diff --git a/workspaces/homepage/.changeset/famous-bats-whisper.md b/workspaces/homepage/.changeset/famous-bats-whisper.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1c165b3395
--- /dev/null
+++ b/workspaces/homepage/.changeset/famous-bats-whisper.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@red-hat-developer-hub/backstage-plugin-dynamic-home-page': patch
+---
+
+fixes the responsiveness issue of the customizable home-page
diff --git a/workspaces/homepage/plugins/dynamic-home-page/src/alpha/components/CustomizableGridLayout.tsx b/workspaces/homepage/plugins/dynamic-home-page/src/alpha/components/CustomizableGridLayout.tsx
index c8b650f3d4..3ed6593374 100644
--- a/workspaces/homepage/plugins/dynamic-home-page/src/alpha/components/CustomizableGridLayout.tsx
+++ b/workspaces/homepage/plugins/dynamic-home-page/src/alpha/components/CustomizableGridLayout.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 // https://github.com/backstage/backstage/blob/master/plugins/home/src/components/CustomHomepage/CustomHomepageGrid.tsx
 // but without the drag and drop functionality.
 
-import { Fragment, useMemo } from 'react';
+import { Fragment, useMemo, useRef } from 'react';
 
 import {
   CustomHomepageGrid,
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import {
 import { useTheme } from '@mui/material/styles';
 import GlobalStyles from '@mui/material/GlobalStyles';
 import { HomePageCardConfig } from '../../types';
+import { useContainerQuery } from '../../hooks/useContainerQuery';
 
 import 'react-grid-layout/css/styles.css';
 import { isCardADefaultConfiguration } from '../utils';
@@ -50,6 +51,8 @@ export const CustomizableGridLayout = ({
   homepageCards,
 }: CustomizableGridLayoutProps) => {
   const theme = useTheme();
+  const gridContainerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  useContainerQuery(gridContainerRef, { notifyWindowResize: true });
 
   const config = useMemo(() => {
     const defaultConfig: LayoutConfiguration[] = [];
@@ -90,16 +93,21 @@ export const CustomizableGridLayout = ({
           },
         }}
       />
-      <CustomHomepageGrid
-        config={config}
-        preventCollision={false}
-        compactType="vertical"
-        style={{ margin: '-10px' }}
+      <div
+        ref={gridContainerRef}
+        style={{ width: '100%', minWidth: 0, boxSizing: 'border-box' }}
       >
-        {homepageCards.map((card, index) => (
-          <Fragment key={card.name ?? index}>{card.component}</Fragment>
-        ))}
-      </CustomHomepageGrid>
+        <CustomHomepageGrid
+          config={config}
+          preventCollision={false}
+          compactType="vertical"
+          style={{ margin: '-10px' }}
+        >
+          {homepageCards.map((card, index) => (
+            <Fragment key={card.name ?? index}>{card.component}</Fragment>
+          ))}
+        </CustomHomepageGrid>
+      </div>
     </>
   );
 };
diff --git a/workspaces/homepage/plugins/dynamic-home-page/src/components/CustomizableGrid.tsx b/workspaces/homepage/plugins/dynamic-home-page/src/components/CustomizableGrid.tsx
index edb41a2b85..deaf5233be 100644
--- a/workspaces/homepage/plugins/dynamic-home-page/src/components/CustomizableGrid.tsx
+++ b/workspaces/homepage/plugins/dynamic-home-page/src/components/CustomizableGrid.tsx
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 // but without the drag and drop functionality.
 
 import type { ReactElement } from 'react';
-import { useMemo } from 'react';
+import { useMemo, useRef } from 'react';
 
 import {
   CustomHomepageGrid,
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import 'react-grid-layout/css/styles.css';
 import { HomePageCardMountPoint } from '../types';
 import { dynamicHomePagePlugin } from '../plugin';
 import { useTranslation } from '../hooks/useTranslation';
+import { useContainerQuery } from '../hooks/useContainerQuery';
 import {
   isCardADefaultConfiguration,
   getCardTitle,
@@ -60,6 +61,8 @@ export interface CustomizableGridProps {
 export const CustomizableGrid = ({ mountPoints }: CustomizableGridProps) => {
   const theme = useTheme();
   const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const gridContainerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  useContainerQuery(gridContainerRef, { notifyWindowResize: true });
 
   const { children, config } = useMemo(() => {
     // Children contains the additional / available cards a user can add.
@@ -153,14 +156,19 @@ export const CustomizableGrid = ({ mountPoints }: CustomizableGridProps) => {
           },
         }}
       />
-      <CustomHomepageGrid
-        config={config}
-        preventCollision={false}
-        compactType="vertical"
-        style={{ margin: '-10px' }}
+      <div
+        ref={gridContainerRef}
+        style={{ width: '100%', minWidth: 0, boxSizing: 'border-box' }}
       >
-        {children}
-      </CustomHomepageGrid>
+        <CustomHomepageGrid
+          config={config}
+          preventCollision={false}
+          compactType="vertical"
+          style={{ margin: '-10px' }}
+        >
+          {children}
+        </CustomHomepageGrid>
+      </div>
     </>
   );
 };
diff --git a/workspaces/homepage/plugins/dynamic-home-page/src/hooks/useContainerQuery.ts b/workspaces/homepage/plugins/dynamic-home-page/src/hooks/useContainerQuery.ts
index 4bfedaef99..f1c885eb01 100644
--- a/workspaces/homepage/plugins/dynamic-home-page/src/hooks/useContainerQuery.ts
+++ b/workspaces/homepage/plugins/dynamic-home-page/src/hooks/useContainerQuery.ts
@@ -27,10 +27,19 @@
  * - Uses ResizeObserver to track width changes
  * - Maps the width to MUI-like breakpoints
  * - Updates state only when the breakpoint actually changes
+ *
+ * Optional `notifyWindowResize`: when true, also dispatches a `window` `resize`
+ * event on each observed width change. That lets react-grid-layout's
+ * `WidthProvider` (used by `CustomHomepageGrid`) remeasure when the main column
+ * shrinks without a viewport resize (e.g. RHDH docked drawer).
  * */
 
 import { useLayoutEffect, useState, RefObject } from 'react';
 
+export type UseContainerQueryOptions = {
+  notifyWindowResize?: boolean;
+};
+
 // Container Breakpoints (MUI-like, but container-based)
 export type ContainerSize = 'xs' | 'sm' | 'md' | 'lg' | 'xl';
 
@@ -55,29 +64,41 @@ const resolveContainerSize = (width: number): ContainerSize => {
 
 export const useContainerQuery = (
   ref: RefObject<HTMLElement>,
+  options?: UseContainerQueryOptions,
 ): ContainerSize => {
+  const notifyWindowResize = options?.notifyWindowResize ?? false;
   const [containerSize, setContainerSize] = useState<ContainerSize>('lg');
 
   useLayoutEffect(() => {
     const el = ref.current;
     if (!el) return undefined;
 
+    const maybeNotifyWindowResize = () => {
+      if (notifyWindowResize) {
+        window.dispatchEvent(new Event('resize'));
+      }
+    };
+
     const updateSize = (width: number) => {
       const next = resolveContainerSize(width);
       setContainerSize(prev => (prev === next ? prev : next));
     };
 
-    // Initial read
-    updateSize(el.getBoundingClientRect().width);
+    const onObservedWidth = (width: number) => {
+      updateSize(width);
+      maybeNotifyWindowResize();
+    };
+
+    onObservedWidth(el.getBoundingClientRect().width);
 
     const observer = new ResizeObserver(entries => {
       if (!entries.length) return;
-      updateSize(entries[0].contentRect.width);
+      onObservedWidth(entries[0].contentRect.width);
     });
 
     observer.observe(el);
     return () => observer.disconnect();
-  }, [ref]);
+  }, [ref, notifyWindowResize]);
 
   return containerSize;
 };