From 49b7db18fa7eee1ba5f3999964f900681c136f03 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jahziel Villasana-Espinoza <jahziel@fleetdm.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2026 09:05:36 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] always show the filters and search bar (#41163)

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**Related issue:** Resolves #40327

# Checklist for submitter

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- [x] Changes file added for user-visible changes in `changes/`,
`orbit/changes/` or `ee/fleetd-chrome/changes`.
See [Changes
files](https://github.com/fleetdm/fleet/blob/main/docs/Contributing/guides/committing-changes.md#changes-files)
for more information.

## Testing

- [x] QA'd all new/changed functionality manually
---
 changes/40327-filter                                   |  1 +
 .../HostSoftwareLibraryTable.tsx                       | 10 ++--------
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 changes/40327-filter

diff --git a/changes/40327-filter b/changes/40327-filter
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5de998473a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/40327-filter
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- Updated host software library to always allow filtering.
diff --git a/frontend/pages/hosts/details/cards/HostSoftwareLibrary/HostSoftwareLibraryTable/HostSoftwareLibraryTable.tsx b/frontend/pages/hosts/details/cards/HostSoftwareLibrary/HostSoftwareLibraryTable/HostSoftwareLibraryTable.tsx
index ef0c2e938a..7d97b1e5eb 100644
--- a/frontend/pages/hosts/details/cards/HostSoftwareLibrary/HostSoftwareLibraryTable/HostSoftwareLibraryTable.tsx
+++ b/frontend/pages/hosts/details/cards/HostSoftwareLibrary/HostSoftwareLibraryTable/HostSoftwareLibraryTable.tsx
@@ -156,12 +156,6 @@ const HostSoftwareLibraryTable = ({
     return <EmptySoftwareTable noSearchQuery={searchQuery === ""} />;
   }, [searchQuery]);
 
-  // Determines if a user should be able to filter or search in the table
-  const hasData = data && data.software.length > 0;
-  const hasQuery = searchQuery !== "";
-
-  const showFilterHeaders = hasData || hasQuery;
-
   if (isAndroid(platform)) {
     return (
       <EmptyTable
@@ -212,11 +206,11 @@ const HostSoftwareLibraryTable = ({
         pageSize={DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE}
         inputPlaceHolder="Search by name"
         onQueryChange={onQueryChange}
-        customControl={showFilterHeaders ? renderCustomControls : undefined}
+        customControl={renderCustomControls}
         emptyComponent={memoizedEmptyComponent}
         showMarkAllPages={false}
         isAllPagesSelected={false}
-        searchable={showFilterHeaders}
+        searchable
         manualSortBy
       />
     </div>