diff --git a/static/js/controllers.js b/static/js/controllers.js
index 41e1443ea..4d1c8484f 100644
--- a/static/js/controllers.js
+++ b/static/js/controllers.js
@@ -523,16 +523,24 @@ function RepoCtrl($scope, $sanitize, Restangular, ImageMetadataService, ApiServi
 
   $scope.deleteTag = function(tagName) {
     if (!$scope.repo.can_admin) { return; }
-    $('#confirmdeleteTagModal').modal('hide');
 
     var params = {
       'repository': namespace + '/' + name,
       'tag': tagName
     };
 
+    var errorHandler = ApiService.errorDisplay('Cannot delete tag', function() {
+      $('#confirmdeleteTagModal').modal('hide');
+      $scope.deletingTag = false;
+    });
+
+    $scope.deletingTag = true;
+
     ApiService.deleteFullTag(null, params).then(function() {
       loadViewInfo();
-    }, ApiService.errorDisplay('Cannot delete tag'));
+      $('#confirmdeleteTagModal').modal('hide');
+      $scope.deletingTag = false;
+    }, errorHandler);
   };
 
   $scope.getImagesForTagBySize = function(tag) {
diff --git a/static/partials/view-repo.html b/static/partials/view-repo.html
index 4f588ccf2..e5f2cecc6 100644
--- a/static/partials/view-repo.html
+++ b/static/partials/view-repo.html
@@ -391,7 +391,10 @@
           </span>?
         </h4>
       </div>
-      <div class="modal-body">
+      <div class="modal-body" ng-show="deletingTag">
+        <div class="quay-spinner"></div>
+      </div>
+      <div class="modal-body" ng-show="!deletingTag">
         Are you sure you want to delete tag
         <span class="label tag" ng-class="tagToDelete == currentTag.name ? 'label-success' : 'label-default'">
           {{ tagToDelete  }}
@@ -401,7 +404,7 @@
           The following images and any other images not referenced by a tag will be deleted:          
         </div>
       </div>
-      <div class="modal-footer">
+      <div class="modal-footer" ng-show="!deletingTag">
         <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" ng-click="deleteTag(tagToDelete)">Delete Tag</button>
         <button type="button" class="btn btn-default" data-dismiss="modal">Cancel</button>
       </div>