diff --git a/src/api2/config/datastore.rs b/src/api2/config/datastore.rs
index 7299c91d..baa8bf98 100644
--- a/src/api2/config/datastore.rs
+++ b/src/api2/config/datastore.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use serde_json::Value;
 use ::serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 use proxmox::api::{api, Router, RpcEnvironment, Permission};
+use proxmox::api::section_config::SectionConfigData;
 use proxmox::api::schema::parse_property_string;
 use proxmox::tools::fs::open_file_locked;
 
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ use crate::backup::*;
 use crate::config::cached_user_info::CachedUserInfo;
 use crate::config::datastore::{self, DataStoreConfig, DIR_NAME_SCHEMA};
 use crate::config::acl::{PRIV_DATASTORE_ALLOCATE, PRIV_DATASTORE_AUDIT, PRIV_DATASTORE_MODIFY};
-use crate::server::jobstate;
+use crate::server::{jobstate, WorkerTask};
 
 #[api(
     input: {
@@ -50,6 +51,25 @@ pub fn list_datastores(
     Ok(list.into_iter().filter(filter_by_privs).collect())
 }
 
+pub(crate) fn do_create_datastore(
+    _lock: std::fs::File,
+    mut config: SectionConfigData,
+    datastore: DataStoreConfig,
+) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    let path: PathBuf = datastore.path.clone().into();
+
+    let backup_user = crate::backup::backup_user()?;
+    let _store = ChunkStore::create(&datastore.name, path, backup_user.uid, backup_user.gid)?;
+
+    config.set_data(&datastore.name, "datastore", &datastore)?;
+
+    datastore::save_config(&config)?;
+
+    jobstate::create_state_file("prune", &datastore.name)?;
+    jobstate::create_state_file("garbage_collection", &datastore.name)?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
 
 // fixme: impl. const fn get_object_schema(datastore::DataStoreConfig::API_SCHEMA),
 // but this need support for match inside const fn
@@ -116,31 +136,30 @@ pub fn list_datastores(
     },
 )]
 /// Create new datastore config.
-pub fn create_datastore(param: Value) -> Result<(), Error> {
+pub fn create_datastore(
+    param: Value,
+    rpcenv: &mut dyn RpcEnvironment,
+) -> Result<String, Error> {
 
-    let _lock = open_file_locked(datastore::DATASTORE_CFG_LOCKFILE, std::time::Duration::new(10, 0), true)?;
+    let lock = open_file_locked(datastore::DATASTORE_CFG_LOCKFILE, std::time::Duration::new(10, 0), true)?;
 
     let datastore: datastore::DataStoreConfig = serde_json::from_value(param)?;
 
-    let (mut config, _digest) = datastore::config()?;
+    let (config, _digest) = datastore::config()?;
 
     if config.sections.get(&datastore.name).is_some() {
         bail!("datastore '{}' already exists.", datastore.name);
     }
 
-    let path: PathBuf = datastore.path.clone().into();
+    let auth_id: Authid = rpcenv.get_auth_id().unwrap().parse()?;
 
-    let backup_user = crate::backup::backup_user()?;
-    let _store = ChunkStore::create(&datastore.name, path, backup_user.uid, backup_user.gid)?;
-
-    config.set_data(&datastore.name, "datastore", &datastore)?;
-
-    datastore::save_config(&config)?;
-
-    jobstate::create_state_file("prune", &datastore.name)?;
-    jobstate::create_state_file("garbage_collection", &datastore.name)?;
-
-    Ok(())
+    WorkerTask::new_thread(
+        "create-datastore",
+        Some(datastore.name.to_string()),
+        auth_id,
+        false,
+        move |_worker| do_create_datastore(lock, config, datastore),
+    )
 }
 
 #[api(
diff --git a/src/api2/node/disks/directory.rs b/src/api2/node/disks/directory.rs
index c968b333..006e9522 100644
--- a/src/api2/node/disks/directory.rs
+++ b/src/api2/node/disks/directory.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use ::serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use proxmox::api::{api, Permission, RpcEnvironment, RpcEnvironmentType};
 use proxmox::api::section_config::SectionConfigData;
 use proxmox::api::router::Router;
+use proxmox::tools::fs::open_file_locked;
 
 use crate::config::acl::{PRIV_SYS_AUDIT, PRIV_SYS_MODIFY};
 use crate::tools::disks::{
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ use crate::tools::systemd::{self, types::*};
 use crate::server::WorkerTask;
 
 use crate::api2::types::*;
-use crate::config::datastore::DataStoreConfig;
+use crate::config::datastore::{self, DataStoreConfig};
 
 #[api(
     properties: {
@@ -179,7 +180,17 @@ pub fn create_datastore_disk(
             systemd::start_unit(&mount_unit_name)?;
 
             if add_datastore {
-                crate::api2::config::datastore::create_datastore(json!({ "name": name, "path": mount_point }))?
+                let lock = open_file_locked(datastore::DATASTORE_CFG_LOCKFILE, std::time::Duration::new(10, 0), true)?;
+                let datastore: DataStoreConfig =
+                    serde_json::from_value(json!({ "name": name, "path": mount_point }))?;
+
+                let (config, _digest) = datastore::config()?;
+
+                if config.sections.get(&datastore.name).is_some() {
+                    bail!("datastore '{}' already exists.", datastore.name);
+                }
+
+                crate::api2::config::datastore::create_datastore_impl(lock, config, datastore)?;
             }
 
             Ok(())
diff --git a/src/api2/node/disks/zfs.rs b/src/api2/node/disks/zfs.rs
index 0f93f110..ae411f32 100644
--- a/src/api2/node/disks/zfs.rs
+++ b/src/api2/node/disks/zfs.rs
@@ -14,12 +14,14 @@ use proxmox::api::{
     },
 };
 use proxmox::api::router::Router;
+use proxmox::tools::fs::open_file_locked;
 
 use crate::config::acl::{PRIV_SYS_AUDIT, PRIV_SYS_MODIFY};
 use crate::tools::disks::{
     zpool_list, zpool_status, parse_zpool_status_config_tree, vdev_list_to_tree,
     DiskUsageType,
 };
+use crate::config::datastore::{self, DataStoreConfig};
 
 use crate::server::WorkerTask;
 
@@ -372,7 +374,17 @@ pub fn create_zpool(
             }
 
             if add_datastore {
-                crate::api2::config::datastore::create_datastore(json!({ "name": name, "path": mount_point }))?
+                let lock = datastore::lock_config()?; 
+                let datastore: DataStoreConfig =
+                    serde_json::from_value(json!({ "name": name, "path": mount_point }))?;
+
+                let (config, _digest) = datastore::config()?;
+
+                if config.sections.get(&datastore.name).is_some() {
+                    bail!("datastore '{}' already exists.", datastore.name);
+                }
+
+                crate::api2::config::datastore::do_create_datastore(lock, config, datastore)?;
             }
 
             Ok(())
diff --git a/www/window/DataStoreEdit.js b/www/window/DataStoreEdit.js
index c2b2809f..2f67db76 100644
--- a/www/window/DataStoreEdit.js
+++ b/www/window/DataStoreEdit.js
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ Ext.define('PBS.DataStoreEdit', {
     isAdd: true,
 
     bodyPadding: 0,
+    showProgress: true,
 
     cbindData: function(initialConfig) {
 	var me = this;