4 files changed, 28 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/openecomp-ui/resources/scss/common/_variables.scss b/openecomp-ui/resources/scss/common/_variables.scss
index 5125b652ea..6ea204aa76 100644
--- a/openecomp-ui/resources/scss/common/_variables.scss
+++ b/openecomp-ui/resources/scss/common/_variables.scss
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ $tlv-gray: #f8f8f8;
 $tlv-light-gray: #eaeaea;
 $tlv-hover: #e6f6fb;
 $highlight-gray: #eceff3;
+$transparent-black: rgba(0,0,0,.3);
 
 $content-background-color: $white;
 
diff --git a/openecomp-ui/resources/scss/onboarding.scss b/openecomp-ui/resources/scss/onboarding.scss
index d44674fb42..c38809cd07 100644
--- a/openecomp-ui/resources/scss/onboarding.scss
+++ b/openecomp-ui/resources/scss/onboarding.scss
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   @import "modules";
 
   &.dox-ui-punch-out {
-    background-color: $content-background-color;    
+    background-color: $content-background-color;
     &.dox-ui-punch-out-full-page {
       position: absolute;
       top: 0;
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
       right: 0;
       overflow-y: auto;
     }
-  }  
+  }
 }
 
 /* Out of namespace context for datepicker */
@@ -219,3 +219,16 @@ div[data-reactroot].tooltip {
     top: 50px;
   }
 }
+
+
+.onboarding-loader {
+  .onboarding-loader-backdrop {
+    @import "common/variables";
+    top: 0;
+    right: 0;
+    bottom: 0;
+    left: 0;
+    position: absolute;
+    background-color: $transparent-black;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/openecomp-ui/src/sdc-app/onboarding/Onboarding.js b/openecomp-ui/src/sdc-app/onboarding/Onboarding.js
index b894e3f031..fbeda31126 100644
--- a/openecomp-ui/src/sdc-app/onboarding/Onboarding.js
+++ b/openecomp-ui/src/sdc-app/onboarding/Onboarding.js
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
  * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- * 
+ *
  *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- * 
+ *
  * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
  * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
  * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 import OnboardingView from './OnboardingView.jsx';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 
-const mapStateToProps = ({ currentScreen }) => ({ currentScreen });
+const mapStateToProps = ({ currentScreen, loader: { isLoading } }) => ({
+    currentScreen,
+    isLoading
+});
 const Onboarding = connect(mapStateToProps, null)(OnboardingView);
 export default Onboarding;
diff --git a/openecomp-ui/src/sdc-app/onboarding/OnboardingView.jsx b/openecomp-ui/src/sdc-app/onboarding/OnboardingView.jsx
index 69e514bc6e..7156e2e253 100644
--- a/openecomp-ui/src/sdc-app/onboarding/OnboardingView.jsx
+++ b/openecomp-ui/src/sdc-app/onboarding/OnboardingView.jsx
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
  * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- * 
+ *
  *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- * 
+ *
  * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
  * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
  * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
@@ -74,11 +74,12 @@ export default class OnboardingView extends React.Component {
     }
 
     render() {
-        let { currentScreen } = this.props;
+        let { currentScreen, isLoading } = this.props;
         let { screen, props } = currentScreen;
-
+        const preventClicks = isLoading ? 'no-pointer-events' : '';
         return (
-            <div className="dox-ui dox-ui-punch-out dox-ui-punch-out-full-page">
+            <div
+                className={`dox-ui dox-ui-punch-out dox-ui-punch-out-full-page ${preventClicks}`}>
                 {(() => {
                     switch (screen) {
                         case enums.SCREEN.ONBOARDING_CATALOG: