diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/repositories/row_editor.js b/app/assets/javascripts/repositories/row_editor.js
index 276476ad3..2b282be84 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/repositories/row_editor.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/repositories/row_editor.js
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ var RepositoryDatatableRowEditor = (function() {
 
     // First two columns are always present and visible
     $row.append(rowForm);
+    $row.addClass('editing');
     $row.append($(TABLE_CELL));
 
     $(TABLE.table().node()).find('tbody').prepend($row);
@@ -177,6 +178,7 @@ var RepositoryDatatableRowEditor = (function() {
     `);
 
     $row.find('td').first().append(rowForm);
+    $row.addClass('editing');
 
     TABLE.cells(row.index(), row.columns().eq(0)).every(function() {
       let $header = $(TABLE.columns(this.index().column).header());
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/repository/repository_table.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/repository/repository_table.scss
index 2853b0d4f..8fb9fa314 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/repository/repository_table.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/repository/repository_table.scss
@@ -6,6 +6,15 @@
 .repository-table {
   margin-top: 20px;
 
+  &.editing {
+    tbody>tr {
+      &:not(.editing) {
+        opacity: .4;
+        pointer-events: none;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   .dataTables_filter {
     float: right;
   }