diff --git a/client/src/components/graph/graph.js b/client/src/components/graph/graph.js
index d14d73b1..cc29a77a 100644
--- a/client/src/components/graph/graph.js
+++ b/client/src/components/graph/graph.js
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ import scaleLinear from "../../util/scaleLinear";
   responsive: state.responsive,
   colorRGB: _.get(state.controls, "colorRGB", null),
   opacityForDeselectedCells: state.controls.opacityForDeselectedCells,
-  selectionUpdate: _.get(state.controls, "crossfilter.updateTime", null)
+  selectionUpdate: _.get(state.controls, "crossfilter.updateTime", null),
+  resettingInterface: state.controls.resettingInterface
 }))
 class Graph extends React.Component {
   constructor(props) {
@@ -339,11 +340,20 @@ class Graph extends React.Component {
 
   resetInterface() {
     const { dispatch } = this.props;
+    dispatch({
+      type: "interface reset started"
+    });
     dispatch(actions.resetInterface());
   }
 
   render() {
-    const { dispatch, responsive, crossfilter } = this.props;
+    const {
+      dispatch,
+      responsive,
+      crossfilter,
+      resettingInterface
+    } = this.props;
+
     const { mode } = this.state;
     return (
       <div id="graphWrapper">
@@ -392,6 +402,7 @@ class Graph extends React.Component {
                   /* world && universe ? worldEqUniverse(world, universe) : false */
                 }
                 type="button"
+                loading={resettingInterface}
                 intent="warning"
                 style={{ marginRight: 10 }}
                 onClick={this.resetInterface.bind(this)}
diff --git a/client/src/reducers/controls.js b/client/src/reducers/controls.js
index b7e1beaa..864b948e 100644
--- a/client/src/reducers/controls.js
+++ b/client/src/reducers/controls.js
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ const Controls = (
 
     colorAccessor: null,
     colorScale: null,
+    resettingInterface: false,
 
     opacityForDeselectedCells: 0.2,
     graphBrushSelection: null,
@@ -228,7 +229,8 @@ const Controls = (
         categoricalSelectionState,
         crossfilter,
         dimensionMap,
-        colorAccessor: null
+        colorAccessor: null,
+        resettingInterface: false
       };
     }
     case "set World to current selection": {
@@ -525,6 +527,12 @@ const Controls = (
         graphRenderCounter: c
       };
     }
+    case "interface reset started": {
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        resettingInterface: true
+      };
+    }
     /*******************************
           Categorical metadata
     *******************************/