diff --git a/ckan/public-bs2/base/javascript/modules/basic-form.js b/ckan/public-bs2/base/javascript/modules/basic-form.js
index d1e97a4ce95..a3c57b094a1 100644
--- a/ckan/public-bs2/base/javascript/modules/basic-form.js
+++ b/ckan/public-bs2/base/javascript/modules/basic-form.js
@@ -2,7 +2,23 @@ this.ckan.module('basic-form', function (jQuery) {
   return {
     initialize: function () {
       var message = this._('There are unsaved modifications to this form');
+
+      $.proxyAll(this, /_on/);
+
       this.el.incompleteFormWarning(message);
+
+      // Disable the submit button on form submit, to prevent multiple
+      // consecutive form submissions.
+      this.el.on('submit', this._onSubmit);
+    },
+    _onSubmit() {
+
+      // The button is not disabled immediately so that its value can be sent
+      // the first time the form is submitted, because the "save" field is
+      // used in the backend.
+      setTimeout(function() {
+        this.el.find('button[name="save"]').attr('disabled', true);
+      }.bind(this), 0);
     }
   };
 });
diff --git a/ckan/public/base/javascript/modules/basic-form.js b/ckan/public/base/javascript/modules/basic-form.js
index d1e97a4ce95..a3c57b094a1 100644
--- a/ckan/public/base/javascript/modules/basic-form.js
+++ b/ckan/public/base/javascript/modules/basic-form.js
@@ -2,7 +2,23 @@ this.ckan.module('basic-form', function (jQuery) {
   return {
     initialize: function () {
       var message = this._('There are unsaved modifications to this form');
+
+      $.proxyAll(this, /_on/);
+
       this.el.incompleteFormWarning(message);
+
+      // Disable the submit button on form submit, to prevent multiple
+      // consecutive form submissions.
+      this.el.on('submit', this._onSubmit);
+    },
+    _onSubmit() {
+
+      // The button is not disabled immediately so that its value can be sent
+      // the first time the form is submitted, because the "save" field is
+      // used in the backend.
+      setTimeout(function() {
+        this.el.find('button[name="save"]').attr('disabled', true);
+      }.bind(this), 0);
     }
   };
 });