diff --git a/app/scripts/controllers/serviceInstance.js b/app/scripts/controllers/serviceInstance.js
index 10d1ad4f6d..458c042851 100644
--- a/app/scripts/controllers/serviceInstance.js
+++ b/app/scripts/controllers/serviceInstance.js
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ angular.module('openshiftConsole')
     var servicePlansPromise;
 
     var serviceInstanceDisplayName = $filter('serviceInstanceDisplayName');
-    var serviceInstanceReady = $filter('isServiceInstanceReady');
+    var isServiceInstanceFailed = $filter('isServiceInstanceFailed');
 
     // API Versions
     var serviceBindingsVersion = APIService.getPreferredVersion('servicebindings');
@@ -120,7 +120,14 @@ angular.module('openshiftConsole')
       var updateSchema = _.get($scope.plan, 'spec.instanceUpdateParameterSchema');
       var planUpdatable = (_.size(_.get(updateSchema, 'properties')) > 0) || (_.get($scope.serviceClass, 'spec.planUpdatable') && (_.size($scope.servicePlans) > 1));
 
-      $scope.editAvailable = planUpdatable && serviceInstanceReady($scope.serviceInstance) && !_.get($scope.serviceInstance, 'metadata.deletionTimestamp');
+      $scope.editAvailable =
+        (updateSchema || planUpdatable) &&
+        // Instances in failed state are considered permanently failed and shouldn't be updated.
+        !isServiceInstanceFailed($scope.serviceInstance) &&
+        // Wait until either the provision or other async operation completes before letting the user edit.
+        !_.get($scope.serviceInstance, 'status.asyncOpInProgress') &&
+        // Don't allow editing deleted instances.
+        !_.get($scope.serviceInstance, 'metadata.deletionTimestamp');
     };
 
     var updateParameterSchema = function() {
diff --git a/dist/scripts/scripts.js b/dist/scripts/scripts.js
index b329d75a9e..ab5fe70435 100644
--- a/dist/scripts/scripts.js
+++ b/dist/scripts/scripts.js
@@ -6359,7 +6359,7 @@ e.showParameterValues = !e.showParameterValues;
 }, e.closeEditDialog = function() {
 e.editDialogShown = !1;
 };
-var m, p, f = [], g = [], v = t("serviceInstanceDisplayName"), h = t("isServiceInstanceReady"), y = a.getPreferredVersion("servicebindings");
+var m, p, f = [], g = [], v = t("serviceInstanceDisplayName"), h = t("isServiceInstanceFailed"), y = a.getPreferredVersion("servicebindings");
 e.serviceInstancesVersion = a.getPreferredVersion("serviceinstances");
 var b = function() {
 e.breadcrumbs.push({
@@ -6389,7 +6389,7 @@ c.warn("Unable to load parameters from secret " + _.get(t, "secretKeyRef.name"),
 }, S = function() {
 if (e.plan && e.serviceClass && e.serviceInstance) {
 var t = _.get(e.plan, "spec.instanceUpdateParameterSchema"), n = _.size(_.get(t, "properties")) > 0 || _.get(e.serviceClass, "spec.planUpdatable") && _.size(e.servicePlans) > 1;
-e.editAvailable = n && h(e.serviceInstance) && !_.get(e.serviceInstance, "metadata.deletionTimestamp");
+e.editAvailable = (t || n) && !h(e.serviceInstance) && !_.get(e.serviceInstance, "status.asyncOpInProgress") && !_.get(e.serviceInstance, "metadata.deletionTimestamp");
 }
 }, w = function() {
 e.parameterFormDefinition = angular.copy(_.get(e.plan, "spec.externalMetadata.schemas.service_instance.update.openshift_form_definition")), e.parameterSchema = _.get(e.plan, "spec.instanceCreateParameterSchema"), C();