diff --git a/data/dbus-interfaces/org.gnome.Shell.Extensions.xml b/data/dbus-interfaces/org.gnome.Shell.Extensions.xml
index 51448dce7..780aa9a4a 100644
--- a/data/dbus-interfaces/org.gnome.Shell.Extensions.xml
+++ b/data/dbus-interfaces/org.gnome.Shell.Extensions.xml
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@
                 <member>4: OUT_OF_DATE</member>
                 <member>5: DOWNLOADING</member>
                 <member>6: INITIALIZED</member>
+                <member>7: DISABLING</member>
+                <member>8: ENABLING</member>
                 <member>99: UNINSTALLED</member>
               </simplelist>
             </para></listitem>
diff --git a/js/misc/extensionUtils.js b/js/misc/extensionUtils.js
index 3e89a870d..97ea66e82 100644
--- a/js/misc/extensionUtils.js
+++ b/js/misc/extensionUtils.js
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ var ExtensionState = {
     OUT_OF_DATE: 4,
     DOWNLOADING: 5,
     INITIALIZED: 6,
+    DISABLING: 7,
+    ENABLING: 8,
 
     // Used as an error state for operations on unknown extensions,
     // should never be in a real extensionMeta object.
diff --git a/js/ui/extensionSystem.js b/js/ui/extensionSystem.js
index c66df59a1..5dfb325f2 100644
--- a/js/ui/extensionSystem.js
+++ b/js/ui/extensionSystem.js
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ var ExtensionManager = class extends Signals.EventEmitter {
         if (extension.state != ExtensionState.ENABLED)
             return;
 
+        extension.state = ExtensionState.DISABLING;
+        this.emit('extension-state-changed', extension);
+
         // "Rebase" the extension order by disabling and then enabling extensions
         // in order to help prevent conflicts.
 
@@ -164,6 +167,9 @@ var ExtensionManager = class extends Signals.EventEmitter {
         if (extension.state != ExtensionState.DISABLED)
             return;
 
+        extension.state = ExtensionState.ENABLING;
+        this.emit('extension-state-changed', extension);
+
         let stylesheetNames = [`${global.session_mode}.css`, 'stylesheet.css'];
         let theme = St.ThemeContext.get_for_stage(global.stage).get_theme();
         for (let i = 0; i < stylesheetNames.length; i++) {
diff --git a/js/ui/lookingGlass.js b/js/ui/lookingGlass.js
index f3af5638e..e903cc7dc 100644
--- a/js/ui/lookingGlass.js
+++ b/js/ui/lookingGlass.js
@@ -790,16 +790,20 @@ var Extensions = GObject.registerClass({
     _stateToString(extensionState) {
         switch (extensionState) {
         case ExtensionState.ENABLED:
-            return _("Enabled");
+            return _('Enabled');
         case ExtensionState.DISABLED:
         case ExtensionState.INITIALIZED:
-            return _("Disabled");
+            return _('Disabled');
         case ExtensionState.ERROR:
-            return _("Error");
+            return _('Error');
         case ExtensionState.OUT_OF_DATE:
-            return _("Out of date");
+            return _('Out of date');
         case ExtensionState.DOWNLOADING:
-            return _("Downloading");
+            return _('Downloading');
+        case ExtensionState.DISABLING:
+            return _('Disabling');
+        case ExtensionState.ENABLING:
+            return _('Enabling');
         }
         return 'Unknown'; // Not translated, shouldn't appear
     }
diff --git a/subprojects/extensions-tool/src/common.h b/subprojects/extensions-tool/src/common.h
index 2b0448495..74d789e91 100644
--- a/subprojects/extensions-tool/src/common.h
+++ b/subprojects/extensions-tool/src/common.h
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ typedef enum {
   STATE_OUT_OF_DATE,
   STATE_DOWNLOADING,
   STATE_INITIALIZED,
+  STATE_DISABLING,
+  STATE_ENABLING,
 
   STATE_UNINSTALLED = 99
 } ExtensionState;
diff --git a/subprojects/extensions-tool/src/main.c b/subprojects/extensions-tool/src/main.c
index 66a347626..5bf2579b7 100644
--- a/subprojects/extensions-tool/src/main.c
+++ b/subprojects/extensions-tool/src/main.c
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ extension_state_to_string (ExtensionState state)
       return "DOWNLOADING";
     case STATE_INITIALIZED:
       return "INITIALIZED";
+    case STATE_DISABLING:
+      return "DISABLING";
+    case STATE_ENABLING:
+      return "ENABLING";
     case STATE_UNINSTALLED:
       return "UNINSTALLED";
     }