diff --git a/org.jdrupes.vmoperator.vmviewer/src/org/jdrupes/vmoperator/vmviewer/browser/VmViewer-functions.ts b/org.jdrupes.vmoperator.vmviewer/src/org/jdrupes/vmoperator/vmviewer/browser/VmViewer-functions.ts
index 1c20d66..a14e83c 100644
--- a/org.jdrupes.vmoperator.vmviewer/src/org/jdrupes/vmoperator/vmviewer/browser/VmViewer-functions.ts
+++ b/org.jdrupes.vmoperator.vmviewer/src/org/jdrupes/vmoperator/vmviewer/browser/VmViewer-functions.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,16 @@ window.orgJDrupesVmOperatorVmViewer.initPreview = (previewDom: HTMLElement,
                 vmName: "",
                 vmDefinition: {}
             });
-            const vmDef = computed(() => previewApi.vmDefinition);
+            const configured = computed(() => previewApi.vmDefinition.spec);
+            const startable = computed(() => previewApi.vmDefinition.spec &&
+                previewApi.vmDefinition.spec.vm.state !== 'Running' 
+                && !previewApi.vmDefinition.running);
+            const stoppable = computed(() => previewApi.vmDefinition.spec &&
+                previewApi.vmDefinition.spec.vm.state !== 'Stopped' 
+                && previewApi.vmDefinition.running);
+            const running = computed(() => previewApi.vmDefinition.running);
+            const permissions = computed(() => previewApi.vmDefinition.spec
+                ? previewApi.vmDefinition.userPermissions : []);
 
             watch(() => previewApi.vmName, (name: string) => {
                 if (name !== "") {
@@ -74,51 +83,50 @@ window.orgJDrupesVmOperatorVmViewer.initPreview = (previewDom: HTMLElement,
         
             provideApi(previewDom, previewApi);
 
-            const vmAction = (vmName: string, action: string) => {
+            const vmAction = (action: string) => {
                 JGConsole.notifyConletModel(conletId, action);
             };
         
-            return { localize, resourceBase, vmDef, vmAction };
+            return { localize, resourceBase, vmAction, configured,
+                        startable, stoppable, running, permissions };
         },
         template: `
           <table>
             <tbody>
               <tr>
-                <td rowspan="2"><img role=button 
-                  :aria-disabled="!vmDef.running || !vmDef.userPermissions
-                    || !vmDef.userPermissions.includes('accessConsole')" 
-                  v-on:click="vmAction(vmDef.name, 'openConsole')"
-                  :src="resourceBase + (vmDef.running
-                  ? 'computer.svg' : 'computer-off.svg')"
-                  :title="localize('Open console')"></td>
-                <td v-if="vmDef.spec"
-                  class="jdrupes-vmoperator-vmviewer-preview-action-list">
+                <td rowspan="2" style="position: relative"><span
+                  style="position: absolute;" 
+                  :class="{ busy: configured && !startable && !stoppable }"
+                  ><img role=button :aria-disabled="!running
+                      || !permissions.includes('accessConsole')" 
+                  v-on:click="vmAction('openConsole')"
+                  :src="resourceBase + (running
+                      ? 'computer.svg' : 'computer-off.svg')"
+                  :title="localize('Open console')"></span><span
+                  style="visibility: hidden;"><img
+                  :src="resourceBase + 'computer.svg'"></span></td>
+                <td class="jdrupes-vmoperator-vmviewer-preview-action-list">
                   <span role="button" 
-                    v-if="vmDef.spec.vm.state != 'Running' && !vmDef.running"
-                    :aria-disabled="!vmDef.userPermissions.includes('start')" 
+                    :aria-disabled="!startable || !permissions.includes('start')" 
                     tabindex="0" class="fa fa-play" :title="localize('Start VM')"
-                    v-on:click="vmAction(vmDef.name, 'start')"></span>
-                  <span role="button" v-else class="fa fa-play"
-                    aria-disabled="true" :title="localize('Start VM')"></span>
+                    v-on:click="vmAction('start')"></span>
                   <span role="button"
-                    v-if="vmDef.spec.vm.state != 'Stopped' && vmDef.running"
-                    :aria-disabled="!vmDef.userPermissions.includes('stop')" 
+                    :aria-disabled="!stoppable || !permissions.includes('stop')" 
                     tabindex="0" class="fa fa-stop" :title="localize('Stop VM')"
-                    v-on:click="vmAction(vmDef.name, 'stop')"></span>
-                  <span role="button" v-else class="fa fa-stop"
-                    aria-disabled="true" :title="localize('Stop VM')"></span>
+                    v-on:click="vmAction('stop')"></span>
                   <span role="button"
-                    :aria-disabled="!vmDef.running || !vmDef.userPermissions.includes('reset')" 
+                    :aria-disabled="!running || !permissions.includes('reset')" 
                     tabindex="0" class="svg-icon" :title="localize('Reset VM')"
-                    v-on:click="vmAction(vmDef.name, 'reset')">
+                    v-on:click="vmAction('reset')">
                     <svg viewBox="0 0 1541.33 1535.5083">
                       <path d="m 0,127.9968 v 448 c 0,35 29,64 64,64 h 448 c 35,0 64,-29 64,-64 0,-17 -6.92831,-33.07213 -19,-45 C 264.23058,241.7154 337.19508,314.89599 109,82.996795 c -11.999999,-12 -28,-19 -45,-19 -35,0 -64,29 -64,64.000005 z" />
                       <path d="m 772.97656,1535.5046 c 117.57061,0.3623 236.06134,-26.2848 345.77544,-81.4687 292.5708,-147.1572 459.8088,-465.37411 415.5214,-790.12504 C 1489.9861,339.15993 1243.597,77.463924 922.29883,14.342498 601.00067,-48.778928 274.05699,100.37563 110.62891,384.39133 c -34.855139,60.57216 -14.006492,137.9313 46.5664,172.78516 60.57172,34.85381 137.92941,14.00532 172.78321,-46.56641 109.97944,-191.12927 327.69604,-290.34657 543.53515,-247.94336 215.83913,42.40321 380.18953,216.77543 410.00973,435.44141 29.8203,218.66598 -81.8657,430.94957 -278.4863,529.84567 -196.6206,98.8962 -432.84043,61.8202 -589.90233,-92.6777 -24.91016,-24.5038 -85.48587,-83.3326 -119.02246,-52.9832 -24.01114,21.7292 -35.41741,29.5454 -59.9209,54.4559 -24.50381,24.9102 -35.33636,36.9034 -57.54543,60.4713 -38.1335,40.4667 34.10761,93.9685 59.01808,118.472 145.96311,143.5803 339.36149,219.2087 535.3125,219.8125 z"/>
                     </svg>
                   </span>
                 </td>
-                <td v-else>
-                </td>
+              </tr>
+              <tr>
+                <td></td>
               </tr>
             </tbody>
           </table>`
diff --git a/org.jdrupes.vmoperator.vmviewer/src/org/jdrupes/vmoperator/vmviewer/browser/VmViewer-style.scss b/org.jdrupes.vmoperator.vmviewer/src/org/jdrupes/vmoperator/vmviewer/browser/VmViewer-style.scss
index c90a45f..6d0654f 100644
--- a/org.jdrupes.vmoperator.vmviewer/src/org/jdrupes/vmoperator/vmviewer/browser/VmViewer-style.scss
+++ b/org.jdrupes.vmoperator.vmviewer/src/org/jdrupes/vmoperator/vmviewer/browser/VmViewer-style.scss
@@ -61,6 +61,18 @@
   .jdrupes-vmoperator-vmviewer-preview-action-list {
     white-space: nowrap;
   }
+  
+  span.busy::before {
+    font: normal normal normal 14px/1 ForkAwesome;
+    font-size: 1.125em;
+    content: "\f1ce";
+    left: 1.45em;
+    top: 0.7em;
+    color: var(--info);
+    position: absolute;
+    animation: spin 2s linear infinite;
+    z-index: 100;
+  }  
 }
 
 .jdrupes-vmoperator-vmviewer.jdrupes-vmoperator-vmviewer-edit {