diff --git a/changelog/pending/20240426--cli-display--fix-output-of-the-diff-display-making-sure-it-shows-diffs-from-refreshes.yaml b/changelog/pending/20240426--cli-display--fix-output-of-the-diff-display-making-sure-it-shows-diffs-from-refreshes.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..44b64a4184d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/pending/20240426--cli-display--fix-output-of-the-diff-display-making-sure-it-shows-diffs-from-refreshes.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+changes:
+- type: fix
+  scope: cli/display
+  description: Fix output of the diff display, making sure it shows diffs from refreshes
diff --git a/pkg/backend/display/display.go b/pkg/backend/display/display.go
index be99af23de81..ef4125852ce7 100644
--- a/pkg/backend/display/display.go
+++ b/pkg/backend/display/display.go
@@ -199,10 +199,12 @@ func shouldShow(step engine.StepEventMetadata, opts Options) bool {
 		return opts.ShowSameResources
 	}
 
-	// For logical replacement operations, only show them during progress-style updates (since this is integrated
+	// For non-logical replacement operations, only show them during progress-style updates (since this is integrated
 	// into the resource status update), or if it is requested explicitly (for diffs and JSON outputs).
-	if (opts.Type == DisplayDiff || opts.JSONDisplay) && !step.Logical && !opts.ShowReplacementSteps {
-		return false
+	if !opts.ShowReplacementSteps {
+		if (opts.Type == DisplayDiff || opts.JSONDisplay) && !step.Logical && deploy.IsReplacementStep(step.Op) {
+			return false
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Otherwise, default to showing the operation.
diff --git a/pkg/resource/deploy/step.go b/pkg/resource/deploy/step.go
index bd0872d4271a..ec76492577ec 100644
--- a/pkg/resource/deploy/step.go
+++ b/pkg/resource/deploy/step.go
@@ -1300,6 +1300,15 @@ var StepOps = []display.StepOp{
 	OpImportReplacement,
 }
 
+func IsReplacementStep(op display.StepOp) bool {
+	if op == OpReplace || op == OpCreateReplacement || op == OpDeleteReplaced ||
+		op == OpReadReplacement || op == OpDiscardReplaced || op == OpRemovePendingReplace ||
+		op == OpImportReplacement {
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 // Color returns a suggested color for lines of this op type.
 func Color(op display.StepOp) string {
 	switch op {