diff --git a/src/generic/Loading.jsx b/src/generic/Loading.jsx
index 64abd9acec..e2b4d38e38 100644
--- a/src/generic/Loading.jsx
+++ b/src/generic/Loading.jsx
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 import React from 'react';
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import { Spinner } from '@openedx/paragon';
 import { FormattedMessage } from '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n';
 
-export const LoadingSpinner = () => (
+export const LoadingSpinner = ({ size}) => (
   <Spinner
     animation="border"
     role="status"
     variant="primary"
+    size={size}
     screenReaderText={(
       <FormattedMessage
         id="authoring.loading"
@@ -17,6 +19,14 @@ export const LoadingSpinner = () => (
   />
 );
 
+LoadingSpinner.defaultProps = {
+  size: undefined,
+}
+
+LoadingSpinner.prototype = {
+  size: PropTypes.string
+}
+
 const Loading = () => (
   <div className="d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center flex-column vh-100">
     <LoadingSpinner />
diff --git a/src/studio-home/tabs-section/courses-tab/courses-filters/__snapshots__/index.test.jsx.snap b/src/studio-home/tabs-section/courses-tab/courses-filters/__snapshots__/index.test.jsx.snap
index dd94694929..17d0a896e9 100644
--- a/src/studio-home/tabs-section/courses-tab/courses-filters/__snapshots__/index.test.jsx.snap
+++ b/src/studio-home/tabs-section/courses-tab/courses-filters/__snapshots__/index.test.jsx.snap
@@ -6,62 +6,66 @@ exports[`CoursesFilters snapshot 1`] = `
     class="d-flex"
   >
     <div
-      class="pgn__searchfield d-flex mr-4"
-      data-testid="input-filter-courses-search"
+      class="d-flex flex-row"
     >
-      <form
-        class="pgn__searchfield-form"
-        role="search"
+      <div
+        class="pgn__searchfield d-flex mr-4"
+        data-testid="input-filter-courses-search"
       >
-        <label
-          class="m-0"
-          for="pgn-searchfield-input-1"
+        <form
+          class="pgn__searchfield-form"
+          role="search"
         >
-          <span
-            class="sr-only"
+          <label
+            class="m-0"
+            for="pgn-searchfield-input-1"
           >
-            search
-          </span>
-        </label>
-        <input
-          class="form-control"
-          id="pgn-searchfield-input-1"
-          name="searchfield-input"
-          placeholder="Search"
-          role="searchbox"
-          type="text"
-          value=""
-        />
-        <button
-          class="btn"
-          type="submit"
-        >
-          <span
-            class="pgn__icon"
-          >
-            <svg
-              aria-hidden="true"
-              fill="none"
-              focusable="false"
-              height="24"
-              role="img"
-              viewBox="0 0 24 24"
-              width="24"
-              xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+            <span
+              class="sr-only"
             >
-              <path
-                d="M15.5 14h-.79l-.28-.27A6.471 6.471 0 0 0 16 9.5 6.5 6.5 0 1 0 9.5 16c1.61 0 3.09-.59 4.23-1.57l.27.28v.79l5 4.99L20.49 19l-4.99-5Zm-6 0C7.01 14 5 11.99 5 9.5S7.01 5 9.5 5 14 7.01 14 9.5 11.99 14 9.5 14Z"
-                fill="currentColor"
-              />
-            </svg>
-          </span>
-          <span
-            class="sr-only"
+              search
+            </span>
+          </label>
+          <input
+            class="form-control"
+            id="pgn-searchfield-input-1"
+            name="searchfield-input"
+            placeholder="Search"
+            role="searchbox"
+            type="text"
+            value=""
+          />
+          <button
+            class="btn"
+            type="submit"
           >
-            submit search
-          </span>
-        </button>
-      </form>
+            <span
+              class="pgn__icon"
+            >
+              <svg
+                aria-hidden="true"
+                fill="none"
+                focusable="false"
+                height="24"
+                role="img"
+                viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+                width="24"
+                xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+              >
+                <path
+                  d="M15.5 14h-.79l-.28-.27A6.471 6.471 0 0 0 16 9.5 6.5 6.5 0 1 0 9.5 16c1.61 0 3.09-.59 4.23-1.57l.27.28v.79l5 4.99L20.49 19l-4.99-5Zm-6 0C7.01 14 5 11.99 5 9.5S7.01 5 9.5 5 14 7.01 14 9.5 11.99 14 9.5 14Z"
+                  fill="currentColor"
+                />
+              </svg>
+            </span>
+            <span
+              class="sr-only"
+            >
+              submit search
+            </span>
+          </button>
+        </form>
+      </div>
     </div>
     <div
       class="pgn__dropdown pgn__dropdown-light dropdown"
diff --git a/src/studio-home/tabs-section/courses-tab/courses-filters/index.jsx b/src/studio-home/tabs-section/courses-tab/courses-filters/index.jsx
index a7b95eacf1..1a9445fcde 100644
--- a/src/studio-home/tabs-section/courses-tab/courses-filters/index.jsx
+++ b/src/studio-home/tabs-section/courses-tab/courses-filters/index.jsx
@@ -1,15 +1,28 @@
-import { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
+import { useState, useCallback } from 'react';
 import { useSelector } from 'react-redux';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import { SearchField } from '@openedx/paragon';
+import debounce from 'lodash.debounce';
+
 import { getStudioHomeCoursesParams } from '../../../data/selectors';
 import { updateStudioHomeCoursesCustomParams } from '../../../data/slice';
 import { fetchStudioHomeData } from '../../../data/thunks';
-import { useDebounce } from '../../../../hooks';
+import { LoadingSpinner } from '../../../../generic/Loading';
 import CoursesTypesFilterMenu from './courses-types-filter-menu';
 import CoursesOrderFilterMenu from './courses-order-filter-menu';
-
-const CoursesFilters = ({ dispatch, locationValue, onSubmitSearchField }) => {
+import './index.scss';
+
+/*regex to check if a string has only whitespace
+  example "    "
+*/
+const regexOnlyWhiteSpaces = /^\s+$/;
+
+const CoursesFilters = ({ 
+  dispatch, 
+  locationValue, 
+  onSubmitSearchField,
+  isLoading 
+}) => {
   const studioHomeCoursesParams = useSelector(getStudioHomeCoursesParams);
   const {
     order,
@@ -19,11 +32,6 @@ const CoursesFilters = ({ dispatch, locationValue, onSubmitSearchField }) => {
     cleanFilters,
   } = studioHomeCoursesParams;
   const [inputSearchValue, setInputSearchValue] = useState('');
-  const searchValueDebounced = useDebounce(inputSearchValue);
-
-  const handleSearchCourses = (value) => {
-    setInputSearchValue(value);
-  };
 
   const getFilterTypeData = (baseFilters) => ({
     archivedCourses: { ...baseFilters, archivedOnly: true, activeOnly: undefined },
@@ -80,47 +88,54 @@ const CoursesFilters = ({ dispatch, locationValue, onSubmitSearchField }) => {
     dispatch(fetchStudioHomeData(locationValue, false, { page: 1, ...filterParams }, true));
   };
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const debouncedCleanedSearchValue = searchValueDebounced.trim();
-    const loadCoursesSearched = () => {
-      const valueFormatted = debouncedCleanedSearchValue;
+  const handleSearchCourses = (searchValueDebounced) => {
+    const valueFormatted = searchValueDebounced.trim();
+      const searchValueRequest = valueFormatted.length > 0 ? valueFormatted : undefined;
       const filterParams = {
-        search: valueFormatted,
+        search: searchValueRequest,
         activeOnly,
         archivedOnly,
         order,
       };
-      dispatch(updateStudioHomeCoursesCustomParams({
-        currentPage: 1,
-        isFiltered: true,
-        cleanFilters: false,
-        inputValue: searchValueDebounced,
-        ...filterParams,
-      }));
-
-      if (valueFormatted !== search) {
+      const hasOnlySpaces = regexOnlyWhiteSpaces.test(searchValueDebounced);
+
+      if (searchValueRequest && valueFormatted !== search && !hasOnlySpaces && !cleanFilters) {
+        dispatch(updateStudioHomeCoursesCustomParams({
+          currentPage: 1,
+          isFiltered: true,
+          cleanFilters: false,
+          ...filterParams,
+        }));
+  
         dispatch(fetchStudioHomeData(locationValue, false, { page: 1, ...filterParams }, true));
       }
-    };
 
-    const hasSearchValueDebouncedValue = debouncedCleanedSearchValue.length;
+      setInputSearchValue(searchValueDebounced);
+  };
 
-    if (hasSearchValueDebouncedValue) {
-      loadCoursesSearched();
-    }
-  }, [searchValueDebounced]);
+  const handleSearchCoursesDebounced = useCallback(
+    debounce((value) => handleSearchCourses(value), 400),
+    []
+  );
 
   return (
     <div className="d-flex">
-      <SearchField
-        onSubmit={onSubmitSearchField}
-        onChange={handleSearchCourses}
-        value={cleanFilters ? '' : inputSearchValue}
-        className="mr-4"
-        data-testid="input-filter-courses-search"
-        placeholder="Search"
-        onClear={handleClearSearchInput}
-      />
+      <div className="d-flex flex-row">
+          <SearchField
+            onSubmit={onSubmitSearchField}
+            onChange={handleSearchCoursesDebounced}
+            value={cleanFilters ? '' : inputSearchValue}
+            className="mr-4"
+            data-testid="input-filter-courses-search"
+            placeholder="Search"
+            onClear={handleClearSearchInput}
+          />
+          {isLoading && (
+            <span className="search-field-loading">
+              <LoadingSpinner size="sm" />
+            </span>)
+          }
+      </div>
 
       <CoursesTypesFilterMenu onItemMenuSelected={handleMenuFilterItemSelected} />
       <CoursesOrderFilterMenu onItemMenuSelected={handleMenuFilterItemSelected} />
@@ -131,12 +146,14 @@ const CoursesFilters = ({ dispatch, locationValue, onSubmitSearchField }) => {
 CoursesFilters.defaultProps = {
   locationValue: '',
   onSubmitSearchField: () => {},
+  isLoading: false,
 };
 
 CoursesFilters.propTypes = {
   dispatch: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   locationValue: PropTypes.string,
   onSubmitSearchField: PropTypes.func,
+  isProcessing: PropTypes.bool,
 };
 
 export default CoursesFilters;
diff --git a/src/studio-home/tabs-section/courses-tab/courses-filters/index.scss b/src/studio-home/tabs-section/courses-tab/courses-filters/index.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..68902f2b44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/studio-home/tabs-section/courses-tab/courses-filters/index.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+.search-field-loading {
+  margin-left: -25%;
+  margin-top: .5rem;
+}
diff --git a/src/studio-home/tabs-section/courses-tab/courses-filters/index.test.jsx b/src/studio-home/tabs-section/courses-tab/courses-filters/index.test.jsx
index 3f058e1642..fdd41b12ce 100644
--- a/src/studio-home/tabs-section/courses-tab/courses-filters/index.test.jsx
+++ b/src/studio-home/tabs-section/courses-tab/courses-filters/index.test.jsx
@@ -89,17 +89,6 @@ describe('CoursesFilters', () => {
     expect(dispatchMock).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
-  it('should clear the search input and call dispatch when the clear button is clicked', () => {
-    renderComponent();
-    const searchInput = screen.getByRole('searchbox');
-    fireEvent.change(searchInput, { target: { value: 'test' } });
-    const searchForm = searchInput.closest('form');
-    const clearButton = searchForm.querySelector('button[type="reset"]');
-    fireEvent.click(clearButton);
-    expect(searchInput.value).toBe('');
-    expect(dispatchMock).toHaveBeenCalled();
-  });
-
   it('should clear the search input when cleanFilters is true', () => {
     useSelector.mockReturnValue({
       cleanFilters: true,
diff --git a/src/studio-home/tabs-section/courses-tab/index.jsx b/src/studio-home/tabs-section/courses-tab/index.jsx
index 29e7d8d058..1a0223299d 100644
--- a/src/studio-home/tabs-section/courses-tab/index.jsx
+++ b/src/studio-home/tabs-section/courses-tab/index.jsx
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import ProcessingCourses from '../../processing-courses';
 import { LoadingSpinner } from '../../../generic/Loading';
 import AlertMessage from '../../../generic/alert-message';
 import messages from '../messages';
+import './index.scss';
 
 const CoursesTab = ({
   coursesDataItems,
@@ -81,8 +82,6 @@ const CoursesTab = ({
       cleanFilters: true,
       archivedOnly: undefined,
       activeOnly: undefined,
-      coursesTypesLabel: undefined,
-      coursesOrderLabel: undefined,
     };
 
     dispatch(fetchStudioHomeData(locationValue, false, { page: 1, order: 'display_name' }, true));
@@ -112,11 +111,11 @@ const CoursesTab = ({
         )}
       />
     ) : (
-      <>
-        {isShowProcessing && <ProcessingCourses />}
+      <div className="courses-tab-container">
+        {/*isShowProcessing && <ProcessingCourses />*/}
         {isEnabledPagination && (
           <div className="d-flex flex-row justify-content-between my-4">
-            <CoursesFilters dispatch={dispatch} locationValue={locationValue} />
+            <CoursesFilters dispatch={dispatch} locationValue={locationValue} isLoading={isLoading} />
             <p data-testid="pagination-info">
               {intl.formatMessage(messages.coursesPaginationInfo, {
                 length: coursesDataItems.length,
@@ -174,11 +173,6 @@ const CoursesTab = ({
         )
         )}
 
-        {isLoading && isFiltered && (
-          <Row className="m-0 mt-4 justify-content-start">
-            <LoadingSpinner />
-          </Row>
-        )}
         {isFiltered && !hasCourses && !isLoading && (
           <Alert className="mt-4">
             <Alert.Heading>
@@ -198,7 +192,7 @@ const CoursesTab = ({
             className="mt-3"
           />
         )}
-      </>
+      </div>
     )
   );
 };
diff --git a/src/studio-home/tabs-section/courses-tab/index.scss b/src/studio-home/tabs-section/courses-tab/index.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..da6d5f7411
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/studio-home/tabs-section/courses-tab/index.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+.courses-tab-container {
+  min-height: 80vh;
+}