diff --git a/frontend/components/ActivityDetails/InstallDetails/SoftwareInstallDetails/_styles.scss b/frontend/components/ActivityDetails/InstallDetails/SoftwareInstallDetails/_styles.scss
index 5e8df96d67..8cdc2ef600 100644
--- a/frontend/components/ActivityDetails/InstallDetails/SoftwareInstallDetails/_styles.scss
+++ b/frontend/components/ActivityDetails/InstallDetails/SoftwareInstallDetails/_styles.scss
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
     align-items: center;
     gap: $pad-small;
     margin: 0;
+    .icon {
+      padding-top: 3px;
+      align-self: flex-start;
+    }
   }
   &__script-output {
     padding-top: $pad-xlarge;
diff --git a/frontend/interfaces/software.ts b/frontend/interfaces/software.ts
index 447ec6f81b..f6021202ad 100644
--- a/frontend/interfaces/software.ts
+++ b/frontend/interfaces/software.ts
@@ -291,3 +291,13 @@ export const INSTALL_STATUS_ICONS: Record<SoftwareInstallStatus, IconNames> = {
   installed: "success-outline",
   failed: "error-outline",
 } as const;
+
+export type IHostSoftwareWithLastInstall = IHostSoftware & {
+  last_install: ISoftwareLastInstall;
+};
+
+export const hasLastInstall = (
+  software: IHostSoftware
+): software is IHostSoftwareWithLastInstall => {
+  return !!software.last_install;
+};
diff --git a/frontend/pages/hosts/details/HostDetailsPage/HostDetailsPage.tsx b/frontend/pages/hosts/details/HostDetailsPage/HostDetailsPage.tsx
index 6e1d83d5a5..f1b2589b11 100644
--- a/frontend/pages/hosts/details/HostDetailsPage/HostDetailsPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/pages/hosts/details/HostDetailsPage/HostDetailsPage.tsx
@@ -1046,6 +1046,7 @@ const HostDetailsPage = ({
         )}
         {selectedSoftwareDetails && (
           <SoftwareDetailsModal
+            hostDisplayName={host.display_name}
             software={selectedSoftwareDetails}
             onExit={() => setSelectedSoftwareDetails(null)}
           />
diff --git a/frontend/pages/hosts/details/cards/Software/HostSoftwareTableConfig.tsx b/frontend/pages/hosts/details/cards/Software/HostSoftwareTableConfig.tsx
index 5825f48146..b01806032f 100644
--- a/frontend/pages/hosts/details/cards/Software/HostSoftwareTableConfig.tsx
+++ b/frontend/pages/hosts/details/cards/Software/HostSoftwareTableConfig.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ import { CellProps, Column } from "react-table";
 import { cloneDeep } from "lodash";
 
 import {
+  IHostAppStoreApp,
   IHostSoftware,
+  IHostSoftwarePackage,
   SoftwareInstallStatus,
   formatSoftwareType,
 } from "interfaces/software";
@@ -53,14 +55,16 @@ const generateActions = ({
   isFleetdHost,
   softwareId,
   status,
-  hasSoftwareToInstall,
+  software_package,
+  app_store_app,
 }: {
   canInstall: boolean;
   installingSoftwareId: number | null;
   isFleetdHost: boolean;
   softwareId: number;
   status: SoftwareInstallStatus | null;
-  hasSoftwareToInstall?: boolean;
+  software_package: IHostSoftwarePackage | null;
+  app_store_app: IHostAppStoreApp | null;
 }) => {
   // this gives us a clean slate of the default actions so we can modify
   // the options.
@@ -73,6 +77,7 @@ const generateActions = ({
     throw new Error("Install action not found in default actions");
   }
 
+  const hasSoftwareToInstall = !!software_package || !!app_store_app;
   // remove install if there is no package to install
   if (!hasSoftwareToInstall || !canInstall) {
     actions.splice(indexInstallAction, 1);
@@ -202,7 +207,8 @@ export const generateSoftwareTableHeaders = ({
               installingSoftwareId,
               softwareId,
               status,
-              hasSoftwareToInstall: !!software_package || !!app_store_app,
+              software_package,
+              app_store_app,
             })}
             onChange={(action) => onSelectAction(original, action)}
           />
diff --git a/frontend/pages/hosts/details/cards/Software/SoftwareDetailsModal/SoftwareDetailsModal.tsx b/frontend/pages/hosts/details/cards/Software/SoftwareDetailsModal/SoftwareDetailsModal.tsx
index a3148cd521..78638520cb 100644
--- a/frontend/pages/hosts/details/cards/Software/SoftwareDetailsModal/SoftwareDetailsModal.tsx
+++ b/frontend/pages/hosts/details/cards/Software/SoftwareDetailsModal/SoftwareDetailsModal.tsx
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ import { Tab, TabList, TabPanel, Tabs } from "react-tabs";
 
 import {
   IHostSoftware,
+  IHostSoftwareWithLastInstall,
   ISoftwareInstallVersion,
   formatSoftwareType,
+  hasLastInstall,
 } from "interfaces/software";
 
 import Modal from "components/Modal";
@@ -13,6 +15,7 @@ import Button from "components/buttons/Button";
 import DataSet from "components/DataSet";
 import { dateAgo } from "utilities/date_format";
 
+import { AppInstallDetails } from "components/ActivityDetails/InstallDetails/AppInstallDetails";
 import { SoftwareInstallDetails } from "components/ActivityDetails/InstallDetails/SoftwareInstallDetails";
 import TooltipTruncatedText from "components/TooltipTruncatedText";
 
@@ -88,69 +91,96 @@ const SoftwareDetailsInfo = ({
 };
 
 interface ISoftwareDetailsModalProps {
+  hostDisplayName: string;
   software: IHostSoftware;
   onExit: () => void;
 }
 
+const SoftwareDetailsContent = ({
+  software,
+}: Pick<ISoftwareDetailsModalProps, "software">) => {
+  const { installed_versions } = software;
+
+  // special case when we dont have installed versions. We can only show the
+  // software type atm.
+  if (!installed_versions || installed_versions.length === 0) {
+    return (
+      <div className={`${baseClass}__software-details`}>
+        <DataSet
+          title="Type"
+          value={formatSoftwareType({ source: software.source })}
+        />
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className={`${baseClass}__software-details`}>
+      {installed_versions?.map((installedVersion) => {
+        return (
+          <SoftwareDetailsInfo
+            key={installedVersion.version}
+            installedVersion={installedVersion}
+            source={software.source}
+            bundleIdentifier={software.bundle_identifier}
+          />
+        );
+      })}
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+const TabsContent = ({
+  hostDisplayName,
+  software,
+}: {
+  hostDisplayName: string;
+  software: IHostSoftwareWithLastInstall;
+}) => {
+  return (
+    <TabsWrapper>
+      <Tabs>
+        <TabList>
+          <Tab>Software details</Tab>
+          <Tab>Install details</Tab>
+        </TabList>
+        <TabPanel>
+          <SoftwareDetailsContent software={software} />
+        </TabPanel>
+        <TabPanel>
+          {software.app_store_app ? (
+            <AppInstallDetails
+              command_uuid={software.last_install.install_uuid}
+              host_display_name={hostDisplayName}
+              software_title={software.name}
+              status={
+                software.status || undefined // FIXME: we have a type mismatch here; as a workaroud this will coerce null to undefined, which in turn defaults to "pending"
+              }
+            />
+          ) : (
+            <SoftwareInstallDetails
+              installUuid={software.last_install.install_uuid || ""}
+            />
+          )}
+        </TabPanel>
+      </Tabs>
+    </TabsWrapper>
+  );
+};
+
 const SoftwareDetailsModal = ({
+  hostDisplayName,
   software,
   onExit,
 }: ISoftwareDetailsModalProps) => {
-  const installUuid = software.last_install?.install_uuid || "";
-
-  const renderSoftwareDetails = () => {
-    const { installed_versions } = software;
-
-    // special case when we dont have installed versions. We can only show the
-    // software type atm.
-    if (!installed_versions || installed_versions.length === 0) {
-      return (
-        <div className={`${baseClass}__software-details`}>
-          <DataSet
-            title="Type"
-            value={formatSoftwareType({ source: software.source })}
-          />
-        </div>
-      );
-    }
-
-    return (
-      <div className={`${baseClass}__software-details`}>
-        {installed_versions?.map((installedVersion) => {
-          return (
-            <SoftwareDetailsInfo
-              key={installedVersion.version}
-              installedVersion={installedVersion}
-              source={software.source}
-              bundleIdentifier={software.bundle_identifier}
-            />
-          );
-        })}
-      </div>
-    );
-  };
-
-  const renderTabs = () => {
-    return (
-      <TabsWrapper>
-        <Tabs>
-          <TabList>
-            <Tab>Software details</Tab>
-            <Tab>Install Details</Tab>
-          </TabList>
-          <TabPanel>{renderSoftwareDetails()}</TabPanel>
-          <TabPanel>
-            <SoftwareInstallDetails installUuid={installUuid} />
-          </TabPanel>
-        </Tabs>
-      </TabsWrapper>
-    );
-  };
-
   return (
     <Modal title={software.name} className={baseClass} onExit={onExit}>
       <>
-        {software.last_install ? renderTabs() : renderSoftwareDetails()}
+        {!hasLastInstall(software) ? (
+          <SoftwareDetailsContent software={software} />
+        ) : (
+          <TabsContent hostDisplayName={hostDisplayName} software={software} />
+        )}
         <div className="modal-cta-wrap">
           <Button type="submit" variant="brand" onClick={onExit}>
             Done