diff --git a/application/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/server/service/sync/ie/BaseExportImportServiceTest.java b/application/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/server/service/sync/ie/BaseExportImportServiceTest.java
index 9b34eaae25..e516d5e131 100644
--- a/application/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/server/service/sync/ie/BaseExportImportServiceTest.java
+++ b/application/src/test/java/org/thingsboard/server/service/sync/ie/BaseExportImportServiceTest.java
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ import org.thingsboard.server.service.sync.vc.data.SimpleEntitiesExportCtx;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.UUID;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 
@@ -433,7 +434,7 @@ public abstract class BaseExportImportServiceTest extends AbstractControllerTest
     }
 
     protected <E extends ExportableEntity<I>, I extends EntityId> EntityImportResult<E> importEntity(User user, EntityExportData<E> exportData, EntityImportSettings importSettings) throws Exception {
-        EntitiesImportCtx ctx = new EntitiesImportCtx(getSecurityUser(user), null, importSettings);
+        EntitiesImportCtx ctx = new EntitiesImportCtx(UUID.randomUUID(), getSecurityUser(user), null, importSettings);
         ctx.setFinalImportAttempt(true);
         exportData = JacksonUtil.treeToValue(JacksonUtil.valueToTree(exportData), EntityExportData.class);
         EntityImportResult<E> importResult = exportImportService.importEntity(ctx, exportData);
diff --git a/ui-ngx/src/app/core/http/entities-version-control.service.ts b/ui-ngx/src/app/core/http/entities-version-control.service.ts
index bb4a10e4e5..bded799c4b 100644
--- a/ui-ngx/src/app/core/http/entities-version-control.service.ts
+++ b/ui-ngx/src/app/core/http/entities-version-control.service.ts
@@ -17,13 +17,19 @@
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
 import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
 import { defaultHttpOptionsFromConfig, RequestConfig } from '@core/http/http-utils';
-import { Observable, of } from 'rxjs';
+import { Observable, of, timer } from 'rxjs';
 import {
-  BranchInfo, EntityDataDiff, EntityDataInfo, EntityLoadError, entityLoadErrorTranslationMap, EntityLoadErrorType,
+  BranchInfo,
+  EntityDataDiff,
+  EntityDataInfo,
+  EntityLoadError,
+  entityLoadErrorTranslationMap,
+  EntityLoadErrorType,
   EntityVersion,
   VersionCreateRequest,
   VersionCreationResult,
-  VersionLoadRequest, VersionLoadResult
+  VersionLoadRequest,
+  VersionLoadResult
 } from '@shared/models/vc.models';
 import { PageLink } from '@shared/models/page/page-link';
 import { PageData } from '@shared/models/page/page-data';
@@ -32,9 +38,10 @@ import { EntityType, entityTypeTranslations } from '@shared/models/entity-type.m
 import { select, Store } from '@ngrx/store';
 import { AppState } from '@core/core.state';
 import { selectIsUserLoaded } from '@core/auth/auth.selectors';
-import { catchError, tap } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { catchError, finalize, switchMap, takeWhile, tap } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import { DomSanitizer, SafeHtml } from '@angular/platform-browser';
+import { ActionLoadFinish, ActionLoadStart } from '@core/interceptors/load.actions';
 
 @Injectable({
   providedIn: 'root'
@@ -83,16 +90,30 @@ export class EntitiesVersionControlService {
   }
 
   public saveEntitiesVersion(request: VersionCreateRequest, config?: RequestConfig): Observable<VersionCreationResult> {
-    return this.http.post<VersionCreationResult>('/api/entities/vc/version', request, defaultHttpOptionsFromConfig(config)).pipe(
-      tap(() => {
+    this.store.dispatch(new ActionLoadStart());
+    return this.http.post<string>('/api/entities/vc/version', request,
+      defaultHttpOptionsFromConfig({...config, ...{ignoreLoading: true}})).pipe(
+      switchMap((requestId) => {
+        return timer(0, 2000).pipe(
+          switchMap(() => this.getVersionCreateRequestStatus(requestId, config)),
+          takeWhile((res) => !res.done, true)
+        );
+      }),
+      finalize(() => {
         const branch = request.branch;
         if (this.branchList && !this.branchList.find(b => b.name === branch)) {
           this.branchList = null;
         }
-      })
+        this.store.dispatch(new ActionLoadFinish());
+      }),
     );
   }
 
+  private getVersionCreateRequestStatus(requestId: string, config?: RequestConfig): Observable<VersionCreationResult> {
+    return this.http.get<VersionCreationResult>(`/api/entities/vc/version/${requestId}/status`,
+      defaultHttpOptionsFromConfig({...config, ...{ignoreLoading: true}}));
+  }
+
   public listEntityVersions(pageLink: PageLink, branch: string,
                             externalEntityId: EntityId,
                             config?: RequestConfig): Observable<PageData<EntityVersion>> {
diff --git a/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/vc/entity-version-create.component.html b/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/vc/entity-version-create.component.html
index 270d42d328..157dcf56a1 100644
--- a/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/vc/entity-version-create.component.html
+++ b/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/vc/entity-version-create.component.html
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 -->
 <section style="min-width: 400px;">
-  <section *ngIf="!resultMessage">
+  <section *ngIf="!versionCreateResult$">
     <mat-toolbar>
       <h2>{{ 'version-control.create-entity-version' | translate }}</h2>
       <span fxFlex></span>
@@ -65,15 +65,27 @@
       </button>
     </div>
   </section>
-  <section *ngIf="resultMessage">
-    <div class="mat-title vc-result-message">{{ resultMessage }}</div>
-    <div fxLayoutAlign="end center" fxLayoutGap="8px">
-      <button mat-button color="primary"
-              type="button"
-              [disabled]="(isLoading$ | async)"
-              (click)="cancel()" cdkFocusInitial>
-        {{ 'action.close' | translate }}
-      </button>
-    </div>
+  <section *ngIf="versionCreateResult$">
+    <section *ngIf="(versionCreateResult$ | async)?.done; else progress">
+      <section *ngIf="resultMessage">
+        <div class="mat-title vc-result-message">{{ resultMessage }}</div>
+        <div fxLayoutAlign="end center" fxLayoutGap="8px">
+          <button mat-button color="primary"
+                  type="button"
+                  [disabled]="(isLoading$ | async)"
+                  (click)="cancel()" cdkFocusInitial>
+            {{ 'action.close' | translate }}
+          </button>
+        </div>
+      </section>
+    </section>
+    <ng-template #progress>
+      <section fxLayout="column" fxLayoutAlign="center center">
+        <div class="mat-title vc-result-message progress">
+          <span translate>version-control.creating-version</span>
+          <mat-progress-bar mode="indeterminate"></mat-progress-bar>
+        </div>
+      </section>
+    </ng-template>
   </section>
 </section>
diff --git a/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/vc/entity-version-create.component.ts b/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/vc/entity-version-create.component.ts
index e3bf44560b..469ff49a0c 100644
--- a/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/vc/entity-version-create.component.ts
+++ b/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/vc/entity-version-create.component.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 /// limitations under the License.
 ///
 
-import { ChangeDetectorRef, Component, Input, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
+import { ChangeDetectorRef, Component, Input, OnDestroy, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
 import { PageComponent } from '@shared/components/page.component';
 import { FormBuilder, FormGroup, Validators } from '@angular/forms';
 import {
@@ -27,16 +27,17 @@ import { AppState } from '@core/core.state';
 import { EntitiesVersionControlService } from '@core/http/entities-version-control.service';
 import { EntityId } from '@shared/models/id/entity-id';
 import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
-import { Observable, of } from 'rxjs';
+import { Observable, of, Subscription } from 'rxjs';
 import { EntityType } from '@shared/models/entity-type.models';
 import { TbPopoverComponent } from '@shared/components/popover.component';
+import { share } from 'rxjs/operators';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'tb-entity-version-create',
   templateUrl: './entity-version-create.component.html',
   styleUrls: ['./version-control.scss']
 })
-export class EntityVersionCreateComponent extends PageComponent implements OnInit {
+export class EntityVersionCreateComponent extends PageComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
 
   @Input()
   branch: string;
@@ -62,6 +63,10 @@ export class EntityVersionCreateComponent extends PageComponent implements OnIni
 
   resultMessage: string;
 
+  versionCreateResult$: Observable<VersionCreationResult>;
+
+  private versionCreateResultSubscription: Subscription;
+
   constructor(protected store: Store<AppState>,
               private entitiesVersionControlService: EntitiesVersionControlService,
               private cd: ChangeDetectorRef,
@@ -81,6 +86,13 @@ export class EntityVersionCreateComponent extends PageComponent implements OnIni
     });
   }
 
+  ngOnDestroy() {
+    super.ngOnDestroy();
+    if (this.versionCreateResultSubscription) {
+      this.versionCreateResultSubscription.unsubscribe();
+    }
+  }
+
   cancel(): void {
     if (this.onClose) {
       this.onClose(null, null);
@@ -101,18 +113,27 @@ export class EntityVersionCreateComponent extends PageComponent implements OnIni
         },
         type: VersionCreateRequestType.SINGLE_ENTITY
       };
-      this.entitiesVersionControlService.saveEntitiesVersion(request).subscribe((result) => {
-        if (!result.added && !result.modified) {
-          this.resultMessage = this.translate.instant('version-control.nothing-to-commit');
-          this.cd.detectChanges();
-          if (this.popoverComponent) {
-            this.popoverComponent.updatePosition();
+      this.versionCreateResult$ = this.entitiesVersionControlService.saveEntitiesVersion(request).pipe(
+        share()
+      );
+      this.cd.detectChanges();
+      if (this.popoverComponent) {
+        this.popoverComponent.updatePosition();
+      }
+
+      this.versionCreateResultSubscription = this.versionCreateResult$.subscribe((result) => {
+        if (result.done) {
+          if (!result.added && !result.modified || result.error) {
+            this.resultMessage = result.error ? result.error : this.translate.instant('version-control.nothing-to-commit');
+            this.cd.detectChanges();
+            if (this.popoverComponent) {
+              this.popoverComponent.updatePosition();
+            }
+          } else if (this.onClose) {
+            this.onClose(result, request.branch);
           }
-        } else if (this.onClose) {
-          this.onClose(result, request.branch);
         }
       });
     });
   }
 }
-
diff --git a/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/vc/version-control.scss b/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/vc/version-control.scss
index 01aaae5455..d0d96be941 100644
--- a/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/vc/version-control.scss
+++ b/ui-ngx/src/app/modules/home/components/vc/version-control.scss
@@ -27,5 +27,8 @@
       text-align: start;
       font-weight: 400;
     }
+    &.progress {
+      padding-bottom: 32px;
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/ui-ngx/src/app/shared/models/vc.models.ts b/ui-ngx/src/app/shared/models/vc.models.ts
index 5ef0a18b08..15b75c4c10 100644
--- a/ui-ngx/src/app/shared/models/vc.models.ts
+++ b/ui-ngx/src/app/shared/models/vc.models.ts
@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@ export interface VersionCreationResult {
   added: number;
   modified: number;
   removed: number;
+  error: string;
+  done: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface EntityTypeLoadResult {
diff --git a/ui-ngx/src/assets/locale/locale.constant-en_US.json b/ui-ngx/src/assets/locale/locale.constant-en_US.json
index 0ab99ccd79..f361574e63 100644
--- a/ui-ngx/src/assets/locale/locale.constant-en_US.json
+++ b/ui-ngx/src/assets/locale/locale.constant-en_US.json
@@ -3306,6 +3306,7 @@
         "no-versions-text": "No versions found",
         "copy-full-version-id": "Copy full version id",
         "create-version": "Create version",
+        "creating-version": "Creating version... Please wait",
         "nothing-to-commit": "No changes to commit",
         "restore-version": "Restore version",
         "restore-entity-from-version": "Restore entity from version '{{versionName}}'",