diff --git a/changes/fix-3003-software-loading b/changes/fix-3003-software-loading
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1450cb2d41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/fix-3003-software-loading
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+* Fix homepage software card height height jumping in loading state
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/pages/Homepage/cards/Software/Software.tsx b/frontend/pages/Homepage/cards/Software/Software.tsx
index f5f6798b21..dcc9df0ea8 100644
--- a/frontend/pages/Homepage/cards/Software/Software.tsx
+++ b/frontend/pages/Homepage/cards/Software/Software.tsx
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ const Software = ({
     {
       enabled: navTabIndex === 0,
       refetchOnWindowFocus: false,
+      keepPreviousData: true,
     }
   );
 
@@ -148,6 +149,7 @@ const Software = ({
     {
       enabled: navTabIndex === 1,
       refetchOnWindowFocus: false,
+      keepPreviousData: true,
     }
   );
 
@@ -173,6 +175,7 @@ const Software = ({
     {
       enabled: isModalOpen,
       refetchOnWindowFocus: false,
+      keepPreviousData: true,
     }
   );
 
diff --git a/frontend/pages/Homepage/cards/Software/_styles.scss b/frontend/pages/Homepage/cards/Software/_styles.scss
index 0aca449e5f..9e900b8e9c 100644
--- a/frontend/pages/Homepage/cards/Software/_styles.scss
+++ b/frontend/pages/Homepage/cards/Software/_styles.scss
@@ -81,4 +81,40 @@
       font-size: $small !important;
     }
   }
+  .data-table-container {
+    .data-table__table {
+      table-layout: fixed;
+
+      thead {
+        .name__header {
+          width: 60%;
+        }
+        .version__header {
+          width: 40%;
+        }
+        .host_count__header {
+          border-right: 0;
+          padding-right: 0;
+          width: 60px;
+        }
+        .id__header {
+          padding: 0;
+          border-left: 0;
+          width: 40px;
+        }
+      }
+
+      tbody {
+        td {
+          overflow: hidden;
+          white-space: nowrap;
+          text-overflow: ellipsis;
+        }
+        .id__cell {
+          padding: 0;
+          width: 40px;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
 }