diff --git a/app/common/services/api-utils.js b/app/common/services/api-utils.js
index 980f1a2..c20b2ca 100644
--- a/app/common/services/api-utils.js
+++ b/app/common/services/api-utils.js
@@ -634,6 +634,19 @@
                   console.log(error);
                 });
               },
+              getActivation: function(imageId){
+                return $http({
+                  method: 'GET',
+                  url: DataService.getHost() + "/xyz/openbmc_project/software/" + imageId + "/attr/Activation",
+                  headers: {
+                    'Accept': 'application/json',
+                    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+                  },
+                  withCredentials: true
+                }).then(function(response){
+                  return response.data;
+                });
+              },
               getFirmwares: function(){
                 var deferred = $q.defer();
                 $http({
diff --git a/app/common/services/constants.js b/app/common/services/constants.js
index 57e2e19..af0965d 100644
--- a/app/common/services/constants.js
+++ b/app/common/services/constants.js
@@ -110,6 +110,12 @@
                   ACTIVATE_FIRMWARE: 'xyz.openbmc_project.Software.Activation.RequestedActivations.Active',
                   FUNCTIONAL_OBJPATH: '/xyz/openbmc_project/software/functional'
                 },
+               POLL_INTERVALS: {
+                  ACTIVATION: 5000
+                },
+               TIMEOUT: {
+                  ACTIVATION: 1000 * 60 * 10, // 10 mins
+                },
                 MESSAGES: {
                   SENSOR: {
                     NO_SENSOR_DATA: 'There are no sensors found.',
diff --git a/app/configuration/controllers/firmware-controller.js b/app/configuration/controllers/firmware-controller.js
index b9a87b7..8fe0e83 100644
--- a/app/configuration/controllers/firmware-controller.js
+++ b/app/configuration/controllers/firmware-controller.js
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@
                 '$location',
                 '$anchorScroll',
                 'Constants',
-                function ($scope, $window, APIUtils, dataService, $location, $anchorScroll, Constants) {
+                '$interval',
+                '$q',
+                function ($scope, $window, APIUtils, dataService, $location, $anchorScroll, Constants, $interval, $q) {
                     $scope.dataService = dataService;
 
                     //Scroll to target anchor
@@ -47,6 +49,8 @@
                     $scope.file_empty = true;
                     $scope.uploading = false;
 
+                    var pollActivationTimer = undefined;
+
                     $scope.error = {
                         modal_title: "",
                         title: "",
@@ -66,22 +70,58 @@
                         $scope.display_error = true;
                     }
 
-                    $scope.activateConfirmed = function(){
-                        $scope.uploading = true;
-                        APIUtils.activateImage($scope.activate_image_id).then(function(response){
-                            $scope.uploading = false;
-                            if(response.status == 'error'){
-                                $scope.displayError({
-                                    modal_title: response.data.description,
-                                    title: response.data.description,
-                                    desc: response.data.exception,
-                                    type: 'Error'
-                                });
-                            }else{
-                                $scope.loadFirmwares();
-                            }
+                    function waitForActive(imageId){
+                      var deferred = $q.defer();
+                      var startTime = new Date();
+                      pollActivationTimer = $interval(function(){
+                        APIUtils.getActivation(imageId).then(function(state){
+                          //@TODO: display an error message if image "Failed"
+                          if(((/\.Active$/).test(state.data)) || ((/\.Failed$/).test(state.data))){
+                            $interval.cancel(pollActivationTimer);
+                            pollActivationTimer = undefined;
+                            deferred.resolve(state);
+                          }
+                        }, function(error){
+                          $interval.cancel(pollActivationTimer);
+                          pollActivationTimer = undefined;
+                          console.log(error);
+                          deferred.reject(error);
                         });
-                        $scope.activate_confirm = false;
+                        var now = new Date();
+                        if((now.getTime() - startTime.getTime()) >= Constants.TIMEOUT.ACTIVATION){
+                          $interval.cancel(pollActivationTimer);
+                          pollActivationTimer = undefined;
+                          console.log("Time out activating image, " + imageId);
+                          deferred.reject("Time out. Image did not activate in allotted time.");
+                        }
+                      }, Constants.POLL_INTERVALS.ACTIVATION);
+                      return deferred.promise;
+                    }
+
+                    $scope.activateConfirmed = function(){
+                        APIUtils.activateImage($scope.activate_image_id).then(function(state){
+                          $scope.loadFirmwares();
+                          return state;
+                        }, function(error){
+                          $scope.displayError({
+                            modal_title: 'Error during activation call',
+                            title: 'Error during activation call',
+                            desc: JSON.stringify(error.data),
+                            type: 'Error'
+                          });
+                        }).then(function(activationState){
+                          waitForActive($scope.activate_image_id).then(function(state){
+                            $scope.loadFirmwares();
+                        }, function(error){
+                          $scope.displayError({
+                            modal_title: 'Error during image activation',
+                            title: 'Error during image activation',
+                            desc: JSON.stringify(error.data),
+                            type: 'Error'
+                          });
+                        });
+                      });
+                      $scope.activate_confirm = false;
                     }
 
                     $scope.upload = function(){
@@ -188,7 +228,6 @@
                         $scope.file_empty = false;
                     }
 
-                    $scope.uploading = false;
                     $scope.filters = {
                         bmc: {
                             imageType: 'BMC'