diff --git a/web/package/agama-web-ui.changes b/web/package/agama-web-ui.changes
index d82edd78a6..c92fd1c0b4 100644
--- a/web/package/agama-web-ui.changes
+++ b/web/package/agama-web-ui.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Jan 16 12:58:15 UTC 2026 - David Diaz <dgonzalez@suse.com>
+
+- Updated the overview software summary to inform users about
+  blocking issues (gh#agama-project/agama#3035).
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Jan 14 23:27:16 UTC 2026 - Imobach Gonzalez Sosa <igonzalezsosa@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/web/src/components/overview/SoftwareSummary.test.tsx b/web/src/components/overview/SoftwareSummary.test.tsx
index 8a2afe4724..ef6e511b2f 100644
--- a/web/src/components/overview/SoftwareSummary.test.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/overview/SoftwareSummary.test.tsx
@@ -24,12 +24,14 @@ import { screen, within } from "@testing-library/react";
 import { installerRender, mockProgresses } from "~/test-utils";
 import { useProposal } from "~/hooks/model/proposal/software";
 import { useSelectedPatterns } from "~/hooks/model/system/software";
+import { useIssues } from "~/hooks/model/issue";
 import { SOFTWARE } from "~/routes/paths";
 import { SelectedBy } from "~/model/proposal/software";
 import SoftwareSummary from "./SoftwareSummary";
 
 const mockUseProposalFn: jest.Mock<ReturnType<typeof useProposal>> = jest.fn();
 const mockUseSelectedPatternsFn: jest.Mock<ReturnType<typeof useSelectedPatterns>> = jest.fn();
+const mockUseIssuesFn: jest.Mock<ReturnType<typeof useIssues>> = jest.fn();
 
 jest.mock("~/hooks/model/proposal/software", () => ({
   useProposal: () => mockUseProposalFn(),
@@ -39,9 +41,15 @@ jest.mock("~/hooks/model/system/software", () => ({
   useSelectedPatterns: () => mockUseSelectedPatternsFn(),
 }));
 
+jest.mock("~/hooks/model/issue", () => ({
+  ...jest.requireActual("~/hooks/model/issue"),
+  useIssues: () => mockUseIssuesFn(),
+}));
+
 describe("SoftwareSummary", () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     mockProgresses([]);
+    mockUseIssuesFn.mockReturnValue([]);
     mockUseProposalFn.mockReturnValue({ usedSpace: 6291456, patterns: {} }); // 6 GiB
     mockUseSelectedPatternsFn.mockReturnValue([]);
   });
@@ -83,6 +91,27 @@ describe("SoftwareSummary", () => {
   });
 
   describe("when software data is loaded (no progress active)", () => {
+    describe("but there are issues", () => {
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        mockUseIssuesFn.mockReturnValue([
+          {
+            description: "Fake Issue",
+            class: "generic",
+            details: "Fake Issue details",
+            scope: "software",
+          },
+        ]);
+      });
+
+      it("renders `Invalid software selection` text", () => {
+        installerRender(<SoftwareSummary />);
+
+        screen.getByText("Invalid software selection");
+        expect(screen.queryByText("Required packages")).toBeNull();
+        expect(screen.queryByText(/Needs about/)).toBeNull();
+      });
+    });
+
     it("renders 'Required packages' without patterns count when no none is selected", () => {
       mockUseProposalFn.mockReturnValue({ usedSpace: 1955420, patterns: {} });
       mockUseSelectedPatternsFn.mockReturnValue([]);
diff --git a/web/src/components/overview/SoftwareSummary.tsx b/web/src/components/overview/SoftwareSummary.tsx
index c6ad6398f8..a404bb91fa 100644
--- a/web/src/components/overview/SoftwareSummary.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/overview/SoftwareSummary.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) [2025] SUSE LLC
+ * Copyright (c) [2025-2026] SUSE LLC
  *
  * All Rights Reserved.
  *
@@ -21,16 +21,18 @@
  */
 
 import React from "react";
+import { isEmpty } from "radashi";
 import xbytes from "xbytes";
 import { sprintf } from "sprintf-js";
 
+import Summary from "~/components/core/Summary";
+import Link from "~/components/core/Link";
 import { useProposal } from "~/hooks/model/proposal/software";
 import { useProgressTracking } from "~/hooks/use-progress-tracking";
 import { useSelectedPatterns } from "~/hooks/model/system/software";
+import { useIssues } from "~/hooks/model/issue";
 import { SOFTWARE } from "~/routes/paths";
 import { _, n_ } from "~/i18n";
-import Summary from "~/components/core/Summary";
-import Link from "~/components/core/Link";
 
 /**
  * Renders a summary text describing the software selection.
@@ -70,16 +72,20 @@ const Description = () => {
  */
 export default function SoftwareSummary() {
   const { loading } = useProgressTracking("software");
+  const issues = useIssues("software");
+  const hasIssues = !isEmpty(issues);
+
   return (
     <Summary
+      hasIssues={hasIssues}
       icon="apps"
       title={
         <Link to={SOFTWARE.root} variant="link" isInline>
           {_("Software")}
         </Link>
       }
-      value={<Value />}
-      description={<Description />}
+      value={hasIssues ? _("Invalid software selection") : <Value />}
+      description={!hasIssues && <Description />}
       isLoading={loading}
     />
   );