diff --git a/ui/modal/modalRemoveFile/index.js b/ui/modal/modalRemoveFile/index.js
index 27b0a9971..d9016db8b 100644
--- a/ui/modal/modalRemoveFile/index.js
+++ b/ui/modal/modalRemoveFile/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import { doDeleteFileAndMaybeGoBack } from 'redux/actions/file';
-import { makeSelectTitleForUri, makeSelectClaimIsMine, makeSelectClaimForUri } from 'lbry-redux';
+import {
+  makeSelectTitleForUri,
+  makeSelectClaimIsMine,
+  makeSelectClaimForUri,
+  makeSelectIsAbandoningClaimForUri,
+} from 'lbry-redux';
 import { doHideModal } from 'redux/actions/app';
 import ModalRemoveFile from './view';
 
@@ -8,6 +13,7 @@ const select = (state, props) => ({
   claimIsMine: makeSelectClaimIsMine(props.uri)(state),
   title: makeSelectTitleForUri(props.uri)(state),
   claim: makeSelectClaimForUri(props.uri)(state),
+  isAbandoning: makeSelectIsAbandoningClaimForUri(props.uri)(state),
 });
 
 const perform = dispatch => ({
@@ -17,7 +23,4 @@ const perform = dispatch => ({
   },
 });
 
-export default connect(
-  select,
-  perform
-)(ModalRemoveFile);
+export default connect(select, perform)(ModalRemoveFile);
diff --git a/ui/modal/modalRemoveFile/view.jsx b/ui/modal/modalRemoveFile/view.jsx
index 568cea6f6..0b26c1b4b 100644
--- a/ui/modal/modalRemoveFile/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/modal/modalRemoveFile/view.jsx
@@ -17,10 +17,11 @@ type Props = {
   fileInfo?: {
     outpoint: ?string,
   },
+  isAbandoning: boolean,
 };
 
 function ModalRemoveFile(props: Props) {
-  const { uri, claimIsMine, closeModal, deleteFile, title, claim } = props;
+  const { uri, claimIsMine, closeModal, deleteFile, title, claim, isAbandoning } = props;
   const [deleteChecked, setDeleteChecked] = usePersistedState('modal-remove-file:delete', true);
   const [abandonChecked, setAbandonChecked] = usePersistedState('modal-remove-file:abandon', true);
 
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ function ModalRemoveFile(props: Props) {
               <Button
                 button="primary"
                 label={__('OK')}
+                disabled={isAbandoning}
                 onClick={() => deleteFile(uri, deleteChecked, claimIsMine ? abandonChecked : false)}
               />
               <Button button="link" label={__('Cancel')} onClick={closeModal} />