diff --git a/src/components/dialog/confirm/ConfirmFooter.vue b/src/components/dialog/confirm/ConfirmFooter.vue
index 51b275b3d..f7d68b674 100644
--- a/src/components/dialog/confirm/ConfirmFooter.vue
+++ b/src/components/dialog/confirm/ConfirmFooter.vue
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@
   <section class="w-full flex gap-2 justify-end px-2 pb-2">
     <TextButton
       :label="cancelTextX"
+      :disabled
       type="transparent"
       autofocus
       @click="$emit('cancel')"
     />
     <TextButton
       :label="confirmTextX"
+      :disabled
       type="transparent"
       :class="confirmClass"
       @click="$emit('confirm')"
@@ -15,17 +17,19 @@
   </section>
 </template>
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { computed } from 'vue'
+import { computed, toValue } from 'vue'
+import type { MaybeRefOrGetter } from 'vue'
 import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n'
 
 import TextButton from '@/components/button/TextButton.vue'
 
 const { t } = useI18n()
 
-const { cancelText, confirmText, confirmClass } = defineProps<{
+const { cancelText, confirmText, confirmClass, optionsDisabled } = defineProps<{
   cancelText?: string
   confirmText?: string
   confirmClass?: string
+  optionsDisabled?: MaybeRefOrGetter<boolean>
 }>()
 
 defineEmits<{
@@ -35,4 +39,5 @@ defineEmits<{
 
 const confirmTextX = computed(() => confirmText || t('g.confirm'))
 const cancelTextX = computed(() => cancelText || t('g.cancel'))
+const disabled = computed(() => toValue(optionsDisabled))
 </script>
diff --git a/src/i18n.ts b/src/i18n.ts
index c0ffd1094..0e26c655c 100644
--- a/src/i18n.ts
+++ b/src/i18n.ts
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ export const i18n = createI18n({
   legacy: false,
   locale: navigator.language.split('-')[0] || 'en',
   fallbackLocale: 'en',
+  escapeParameter: true,
   messages,
   // Ignore warnings for locale options as each option is in its own language.
   // e.g. "English", "中文", "Русский", "日本語", "한국어", "Français", "Español"
diff --git a/src/locales/en/main.json b/src/locales/en/main.json
index d8637a950..49039e748 100644
--- a/src/locales/en/main.json
+++ b/src/locales/en/main.json
@@ -2154,7 +2154,10 @@
     },
     "deletion": {
       "header": "Delete this model?",
-      "body": "This model will be permanently removed from your library."
+      "body": "This model will be permanently removed from your library.",
+      "inProgress": "Deleting {asset}...",
+      "complete": "{asset} has been deleted.",
+      "failed": "{asset} could not deleted."
     }
   },
   "mediaAsset": {
diff --git a/src/platform/assets/components/AssetCard.vue b/src/platform/assets/components/AssetCard.vue
index 64ab6d5cd..222a186f3 100644
--- a/src/platform/assets/components/AssetCard.vue
+++ b/src/platform/assets/components/AssetCard.vue
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 <template>
   <div
+    v-if="!deletedLocal"
     data-component-id="AssetCard"
     :data-asset-id="asset.id"
     :aria-labelledby="titleId"
     :aria-describedby="descId"
-    tabindex="0"
+    :tabindex="interactive ? 0 : -1"
     :class="
       cn(
         'rounded-2xl overflow-hidden transition-all duration-200 bg-modal-card-background p-2 gap-2 flex flex-col h-full',
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@
       <img
         v-else
         :src="asset.preview_url"
+        :alt="asset.name"
         class="size-full object-contain cursor-pointer"
         role="button"
         @click.self="interactive && $emit('select', asset)"
@@ -154,7 +156,8 @@ const titleId = useId()
 const descId = useId()
 
 const isEditing = ref(false)
-const newNameRef = ref<string>() // TEMPORARY: Replace with actual response from API
+const newNameRef = ref<string>()
+const deletedLocal = ref(false)
 
 const tooltipDelay = computed<number>(() =>
   settingStore.get('LiteGraph.Node.TooltipDelay')
@@ -167,12 +170,14 @@ const { isLoading, error } = useImage({
 
 function confirmDeletion() {
   dropdownMenuButton.value?.hide()
+  const promptText = ref<string>(t('assetBrowser.deletion.body'))
+  const optionsDisabled = ref(false)
   const confirmDialog = showConfirmDialog({
     headerProps: {
       title: t('assetBrowser.deletion.header')
     },
     props: {
-      promptText: t('assetBrowser.deletion.body')
+      promptText
     },
     footerProps: {
       confirmText: t('g.delete'),
@@ -180,17 +185,32 @@ function confirmDeletion() {
       confirmClass: cn(
         'bg-danger-200 text-base-foreground hover:bg-danger-200/80 focus:bg-danger-200/80 focus:ring ring-base-foreground'
       ),
+      optionsDisabled,
       onCancel: () => {
         closeDialog(confirmDialog)
       },
       onConfirm: async () => {
         try {
+          promptText.value = t('assetBrowser.deletion.inProgress', {
+            asset: asset.name
+          })
           await assetService.deleteAsset(asset.id)
-          // TODO: Remove this from the list on success.
+          promptText.value = t('assetBrowser.deletion.complete', {
+            asset: asset.name
+          })
+          // Give a second for the completion message
+          await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1_000))
+          deletedLocal.value = true
         } catch (err: unknown) {
           console.error(err)
+          promptText.value = t('assetBrowser.deletion.failed', {
+            asset: asset.name
+          })
+          // Give a second for the completion message
+          await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 3_000))
+        } finally {
+          closeDialog(confirmDialog)
         }
-        closeDialog(confirmDialog)
       }
     }
   })
@@ -204,10 +224,13 @@ function startAssetRename() {
 async function assetRename(newName?: string) {
   isEditing.value = false
   if (newName) {
-    await assetService.updateAsset(asset.id, {
+    // Optimistic update
+    newNameRef.value = newName
+    const result = await assetService.updateAsset(asset.id, {
       name: newName
     })
-    newNameRef.value = newName
+    // Update with the actual name once the server responds
+    newNameRef.value = result.name
   }
 }
 </script>
diff --git a/src/platform/assets/services/assetService.ts b/src/platform/assets/services/assetService.ts
index 42653b9a9..cc8219a4a 100644
--- a/src/platform/assets/services/assetService.ts
+++ b/src/platform/assets/services/assetService.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 import { fromZodError } from 'zod-validation-error'
 
 import { st } from '@/i18n'
-import { assetResponseSchema } from '@/platform/assets/schemas/assetSchema'
+import {
+  assetItemSchema,
+  assetResponseSchema
+} from '@/platform/assets/schemas/assetSchema'
 import type {
   AssetItem,
   AssetMetadata,
@@ -287,13 +290,13 @@ function createAssetService() {
    *
    * @param id - The asset ID (UUID)
    * @param newData - The data to update
-   * @returns Promise<void>
+   * @returns Promise<AssetItem>
    * @throws Error if update fails
    */
   async function updateAsset(
     id: string,
     newData: Partial<AssetMetadata>
-  ): Promise<string> {
+  ): Promise<AssetItem> {
     const res = await api.fetchApi(`${ASSETS_ENDPOINT}/${id}`, {
       method: 'PUT',
       headers: {
@@ -307,7 +310,15 @@ function createAssetService() {
         `Unable to update asset ${id}: Server returned ${res.status}`
       )
     }
-    return await res.json()
+
+    const newAsset = assetItemSchema.safeParse(await res.json())
+    if (newAsset.success) {
+      return newAsset.data
+    }
+
+    throw new Error(
+      `Unable to update asset ${id}: Invalid response - ${newAsset.error}`
+    )
   }
 
   /**