diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/my_modules.js b/app/assets/javascripts/my_modules.js
index 940d4ed99..16016b3f0 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/my_modules.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/my_modules.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 /* global I18n dropdownSelector HelperModule animateSpinner */
 /* eslint-disable no-use-before-define */
 
+const STATUS_POLLING_INTERVAL = 5000;
+
 function initTaskCollapseState() {
   let taskView = '.my-modules-protocols-index';
   let taskSection = '.task-section-caret';
@@ -236,7 +238,20 @@ function bindEditTagsAjax() {
     });
 }
 
+function checkStatusState() {
+  $.getJSON($('.status-flow-dropdown').data('status-check-url'), (statusData) => {
+    if (statusData.status_changing) {
+      setTimeout(() => { checkStatusState(); }, STATUS_POLLING_INTERVAL);
+    } else {
+      location.reload();
+    }
+  });
+}
+
 function applyTaskStatusChangeCallBack() {
+  if ($('.status-flow-dropdown').data('status-changing')) {
+    setTimeout(() => { checkStatusState(); }, STATUS_POLLING_INTERVAL);
+  }
   $('.task-flows').on('click', '#dropdownTaskFlowList > li[data-state-id]', function() {
     var list = $('#dropdownTaskFlowList');
     var item = $(this);
diff --git a/app/controllers/my_module_repository_snapshots_controller.rb b/app/controllers/my_module_repository_snapshots_controller.rb
index 379ed0155..6360eca6d 100644
--- a/app/controllers/my_module_repository_snapshots_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/my_module_repository_snapshots_controller.rb
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ class MyModuleRepositorySnapshotsController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def create
-    repository_snapshot = @repository.provision_snapshot(@my_module, current_user)
+    repository_snapshot = RepositorySnapshot.create_preliminary(@repository, @my_module, current_user)
+    RepositorySnapshotProvisioningJob.perform_later(repository_snapshot)
 
     render json: {
       html: render_to_string(partial: 'my_modules/repositories/full_view_version',
diff --git a/app/controllers/my_modules_controller.rb b/app/controllers/my_modules_controller.rb
index 2f1d9c4ff..296d42cd1 100644
--- a/app/controllers/my_modules_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/my_modules_controller.rb
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ class MyModulesController < ApplicationController
   before_action :load_projects_tree, only: %i(protocols results activities archive)
   before_action :check_archive_and_restore_permissions, only: %i(update)
   before_action :check_manage_permissions, only: %i(description due_date update_description update_protocol_description)
-  before_action :check_view_permissions, except: %i(update update_description update_protocol_description
-                                                    toggle_task_state)
+  before_action :check_view_permissions, except: %i(update update_description update_protocol_description)
   before_action :check_update_state_permissions, only: :update_state
   before_action :set_inline_name_editing, only: %i(protocols results activities archive)
 
@@ -46,6 +45,14 @@ class MyModulesController < ApplicationController
     end
   end
 
+  def status_state
+    respond_to do |format|
+      format.json do
+        render json: { status_changing: @my_module.status_changing? }
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   def activities
     params[:subjects] = {
       MyModule: [@my_module.id]
diff --git a/app/jobs/my_module_status_consequences_job.rb b/app/jobs/my_module_status_consequences_job.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aa0a4d37c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/jobs/my_module_status_consequences_job.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class MyModuleStatusConsequencesJob < ApplicationJob
+  queue_as :high_priority
+
+  def perform(my_module, my_module_status_consequences)
+    error_raised = false
+    my_module.transaction do
+      my_module_status_consequences.each do |consequence|
+        consequence.call(my_module)
+      end
+      my_module.update!(status_changing: false)
+    rescue StandardError => e
+      Rails.logger.error(e.message)
+      Rails.logger.error(e.backtrace.join("\n"))
+      error_raised = true
+    end
+    if error_raised
+      my_module.my_module_status = my_module.changing_from_my_module_status
+      my_module.status_changing = false
+      my_module.save!
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/models/my_module.rb b/app/models/my_module.rb
index 5a4c2ee31..4b135931b 100644
--- a/app/models/my_module.rb
+++ b/app/models/my_module.rb
@@ -27,11 +27,7 @@ class MyModule < ApplicationRecord
   validate :check_status, if: :my_module_status_id_changed?
   validate :check_status_conditions, if: :my_module_status_id_changed?
   validate :check_status_implications, unless: proc { |mm|
-    mm.my_module_status_id_changed? ||
-      mm.x_changed? ||
-      mm.y_changed? ||
-      mm.my_module_group_id_changed? ||
-      mm.workflow_order_changed?
+    (mm.changed_attributes.keys - %w(my_module_status_id x y my_module_group_id workflow_order status_changing)).blank?
   }
 
   belongs_to :created_by,
@@ -53,6 +49,7 @@ class MyModule < ApplicationRecord
   belongs_to :experiment, inverse_of: :my_modules, touch: true
   belongs_to :my_module_group, inverse_of: :my_modules, optional: true
   belongs_to :my_module_status, optional: true
+  belongs_to :changing_from_my_module_status, optional: true, class_name: 'MyModuleStatus'
   delegate :my_module_status_flow, to: :my_module_status, allow_nil: true
   has_many :results, inverse_of: :my_module, dependent: :destroy
   has_many :my_module_tags, inverse_of: :my_module, dependent: :destroy
@@ -568,10 +565,17 @@ class MyModule < ApplicationRecord
   end
 
   def exec_status_consequences
-    return if my_module_status.blank?
+    return if my_module_status.blank? || status_changing
 
-    my_module_status.my_module_status_consequences.each do |consequence|
-      consequence.call(self)
+    self.changing_from_my_module_status_id = my_module_status_id_was if my_module_status_id_was.present?
+
+    if my_module_status.my_module_status_consequences.any?(&:runs_in_background?)
+      self.status_changing = true
+      MyModuleStatusConsequencesJob.perform_later(self, my_module_status.my_module_status_consequences.to_a)
+    else
+      my_module_status.my_module_status_consequences.each do |consequence|
+        consequence.call(self)
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/my_module_status_consequence.rb b/app/models/my_module_status_consequence.rb
index 4aa31924d..5ed34193e 100644
--- a/app/models/my_module_status_consequence.rb
+++ b/app/models/my_module_status_consequence.rb
@@ -2,4 +2,8 @@
 
 class MyModuleStatusConsequence < ApplicationRecord
   belongs_to :my_module_status
+
+  def runs_in_background?
+    false
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/my_module_status_consequences/repository_snapshot.rb b/app/models/my_module_status_consequences/repository_snapshot.rb
index 6ad7c3aec..090700f13 100644
--- a/app/models/my_module_status_consequences/repository_snapshot.rb
+++ b/app/models/my_module_status_consequences/repository_snapshot.rb
@@ -2,9 +2,18 @@
 
 module MyModuleStatusConsequences
   class RepositorySnapshot < MyModuleStatusConsequence
+    def runs_in_background?
+      true
+    end
+
     def call(my_module)
       my_module.assigned_repositories.each do |repository|
-        repository.provision_snapshot(my_module)
+        repository_snapshot = ::RepositorySnapshot.create_preliminary(repository, my_module)
+        service = Repositories::SnapshotProvisioningService.call(repository_snapshot: repository_snapshot)
+        unless service.succeed?
+          repository_snapshot.failed!
+          raise StandardError, service.errors
+        end
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/models/repository.rb b/app/models/repository.rb
index 0df694b54..50e4a0c95 100644
--- a/app/models/repository.rb
+++ b/app/models/repository.rb
@@ -209,21 +209,6 @@ class Repository < RepositoryBase
     importer.run
   end
 
-  def provision_snapshot(my_module, created_by = nil)
-    created_by ||= self.created_by
-    repository_snapshot = dup.becomes(RepositorySnapshot)
-    repository_snapshot.assign_attributes(type: RepositorySnapshot.name,
-                                          original_repository: self,
-                                          my_module: my_module,
-                                          created_by: created_by,
-                                          team: my_module.experiment.project.team,
-                                          permission_level: Extends::SHARED_INVENTORIES_PERMISSION_LEVELS[:not_shared])
-    repository_snapshot.provisioning!
-    repository_snapshot.reload
-    RepositorySnapshotProvisioningJob.perform_later(repository_snapshot)
-    repository_snapshot
-  end
-
   def assigned_rows(my_module)
     repository_rows.joins(:my_module_repository_rows).where(my_module_repository_rows: { my_module_id: my_module.id })
   end
diff --git a/app/models/repository_snapshot.rb b/app/models/repository_snapshot.rb
index f29ad80d4..5107451a6 100644
--- a/app/models/repository_snapshot.rb
+++ b/app/models/repository_snapshot.rb
@@ -26,6 +26,19 @@ class RepositorySnapshot < RepositoryBase
       .order(:parent_id, updated_at: :desc)
   }
 
+  def self.create_preliminary(repository, my_module, created_by = nil)
+    created_by ||= repository.created_by
+    repository_snapshot = repository.dup.becomes(RepositorySnapshot)
+    repository_snapshot.assign_attributes(type: RepositorySnapshot.name,
+                                          original_repository: repository,
+                                          my_module: my_module,
+                                          created_by: created_by,
+                                          team: my_module.experiment.project.team,
+                                          permission_level: Extends::SHARED_INVENTORIES_PERMISSION_LEVELS[:not_shared])
+    repository_snapshot.provisioning!
+    repository_snapshot.reload
+  end
+
   def default_columns_count
     Constants::REPOSITORY_SNAPSHOT_TABLE_DEFAULT_STATE['length']
   end
diff --git a/app/permissions/my_module.rb b/app/permissions/my_module.rb
index bab364e2f..a83fe4495 100644
--- a/app/permissions/my_module.rb
+++ b/app/permissions/my_module.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Canaid::Permissions.register_for(MyModule) do
     .each do |perm|
     can perm do |_, my_module|
       my_module.active? &&
+        !my_module.status_changing? &&
         my_module.experiment.active? &&
         my_module.experiment.project.active?
     end
diff --git a/app/views/canvas/full_zoom/_my_module.html.erb b/app/views/canvas/full_zoom/_my_module.html.erb
index 6a4b27cfc..0707f6328 100644
--- a/app/views/canvas/full_zoom/_my_module.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/canvas/full_zoom/_my_module.html.erb
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@
       <% end %>
     </div>
     <div class="status-label" style="--state-color: <%= my_module.my_module_status.color %>">
+      <% if my_module.status_changing %>
+        <i class="fas fa-spinner fa-spin"></i>
+        <span><%= t('experiments.canvas.full_zoom.status_transitioning_label') %></span>
+      <% end %>
       <%= my_module.my_module_status.name %>
     </div>
   </div>
diff --git a/app/views/my_modules/status_flow/_task_flow_button.html.erb b/app/views/my_modules/status_flow/_task_flow_button.html.erb
index ec72ea7e9..6cd25ddbd 100644
--- a/app/views/my_modules/status_flow/_task_flow_button.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/my_modules/status_flow/_task_flow_button.html.erb
@@ -1,13 +1,23 @@
 <% status = my_module.my_module_status %>
-<div class="status-label"><%= t('my_module_statuses.dropdown.status_label') %></div>
-<div class="dropdown sci-dropdown status-flow-dropdown">
-  <button class="btn btn-secondary dropdown-toggle"
+<div class="status-label">
+  <%= t('my_module_statuses.dropdown.status_label') %>
+</div>
+<div class="dropdown sci-dropdown status-flow-dropdown"
+     data-status-changing="<%= my_module.status_changing %>"
+     data-status-check-url="<%= status_state_my_module_path(my_module) %>">
+  <button class="btn btn-secondary dropdown-toggle <%= 'disabled' if my_module.status_changing %>"
           type="button"
           data-toggle="dropdown"
           aria-haspopup="true"
           aria-expanded="true"
           style="<%= "background-color: #{status.color}" %>;">
-    <span><%= status.name %></span>
+    <span>
+      <% if my_module.status_changing %>
+        <i class="fas fa-spinner fa-spin"></i>
+        <span><%= t('my_module_statuses.dropdown.status_transitioning_label') %></span>
+      <% end %>
+      <%= status.name %>
+    </span>
     <span class="caret pull-right"></span>
   </button>
   <ul class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="dropdownTaskFlow" id="dropdownTaskFlowList" data-link-url="<%= update_state_my_module_url(my_module) %>">
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index e198c974d..494cd1404 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -989,6 +989,7 @@ en:
       full_zoom:
         due_date: "Due date"
         no_due_date: "not set"
+        status_transitioning_label: "Transitioning to:"
         modal_manage_users:
           modal_title: "Manage users for"
           no_users: "No users"
diff --git a/config/locales/my_module_statuses/en.yml b/config/locales/my_module_statuses/en.yml
index 473214a0b..636a6d434 100644
--- a/config/locales/my_module_statuses/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/my_module_statuses/en.yml
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 en:
   my_module_statuses:
     dropdown:
-      status_label: Status
-      move_label: Move to
-      return_label: Return to
-      view_flow_label: View task flow
+      status_label: 'Status'
+      status_transitioning_label: 'Transitioning to:'
+      move_label: 'Move to'
+      return_label: 'Return to'
+      view_flow_label: 'View task flow'
     update_status:
       error:
-        no_permission: You dont have permission to change the status
+        no_permission: 'You dont have permission to change the status'
     conditions:
       error:
         my_module_not_active: 'Task should be active'
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 7096518ab..a029acd45 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -392,6 +392,7 @@ Rails.application.routes.draw do
         post 'activities'
         get 'activities_tab' # Activities in tab view for single module
         get 'due_date'
+        get 'status_state'
         patch 'description',
               to: 'my_modules#update_description',
               as: 'update_description'
diff --git a/db/migrate/20200909121441_add_status_changing_flag_to_my_module.rb b/db/migrate/20200909121441_add_status_changing_flag_to_my_module.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a5978496c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20200909121441_add_status_changing_flag_to_my_module.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class AddStatusChangingFlagToMyModule < ActiveRecord::Migration[6.0]
+  def change
+    change_table :my_modules do |t|
+      t.boolean :status_changing, default: false
+      t.references :changing_from_my_module_status, foreign_key: { to_table: :my_module_statuses }, index: false
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/structure.sql b/db/structure.sql
index 64b55a4aa..f884d80e3 100644
--- a/db/structure.sql
+++ b/db/structure.sql
@@ -851,7 +851,9 @@ CREATE TABLE public.my_modules (
     state smallint DEFAULT 0,
     completed_on timestamp without time zone,
     started_on timestamp without time zone,
-    my_module_status_id bigint
+    my_module_status_id bigint,
+    status_changing boolean DEFAULT false,
+    changing_from_my_module_status_id bigint
 );
 
 
@@ -6397,6 +6399,14 @@ ALTER TABLE ONLY public.repository_number_values
     ADD CONSTRAINT fk_rails_3df53c9b27 FOREIGN KEY (created_by_id) REFERENCES public.users(id);
 
 
+--
+-- Name: my_modules fk_rails_4768515e2e; Type: FK CONSTRAINT; Schema: public; Owner: -
+--
+
+ALTER TABLE ONLY public.my_modules
+    ADD CONSTRAINT fk_rails_4768515e2e FOREIGN KEY (changing_from_my_module_status_id) REFERENCES public.my_module_statuses(id);
+
+
 --
 -- Name: projects fk_rails_47aee20018; Type: FK CONSTRAINT; Schema: public; Owner: -
 --
@@ -7626,6 +7636,7 @@ INSERT INTO "schema_migrations" (version) VALUES
 ('20200709142830'),
 ('20200713142353'),
 ('20200714082503'),
-('20200826143431');
+('20200826143431'),
+('20200909121441');