diff --git a/src/react/containers/EditorContainer.js b/src/react/containers/EditorContainer.js
index 5f1cf0857..78007b689 100644
--- a/src/react/containers/EditorContainer.js
+++ b/src/react/containers/EditorContainer.js
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class EditorContainer extends Component {
   }
 
   publish() {
-    const { updateEntry, entry, entryEditClose, createEntry, isEditing } = this.props;
+    const { updateEntry, entry, createEntry, isEditing } = this.props;
     const { editorState, authors } = this.state;
     const content = this.getContent();
     const authorIds = authors.map(author => author.id);
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ class EditorContainer extends Component {
         author,
         contributors,
       });
-      entryEditClose(entry.id);
       return;
     }
 
@@ -224,7 +223,20 @@ class EditorContainer extends Component {
       readOnly,
     } = this.state;
 
-    const { isEditing, config } = this.props;
+    const { isEditing, config, api, user, entry } = this.props;
+
+    const isPublishingUpdate = (
+      entry && user.entries[entry.id] && user.entries[entry.id].isPublishing
+    );
+    const isPublishingNew = (!isEditing && api.isPublishingNew);
+    const isPublishing = (isPublishingNew || isPublishingUpdate);
+
+    let publishBtnText;
+    if (isPublishing) {
+      publishBtnText = 'Publishing...';
+    } else {
+      publishBtnText = isEditing ? 'Publish Update' : 'Publish New Entry';
+    }
 
     return (
       <div className="liveblog-editor-container">
@@ -296,8 +308,8 @@ class EditorContainer extends Component {
           clearable={false}
           cache={false}
         />
-        <button className="liveblog-btn liveblog-publish-btn" onClick={this.publish.bind(this)}>
-          {isEditing ? 'Publish Update' : 'Publish New Entry'}
+        <button className={`liveblog-btn liveblog-publish-btn ${isPublishing ? 'liveblog-publish-btn--active' : ''}`} onClick={this.publish.bind(this)}>
+          { publishBtnText }
         </button>
       </div>
     );
@@ -305,12 +317,13 @@ class EditorContainer extends Component {
 }
 
 EditorContainer.propTypes = {
+  api: PropTypes.object,
   config: PropTypes.object,
   updateEntry: PropTypes.func,
   entry: PropTypes.object,
-  entryEditClose: PropTypes.func,
   createEntry: PropTypes.func,
   isEditing: PropTypes.bool,
+  isPublishing: PropTypes.bool,
   authors: PropTypes.array,
   getAuthors: PropTypes.func,
 };
diff --git a/src/react/containers/EntryContainer.js b/src/react/containers/EntryContainer.js
index f39efd55a..fcfe3ed1e 100644
--- a/src/react/containers/EntryContainer.js
+++ b/src/react/containers/EntryContainer.js
@@ -12,13 +12,18 @@ class EntryContainer extends Component {
   constructor(props) {
     super(props);
 
+    this.state = { isDeleting: false };
+
     this.isEditing = () => {
       const { user, entry } = this.props;
       return user.entries[entry.id] && user.entries[entry.id].isEditing;
     };
     this.edit = () => this.props.entryEditOpen(this.props.entry.id);
     this.close = () => this.props.entryEditClose(this.props.entry.id);
-    this.delete = () => this.props.deleteEntry(this.props.entry.id);
+    this.delete = () => {
+      this.setState({ isDeleting: true });
+      this.props.deleteEntry(this.props.entry.id);
+    };
     this.scrollIntoView = () => {
       this.node.scrollIntoView({ block: 'start', behavior: 'instant' });
       this.props.resetScrollOnEntry(`id_${this.props.entry.id}`);
@@ -40,6 +45,7 @@ class EntryContainer extends Component {
 
   entryActions() {
     const { config } = this.props;
+    const { isDeleting } = this.state;
     if (config.is_liveblog_editable !== '1') return false;
 
     return (
@@ -54,10 +60,10 @@ class EntryContainer extends Component {
             </button>
         }
         <button
-          className="liveblog-btn liveblog-btn-small liveblog-btn-delete"
+          className={`liveblog-btn liveblog-btn-small liveblog-btn-delete ${isDeleting ? 'liveblog-btn-delete--active' : ''}`}
           onClick={this.delete}
         >
-          Delete
+          { isDeleting ? 'Deleting...' : 'Delete' }
         </button>
       </footer>
     );
diff --git a/src/react/reducers/api.js b/src/react/reducers/api.js
index 2259eadc1..3df1914b3 100644
--- a/src/react/reducers/api.js
+++ b/src/react/reducers/api.js
@@ -60,17 +60,25 @@ export const api = (state = initialState, action) => {
           : state.newestEntry,
       };
 
+    case 'CREATE_ENTRY':
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        isPublishingNew: true,
+      };
+
     case 'CREATE_ENTRY_SUCCESS':
       return {
         ...state,
         error: false,
         nonce: action.payload.nonce,
+        isPublishingNew: false,
       };
 
     case 'CREATE_ENTRY_FAILED':
       return {
         ...state,
         error: true,
+        isPublishingNew: false,
       };
 
     case 'DELETE_ENTRY_SUCCESS':
diff --git a/src/react/reducers/user.js b/src/react/reducers/user.js
index 183d9fec9..7ffd35a28 100644
--- a/src/react/reducers/user.js
+++ b/src/react/reducers/user.js
@@ -7,13 +7,50 @@ export const user = (state = initialState, action) => {
     case 'ENTRY_EDIT_OPEN':
       return {
         ...state,
-        entries: { ...state.entries, [action.payload]: { isEditing: true } },
+        entries: {
+          ...state.entries,
+          [action.payload]: {
+            isEditing: true,
+            isPublishing: false,
+          },
+        },
       };
 
     case 'ENTRY_EDIT_CLOSE':
       return {
         ...state,
-        entries: { ...state.entries, [action.payload]: { isEditing: false } },
+        entries: {
+          ...state.entries,
+          [action.payload]:
+          {
+            isEditing: false,
+            isPublishing: false,
+          },
+        },
+      };
+
+    case 'UPDATE_ENTRY':
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        entries: {
+          ...state.entries,
+          [action.payload.id]: {
+            isEditing: true,
+            isPublishing: true,
+          },
+        },
+      };
+
+    case 'UPDATE_ENTRY_SUCCESS':
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        entries: {
+          ...state.entries,
+          [action.payload.entries[0].id]: {
+            isEditing: false,
+            isPublishing: false,
+          },
+        },
       };
 
     default:
diff --git a/src/styles/core/app/_buttons.scss b/src/styles/core/app/_buttons.scss
index 8fcd9ab5e..84ab12aec 100644
--- a/src/styles/core/app/_buttons.scss
+++ b/src/styles/core/app/_buttons.scss
@@ -64,3 +64,15 @@
   background: darken($color-warning, 10%);
 }
 
+.liveblog-btn-delete--active {
+  &, &:hover {
+    animation: liveblog-btn-delete--active-animation 2.5s infinite linear;
+    background-size: 100px 100%;
+    background-image: linear-gradient(-45deg,darken($color-warning, 5%) 28%,$color-warning 0,$color-warning 72%,darken($color-warning, 5%) 0);
+  }
+}
+@keyframes liveblog-btn-delete--active-animation {
+	0% {
+		background-position: 200px 0;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/styles/core/editor/_buttons.scss b/src/styles/core/editor/_buttons.scss
index beddb6cd5..b8fca358c 100644
--- a/src/styles/core/editor/_buttons.scss
+++ b/src/styles/core/editor/_buttons.scss
@@ -150,6 +150,19 @@
   font-size: .9rem;
 }
 
+.liveblog-publish-btn--active {
+  &, &:hover {
+    animation: liveblog-publish-btn--active-animation 2.5s infinite linear;
+    background-size: 100px 100%;
+    background-image: linear-gradient(-45deg,darken($color-primary, 5%) 28%,$color-primary 0,$color-primary 72%,darken($color-primary, 5%) 0);
+  }
+}
+@keyframes liveblog-publish-btn--active-animation {
+	0% {
+		background-position: 200px 0;
+	}
+}
+
 .liveblog-cancel-btn {
   background: $color-grey-light;
   color: $color-grey-dark;