diff --git a/src/kibana/components/doc_table/components/table_row.js b/src/kibana/components/doc_table/components/table_row.js
index a7640bcd7b50..15952844b003 100644
--- a/src/kibana/components/doc_table/components/table_row.js
+++ b/src/kibana/components/doc_table/components/table_row.js
@@ -23,10 +23,11 @@ define(function (require) {
    * ```
    */
   module.directive('kbnTableRow', function ($compile) {
+    var noWhiteSpace = require('utils/no_white_space');
     var openRowHtml = require('text!components/doc_table/components/table_row/open.html');
     var detailsHtml = require('text!components/doc_table/components/table_row/details.html');
-    var cellTemplate = _.template(require('text!components/doc_table/components/table_row/cell.html'));
-    var truncateByHeightTemplate = _.template(require('text!partials/truncate_by_height.html'));
+    var cellTemplate = _.template(noWhiteSpace(require('text!components/doc_table/components/table_row/cell.html')));
+    var truncateByHeightTemplate = _.template(noWhiteSpace(require('text!partials/truncate_by_height.html')));
 
     return {
       restrict: 'A',
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ define(function (require) {
           $scope.columns.forEach(function (column) {
             newHtmls.push(cellTemplate({
               timefield: false,
+              sourcefield: (column === '_source'),
               formatted: _displayField(row, column, true)
             }));
           });
diff --git a/src/kibana/components/doc_table/components/table_row/cell.html b/src/kibana/components/doc_table/components/table_row/cell.html
index 69964385f72f..55f1e17f0cde 100644
--- a/src/kibana/components/doc_table/components/table_row/cell.html
+++ b/src/kibana/components/doc_table/components/table_row/cell.html
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
-<td <%= timefield ? 'class="discover-table-timefield"  width="1%"' : '' %>>
+<%
+var attributes = '';
+if (timefield) {
+  attributes='class="discover-table-timefield" width="1%"';
+} else if (sourcefield) {
+  attributes='class="discover-table-sourcefield"';
+} else {
+  attributes='class="discover-table-datafield"';
+}
+%>
+<td <%= attributes %>>
   <%= formatted %>
-</td>
\ No newline at end of file
+</td>
diff --git a/src/kibana/components/doc_table/doc_table.less b/src/kibana/components/doc_table/doc_table.less
index 6954b401b090..699a66f948bf 100644
--- a/src/kibana/components/doc_table/doc_table.less
+++ b/src/kibana/components/doc_table/doc_table.less
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ doc-table {
   margin: 5px;
   .flex(1, 1, 100%);
 
+  .discover-table-datafield {
+    white-space: pre;
+  }
+
   .loading {
     opacity: @loading-opacity;
   }