diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/i18n/displayStrings.properties b/core/src/main/resources/i18n/displayStrings.properties
index 56db52d6ab3..13e02c07db4 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/i18n/displayStrings.properties
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/i18n/displayStrings.properties
@@ -1595,9 +1595,10 @@ dao.proposal.myVote.button=Vote on all proposals
 dao.proposal.create.selectProposalType=Select proposal type
 dao.proposal.create.phase.inactive=Please wait until the next proposal phase
 dao.proposal.create.proposalType=Proposal type
-dao.proposal.create.createNew=Make new proposal
-dao.proposal.create.create.button=Make proposal
+dao.proposal.create.new=Make new proposal
+dao.proposal.create.button=Make proposal
 dao.proposal.create.publish=Publish proposal
+dao.proposal.create.publishing=Proposal publishing is in progress ...
 dao.proposal=proposal
 dao.proposal.display.type=Proposal type
 dao.proposal.display.name=Name/nickname
diff --git a/desktop/src/main/java/bisq/desktop/main/dao/governance/ProposalDisplay.java b/desktop/src/main/java/bisq/desktop/main/dao/governance/ProposalDisplay.java
index 8635f7b6a86..598796a5672 100644
--- a/desktop/src/main/java/bisq/desktop/main/dao/governance/ProposalDisplay.java
+++ b/desktop/src/main/java/bisq/desktop/main/dao/governance/ProposalDisplay.java
@@ -198,10 +198,10 @@ public void createAllFields(String title, int gridRowStartIndex, double top, Pro
 
         titledGroupBg = addTitledGroupBg(gridPane, gridRow, titledGroupBgRowSpan, title, top);
         double proposalTypeTop = top == Layout.GROUP_DISTANCE ? Layout.FIRST_ROW_AND_GROUP_DISTANCE : Layout.FIRST_ROW_DISTANCE;
-        proposalTypeTextField = FormBuilder.addTopLabelTextField(gridPane, gridRow,
+        proposalTypeTextField = addTopLabelTextField(gridPane, gridRow,
                 Res.get("dao.proposal.display.type"), proposalType.getDisplayName(), proposalTypeTop).second;
 
-        nameTextField = addInputTextField(gridPane, ++gridRow, Res.get("dao.proposal.display.name"));
+        nameTextField = addInputTextField(gridPane, ++gridRow, Res.get("dao.proposal.display.name"), Layout.FIRST_ROW_DISTANCE);
         if (isMakeProposalScreen)
             nameTextField.setValidator(new InputValidator());
         inputControls.add(nameTextField);
@@ -618,6 +618,10 @@ public int incrementAndGetGridRow() {
         return ++gridRow;
     }
 
+    public int getGridRow() {
+        return gridRow;
+    }
+
     @SuppressWarnings("Duplicates")
     public ScrollPane getView() {
         ScrollPane scrollPane = new ScrollPane();
diff --git a/desktop/src/main/java/bisq/desktop/main/dao/governance/make/MakeProposalView.java b/desktop/src/main/java/bisq/desktop/main/dao/governance/make/MakeProposalView.java
index c9e77192f33..2f41c4fc847 100644
--- a/desktop/src/main/java/bisq/desktop/main/dao/governance/make/MakeProposalView.java
+++ b/desktop/src/main/java/bisq/desktop/main/dao/governance/make/MakeProposalView.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import bisq.desktop.Navigation;
 import bisq.desktop.common.view.ActivatableView;
 import bisq.desktop.common.view.FxmlView;
+import bisq.desktop.components.BusyAnimation;
 import bisq.desktop.components.InputTextField;
 import bisq.desktop.components.TitledGroupBg;
 import bisq.desktop.main.dao.governance.PhasesView;
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@
 
 import bisq.common.app.DevEnv;
 import bisq.common.util.Tuple3;
+import bisq.common.util.Tuple4;
 
 import org.bitcoinj.core.Coin;
 import org.bitcoinj.core.InsufficientMoneyException;
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@
 import javafx.scene.control.Label;
 import javafx.scene.control.TextField;
 import javafx.scene.layout.GridPane;
+import javafx.scene.layout.HBox;
 import javafx.scene.layout.VBox;
 
 import javafx.beans.property.BooleanProperty;
@@ -86,7 +89,7 @@
 
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 
-import static bisq.desktop.util.FormBuilder.addButtonAfterGroup;
+import static bisq.desktop.util.FormBuilder.addButtonBusyAnimationLabel;
 import static bisq.desktop.util.FormBuilder.addComboBox;
 import static bisq.desktop.util.FormBuilder.addTitledGroupBg;
 import static bisq.desktop.util.FormBuilder.addTopLabelReadOnlyTextField;
@@ -112,6 +115,8 @@ public class MakeProposalView extends ActivatableView<GridPane, Void> implements
     private TextField nextProposalTextField;
     private TitledGroupBg proposalTitledGroup;
     private VBox nextProposalBox;
+    private BusyAnimation busyAnimation;
+    private Label busyLabel;
 
     private BooleanProperty isProposalPhase = new SimpleBooleanProperty(false);
     private StringProperty proposalGroupTitle = new SimpleStringProperty(Res.get("dao.proposal.create.phase.inactive"));
@@ -321,19 +326,31 @@ private void showFeeInfoAndPublishMyProposal(Proposal proposal, Transaction tran
     }
 
     private void doPublishMyProposal(Proposal proposal, Transaction transaction) {
+
+        busyLabel.setVisible(true);
+        busyAnimation.play();
+        makeProposalButton.setDisable(true);
+
         daoFacade.publishMyProposal(proposal,
                 transaction,
                 () -> {
                     if (!DevEnv.isDevMode())
                         new Popup<>().feedback(Res.get("dao.tx.published.success")).show();
+
+                    if (proposalDisplay != null)
+                        proposalDisplay.clearForm();
+                    proposalTypeComboBox.getSelectionModel().clearSelection();
+                    busyAnimation.stop();
+                    busyLabel.setVisible(false);
+                    makeProposalButton.setDisable(false);
                 },
-                errorMessage -> new Popup<>().warning(errorMessage).show());
+                errorMessage -> {
+                    new Popup<>().warning(errorMessage).show();
+                    busyAnimation.stop();
+                    busyLabel.setVisible(false);
+                    makeProposalButton.setDisable(false);
+                });
 
-        // We reset UI without waiting for callback as callback might be slow and then the user could create multiple
-        // proposals.
-        if (proposalDisplay != null)
-            proposalDisplay.clearForm();
-        proposalTypeComboBox.getSelectionModel().clearSelection();
     }
 
     @Nullable
@@ -412,10 +429,19 @@ private ProposalWithTransaction getProposalWithTransaction(ProposalType type)
     private void addProposalDisplay() {
         if (selectedProposalType != null) {
             proposalDisplay = new ProposalDisplay(root, bsqFormatter, daoFacade, changeParamValidator, navigation);
-            proposalDisplay.createAllFields(Res.get("dao.proposal.create.createNew"), alwaysVisibleGridRowIndex, Layout.GROUP_DISTANCE,
+
+            proposalDisplay.createAllFields(Res.get("dao.proposal.create.new"), alwaysVisibleGridRowIndex, Layout.GROUP_DISTANCE,
                     selectedProposalType, true);
 
-            makeProposalButton = addButtonAfterGroup(root, proposalDisplay.incrementAndGetGridRow(), Res.get("dao.proposal.create.create.button"));
+            final Tuple4<Button, BusyAnimation, Label, HBox> makeProposalTuple = addButtonBusyAnimationLabel(root,
+                    proposalDisplay.getGridRow(), 0, Res.get("dao.proposal.create.button"), 0);
+            makeProposalButton = makeProposalTuple.first;
+
+            busyAnimation = makeProposalTuple.second;
+            busyLabel = makeProposalTuple.third;
+            busyLabel.setVisible(false);
+            busyLabel.setText(Res.get("dao.proposal.create.publishing"));
+
             setMakeProposalButtonHandler();
             proposalDisplay.addInputChangedListener(this::updateButtonState);
             updateButtonState();