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>