diff --git a/src/renderer/src/features/installations/pages/ManageInstallationBackups.tsx b/src/renderer/src/features/installations/pages/ManageInstallationBackups.tsx
index 7f975f66..6662bcd8 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/features/installations/pages/ManageInstallationBackups.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/features/installations/pages/ManageInstallationBackups.tsx
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ function ManageInstallationBackups(): JSX.Element {
     if (!installation) return addNotification(t("features.installations.noInstallationFound"), "error")
     if (!backup) return addNotification(t("features.backups.cantDeleteWhileinUse"), "error")
 
+    configDispatch({ type: CONFIG_ACTIONS.EDIT_INSTALLATION_BACKUP, payload: { id: installation.id, backupId: backup.id, updates: { _deleting: true } } })
     const result = await deleteInstallationBackup(createBackupDeletionPorts(), { backup: toBackupSnapshot(backup) })
 
     if (result.ok) {
@@ -103,6 +104,9 @@ function ManageInstallationBackups(): JSX.Element {
       return addNotification(t("features.backups.backupDeletedSuccesfully"), "success")
     }
 
+    if (result.reason !== "backup-in-use") {
+      configDispatch({ type: CONFIG_ACTIONS.EDIT_INSTALLATION_BACKUP, payload: { id: installation.id, backupId: backup.id, updates: { _deleting: false } } })
+    }
     const { messageKey, logged } = describeBackupDeletionFailure(result.reason)
 
     if (logged) {
@@ -153,10 +157,10 @@ function ManageInstallationBackups(): JSX.Element {
                     <ThinSeparator />
 
                     <div className="shrink-0 w-fit flex gap-1 text-lg">
-                      <NormalButton className="p-1" title={t("features.backups.restoreBackup")} onClick={() => setBackupToRestore(backup)}>
+                      <NormalButton className="p-1" title={t("features.backups.restoreBackup")} onClick={() => setBackupToRestore(backup)} disabled={backup._deleting || backup._restoring}>
                         <PiArrowCounterClockwiseDuotone />
                       </NormalButton>
-                      <NormalButton onClick={() => setBackupToDelete(backup)} title={t("generic.delete")} className="p-1">
+                      <NormalButton onClick={() => setBackupToDelete(backup)} title={t("generic.delete")} className="p-1" disabled={backup._deleting || backup._restoring}>
                         <PiTrashDuotone />
                       </NormalButton>
                       <NormalButton onClick={() => openPathInExplorer(backup.path, { parentOfFile: true })} title={`${t("generic.openOnFileExplorer")} · ${backup.path}`} className="p-1">
diff --git a/tests/renderer-dom/installationsRestoreBackup.test.tsx b/tests/renderer-dom/installationsRestoreBackup.test.tsx
index 31f2da09..27c182dd 100644
--- a/tests/renderer-dom/installationsRestoreBackup.test.tsx
+++ b/tests/renderer-dom/installationsRestoreBackup.test.tsx
@@ -96,4 +96,95 @@ describe("ManageInstallationBackups", () => {
     // The confirm dialog closes as part of the same click.
     await waitFor(() => expect(screen.queryByText("Are you sure you want to restore this Backup?")).toBeNull())
   })
+
+  it("deletes the backup archive after the delete confirmation", async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup()
+    const deletePath = vi.fn<BridgeAPI["pathsManager"]["deletePath"]>(async () => true)
+    installMockWindowApi({
+      configManager: { getConfig: vi.fn(async () => createMockConfig({ installations: [anInstallationWithBackup()] })) },
+      pathsManager: {
+        deletePath,
+        extractOnPath: vi.fn(async () => true)
+      }
+    })
+
+    renderManageBackups("install-a")
+
+    await user.click(await screen.findByTitle("Delete"))
+    await screen.findByText("Are you sure you want to delete this Backup?")
+    await user.click(screen.getAllByTitle("Delete")[1]!)
+
+    await waitFor(() => expect(deletePath).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1))
+    expect(deletePath.mock.calls[0]?.[0]).toBe("/backups/a/backup-1.zip")
+    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.queryByTitle("Delete")).toBeNull())
+  })
+
+  it("disables the row trash button while a deletion is in flight", async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup()
+    let resolveDelete: (result: boolean) => void = () => {}
+    const deletePath = vi.fn(
+      () =>
+        new Promise<boolean>((resolve) => {
+          resolveDelete = resolve
+        })
+    )
+    installMockWindowApi({
+      configManager: { getConfig: vi.fn(async () => createMockConfig({ installations: [anInstallationWithBackup()] })) },
+      pathsManager: {
+        deletePath,
+        extractOnPath: vi.fn(async () => true)
+      }
+    })
+
+    renderManageBackups("install-a")
+
+    // Acquire the row's trash button. Before deletion it must be enabled.
+    const trashButton = await screen.findByTitle("Delete")
+    expect(trashButton.hasAttribute("disabled")).toBe(false)
+
+    // Start the first deletion through the confirm dialog.
+    await user.click(trashButton)
+    await screen.findByText("Are you sure you want to delete this Backup?")
+    const confirmButtons = screen.getAllByTitle("Delete")
+    await user.click(confirmButtons[confirmButtons.length - 1]!)
+
+    await waitFor(() => expect(deletePath).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1))
+
+    // While the deletion is in flight, the row trash button must be disabled.
+    // This assertion fails on dev (where _deleting is never set) and passes on
+    // this branch (where configDispatch sets _deleting: true before the call).
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      const buttons = screen.getAllByRole("button")
+      const disabledButtons = buttons.filter((btn) => btn.hasAttribute("disabled"))
+      expect(disabledButtons.length).toBeGreaterThan(0)
+    })
+
+    resolveDelete(true)
+    await waitFor(() => expect(deletePath).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1))
+  })
+
+  it("clears the deleting state when the archive deletion fails", async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup()
+    const deletePath = vi.fn<BridgeAPI["pathsManager"]["deletePath"]>().mockResolvedValueOnce(false).mockResolvedValueOnce(true)
+    installMockWindowApi({
+      configManager: { getConfig: vi.fn(async () => createMockConfig({ installations: [anInstallationWithBackup()] })) },
+      pathsManager: {
+        deletePath,
+        extractOnPath: vi.fn(async () => true)
+      }
+    })
+
+    renderManageBackups("install-a")
+
+    await user.click(await screen.findByTitle("Delete"))
+    await screen.findByText("Are you sure you want to delete this Backup?")
+    await user.click(screen.getAllByTitle("Delete")[1]!)
+    await waitFor(() => expect(deletePath).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1))
+    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByTitle("Delete")).toBeTruthy())
+
+    await user.click(screen.getByTitle("Delete"))
+    await screen.findByText("Are you sure you want to delete this Backup?")
+    await user.click(screen.getAllByTitle("Delete")[1]!)
+    await waitFor(() => expect(deletePath).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2))
+  })
 })