diff --git a/webpack/components/extensions/HostDetails/Tabs/PackagesTab/PackageInstallModal.js b/webpack/components/extensions/HostDetails/Tabs/PackagesTab/PackageInstallModal.js
index 6f137b4e1f3..a73f2e2786d 100644
--- a/webpack/components/extensions/HostDetails/Tabs/PackagesTab/PackageInstallModal.js
+++ b/webpack/components/extensions/HostDetails/Tabs/PackagesTab/PackageInstallModal.js
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ const PackageInstallModal = ({
   const selectedPackageNames = () => selectedResults.map(({ name }) => name);
 
   const installViaRex = () => {
-    triggerPackageInstall(fetchBulkParams());
+    triggerPackageInstall(fetchBulkParams(), selectedPackageNames().join(', '));
     selectNone();
     closeModal();
   };
diff --git a/webpack/components/extensions/HostDetails/Tabs/PackagesTab/PackagesTab.js b/webpack/components/extensions/HostDetails/Tabs/PackagesTab/PackagesTab.js
index 1baedc0d0f1..5d88f64c9d5 100644
--- a/webpack/components/extensions/HostDetails/Tabs/PackagesTab/PackagesTab.js
+++ b/webpack/components/extensions/HostDetails/Tabs/PackagesTab/PackagesTab.js
@@ -231,9 +231,10 @@ export const PackagesTab = () => {
     isPolling: isRemoveInProgress,
   } = useRexJobPolling(packageRemoveAction);
 
-  const packageBulkRemoveAction = bulkParams => removePackages({
+  const packageBulkRemoveAction = (bulkParams, packageNames) => removePackages({
     hostname,
     search: bulkParams,
+    descriptionFormat: `Remove package(s) ${packageNames}`,
   });
 
   const {
@@ -253,10 +254,11 @@ export const PackagesTab = () => {
     isPolling: isUpgradeInProgress,
   } = useRexJobPolling(packageUpgradeAction, getHostDetails({ hostname }));
 
-  const packageBulkUpgradeAction = bulkParams => updatePackages({
+  const packageBulkUpgradeAction = (bulkParams, descriptionFormat) => updatePackages({
     hostname,
     search: bulkParams,
     versions: JSON.stringify(selectedNVRAVersions || []),
+    descriptionFormat,
   });
 
   const {
@@ -266,7 +268,7 @@ export const PackagesTab = () => {
   } = useRexJobPolling(packageBulkUpgradeAction, getHostDetails({ hostname }));
 
   const packageInstallAction
-    = bulkParams => installPackageBySearch({ hostname, search: bulkParams });
+    = (bulkParams, packageNames) => installPackageBySearch({ hostname, search: bulkParams, descriptionFormat: `Install package(s) ${packageNames}` });
 
   const {
     triggerJobStart: triggerPackageInstall,
@@ -306,9 +308,10 @@ export const PackagesTab = () => {
 
   const removePackagesViaRemoteExecution = () => {
     const selected = fetchBulkParams();
+    const packageNames = selectedResults.map(({ name }) => name);
     setIsBulkActionOpen(false);
     selectNone();
-    triggerBulkPackageRemove(selected);
+    triggerBulkPackageRemove(selected, packageNames.join(', '));
   };
 
   const removeBulk = () => removePackagesViaRemoteExecution();
@@ -321,9 +324,13 @@ export const PackagesTab = () => {
 
   const upgradeBulkViaRemoteExecution = () => {
     const selected = fetchBulkParams();
+    const packageNames = selectedResults.map(({ name }) => name);
+    const allRowsSelected = areAllRowsSelected();
+    let descriptionFormatText = allRowsSelected ? 'Upgrade all packages' : `Upgrade package(s) ${packageNames.join(', ')}`;
+    if (selectAllMode && !allRowsSelected) descriptionFormatText = 'Upgrade lots of packages'; // we don't know the package names in the exclusion set
     setIsBulkActionOpen(false);
     selectNone();
-    triggerBulkPackageUpgrade(selected);
+    triggerBulkPackageUpgrade(selected, descriptionFormatText);
   };
 
   const upgradeBulk = () => upgradeBulkViaRemoteExecution();
@@ -462,7 +469,6 @@ export const PackagesTab = () => {
   );
 
   const resetFilters = () => setPackageStatusSelected(PACKAGE_STATUS);
-
   return (
     <div>
       <div id="packages-tab">
diff --git a/webpack/components/extensions/HostDetails/Tabs/RemoteExecutionActions.js b/webpack/components/extensions/HostDetails/Tabs/RemoteExecutionActions.js
index 36122a20e58..5e00cc0a5ad 100644
--- a/webpack/components/extensions/HostDetails/Tabs/RemoteExecutionActions.js
+++ b/webpack/components/extensions/HostDetails/Tabs/RemoteExecutionActions.js
@@ -9,10 +9,13 @@ import { PACKAGE_SEARCH_QUERY } from './PackagesTab/YumInstallablePackagesConsta
 import { PACKAGES_SEARCH_QUERY, SELECTED_UPDATE_VERSIONS } from './PackagesTab/HostPackagesConstants';
 
 // PARAM BUILDING
-const baseParams = ({ feature, hostname, inputs = {} }) => ({
+const baseParams = ({
+  feature, hostname, descriptionFormat, inputs = {},
+}) => ({
   job_invocation: {
     feature,
     inputs,
+    descriptionFormat,
     search_query: `name ^ (${hostname})`,
   },
 });
@@ -33,11 +36,12 @@ const katelloPackageInstallParams = ({ hostname, packageName }) =>
   });
 
 // used when we know package Id(s)
-const katelloPackageInstallBySearchParams = ({ hostname, search }) =>
+const katelloPackageInstallBySearchParams = ({ hostname, search, descriptionFormat }) =>
   baseParams({
     hostname,
     inputs: { [PACKAGE_SEARCH_QUERY]: search },
     feature: REX_FEATURES.KATELLO_PACKAGE_INSTALL_BY_SEARCH,
+    description_format: descriptionFormat,
   });
 
 const katelloPackageRemoveParams = ({ hostname, packageName }) =>
@@ -47,11 +51,12 @@ const katelloPackageRemoveParams = ({ hostname, packageName }) =>
     feature: REX_FEATURES.KATELLO_PACKAGE_REMOVE,
   });
 
-const katelloPackagesRemoveParams = ({ hostname, search }) =>
+const katelloPackagesRemoveParams = ({ hostname, search, descriptionFormat }) =>
   baseParams({
     hostname,
     inputs: { [PACKAGES_SEARCH_QUERY]: search },
     feature: REX_FEATURES.KATELLO_PACKAGES_REMOVE_BY_SEARCH,
+    description_format: descriptionFormat,
   });
 
 const katelloPackageUpdateParams = ({ hostname, packageName }) =>
@@ -61,11 +66,14 @@ const katelloPackageUpdateParams = ({ hostname, packageName }) =>
     feature: REX_FEATURES.KATELLO_PACKAGE_UPDATE,
   });
 
-const katelloPackagesUpdateParams = ({ hostname, search, versions }) => ({
+const katelloPackagesUpdateParams = ({
+  hostname, search, versions, descriptionFormat,
+}) => ({
   job_invocation: {
     feature: REX_FEATURES.KATELLO_PACKAGES_UPDATE_BY_SEARCH,
     inputs: { [PACKAGES_SEARCH_QUERY]: search, [SELECTED_UPDATE_VERSIONS]: versions },
     search_query: `name ^ (${hostname})`,
+    description_format: descriptionFormat,
   },
 });
 
@@ -134,11 +142,11 @@ export const installPackage = ({ hostname, packageName, handleSuccess }) => post
   errorToast,
 });
 
-export const installPackageBySearch = ({ hostname, search }) => post({
+export const installPackageBySearch = ({ hostname, search, descriptionFormat }) => post({
   type: API_OPERATIONS.POST,
   key: REX_JOB_INVOCATIONS_KEY,
   url: foremanApi.getApiUrl('/job_invocations'),
-  params: katelloPackageInstallBySearchParams({ hostname, search }),
+  params: katelloPackageInstallBySearchParams({ hostname, search, descriptionFormat }),
   handleSuccess: showRexToast,
   errorToast,
 });
@@ -152,11 +160,11 @@ export const removePackage = ({ hostname, packageName }) => post({
   errorToast,
 });
 
-export const removePackages = ({ hostname, search }) => post({
+export const removePackages = ({ hostname, search, descriptionFormat }) => post({
   type: API_OPERATIONS.POST,
   key: REX_JOB_INVOCATIONS_KEY,
   url: foremanApi.getApiUrl('/job_invocations'),
-  params: katelloPackagesRemoveParams({ hostname, search }),
+  params: katelloPackagesRemoveParams({ hostname, search, descriptionFormat }),
   handleSuccess: showRexToast,
   errorToast,
 });
@@ -170,11 +178,15 @@ export const updatePackage = ({ hostname, packageName }) => post({
   errorToast,
 });
 
-export const updatePackages = ({ hostname, search, versions }) => post({
+export const updatePackages = ({
+  hostname, search, versions, descriptionFormat,
+}) => post({
   type: API_OPERATIONS.POST,
   key: REX_JOB_INVOCATIONS_KEY,
   url: foremanApi.getApiUrl('/job_invocations'),
-  params: katelloPackagesUpdateParams({ hostname, search, versions }),
+  params: katelloPackagesUpdateParams({
+    hostname, search, versions, descriptionFormat,
+  }),
   handleSuccess: showRexToast,
   errorToast,
 });
diff --git a/webpack/components/extensions/HostDetails/Tabs/__tests__/packagesTab.test.js b/webpack/components/extensions/HostDetails/Tabs/__tests__/packagesTab.test.js
index e3d42fad188..423c9621568 100644
--- a/webpack/components/extensions/HostDetails/Tabs/__tests__/packagesTab.test.js
+++ b/webpack/components/extensions/HostDetails/Tabs/__tests__/packagesTab.test.js
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ test('Can bulk upgrade via remote execution', async (done) => {
         },
         search_query: `name ^ (${hostname})`,
         feature: REX_FEATURES.KATELLO_PACKAGES_UPDATE_BY_SEARCH,
+        description_format: 'Upgrade package(s) chrony, coreutils',
       },
     })
     .reply(201);