diff --git a/packages/core-components/src/components/Table/Table.tsx b/packages/core-components/src/components/Table/Table.tsx
index e4ee9b5995..a556cda7b2 100644
--- a/packages/core-components/src/components/Table/Table.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-components/src/components/Table/Table.tsx
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ import React, {
 
 import { SelectProps } from '../Select/Select';
 import { Filter, Filters, SelectedFilters, Without } from './Filters';
-import CircularProgress from '@material-ui/core/CircularProgress';
 
 // Material-table is not using the standard icons available in in material-ui. https://github.com/mbrn/material-table/issues/51
 const tableIcons: Icons = {
@@ -474,25 +473,7 @@ export function Table<T extends object = {}>(props: TableProps<T>) {
   const Body = useCallback(
     (bodyProps: any /* no type for this in material-table */) => {
       if (isLoading) {
-        return (
-          <tbody data-testid="loading-indicator">
-            <tr>
-              <td colSpan={columnCount}>
-                <Box
-                  sx={{
-                    display: 'flex',
-                    justifyContent: 'center',
-                    alignItems: 'center',
-                    width: '100%',
-                    minHeight: '15rem',
-                  }}
-                >
-                  <CircularProgress size="5rem" />
-                </Box>
-              </td>
-            </tr>
-          </tbody>
-        );
+        return <TableLoadingBody colSpan={columnCount} />;
       }
 
       if (emptyContent && hasNoRows) {
diff --git a/packages/core-components/src/components/Table/TableLoadingBody.tsx b/packages/core-components/src/components/Table/TableLoadingBody.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3671bf1c51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core-components/src/components/Table/TableLoadingBody.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import Box from '@material-ui/core/Box';
+import CircularProgress from '@material-ui/core/CircularProgress';
+import React from 'react';
+
+/**
+ * @internal
+ */
+export function TableLoadingBody(props: { colSpan?: number }) {
+  return (
+    <tbody data-testid="loading-indicator">
+      <tr>
+        <td colSpan={props.colSpan}>
+          <Box
+            sx={{
+              display: 'flex',
+              justifyContent: 'center',
+              alignItems: 'center',
+              width: '100%',
+              minHeight: '15rem',
+            }}
+          >
+            <CircularProgress size="5rem" />
+          </Box>
+        </td>
+      </tr>
+    </tbody>
+  );
+}