diff --git a/packages/components/src/api/weights/UpdateWeight.ts b/packages/components/src/api/weights/UpdateWeight.ts
index d73e3c3721..378f536c26 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/api/weights/UpdateWeight.ts
+++ b/packages/components/src/api/weights/UpdateWeight.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import MakeRequest from "../MakeRequest";
 
 export interface UpdateWeightRequest {
-  cover_image_media_file_token: string;
+  cover_image_media_file_token?: string;
   description_markdown: string,
   description_rendered_html: string,
   title: string,
diff --git a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/CoverImageInput/CoverImageInput.tsx b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/CoverImageInput/CoverImageInput.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..23d6bbfe62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/CoverImageInput/CoverImageInput.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import React, { useState } from 'react';
+import { a, useTransition } from "@react-spring/web";
+import { FetchStatus } from "@storyteller/components/src/api/_common/SharedFetchTypes";
+import { Button, ImageInput } from "components/common";
+import { WorkIndicator } from "components/svg";
+import { faImage } from "@fortawesome/pro-solid-svg-icons";
+import { basicTransition } from "resources";
+
+interface Props {
+  currentPath?: string,
+  onClick: (x: any) => any,
+  status: FetchStatus
+}
+
+interface UploadCtrlProps {
+  onClick: (x: any) => any,
+  status: FetchStatus
+}
+
+const UploadControl = ({ onClick, status }: UploadCtrlProps) => {
+  const failure = status === FetchStatus.error;
+  const success = status === FetchStatus.success;
+
+  return status === FetchStatus.ready ? <Button  {...{
+    className: "upload-control-btn",
+    label: "Upload image",
+    onClick,
+    variant: "secondary"
+  }} /> : <div {...{ className: "upload-control-indicator" }}>
+    <WorkIndicator {...{
+      failure,
+      stage: success ? 2 : 1,
+      success,
+    }} />
+    <span>{ success ? "Cover image uploaded" : "Uploading ..." }</span>
+  </div>;
+};
+
+export default function CoverImageInput({ currentPath, onClick, status, ...rest }: Props) {
+  const [editingImg, editingImgSet] = useState(0);
+  const transitions = useTransition(editingImg, basicTransition({}));
+
+  return transitions((style, i) => !currentPath || i ? <a.div {...{ style }}>
+    <ImageInput {...{ ...rest, disabled: status > 1, placeholderIcon: faImage }} >
+      <div {...{ className: "fy-cover-control" }}>
+        <UploadControl {...{ onClick, status }} />
+      </div>
+    </ImageInput>
+  </a.div> : <a.div {...{
+    className: "weight-initial-cover-img",
+    style: { ...style, backgroundImage: `url(${ currentPath })` } 
+  }}>
+    <div>
+      <Button {...{
+        className: "upload-control-btn",
+        label: "Change cover image",
+        onClick: () => editingImgSet(1),
+        variant: "secondary"
+      }} />
+    </div>
+  </a.div>);
+};
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diff --git a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/CoverImageInput/index.ts b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/CoverImageInput/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9406c2c6a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/CoverImageInput/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { default } from "./CoverImageInput";
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diff --git a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/SplitPanel/SplitPanel.tsx b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/SplitPanel/SplitPanel.tsx
index 15bdca0a38..aeed7d90e2 100644
--- a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/SplitPanel/SplitPanel.tsx
+++ b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/SplitPanel/SplitPanel.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import React, { ReactNode } from "react";
+import { TintSpinner } from "components/common";
 
 // Header, Body, and Footer Interfaces and Components
 interface HeaderProps {
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ const Footer: React.FC<FooterProps> = ({ children, padding }) => {
 
 // Panel Interface
 interface PanelProps {
+  busy?: boolean;
   children: ReactNode;
   dividerHeader?: boolean;
   dividerFooter?: boolean;
@@ -42,7 +44,7 @@ const SplitPanel: React.FC<PanelProps> & {
   Header: typeof Header;
   Body: typeof Body;
   Footer: typeof Footer;
-} = ({ children, dividerHeader, dividerFooter, clear, className }) => {
+} = ({ busy, children, dividerHeader, dividerFooter, clear, className }) => {
   let header: ReactNode, body: ReactNode, footer: ReactNode;
 
   const panelClassName = `${clear ? "panel-clear" : "panel"} ${
@@ -72,6 +74,7 @@ const SplitPanel: React.FC<PanelProps> & {
       {body}
       {dividerFooter && <hr className="m-0" />}
       {footer}
+      { <TintSpinner {...{ busy }} /> }
     </div>
   );
 };
diff --git a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/TintSpinner/TintSpinner.tsx b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/TintSpinner/TintSpinner.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..84cd7ee13c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/TintSpinner/TintSpinner.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import React from "react";
+import { a, useTransition } from "@react-spring/web";
+import { basicTransition } from "resources";
+import { Spinner } from "components/common";
+
+interface Props {
+  busy?: boolean;
+}
+
+export default function TintSpinner({ busy }: Props) {
+  const transitions = useTransition(busy, basicTransition({}));
+
+  return transitions((style, i) => busy && <a.div {...{ className: "fy-tint-spinner", style }}><Spinner /></a.div>);
+};
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diff --git a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/TintSpinner/index.ts b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/TintSpinner/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2e0be9f185
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/TintSpinner/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { default } from "./TintSpinner";
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diff --git a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/index.tsx b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/index.tsx
index 793ec58274..4144f15120 100644
--- a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/index.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import BasicVideo from "./BasicVideo";
 import Button from "./Button";
 import Checkbox from "./Checkbox";
 import Container from "./Container";
+import CoverImageInput from "./CoverImageInput";
 import FileActions from "./FileActions";
 import FileDetails from "./FileDetails";
 import FileWrapper from "./FileWrapper";
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ import TempAudioPlayer from "./TempAudioPlayer";
 import TempInput from "./TempInput";
 import TempSelect from "./TempSelect";
 import TempTextArea from "./TempTextArea";
+import TintSpinner from "./TintSpinner";
 
 export {
   AudioBlobPreview,
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@ export {
   Button,
   Checkbox,
   Container,
+  CoverImageInput,
   FileActions,
   FileDetails,
   FileWrapper,
@@ -49,5 +52,6 @@ export {
   TempAudioPlayer,
   TempInput,
   TempSelect,
-  TempTextArea
+  TempTextArea,
+  TintSpinner
 };
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diff --git a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/hooks/useWeightFetch/useWeightFetch.tsx b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/hooks/useWeightFetch/useWeightFetch.tsx
index fbb6f30aa9..f8e284a0b5 100644
--- a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/hooks/useWeightFetch/useWeightFetch.tsx
+++ b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/hooks/useWeightFetch/useWeightFetch.tsx
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export default function useWeightFetch({ onRemove = () => {}, token }: Props) {
   const update = () => {
     writeStatusSet(FetchStatus.in_progress);
     UpdateWeight(token,{
-      cover_image_media_file_token: imgMediaFile,
+      ...imgMediaFile ? { cover_image_media_file_token: imgMediaFile } : {},
       description_markdown: descriptionMD,
       description_rendered_html: data?.description_rendered_html || "",
       title,
diff --git a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/resources/basicTransition.ts b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/resources/basicTransition.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e30dbc2b69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/resources/basicTransition.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { config } from "@react-spring/web";
+
+const basicTransition = ({ ...overwrite }) => ({
+  config: config.gentle,
+  from: { opacity: 0 },
+  enter: { opacity: 1 },
+  leave: { opacity: 0 },
+  ...overwrite
+});
+
+export default basicTransition;
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diff --git a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/resources/index.tsx b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/resources/index.tsx
index c3c6b78fe4..66196ead07 100644
--- a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/resources/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/resources/index.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
+import basicTransition from './basicTransition';
 import baseColors from './baseColors';
 import springs from './springs';
 
-export { baseColors, springs }
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+export { basicTransition, baseColors, springs }
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diff --git a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/v2/view/pages/weight/WeightEditPage.scss b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/v2/view/pages/weight/WeightEditPage.scss
index 3db40925f5..b38880f7b9 100644
--- a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/v2/view/pages/weight/WeightEditPage.scss
+++ b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/v2/view/pages/weight/WeightEditPage.scss
@@ -85,3 +85,17 @@
     flex-direction: column;
   }
 }
+
+  .fy-tint-spinner {
+    top: 0;
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 100%;
+    background-color: rgba($panel, .6);
+    backdrop-filter: blur(2px);
+    border-radius: .5rem;
+    position: absolute;
+    z-index: 3;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+  }
diff --git a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/v2/view/pages/weight/WeightEditPage.tsx b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/v2/view/pages/weight/WeightEditPage.tsx
index 80416660a5..fbc204fa7e 100644
--- a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/v2/view/pages/weight/WeightEditPage.tsx
+++ b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/v2/view/pages/weight/WeightEditPage.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 import React, { useState } from "react";
 import { useParams } from "react-router-dom";
-import { a, useTransition } from "@react-spring/web";
 import {
   faCircleExclamation,
   faEye,
-  faImage,
   faWaveform,
 } from "@fortawesome/pro-solid-svg-icons";
 import { usePrefixedDocumentTitle } from "common/UsePrefixedDocumentTitle";
@@ -12,18 +10,16 @@ import PageHeader from "components/layout/PageHeader";
 import {
   Button,
   Container,
+  CoverImageInput,
   Panel,
   Skeleton,
   SplitPanel,
-  ImageInput,
   TempInput,
   TempSelect,
   TempTextArea,
 } from "components/common";
-import { WorkIndicator } from "components/svg";
 import { SessionWrapper } from "@storyteller/components/src/session/SessionWrapper";
 import { BucketConfig } from "@storyteller/components/src/api/BucketConfig";
-import { FetchStatus } from "@storyteller/components/src/api/_common/SharedFetchTypes";
 import { useWeightFetch } from "hooks";
 import "./WeightEditPage.scss";
 
@@ -31,40 +27,6 @@ interface WeightEditPageProps {
   sessionWrapper: SessionWrapper;
 }
 
-// UploadControl will eventually live elsewhere
-const UploadControl = ({
-  onClick,
-  status,
-}: {
-  onClick: (x: any) => any;
-  status: FetchStatus;
-}) => {
-  const failure = status === FetchStatus.error;
-  const success = status === FetchStatus.success;
-
-  return status === FetchStatus.ready ? (
-    <Button
-      {...{
-        className: "upload-control-btn",
-        label: "Upload image",
-        onClick,
-        variant: "secondary",
-      }}
-    />
-  ) : (
-    <div {...{ className: "upload-control-indicator" }}>
-      <WorkIndicator
-        {...{
-          failure,
-          stage: success ? 2 : 1,
-          success,
-        }}
-      />
-      <span>{success ? "Cover image uploaded" : "Uploading ..."}</span>
-    </div>
-  );
-};
-
 export default function WeightEditPage({
   sessionWrapper,
 }: WeightEditPageProps) {
@@ -87,20 +49,11 @@ export default function WeightEditPage({
     uploadCoverImg,
     update,
     visibility,
+    writeStatus
   } = useWeightFetch({ token: weight_token });
 
-  const src = new BucketConfig().getGcsUrl(
-    weight?.maybe_cover_image_public_bucket_path || ""
-  );
-
-  const [editingImg, editingImgSet] = useState(0);
-
-  const transitions = useTransition(editingImg, {
-    config: { tension: 120, friction: 15 },
-    from: { opacity: 0 },
-    enter: { opacity: 1 },
-    leave: { opacity: 0 },
-  });
+  const basePath = weight?.maybe_cover_image_public_bucket_path || "";
+  const currentPath = basePath ? new BucketConfig().getGcsUrl(basePath) : "";
 
   usePrefixedDocumentTitle("Edit Voice");
 
@@ -161,57 +114,18 @@ export default function WeightEditPage({
             </div>
           </Panel>
         ) : (
-          <SplitPanel dividerFooter={true}>
+          <SplitPanel {...{ busy: writeStatus > 0, dividerFooter: true }}>
             <SplitPanel.Body padding={true}>
               <div {...{ className: "weight-editor row gy-3 gx-4" }}>
                 <div {...{ className: "col-12 col-lg-5" }}>
                   <label className="sub-title">Cover Image</label>
                   <div {...{ className: "fy-cover-img-input" }}>
-                    {" "}
-                    {weight?.maybe_cover_image_public_bucket_path &&
-                      transitions((style, i) =>
-                        !i ? (
-                          <a.div
-                            {...{
-                              className: "weight-initial-cover-img",
-                              style: {
-                                ...style,
-                                backgroundImage: `url(${src})`,
-                              },
-                            }}
-                          >
-                            <div>
-                              <Button
-                                {...{
-                                  className: "upload-control-btn",
-                                  label: "Change cover image",
-                                  onClick: () => editingImgSet(1),
-                                  variant: "secondary",
-                                }}
-                              />
-                            </div>
-                          </a.div>
-                        ) : (
-                          <a.div {...{ style }}>
-                            <ImageInput
-                              {...{
-                                ...imageProps,
-                                disabled: imgUploadStatus > 1,
-                                placeholderIcon: faImage,
-                              }}
-                            >
-                              <div {...{ className: "fy-cover-control" }}>
-                                <UploadControl
-                                  {...{
-                                    onClick: uploadCoverImg,
-                                    status: imgUploadStatus,
-                                  }}
-                                />
-                              </div>
-                            </ImageInput>
-                          </a.div>
-                        )
-                      )}{" "}
+                    <CoverImageInput {...{
+                      currentPath,
+                      onClick: uploadCoverImg,
+                      status: imgUploadStatus,
+                      ...imageProps
+                    }} />
                   </div>
                 </div>
                 <div {...{ className: "col-lg-7 order-first  order-lg-last" }}>