diff --git a/frontend/components/ActivityDetails/InstallDetails/AppInstallDetails/AppInstallDetails.tsx b/frontend/components/ActivityDetails/InstallDetails/AppInstallDetails/AppInstallDetails.tsx
index c4991f0fd7..dd1de5a727 100644
--- a/frontend/components/ActivityDetails/InstallDetails/AppInstallDetails/AppInstallDetails.tsx
+++ b/frontend/components/ActivityDetails/InstallDetails/AppInstallDetails/AppInstallDetails.tsx
@@ -90,6 +90,12 @@ export const AppInstallDetails = ({
     subordinate = status === "pending" ? " when it comes online" : "";
   }
 
+  const formattedHost = host_display_name ? (
+    <b>{host_display_name}</b>
+  ) : (
+    "the host"
+  );
+
   const showCommandResponse = isStatusNotNow || status !== "pending";
 
   return (
@@ -98,8 +104,7 @@ export const AppInstallDetails = ({
         <div className={`${baseClass}__status-message`}>
           {!!iconName && <Icon name={iconName} />}
           <span>
-            Fleet {predicate} <b>{software_title}</b> on{" "}
-            <b>{host_display_name}</b>
+            Fleet {predicate} <b>{software_title}</b> on {formattedHost}
             {subordinate}.
           </span>
         </div>
@@ -111,7 +116,7 @@ export const AppInstallDetails = ({
         </div>
         {showCommandResponse && (
           <div className={`${baseClass}__script-output`}>
-            The response from <b>{host_display_name}</b>:
+            The response from {formattedHost}:
             <Textarea className={`${baseClass}__output-textarea`}>
               {result.result}
             </Textarea>
diff --git a/frontend/components/ActivityDetails/InstallDetails/SoftwareInstallDetails/SoftwareInstallDetails.tsx b/frontend/components/ActivityDetails/InstallDetails/SoftwareInstallDetails/SoftwareInstallDetails.tsx
index 27480cd8e5..61c2d5f04f 100644
--- a/frontend/components/ActivityDetails/InstallDetails/SoftwareInstallDetails/SoftwareInstallDetails.tsx
+++ b/frontend/components/ActivityDetails/InstallDetails/SoftwareInstallDetails/SoftwareInstallDetails.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React from "react";
 import { useQuery } from "react-query";
 
+import { IActivityDetails } from "interfaces/activity";
 import {
   ISoftwareInstallResult,
   ISoftwareInstallResults,
@@ -21,17 +22,28 @@ import {
 
 const baseClass = "software-install-details";
 
+// TODO: Expand to include more details as needed
+export type IPackageInstallDetails = Pick<
+  IActivityDetails,
+  "install_uuid" | "host_display_name"
+>;
+
 const StatusMessage = ({
   result: { host_display_name, software_package, software_title, status },
 }: {
   result: ISoftwareInstallResult;
 }) => {
+  const formattedHost = host_display_name ? (
+    <b>{host_display_name}</b>
+  ) : (
+    "the host"
+  );
   return (
     <div className={`${baseClass}__status-message`}>
       <Icon name={INSTALL_DETAILS_STATUS_ICONS[status]} />
       <span>
         Fleet {getInstallDetailsStatusPredicate(status)} <b>{software_title}</b>{" "}
-        ({software_package}) on <b>{host_display_name}</b>
+        ({software_package}) on {formattedHost}
         {status === "pending" ? " when it comes online" : ""}.
       </span>
     </div>
@@ -56,18 +68,17 @@ const Output = ({
 };
 
 export const SoftwareInstallDetails = ({
-  installUuid,
-}: {
-  installUuid: string;
-}) => {
+  host_display_name = "",
+  install_uuid = "",
+}: IPackageInstallDetails) => {
   const { data: result, isLoading, isError } = useQuery<
     ISoftwareInstallResults,
     Error,
     ISoftwareInstallResult
   >(
-    ["softwareInstallResults", installUuid],
+    ["softwareInstallResults", install_uuid],
     () => {
-      return softwareAPI.getSoftwareInstallResult(installUuid);
+      return softwareAPI.getSoftwareInstallResult(install_uuid);
     },
     {
       refetchOnWindowFocus: false,
@@ -88,7 +99,11 @@ export const SoftwareInstallDetails = ({
   return (
     <>
       <div className={`${baseClass}__software-install-details`}>
-        <StatusMessage result={result} />
+        <StatusMessage
+          result={
+            result.host_display_name ? result : { ...result, host_display_name } // prefer result.host_display_name (it may be empty if the host was deleted) otherwise default to whatever we received via props
+          }
+        />
         {result.status !== "pending" && (
           <>
             {result.pre_install_query_output && (
@@ -106,10 +121,10 @@ export const SoftwareInstallDetails = ({
 };
 
 export const SoftwareInstallDetailsModal = ({
-  installUuid,
+  details,
   onCancel,
 }: {
-  installUuid: string;
+  details: IPackageInstallDetails;
   onCancel: () => void;
 }) => {
   return (
@@ -121,7 +136,7 @@ export const SoftwareInstallDetailsModal = ({
     >
       <>
         <div className={`${baseClass}__modal-content`}>
-          <SoftwareInstallDetails installUuid={installUuid} />
+          <SoftwareInstallDetails {...details} />
         </div>
         <div className="modal-cta-wrap">
           <Button onClick={onCancel} variant="brand">
diff --git a/frontend/pages/DashboardPage/cards/ActivityFeed/ActivityFeed.tsx b/frontend/pages/DashboardPage/cards/ActivityFeed/ActivityFeed.tsx
index 3a5d520d27..c9e6b08af9 100644
--- a/frontend/pages/DashboardPage/cards/ActivityFeed/ActivityFeed.tsx
+++ b/frontend/pages/DashboardPage/cards/ActivityFeed/ActivityFeed.tsx
@@ -37,7 +37,10 @@ const ActivityFeed = ({
   const [pageIndex, setPageIndex] = useState(0);
   const [showShowQueryModal, setShowShowQueryModal] = useState(false);
   const [showScriptDetailsModal, setShowScriptDetailsModal] = useState(false);
-  const [installedSoftwareUuid, setInstalledSoftwareUuid] = useState("");
+  const [
+    packageInstallDetails,
+    setPackageInstallDetails,
+  ] = useState<IActivityDetails | null>(null);
   const [
     appInstallDetails,
     setAppInstallDetails,
@@ -88,7 +91,6 @@ const ActivityFeed = ({
     activityType: ActivityType,
     details: IActivityDetails
   ) => {
-    console.log("activityType", activityType);
     switch (activityType) {
       case ActivityType.LiveQuery:
         queryShown.current = details.query_sql ?? "";
@@ -102,10 +104,10 @@ const ActivityFeed = ({
         setShowScriptDetailsModal(true);
         break;
       case ActivityType.InstalledSoftware:
-        setInstalledSoftwareUuid(details.install_uuid ?? "");
+        setPackageInstallDetails({ ...details });
         break;
       case ActivityType.InstalledAppStoreApp:
-        setAppInstallDetails(details);
+        setAppInstallDetails({ ...details });
         break;
       default:
         break;
@@ -197,10 +199,10 @@ const ActivityFeed = ({
           onCancel={() => setShowScriptDetailsModal(false)}
         />
       )}
-      {installedSoftwareUuid && (
+      {packageInstallDetails && (
         <SoftwareInstallDetailsModal
-          installUuid={installedSoftwareUuid}
-          onCancel={() => setInstalledSoftwareUuid("")}
+          details={packageInstallDetails}
+          onCancel={() => setPackageInstallDetails(null)}
         />
       )}
       {appInstallDetails && (
diff --git a/frontend/pages/hosts/details/HostDetailsPage/HostDetailsPage.tsx b/frontend/pages/hosts/details/HostDetailsPage/HostDetailsPage.tsx
index 2f2c88a5bd..a55744bc33 100644
--- a/frontend/pages/hosts/details/HostDetailsPage/HostDetailsPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/pages/hosts/details/HostDetailsPage/HostDetailsPage.tsx
@@ -62,7 +62,10 @@ import {
   AppInstallDetailsModal,
   IAppInstallDetails,
 } from "components/ActivityDetails/InstallDetails/AppInstallDetails/AppInstallDetails";
-import { SoftwareInstallDetailsModal } from "components/ActivityDetails/InstallDetails/SoftwareInstallDetails";
+import {
+  SoftwareInstallDetailsModal,
+  IPackageInstallDetails,
+} from "components/ActivityDetails/InstallDetails/SoftwareInstallDetails/SoftwareInstallDetails";
 
 import HostSummaryCard from "../cards/HostSummary";
 import AboutCard from "../cards/About";
@@ -172,7 +175,10 @@ const HostDetailsPage = ({
   const [selectedPolicy, setSelectedPolicy] = useState<IHostPolicy | null>(
     null
   );
-  const [softwareInstallUuid, setSoftwareInstallUuid] = useState("");
+  const [
+    packageInstallDetails,
+    setPackageInstallDetails,
+  ] = useState<IPackageInstallDetails | null>(null);
   const [
     appInstallDetails,
     setAppInstallDetails,
@@ -577,7 +583,7 @@ const HostDetailsPage = ({
           setScriptDetailsId(details?.script_execution_id || "");
           break;
         case "installed_software":
-          setSoftwareInstallUuid(details?.install_uuid || "");
+          setPackageInstallDetails({ ...details });
           break;
         case "installed_app_store_app":
           setAppInstallDetails({ ...details });
@@ -618,7 +624,7 @@ const HostDetailsPage = ({
   }, [refetchPastActivities, refetchUpcomingActivities]);
 
   const onCancelSoftwareInstallDetailsModal = useCallback(() => {
-    setSoftwareInstallUuid("");
+    setPackageInstallDetails(null);
   }, []);
 
   const onCancelAppInstallDetailsModal = useCallback(() => {
@@ -1026,9 +1032,9 @@ const HostDetailsPage = ({
             onCancel={onCancelScriptDetailsModal}
           />
         )}
-        {!!softwareInstallUuid && (
+        {!!packageInstallDetails && (
           <SoftwareInstallDetailsModal
-            installUuid={softwareInstallUuid}
+            details={packageInstallDetails}
             onCancel={onCancelSoftwareInstallDetailsModal}
           />
         )}
diff --git a/frontend/pages/hosts/details/cards/Software/SoftwareDetailsModal/SoftwareDetailsModal.tsx b/frontend/pages/hosts/details/cards/Software/SoftwareDetailsModal/SoftwareDetailsModal.tsx
index f8373d8c14..2fff0a4fb4 100644
--- a/frontend/pages/hosts/details/cards/Software/SoftwareDetailsModal/SoftwareDetailsModal.tsx
+++ b/frontend/pages/hosts/details/cards/Software/SoftwareDetailsModal/SoftwareDetailsModal.tsx
@@ -149,7 +149,8 @@ const InstallDetailsContent = ({
   } else if (hasHostSoftwarePackageLastInstall(software)) {
     return (
       <SoftwareInstallDetails
-        installUuid={software.software_package.last_install.install_uuid}
+        install_uuid={software.software_package.last_install.install_uuid}
+        host_display_name={hostDisplayName}
       />
     );
   }