diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index 9da08984..c1af9227 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
           as reported by each individual node (Ian)
         repmgr: in "cluster show" and "daemon status", check if a node is attached
           to its advertised upstream node
+        repmgr: use --compact rather than --terse option in "cluster event" (Ian)
         repmgr: prevent a standby being cloned from a witness server (Ian)
         repmgr: prevent a witness server being registered on the cluster primary (John)
         repmgr: ensure BDR2-specific functionality cannot be used on
diff --git a/doc/repmgr-cluster-event.xml b/doc/repmgr-cluster-event.xml
index d953bb67..a805c4f7 100644
--- a/doc/repmgr-cluster-event.xml
+++ b/doc/repmgr-cluster-event.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
       </itemizedlist>
     </para>
     <para>
-      The "Details" column can be omitted by providing <literal>--terse</literal>.
+      The &quot;Details&quot; column can be omitted by providing <literal>--compact</literal>.
     </para>
   </refsect1>
 
diff --git a/repmgr-action-cluster.c b/repmgr-action-cluster.c
index 53ff8e56..1fe913a8 100644
--- a/repmgr-action-cluster.c
+++ b/repmgr-action-cluster.c
@@ -382,6 +382,7 @@ do_cluster_show(void)
  *   --node-[id|name]
  *   --event
  *   --csv
+ *   --compact
  */
 
 void
@@ -427,11 +428,11 @@ do_cluster_event(void)
 	strncpy(headers_event[EV_DETAILS].title, _("Details"), MAXLEN);
 
 	/*
-	 * If --terse or --csv provided, simply omit the "Details" column.
+	 * If --compact or --csv provided, simply omit the "Details" column.
 	 * In --csv mode we'd need to quote/escape the contents "Details" column,
 	 * which is doable but which will remain a TODO for now.
 	 */
-	if (runtime_options.terse == true || runtime_options.output_mode == OM_CSV)
+	if (runtime_options.compact == true || runtime_options.output_mode == OM_CSV)
 		column_count --;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < column_count; i++)
@@ -1462,6 +1463,7 @@ do_cluster_help(void)
 	printf(_("    --event                   filter specific event\n"));
 	printf(_("    --node-id                 restrict entries to node with this ID\n"));
 	printf(_("    --node-name               restrict entries to node with this name\n"));
+	printf(_("    --compact                 omit \"Details\" column"));
 	printf(_("    --csv                     emit output as CSV\n"));
 	puts("");
 
diff --git a/repmgr-client.c b/repmgr-client.c
index 09d254cb..62f3038c 100644
--- a/repmgr-client.c
+++ b/repmgr-client.c
@@ -1945,6 +1945,7 @@ check_cli_parameters(const int action)
 		switch (action)
 		{
 			case CLUSTER_SHOW:
+			case CLUSTER_EVENT:
 			case DAEMON_STATUS:
 				break;
 			default: