diff --git a/extensions/arc/src/localizedConstants.ts b/extensions/arc/src/localizedConstants.ts
index 08c5a80437..e1e0420d12 100644
--- a/extensions/arc/src/localizedConstants.ts
+++ b/extensions/arc/src/localizedConstants.ts
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ export const noExternalEndpoint = localize('arc.noExternalEndpoint', "No Externa
 export const podsReady = localize('arc.podsReady', "pods ready");
 
 export function databaseCreated(name: string): string { return localize('arc.databaseCreated', "Database {0} created", name); }
+export function deletingInstance(name: string): string { return localize('arc.deletingInstance', "Deleting instance '{0}'...", name); }
 export function instanceDeleted(name: string): string { return localize('arc.instanceDeleted', "Instance '{0}' deleted", name); }
 export function copiedToClipboard(name: string): string { return localize('arc.copiedToClipboard', "{0} copied to clipboard", name); }
 export function clickTheTroubleshootButton(resourceType: string): string { return localize('arc.clickTheTroubleshootButton', "Click the troubleshoot button to open the Azure Arc {0} troubleshooting notebook.", resourceType); }
diff --git a/extensions/arc/src/ui/dashboards/miaa/miaaDashboardOverviewPage.ts b/extensions/arc/src/ui/dashboards/miaa/miaaDashboardOverviewPage.ts
index f18ef9e442..2baaf57479 100644
--- a/extensions/arc/src/ui/dashboards/miaa/miaaDashboardOverviewPage.ts
+++ b/extensions/arc/src/ui/dashboards/miaa/miaaDashboardOverviewPage.ts
@@ -199,7 +199,16 @@ export class MiaaDashboardOverviewPage extends DashboardPage {
 				deleteButton.enabled = false;
 				try {
 					if (await promptForInstanceDeletion(this._miaaModel.info.name)) {
-						await this._azdataApi.azdata.arc.sql.mi.delete(this._miaaModel.info.name);
+						await vscode.window.withProgress(
+							{
+								location: vscode.ProgressLocation.Notification,
+								title: loc.deletingInstance(this._miaaModel.info.name),
+								cancellable: false
+							},
+							(_progress, _token) => {
+								return this._azdataApi.azdata.arc.sql.mi.delete(this._miaaModel.info.name);
+							}
+						);
 						await this._controllerModel.refreshTreeNode();
 						vscode.window.showInformationMessage(loc.instanceDeleted(this._miaaModel.info.name));
 					}
diff --git a/extensions/arc/src/ui/dashboards/postgres/postgresOverviewPage.ts b/extensions/arc/src/ui/dashboards/postgres/postgresOverviewPage.ts
index 9d90aaf423..f1f742d49f 100644
--- a/extensions/arc/src/ui/dashboards/postgres/postgresOverviewPage.ts
+++ b/extensions/arc/src/ui/dashboards/postgres/postgresOverviewPage.ts
@@ -182,7 +182,16 @@ export class PostgresOverviewPage extends DashboardPage {
 				deleteButton.enabled = false;
 				try {
 					if (await promptForInstanceDeletion(this._postgresModel.info.name)) {
-						await this._azdataApi.azdata.arc.postgres.server.delete(this._postgresModel.info.name);
+						await vscode.window.withProgress(
+							{
+								location: vscode.ProgressLocation.Notification,
+								title: loc.deletingInstance(this._postgresModel.info.name),
+								cancellable: false
+							},
+							(_progress, _token) => {
+								return this._azdataApi.azdata.arc.postgres.server.delete(this._postgresModel.info.name);
+							}
+						);
 						await this._controllerModel.refreshTreeNode();
 						vscode.window.showInformationMessage(loc.instanceDeleted(this._postgresModel.info.name));
 					}