diff --git a/web/src/views/DandisetLandingView/DandisetPublish.vue b/web/src/views/DandisetLandingView/DandisetPublish.vue
index a722cdd24..57a9be9e8 100644
--- a/web/src/views/DandisetLandingView/DandisetPublish.vue
+++ b/web/src/views/DandisetLandingView/DandisetPublish.vue
@@ -93,7 +93,57 @@
     </v-row>
 
     <v-row
-      v-if="currentDandiset.version_validation_errors.length "
+      v-if="currentDandiset.status === 'Pending'"
+      class="mb-4 px-1"
+      no-gutters
+    >
+      <v-menu
+        :nudge-width="200"
+      >
+        <template #activator="{ on: menu, attrs }">
+          <v-tooltip bottom>
+            <template #activator="{ on: tooltip }">
+              <v-card
+                class="amber lighten-5 no-text-transform"
+                outlined
+                v-bind="attrs"
+                v-on="{ ...tooltip, ...menu }"
+              >
+                <v-row class="align-center px-4">
+                  <v-col
+                    cols="1"
+                    class="justify-center py-0"
+                  >
+                    <v-icon
+                      color="warning"
+                      class="mr-1"
+                    >
+                      mdi-playlist-remove
+                    </v-icon>
+                  </v-col>
+                  <v-spacer />
+                  <v-col
+                    cols="9"
+                    class="py-0"
+                  >
+                    <div
+                      v-if="currentDandiset"
+                      class="text-caption"
+                    >
+                      Validation of the dandiset is pending.
+                    </div>
+                  </v-col>
+                </v-row>
+              </v-card>
+            </template>
+            <span>Reload the page to see if validation is over.</span>
+          </v-tooltip>
+        </template>
+      </v-menu>
+    </v-row>
+
+    <v-row
+      v-else-if="currentDandiset.version_validation_errors.length "
       class="mb-4 px-1"
       no-gutters
     >