diff --git a/common/static/common/js/components/utils/view_utils.js b/common/static/common/js/components/utils/view_utils.js
index 43761b2cb0..c99625d9ed 100644
--- a/common/static/common/js/components/utils/view_utils.js
+++ b/common/static/common/js/components/utils/view_utils.js
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
         "common/js/components/views/feedback_prompt"],
     function ($, _, gettext, NotificationView, PromptView) {
         var toggleExpandCollapse, showLoadingIndicator, hideLoadingIndicator, confirmThenRunOperation,
-            runOperationShowingMessage, disableElementWhileRunning, getScrollOffset, setScrollOffset,
-            setScrollTop, redirect, reload, hasChangedAttributes, deleteNotificationHandler,
+            runOperationShowingMessage, withDisabledElement, disableElementWhileRunning,
+            getScrollOffset, setScrollOffset, setScrollTop, redirect, reload, hasChangedAttributes, deleteNotificationHandler,
             validateRequiredField, validateURLItemEncoding, validateTotalKeyLength, checkTotalKeyLengthViolations;
 
         // see https://openedx.atlassian.net/browse/TNL-889 for what is it and why it's 65
@@ -87,6 +87,25 @@
             });
         };
 
+        /**
+         * Wraps a Backbone event callback to disable the event's target element.
+         *
+         * This paradigm is designed to be used in Backbone event maps where
+         * multiple events firing simultaneously is not desired.
+         *
+         * @param functionName the function to execute, as a string.
+         * The function must return a jQuery promise and be able to take an event
+         */
+        withDisabledElement = function(functionName) {
+            return function(event) {
+                var view = this;
+                disableElementWhileRunning($(event.currentTarget), function() {
+                    //call view.functionName(event), with view as the current this
+                    return view[functionName].apply(view, [event]);
+                });
+            };
+        };
+ 
         /**
          * Disables a given element when a given operation is running.
          * @param {jQuery} element the element to be disabled.
@@ -235,6 +254,7 @@
             'hideLoadingIndicator': hideLoadingIndicator,
             'confirmThenRunOperation': confirmThenRunOperation,
             'runOperationShowingMessage': runOperationShowingMessage,
+            'withDisabledElement': withDisabledElement,
             'disableElementWhileRunning': disableElementWhileRunning,
             'deleteNotificationHandler': deleteNotificationHandler,
             'setScrollTop': setScrollTop,
diff --git a/common/static/common/js/spec/components/view_utils_spec.js b/common/static/common/js/spec/components/view_utils_spec.js
index 0aaae5148c..806a37e7c3 100644
--- a/common/static/common/js/spec/components/view_utils_spec.js
+++ b/common/static/common/js/spec/components/view_utils_spec.js
@@ -17,6 +17,29 @@ define(["jquery", "underscore", "common/js/components/utils/view_utils", "common
                     deferred.resolve();
                     expect(link).not.toHaveClass("is-disabled");
                 });
+
+                it("uses withDisabledElement wrapper to disable element while running a Backbone event handler", function() {
+                    var link,
+                        eventCallback,
+                        event,
+                        deferred = new $.Deferred(),
+                        promise = deferred.promise(),
+                        MockView = Backbone.View.extend({
+                            testFunction: function() {
+                                return promise;
+                            }
+                        }),
+                        testView = new MockView();
+                    setFixtures("<a href='#' id='link'>ripe apples drop about my head</a>");
+                    link = $("#link");
+                    expect(link).not.toHaveClass("is-disabled");
+                    eventCallback = ViewUtils.withDisabledElement('testFunction');
+                    event = {currentTarget: link};
+                    eventCallback.apply(testView, [event]);
+                    expect(link).toHaveClass("is-disabled");
+                    deferred.resolve();
+                    expect(link).not.toHaveClass("is-disabled");
+                });
             });
 
             describe("progress notification", function() {
@@ -92,4 +115,4 @@ define(["jquery", "underscore", "common/js/components/utils/view_utils", "common
             });
         });
     });
-}).call(this, define || RequireJS.define);
\ No newline at end of file
+}).call(this, define || RequireJS.define);
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/teams/static/teams/js/views/edit_team.js b/lms/djangoapps/teams/static/teams/js/views/edit_team.js
index fc6ca4616e..ac30f504a1 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/teams/static/teams/js/views/edit_team.js
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/teams/static/teams/js/views/edit_team.js
@@ -6,16 +6,17 @@
             'gettext',
             'js/views/fields',
             'teams/js/models/team',
+            'common/js/components/utils/view_utils',
             'text!teams/templates/edit-team.underscore'],
-        function (Backbone, _, gettext, FieldViews, TeamModel, editTeamTemplate) {
+        function (Backbone, _, gettext, FieldViews, TeamModel, ViewUtils, editTeamTemplate) {
             return Backbone.View.extend({
 
                 maxTeamNameLength: 255,
                 maxTeamDescriptionLength: 300,
 
                 events: {
-                    'click .action-primary': 'createOrUpdateTeam',
-                    'submit form': 'createOrUpdateTeam',
+                    'click .action-primary': ViewUtils.withDisabledElement('createOrUpdateTeam'),
+                    'submit form': ViewUtils.withDisabledElement('createOrUpdateTeam'),
                     'click .action-cancel': 'cancelAndGoBack'
                 },
 
@@ -124,10 +125,9 @@
                     var validationResult = this.validateTeamData(data);
                     if (validationResult.status === false) {
                         this.showMessage(validationResult.message, validationResult.srMessage);
-                        return;
+                        return $().promise();
                     }
-
-                    this.teamModel.save(data, saveOptions)
+                    return view.teamModel.save(data, saveOptions)
                         .done(function(result) {
                             view.teamEvents.trigger('teams:update', {
                                 action: view.action,