diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/images/images.module.js b/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/images/images.module.js
index 2aea05188..d6df4ade2 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/images/images.module.js
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/images/images.module.js
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@
       'killed': gettext('Killed'),
       'deleted': gettext('Deleted')
     })
+    .constant('horizon.app.core.images.transitional-statuses', [
+      "saving",
+      "queued",
+      "pending_delete"
+    ])
     .run(run)
     .config(config);
 
@@ -59,6 +64,7 @@
     registry.getResourceType(imageResourceType)
       .setNames(gettext('Image'), gettext('Images'))
       .setSummaryTemplateUrl(basePath + 'details/drawer.html')
+      .setItemInTransitionFunction(imagesService.isInTransition)
       .setProperty('checksum', {
         label: gettext('Checksum')
       })
@@ -149,7 +155,8 @@
       })
       .append({
         id: 'status',
-        priority: 1
+        priority: 1,
+        itemInTransitionFunction: imagesService.isInTransition
       })
       .append({
         id: 'protected',
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/images/images.service.js b/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/images/images.service.js
index 982bdacaf..ef4afe854 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/images/images.service.js
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/images/images.service.js
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
     .factory('horizon.app.core.images.service', imageService);
 
   imageService.$inject = [
-    'horizon.app.core.openstack-service-api.glance'
+    'horizon.app.core.openstack-service-api.glance',
+    'horizon.app.core.images.transitional-statuses'
   ];
 
   /*
@@ -33,11 +34,12 @@
    * but do not need to be restricted to such use.  Each exposed function
    * is documented below.
    */
-  function imageService(glance) {
+  function imageService(glance, transitionalStatuses) {
     return {
       getDetailsPath: getDetailsPath,
       getImagesPromise: getImagesPromise,
-      imageType: imageType
+      imageType: imageType,
+      isInTransition: isInTransition
     };
 
     /*
@@ -71,6 +73,22 @@
       }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @ngdoc function
+     * @name isInTransition
+     * @param item {object} - The image object
+     * @description
+     * Given an Image object, returns a boolean representing whether the image
+     * is in a transitional state.
+     * @returns {boolean}
+     */
+    function isInTransition(item) {
+      if (item && angular.isString(item.status)) {
+        return transitionalStatuses.indexOf(item.status.toLowerCase()) > -1;
+      }
+      return false;
+    }
+
     /*
      * @ngdoc function
      * @name getImagesPromise
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/images/images.service.spec.js b/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/images/images.service.spec.js
index 73381bdab..f8ac6db19 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/images/images.service.spec.js
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/images/images.service.spec.js
@@ -50,6 +50,39 @@
       });
     });
 
+    describe('isInTransition Function', function() {
+      it("should return true for known transitional statuses", function() {
+        var statuses = ["saving", "queued", "pending_delete"];
+        statuses.forEach(function(status) {
+          var myItem = {status: status};
+          expect(service.isInTransition(myItem)).toBe(true);
+        });
+      });
+
+      it("should return false for unknown statuses", function() {
+        var myItem = {status: "notATransitionalState"};
+        expect(service.isInTransition(myItem)).toBe(false);
+      });
+
+      it("should return false for an empty status", function() {
+        var myItem = {status: undefined};
+        expect(service.isInTransition(myItem)).toBe(false);
+      });
+
+      it("should return false for an undefined status", function() {
+        var myItem = {status: undefined};
+        expect(service.isInTransition(myItem)).toBe(false);
+      });
+
+      it("should return false for a non-string status", function() {
+        var statuses = [3, true, false];
+        statuses.forEach(function(status) {
+          var myItem = {status: status};
+          expect(service.isInTransition(myItem)).toBe(false);
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
     describe('getImagesPromise', function() {
       it("provides a promise that gets translated", inject(function($q, $injector, $timeout) {
         var glance = $injector.get('horizon.app.core.openstack-service-api.glance');