diff --git a/src/components/sectionList/SectionListWrapper.tsx b/src/components/sectionList/SectionListWrapper.tsx
index 03048d63..ea2122cf 100644
--- a/src/components/sectionList/SectionListWrapper.tsx
+++ b/src/components/sectionList/SectionListWrapper.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
 import { FetchError } from '@dhis2/app-runtime'
 import { SharingDialog } from '@dhis2/ui'
 import React, { useCallback, useState } from 'react'
-import {
-    BaseListModel,
-    canEditModel,
-    useSchemaFromHandle,
-    useDeleteModelMutation,
-} from '../../lib'
+import { BaseListModel, canEditModel, useSchemaFromHandle } from '../../lib'
 import { Pager, ModelCollection } from '../../types/models'
 import { SectionListHeaderBulk } from './bulk'
 import { DetailsPanel, DefaultDetailsPanelContent } from './detailsPanel'
@@ -44,14 +39,6 @@ export const SectionListWrapper = ({
         useSelectedModels()
     const [detailsId, setDetailsId] = useState<string | undefined>()
     const [sharingDialogId, setSharingDialogId] = useState<string | undefined>()
-    const deleteModelMutation = useDeleteModelMutation(schema)
-    const deleteModel = useCallback(
-        async ({ id, displayName }: BaseListModel) => {
-            await deleteModelMutation.mutateAsync({ id, displayName })
-            refetch()
-        },
-        [deleteModelMutation, refetch]
-    )
 
     const SectionListMessage = () => {
         if (error) {
@@ -113,15 +100,10 @@ export const SectionListWrapper = ({
                 modelType={schema.displayName}
                 onShowDetailsClick={handleDetailsClick}
                 onOpenSharingClick={setSharingDialogId}
-                onDeleteClick={() => deleteModel(model)}
+                onDeleteSuccess={refetch}
             />
         ),
-        [
-            handleDetailsClick,
-            setSharingDialogId,
-            deleteModel,
-            schema.displayName,
-        ]
+        [handleDetailsClick, setSharingDialogId, schema.displayName, refetch]
     )
 
     const isAllSelected = data ? checkAllSelected(data) : false
diff --git a/src/components/sectionList/listActions/DefaultListActions.tsx b/src/components/sectionList/listActions/DefaultListActions.tsx
index 9c633910..f889282e 100644
--- a/src/components/sectionList/listActions/DefaultListActions.tsx
+++ b/src/components/sectionList/listActions/DefaultListActions.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ type DefaultListActionProps = {
     modelType: string
     onShowDetailsClick: (model: BaseListModel) => void
     onOpenSharingClick: (id: string) => void
-    onDeleteClick: () => void
+    onDeleteSuccess: () => void
 }
 
 export const DefaultListActions = ({
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export const DefaultListActions = ({
     modelType,
     onShowDetailsClick,
     onOpenSharingClick,
-    onDeleteClick,
+    onDeleteSuccess,
 }: DefaultListActionProps) => {
     const deletable = canDeleteModel(model)
     const editable = canEditModel(model)
@@ -25,13 +25,14 @@ export const DefaultListActions = ({
         <ListActions>
             <ActionEdit modelId={model.id} />
             <ActionMore
-                modelId={model.id}
                 deletable={editable}
                 editable={deletable}
+                modelId={model.id}
+                modelDisplayName={model.displayName}
+                modelType={modelType}
                 onShowDetailsClick={() => onShowDetailsClick(model)}
                 onOpenSharingClick={() => onOpenSharingClick(model.id)}
-                onDeleteClick={onDeleteClick}
-                modelType={modelType}
+                onDeleteSuccess={onDeleteSuccess}
             />
         </ListActions>
     )
diff --git a/src/components/sectionList/listActions/DeleteAction.module.css b/src/components/sectionList/listActions/DeleteAction.module.css
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c61f208a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/sectionList/listActions/DeleteAction.module.css
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+.deleteButtonLoadingIcon {
+    display: inline-block;
+    margin-right: 8px;
+}
+
+.deleteButtonLoadingIcon :global([role="progressbar"]) {
+    border-color: rgba(110, 122, 138, 0.15) rgba(110, 122, 138, 0.15) white;
+}
diff --git a/src/components/sectionList/listActions/DeleteAction.tsx b/src/components/sectionList/listActions/DeleteAction.tsx
index 476a08e0..74895028 100644
--- a/src/components/sectionList/listActions/DeleteAction.tsx
+++ b/src/components/sectionList/listActions/DeleteAction.tsx
@@ -2,55 +2,61 @@ import i18n from '@dhis2/d2-i18n'
 import {
     Button,
     ButtonStrip,
+    CircularLoader,
     IconDelete16,
     MenuItem,
     Modal,
     ModalActions,
+    ModalContent,
     ModalTitle,
+    NoticeBox,
 } from '@dhis2/ui'
 import React, { useState } from 'react'
-import { TOOLTIPS } from '../../../lib'
-import { TooltipWrapper } from '../../tooltip'
+import { useSchemaFromHandle, useDeleteModelMutation } from '../../../lib'
+import classes from './DeleteAction.module.css'
 
 export function DeleteAction({
-    deletable,
+    disabled,
+    modelId,
+    modelDisplayName,
     modelType,
-    onClick,
     onCancel,
+    onDeleteSuccess,
 }: {
-    deletable: boolean
+    disabled: boolean
+    modelId: string
+    modelDisplayName: string
     modelType: string
-    onClick: () => void
     onCancel: () => void
+    onDeleteSuccess: () => void
 }) {
     const [showConfirmationDialog, setShowConfirmationDialog] = useState(false)
+    const deleteAndClose = () => {
+        setShowConfirmationDialog(false)
+        onDeleteSuccess()
+    }
+    const closeAndCancel = () => {
+        setShowConfirmationDialog(false)
+        onCancel()
+    }
 
     return (
         <>
-            <TooltipWrapper
-                condition={!deletable}
-                content={TOOLTIPS.noDeleteAccess}
-            >
-                <MenuItem
-                    dense
-                    disabled={!deletable}
-                    label={i18n.t('Delete')}
-                    icon={<IconDelete16 />}
-                    onClick={() => setShowConfirmationDialog(true)}
-                />
-            </TooltipWrapper>
+            <MenuItem
+                dense
+                disabled={disabled}
+                label={i18n.t('Delete')}
+                icon={<IconDelete16 />}
+                onClick={() => setShowConfirmationDialog(true)}
+            />
 
             {showConfirmationDialog && (
                 <ConfirmationDialog
+                    modelDisplayName={modelDisplayName}
+                    modelId={modelId}
                     modelType={modelType}
-                    onConfirm={() => {
-                        setShowConfirmationDialog(false)
-                        onClick()
-                    }}
-                    onCancel={() => {
-                        setShowConfirmationDialog(false)
-                        onCancel()
-                    }}
+                    onDeleteSuccess={deleteAndClose}
+                    onCancel={closeAndCancel}
                 />
             )}
         </>
@@ -58,31 +64,97 @@ export function DeleteAction({
 }
 
 function ConfirmationDialog({
+    modelId,
+    modelDisplayName,
     modelType,
     onCancel,
-    onConfirm,
+    onDeleteSuccess,
 }: {
+    modelId: string
+    modelDisplayName: string
     modelType: string
     onCancel: () => void
-    onConfirm: () => void
+    onDeleteSuccess: () => void
 }) {
+    const schema = useSchemaFromHandle()
+    const deleteModelMutation = useDeleteModelMutation(schema)
+    const deleteModel = async () => {
+        await deleteModelMutation.mutateAsync({
+            id: modelId,
+            displayName: modelDisplayName,
+        })
+        onDeleteSuccess()
+    }
+
+    const deleteAndClose = () =>
+        deleteModel()
+            .then(onDeleteSuccess)
+            // We don't need to do anything on error except for catching it,
+            // we have all the information on the deleteModelMutation value
+            .catch(() => null)
+
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+    const errorReports = (deleteModelMutation.error as any)?.details?.response
+        ?.errorReports
+
     return (
         <Modal>
             <ModalTitle>
                 {i18n.t(
                     'Are you sure that you want to delete this {{modelType}}?',
-                    {
-                        modelType: modelType,
-                    }
+                    { modelType }
                 )}
             </ModalTitle>
 
+            {!!deleteModelMutation.error && (
+                <ModalContent>
+                    <NoticeBox
+                        error
+                        title={i18n.t(
+                            'Something went wrong deleting the {{modelType}}',
+                            { modelType }
+                        )}
+                    >
+                        <div>
+                            {i18n.t(
+                                'Failed to delete {{modelType}} "{{modelDisplayName}}"! {{messages}}',
+                                { modelDisplayName, modelType }
+                            )}
+                        </div>
+
+                        {!!errorReports?.length && (
+                            <ul>
+                                {errorReports.map(
+                                    // @TODO: I have no idea why TS says "message" isn't being used?
+                                    // eslint-disable-next-line react/no-unused-prop-types
+                                    ({ message }: { message: string }) => (
+                                        <li key={message}>{message}</li>
+                                    )
+                                )}
+                            </ul>
+                        )}
+                    </NoticeBox>
+                </ModalContent>
+            )}
+
             <ModalActions>
                 <ButtonStrip>
-                    <Button onClick={onCancel}>No</Button>
-                    <Button destructive onClick={onConfirm}>
-                        Yes
+                    <Button
+                        disabled={deleteModelMutation.isLoading}
+                        destructive
+                        onClick={deleteAndClose}
+                    >
+                        {deleteModelMutation.isLoading && (
+                            <span className={classes.deleteButtonLoadingIcon}>
+                                <CircularLoader extrasmall />
+                            </span>
+                        )}
+
+                        {deleteModelMutation.isError
+                            ? i18n.t('Try again')
+                            : i18n.t('Yes')}
                     </Button>
+                    <Button onClick={onCancel}>{i18n.t('No')}</Button>
                 </ButtonStrip>
             </ModalActions>
         </Modal>
diff --git a/src/components/sectionList/listActions/SectionListActions.tsx b/src/components/sectionList/listActions/SectionListActions.tsx
index 3aae42db..7a0dcea7 100644
--- a/src/components/sectionList/listActions/SectionListActions.tsx
+++ b/src/components/sectionList/listActions/SectionListActions.tsx
@@ -31,22 +31,24 @@ export const ActionEdit = ({ modelId }: { modelId: string }) => {
 }
 
 type ActionMoreProps = {
-    modelId: string
     deletable: boolean
     editable: boolean
+    modelId: string
+    modelDisplayName: string
     modelType: string
     onShowDetailsClick: () => void
     onOpenSharingClick: () => void
-    onDeleteClick: () => void
+    onDeleteSuccess: () => void
 }
 export const ActionMore = ({
-    modelId,
     deletable,
     editable,
+    modelId,
+    modelDisplayName,
     modelType,
     onOpenSharingClick,
     onShowDetailsClick,
-    onDeleteClick,
+    onDeleteSuccess,
 }: ActionMoreProps) => {
     const [open, setOpen] = useState(false)
     const ref = useRef(null)
@@ -108,15 +110,22 @@ export const ActionMore = ({
                             />
                         </TooltipWrapper>
 
-                        <DeleteAction
-                            modelType={modelType}
-                            deletable={deletable}
-                            onCancel={() => setOpen(false)}
-                            onClick={() => {
-                                onDeleteClick()
-                                setOpen(false)
-                            }}
-                        />
+                        <TooltipWrapper
+                            condition={!deletable}
+                            content={TOOLTIPS.noDeleteAccess}
+                        >
+                            <DeleteAction
+                                modelDisplayName={modelDisplayName}
+                                modelId={modelId}
+                                modelType={modelType}
+                                disabled={!deletable}
+                                onDeleteSuccess={() => {
+                                    onDeleteSuccess()
+                                    setOpen(false)
+                                }}
+                                onCancel={() => setOpen(false)}
+                            />
+                        </TooltipWrapper>
                     </FlyoutMenu>
                 </Popover>
             )}