatusPair = [string, ServiceStatus];
 
 const highestLevelSummary = (
diff --git a/src/core/server/status/plugins_status.test.ts b/src/core/server/status/plugins_status.test.ts
index b7c0733de728..0befbf63bd18 100644
--- a/src/core/server/status/plugins_status.test.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/status/plugins_status.test.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ describe('PluginStatusService', () => {
       });
       expect(await serviceDegraded.getDerivedStatus$('a').pipe(first()).toPromise()).toEqual({
         level: ServiceStatusLevels.degraded,
-        summary: '[savedObjects]: savedObjects degraded',
+        summary: '1 service is degraded: savedObjects',
         detail: 'See the status page for more information',
         meta: expect.any(Object),
       });
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ describe('PluginStatusService', () => {
       });
       expect(await serviceCritical.getDerivedStatus$('a').pipe(first()).toPromise()).toEqual({
         level: ServiceStatusLevels.critical,
-        summary: '[elasticsearch]: elasticsearch critical',
+        summary: '1 service is critical: elasticsearch',
         detail: 'See the status page for more information',
         meta: expect.any(Object),
       });
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ describe('PluginStatusService', () => {
       service.set('a', of({ level: ServiceStatusLevels.degraded, summary: 'a is degraded' }));
       expect(await service.getDerivedStatus$('b').pipe(first()).toPromise()).toEqual({
         level: ServiceStatusLevels.degraded,
-        summary: '[2] services are degraded',
+        summary: '2 services are degraded: savedObjects, a',
         detail: 'See the status page for more information',
         meta: expect.any(Object),
       });
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ describe('PluginStatusService', () => {
       service.set('a', of({ level: ServiceStatusLevels.unavailable, summary: 'a is not working' }));
       expect(await service.getDerivedStatus$('b').pipe(first()).toPromise()).toEqual({
         level: ServiceStatusLevels.unavailable,
-        summary: '[a]: a is not working',
+        summary: '1 service is unavailable: a',
         detail: 'See the status page for more information',
         meta: expect.any(Object),
       });
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ describe('PluginStatusService', () => {
       service.set('a', of({ level: ServiceStatusLevels.unavailable, summary: 'a is not working' }));
       expect(await service.getDerivedStatus$('b').pipe(first()).toPromise()).toEqual({
         level: ServiceStatusLevels.critical,
-        summary: '[elasticsearch]: elasticsearch critical',
+        summary: '1 service is critical: elasticsearch',
         detail: 'See the status page for more information',
         meta: expect.any(Object),
       });
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ describe('PluginStatusService', () => {
       service.set('b', of({ level: ServiceStatusLevels.unavailable, summary: 'b is not working' }));
       expect(await service.getDerivedStatus$('c').pipe(first()).toPromise()).toEqual({
         level: ServiceStatusLevels.unavailable,
-        summary: '[b]: b is not working',
+        summary: '1 service is unavailable: b',
         detail: 'See the status page for more information',
         meta: expect.any(Object),
       });
@@ -166,19 +166,19 @@ describe('PluginStatusService', () => {
       expect(await serviceDegraded.getAll$().pipe(first()).toPromise()).toEqual({
         a: {
           level: ServiceStatusLevels.degraded,
-          summary: '[savedObjects]: savedObjects degraded',
+          summary: '1 service is degraded: savedObjects',
           detail: 'See the status page for more information',
           meta: expect.any(Object),
         },
         b: {
           level: ServiceStatusLevels.degraded,
-          summary: '[savedObjects]: savedObjects degraded',
+          summary: '1 service is degraded: savedObjects',
           detail: 'See the status page for more information',
           meta: expect.any(Object),
         },
         c: {
           level: ServiceStatusLevels.degraded,
-          summary: '[savedObjects]: savedObjects degraded',
+          summary: '1 service is degraded: savedObjects',
           detail: 'See the status page for more information',
           meta: expect.any(Object),
         },
@@ -191,19 +191,19 @@ describe('PluginStatusService', () => {
       expect(await serviceCritical.getAll$().pipe(first()).toPromise()).toEqual({
         a: {
           level: ServiceStatusLevels.critical,
-          summary: '[elasticsearch]: elasticsearch critical',
+          summary: '1 service is critical: elasticsearch',
           detail: 'See the status page for more information',
           meta: expect.any(Object),
         },
         b: {
           level: ServiceStatusLevels.critical,
-          summary: '[elasticsearch]: elasticsearch critical',
+          summary: '1 service is critical: elasticsearch',
           detail: 'See the status page for more information',
           meta: expect.any(Object),
         },
         c: {
           level: ServiceStatusLevels.critical,
-          summary: '[elasticsearch]: elasticsearch critical',
+          summary: '1 service is critical: elasticsearch',
           detail: 'See the status page for more information',
           meta: expect.any(Object),
         },
@@ -218,13 +218,13 @@ describe('PluginStatusService', () => {
         a: { level: ServiceStatusLevels.available, summary: 'a status' }, // a is available depsite savedObjects being degraded
         b: {
           level: ServiceStatusLevels.degraded,
-          summary: '[savedObjects]: savedObjects degraded',
+          summary: '1 service is degraded: savedObjects',
           detail: 'See the status page for more information',
           meta: expect.any(Object),
         },
         c: {
           level: ServiceStatusLevels.degraded,
-          summary: '[2] services are degraded',
+          summary: '2 services are degraded: savedObjects, b',
           detail: 'See the status page for more information',
           meta: expect.any(Object),
         },
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ describe('PluginStatusService', () => {
         a: { level: ServiceStatusLevels.unavailable, summary: 'Status check timed out after 30s' },
         b: {
           level: ServiceStatusLevels.unavailable,
-          summary: '[a]: Status check timed out after 30s',
+          summary: '1 service is unavailable: a',
           detail: 'See the status page for more information',
           meta: {
             affectedServices: ['a'],
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ describe('PluginStatusService', () => {
         a: { level: ServiceStatusLevels.available, summary: 'a status' }, // a is available depsite savedObjects being degraded
         b: {
           level: ServiceStatusLevels.degraded,
-          summary: '[savedObjects]: savedObjects degraded',
+          summary: '1 service is degraded: savedObjects',
           detail: 'See the status page for more information',
           meta: expect.any(Object),
         },
diff --git a/src/core/server/status/status_service.test.ts b/src/core/server/status/status_service.test.ts
index e876068efec3..615f65c99040 100644
--- a/src/core/server/status/status_service.test.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/status/status_service.test.ts
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ describe('StatusService', () => {
         );
         expect(await setup.overall$.pipe(first()).toPromise()).toMatchObject({
           level: ServiceStatusLevels.degraded,
-          summary: '[2] services are degraded',
+          summary: '2 services are degraded: elasticsearch, savedObjects',
         });
       });
 
@@ -206,15 +206,15 @@ describe('StatusService', () => {
         const subResult3 = await setup.overall$.pipe(first()).toPromise();
         expect(subResult1).toMatchObject({
           level: ServiceStatusLevels.degraded,
-          summary: '[2] services are degraded',
+          summary: '2 services are degraded: elasticsearch, savedObjects',
         });
         expect(subResult2).toMatchObject({
           level: ServiceStatusLevels.degraded,
-          summary: '[2] services are degraded',
+          summary: '2 services are degraded: elasticsearch, savedObjects',
         });
         expect(subResult3).toMatchObject({
           level: ServiceStatusLevels.degraded,
-          summary: '[2] services are degraded',
+          summary: '2 services are degraded: elasticsearch, savedObjects',
         });
       });
 
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ describe('StatusService', () => {
                   "savedObjects",
                 ],
               },
-              "summary": "[savedObjects]: This is degraded!",
+              "summary": "1 service is degraded: savedObjects",
             },
             Object {
               "level": available,
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ describe('StatusService', () => {
                   "savedObjects",
                 ],
               },
-              "summary": "[savedObjects]: This is degraded!",
+              "summary": "1 service is degraded: savedObjects",
             },
             Object {
               "level": available,
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ describe('StatusService', () => {
         );
         expect(await setup.coreOverall$.pipe(first()).toPromise()).toMatchObject({
           level: ServiceStatusLevels.degraded,
-          summary: '[2] services are degraded',
+          summary: '2 services are degraded: elasticsearch, savedObjects',
         });
       });
 
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ describe('StatusService', () => {
         );
         expect(await setup.coreOverall$.pipe(first()).toPromise()).toMatchObject({
           level: ServiceStatusLevels.critical,
-          summary: '[savedObjects]: This is critical!',
+          summary: '1 service is critical: savedObjects',
         });
       });
 
@@ -377,15 +377,15 @@ describe('StatusService', () => {
 
         expect(subResult1).toMatchObject({
           level: ServiceStatusLevels.degraded,
-          summary: '[2] services are degraded',
+          summary: '2 services are degraded: elasticsearch, savedObjects',
         });
         expect(subResult2).toMatchObject({
           level: ServiceStatusLevels.degraded,
-          summary: '[2] services are degraded',
+          summary: '2 services are degraded: elasticsearch, savedObjects',
         });
         expect(subResult3).toMatchObject({
           level: ServiceStatusLevels.degraded,
-          summary: '[2] services are degraded',
+          summary: '2 services are degraded: elasticsearch, savedObjects',
         });
       });
 
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ describe('StatusService', () => {
                   "savedObjects",
                 ],
               },
-              "summary": "[savedObjects]: This is degraded!",
+              "summary": "1 service is degraded: savedObjects",
             },
             Object {
               "level": available,
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ describe('StatusService', () => {
                   "savedObjects",
                 ],
               },
-              "summary": "[savedObjects]: This is degraded!",
+              "summary": "1 service is degraded: savedObjects",
             },
             Object {
               "level": available,