diff --git a/plugins/aks-desktop/src/components/InfoTab/hooks/useInfoTab.test.ts b/plugins/aks-desktop/src/components/InfoTab/hooks/useInfoTab.test.ts
index c946f963c..67ea646e5 100644
--- a/plugins/aks-desktop/src/components/InfoTab/hooks/useInfoTab.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/aks-desktop/src/components/InfoTab/hooks/useInfoTab.test.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ const mockGetManagedNamespaces = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
 const mockGetManagedNamespaceDetails = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
 const mockUpdateManagedNamespace = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
 const mockT = vi.hoisted(() => (key: string) => key);
+const mockClusterAction = vi.hoisted(() =>
+  vi.fn(async (action: () => Promise<void>) => {
+    try {
+      await action();
+    } catch {}
+  })
+);
 
 vi.mock('@kinvolk/headlamp-plugin/lib', () => ({
   K8s: {
@@ -21,6 +28,7 @@ vi.mock('@kinvolk/headlamp-plugin/lib', () => ({
     },
   },
   useTranslation: () => ({ t: mockT }),
+  clusterAction: mockClusterAction,
 }));
 
 vi.mock('../../../utils/azure/az-namespaces', () => ({
@@ -331,7 +339,7 @@ describe('useInfoTab', () => {
     expect(result.current.hasChanges).toBe(false);
   });
 
-  test('handleSave sets error and leaves updating false when updateManagedNamespace throws', async () => {
+  test('handleSave leaves updating as false when updateManagedNamespace throws', async () => {
     mockUpdateManagedNamespace.mockRejectedValue(new Error('update failed'));
 
     const { result } = renderHook(() => useInfoTab(defaultProject));
@@ -346,38 +354,7 @@ describe('useInfoTab', () => {
       await result.current.handleSave();
     });
 
-    expect(result.current.error).toBe('Failed to update managed namespace');
-    expect(result.current.updating).toBe(false);
-  });
-
-  test('handleSave clears a previous error on success', async () => {
-    mockUpdateManagedNamespace.mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error('update failed'));
-    mockUpdateManagedNamespace.mockResolvedValueOnce(undefined);
-
-    const { result } = renderHook(() => useInfoTab(defaultProject));
-
-    await waitFor(() => expect(result.current.loading).toBe(false));
-
-    act(() => {
-      result.current.handleFormDataChange({ ingress: 'DenyAll' });
-    });
-
-    await act(async () => {
-      await result.current.handleSave();
-    });
-
-    expect(result.current.error).toBe('Failed to update managed namespace');
-
-    act(() => {
-      result.current.handleFormDataChange({ ingress: 'AllowAll' });
-    });
-
-    await act(async () => {
-      await result.current.handleSave();
-    });
-
-    expect(result.current.error).toBeNull();
-    expect(mockUpdateManagedNamespace).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    await waitFor(() => expect(result.current.updating).toBe(false));
   });
 
   test('handleSave is a no-op when resourceGroup label is absent', async () => {
diff --git a/plugins/aks-desktop/src/components/InfoTab/hooks/useInfoTab.ts b/plugins/aks-desktop/src/components/InfoTab/hooks/useInfoTab.ts
index ff125e8ca..d0ab4dbe3 100644
--- a/plugins/aks-desktop/src/components/InfoTab/hooks/useInfoTab.ts
+++ b/plugins/aks-desktop/src/components/InfoTab/hooks/useInfoTab.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
 // Licensed under the Apache 2.0.
 
-import { K8s, useTranslation } from '@kinvolk/headlamp-plugin/lib';
+import { clusterAction, K8s, useTranslation } from '@kinvolk/headlamp-plugin/lib';
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 import {
   getManagedNamespaceDetails,
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ export interface UseInfoTabResult {
   /** Updates form fields and re-validates. */
   handleFormDataChange: (updates: Partial<FormData>) => void;
   /** Persists the current form data to the managed namespace. */
-  handleSave: () => Promise<void>;
+  handleSave: () => void;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -253,32 +253,41 @@ export const useInfoTab = (project: {
     return keys.some(k => formData[k] !== baselineFormData[k]);
   }, [baselineFormData, formData]);
 
-  const handleSave = useCallback(async () => {
+  const handleSave = useCallback(() => {
     if (!resourceGroup || !clusterName || !projectId) return;
 
-    try {
-      setUpdating(true);
-      await updateManagedNamespace({
-        clusterName,
-        resourceGroup,
-        namespaceName: projectId,
-        ingressPolicy: formData.ingress,
-        egressPolicy: formData.egress,
-        cpuRequest: formData.cpuRequest,
-        cpuLimit: formData.cpuLimit,
-        memoryRequest: formData.memoryRequest,
-        memoryLimit: formData.memoryLimit,
-        noWait: false,
-      });
-      setBaselineFormData(formData);
-      setError(null);
-    } catch (e) {
-      console.error('Failed to update managed namespace', e);
-      setError(t('Failed to update managed namespace'));
-    } finally {
-      setUpdating(false);
-    }
-  }, [resourceGroup, clusterName, projectId, formData]);
+    setUpdating(true);
+    clusterAction(
+      async () => {
+        try {
+          await updateManagedNamespace({
+            clusterName,
+            resourceGroup,
+            namespaceName: projectId,
+            ingressPolicy: formData.ingress,
+            egressPolicy: formData.egress,
+            cpuRequest: formData.cpuRequest,
+            cpuLimit: formData.cpuLimit,
+            memoryRequest: formData.memoryRequest,
+            memoryLimit: formData.memoryLimit,
+            subscriptionId: subscription,
+            noWait: true,
+          });
+          setBaselineFormData(formData);
+          setError(null);
+        } finally {
+          setUpdating(false);
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        startMessage: t('Updating namespace {{ name }}…', { name: projectId }),
+        cancelledMessage: t('Cancelled update of namespace {{ name }}.', { name: projectId }),
+        successMessage: t('Updated namespace {{ name }}.', { name: projectId }),
+        errorMessage: t('Failed to update namespace {{ name }}.', { name: projectId }),
+        startOptions: { autoHideDuration: null },
+      }
+    );
+  }, [resourceGroup, clusterName, projectId, subscription, formData, t]);
 
   return {
     loading,
diff --git a/plugins/aks-desktop/src/utils/azure/az-namespaces.ts b/plugins/aks-desktop/src/utils/azure/az-namespaces.ts
index 3aad10a78..5904ad3dd 100644
--- a/plugins/aks-desktop/src/utils/azure/az-namespaces.ts
+++ b/plugins/aks-desktop/src/utils/azure/az-namespaces.ts
@@ -218,6 +218,24 @@ export async function updateManagedNamespace(options: {
   maybePush('--ingress-policy', ingressPolicy as string | undefined);
   maybePush('--egress-policy', egressPolicy as string | undefined);
 
+  // Re-pass existing labels to pass into az namespace update command
+  // so the ARM PUT doesn't wipe them.
+  try {
+    const current = await getManagedNamespaceDetails({
+      clusterName,
+      resourceGroup,
+      namespaceName,
+      subscriptionId,
+    });
+    const labels = current?.properties?.labels ?? current?.labels;
+    const entries = labels && typeof labels === 'object' ? Object.entries(labels) : [];
+    if (entries.length > 0) {
+      args.push('--labels', ...entries.map(([k, v]) => `${k}=${v}`));
+    }
+  } catch {
+    // Proceed without labels if the fetch fails.
+  }
+
   if (subscriptionId) {
     args.push('--subscription', subscriptionId);
   }