diff --git a/src/plugins/workspace/public/components/workspace_creator/workspace_create_action_panel.test.tsx b/src/plugins/workspace/public/components/workspace_creator/workspace_create_action_panel.test.tsx
index 6f1dbc58bf9e..3fd6e78ac7d1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/workspace/public/components/workspace_creator/workspace_create_action_panel.test.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/workspace/public/components/workspace_creator/workspace_create_action_panel.test.tsx
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ describe('WorkspaceCreateActionPanel', () => {
         formId={formId}
         formData={{ name: longName, description: formData.description }}
         application={mockApplication}
+        isSubmitting={false}
       />
     );
     const createButton = screen.getByText('Create workspace');
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ describe('WorkspaceCreateActionPanel', () => {
         formId={formId}
         formData={{ name: formData.name, description: longDescription }}
         application={mockApplication}
+        isSubmitting={false}
       />
     );
     const createButton = screen.getByText('Create workspace');
@@ -52,9 +54,23 @@ describe('WorkspaceCreateActionPanel', () => {
         formId={formId}
         formData={formData}
         application={mockApplication}
+        isSubmitting={false}
       />
     );
     const createButton = screen.getByText('Create workspace');
     expect(createButton.closest('button')).not.toBeDisabled();
   });
+
+  it('should disable the "Create Workspace" and "Cancel" button when submitting', () => {
+    render(
+      <WorkspaceCreateActionPanel
+        formId={formId}
+        formData={{ name: 'test' }}
+        application={mockApplication}
+        isSubmitting
+      />
+    );
+    expect(screen.getByText('Create workspace').closest('button')).toBeDisabled();
+    expect(screen.getByText('Cancel').closest('button')).toBeDisabled();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/plugins/workspace/public/components/workspace_creator/workspace_create_action_panel.tsx b/src/plugins/workspace/public/components/workspace_creator/workspace_create_action_panel.tsx
index 26f98a24562c..5f59cbb9587b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/workspace/public/components/workspace_creator/workspace_create_action_panel.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/workspace/public/components/workspace_creator/workspace_create_action_panel.tsx
@@ -17,12 +17,14 @@ interface WorkspaceCreateActionPanelProps {
   formId: string;
   formData: Pick<WorkspaceFormDataState, 'name' | 'description'>;
   application: ApplicationStart;
+  isSubmitting: boolean;
 }
 
 export const WorkspaceCreateActionPanel = ({
   formId,
   formData,
   application,
+  isSubmitting,
 }: WorkspaceCreateActionPanelProps) => {
   const [isCancelModalVisible, setIsCancelModalVisible] = useState(false);
   const closeCancelModal = useCallback(() => setIsCancelModalVisible(false), []);
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ export const WorkspaceCreateActionPanel = ({
           <EuiSmallButtonEmpty
             data-test-subj="workspaceForm-bottomBar-cancelButton"
             onClick={showCancelModal}
+            disabled={isSubmitting}
           >
             {i18n.translate('workspace.form.right.sidebar.buttons.cancelText', {
               defaultMessage: 'Cancel',
@@ -50,7 +53,8 @@ export const WorkspaceCreateActionPanel = ({
             form={formId}
             data-test-subj="workspaceForm-bottomBar-createButton"
             fill
-            disabled={createButtonDisabled}
+            disabled={createButtonDisabled || isSubmitting}
+            isLoading={isSubmitting}
           >
             {i18n.translate('workspace.form.right.sidebar.buttons.createWorkspaceText', {
               defaultMessage: 'Create workspace',
diff --git a/src/plugins/workspace/public/components/workspace_creator/workspace_creator.test.tsx b/src/plugins/workspace/public/components/workspace_creator/workspace_creator.test.tsx
index 760c4060de58..083c1d61c4de 100644
--- a/src/plugins/workspace/public/components/workspace_creator/workspace_creator.test.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/workspace/public/components/workspace_creator/workspace_creator.test.tsx
@@ -344,4 +344,33 @@ describe('WorkspaceCreator', () => {
     });
     expect(notificationToastsAddDanger).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
+
+  it('should not create workspace API when submitting', async () => {
+    workspaceClientCreate.mockImplementationOnce(
+      () =>
+        new Promise((resolve) => {
+          setTimeout(resolve, 100);
+        })
+    );
+    const { getByTestId } = render(<WorkspaceCreator />);
+    // Ensure workspace create form rendered
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(getByTestId('workspaceForm-bottomBar-createButton')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+    const nameInput = getByTestId('workspaceForm-workspaceDetails-nameInputText');
+    fireEvent.input(nameInput, {
+      target: { value: 'test workspace name' },
+    });
+    fireEvent.click(getByTestId('workspaceUseCase-observability'));
+    fireEvent.click(getByTestId('workspaceForm-bottomBar-createButton'));
+    expect(workspaceClientCreate).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+    fireEvent.click(getByTestId('workspaceForm-bottomBar-createButton'));
+    expect(workspaceClientCreate).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      fireEvent.click(getByTestId('workspaceForm-bottomBar-createButton'));
+      expect(workspaceClientCreate).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/plugins/workspace/public/components/workspace_creator/workspace_creator.tsx b/src/plugins/workspace/public/components/workspace_creator/workspace_creator.tsx
index d7d763eebefe..3ba8b7850753 100644
--- a/src/plugins/workspace/public/components/workspace_creator/workspace_creator.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/workspace/public/components/workspace_creator/workspace_creator.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
-import React, { useCallback } from 'react';
+import React, { useCallback, useState } from 'react';
 import { EuiPage, EuiPageBody, EuiPageContent, euiPaletteColorBlind } from '@elastic/eui';
 import { i18n } from '@osd/i18n';
 import { BehaviorSubject } from 'rxjs';
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ export const WorkspaceCreator = (props: WorkspaceCreatorProps) => {
     dataSourceManagement?: DataSourceManagementPluginSetup;
     navigationUI: NavigationPublicPluginStart['ui'];
   }>();
+  const [isFormSubmitting, setIsFormSubmitting] = useState(false);
 
   const isPermissionEnabled = application?.capabilities.workspaces.permissionEnabled;
   const { isOnlyAllowEssential, availableUseCases } = useFormAvailableUseCases({
@@ -65,6 +66,10 @@ export const WorkspaceCreator = (props: WorkspaceCreatorProps) => {
   const handleWorkspaceFormSubmit = useCallback(
     async (data: WorkspaceFormSubmitData) => {
       let result;
+      if (isFormSubmitting) {
+        return;
+      }
+      setIsFormSubmitting(true);
       try {
         const { permissionSettings, selectedDataSources, ...attributes } = data;
         const selectedDataSourceIds = (selectedDataSources ?? []).map((ds: DataSource) => {
@@ -105,9 +110,11 @@ export const WorkspaceCreator = (props: WorkspaceCreatorProps) => {
           text: error instanceof Error ? error.message : JSON.stringify(error),
         });
         return;
+      } finally {
+        setIsFormSubmitting(false);
       }
     },
-    [notifications?.toasts, http, application, workspaceClient]
+    [notifications?.toasts, http, application, workspaceClient, isFormSubmitting]
   );
 
   const isFormReadyToRender =
@@ -146,6 +153,7 @@ export const WorkspaceCreator = (props: WorkspaceCreatorProps) => {
               dataSourceManagement={dataSourceManagement}
               availableUseCases={availableUseCases}
               defaultValues={defaultWorkspaceFormValues}
+              isSubmitting={isFormSubmitting}
             />
           )}
         </EuiPageContent>
diff --git a/src/plugins/workspace/public/components/workspace_creator/workspace_creator_form.test.tsx b/src/plugins/workspace/public/components/workspace_creator/workspace_creator_form.test.tsx
index dc0117f9e4db..95ca5bf948c5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/workspace/public/components/workspace_creator/workspace_creator_form.test.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/workspace/public/components/workspace_creator/workspace_creator_form.test.tsx
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ const setup = (
 
   return render(
     <WorkspaceCreatorForm
+      isSubmitting={false}
       application={application}
       savedObjects={savedObjects}
       operationType={WorkspaceOperationType.Create}
diff --git a/src/plugins/workspace/public/components/workspace_creator/workspace_creator_form.tsx b/src/plugins/workspace/public/components/workspace_creator/workspace_creator_form.tsx
index 05f4598b7a33..27feea190bb2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/workspace/public/components/workspace_creator/workspace_creator_form.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/workspace/public/components/workspace_creator/workspace_creator_form.tsx
@@ -34,7 +34,11 @@ import { generateRightSidebarScrollProps, RightSidebarScrollField } from './util
 
 import './workspace_creator_form.scss';
 
-export const WorkspaceCreatorForm = (props: WorkspaceFormProps) => {
+interface WorkspaceCreatorFormProps extends WorkspaceFormProps {
+  isSubmitting: boolean;
+}
+
+export const WorkspaceCreatorForm = (props: WorkspaceCreatorFormProps) => {
   const {
     application,
     savedObjects,
@@ -217,6 +221,7 @@ export const WorkspaceCreatorForm = (props: WorkspaceFormProps) => {
               formData={formData}
               formId={formId}
               application={application}
+              isSubmitting={props.isSubmitting}
             />
           </div>
         </div>