diff --git a/netbox/core/views.py b/netbox/core/views.py
index c3e26ae3d..133396ac2 100644
--- a/netbox/core/views.py
+++ b/netbox/core/views.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import json
 import platform
 
+from copy import deepcopy
 from django import __version__ as django_version
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib import messages
@@ -310,6 +311,22 @@ class ConfigRevisionListView(generic.ObjectListView):
 class ConfigRevisionView(generic.ObjectView):
     queryset = ConfigRevision.objects.all()
 
+    def get_extra_context(self, request, instance):
+        """
+        Retrieve additional context for a given request and instance.
+        """
+        # Copy the revision data to avoid modifying the original
+        config = deepcopy(instance.data or {})
+
+        # Serialize any JSON-based classes
+        for attr in ['CUSTOM_VALIDATORS', 'DEFAULT_USER_PREFERENCES', 'PROTECTION_RULES']:
+            if attr in config:
+                config[attr] = json.dumps(config[attr], cls=ConfigJSONEncoder, indent=4)
+
+        return {
+            'config': config,
+        }
+
 
 @register_model_view(ConfigRevision, 'add', detail=False)
 class ConfigRevisionEditView(generic.ObjectEditView):
@@ -617,8 +634,8 @@ class SystemView(UserPassesTestMixin, View):
             response['Content-Disposition'] = 'attachment; filename="netbox.json"'
             return response
 
-        # Serialize any CustomValidator classes
-        for attr in ['CUSTOM_VALIDATORS', 'PROTECTION_RULES']:
+        # Serialize any JSON-based classes
+        for attr in ['CUSTOM_VALIDATORS', 'DEFAULT_USER_PREFERENCES', 'PROTECTION_RULES']:
             if hasattr(config, attr) and getattr(config, attr, None):
                 setattr(config, attr, json.dumps(getattr(config, attr), cls=ConfigJSONEncoder, indent=4))
 
diff --git a/netbox/templates/core/configrevision.html b/netbox/templates/core/configrevision.html
index ecb9f1c17..28179b7fd 100644
--- a/netbox/templates/core/configrevision.html
+++ b/netbox/templates/core/configrevision.html
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     <div class="col col-md-12">
       <div class="card">
         <h2 class="card-header">{% trans "Configuration Data" %}</h2>
-        {% include 'core/inc/config_data.html' with config=object.data %}
+        {% include 'core/inc/config_data.html' %}
       </div>
 
       <div class="card">
diff --git a/netbox/templates/core/inc/config_data.html b/netbox/templates/core/inc/config_data.html
index 883fa0426..cb32d7a88 100644
--- a/netbox/templates/core/inc/config_data.html
+++ b/netbox/templates/core/inc/config_data.html
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
   <tr>
     <th scope="row" class="ps-3">{% trans "Custom validators" %}</th>
     {% if config.CUSTOM_VALIDATORS %}
-      <td><pre>{{ config.CUSTOM_VALIDATORS }}</pre></td>
+      <td><pre class="p-0">{{ config.CUSTOM_VALIDATORS }}</pre></td>
     {% else %}
       <td>{{ ''|placeholder }}</td>
     {% endif %}
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
   <tr>
     <th scope="row" class="border-0 ps-3">{% trans "Protection rules" %}</th>
     {% if config.PROTECTION_RULES %}
-      <td class="border-0"><pre>{{ config.PROTECTION_RULES }}</pre></td>
+      <td class="border-0"><pre class="p-0">{{ config.PROTECTION_RULES }}</pre></td>
     {% else %}
       <td class="border-0">{{ ''|placeholder }}</td>
     {% endif %}
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
   <tr>
     <th scope="row" class="border-0 ps-3">{% trans "Default preferences" %}</th>
     {% if config.DEFAULT_USER_PREFERENCES %}
-      <td class="border-0"><pre>{{ config.DEFAULT_USER_PREFERENCES|json }}</pre></td>
+      <td class="border-0"><pre class="p-0">{{ config.DEFAULT_USER_PREFERENCES }}</pre></td>
     {% else %}
       <td class="border-0">{{ ''|placeholder }}</td>
     {% endif %}