diff --git a/horizon/static/framework/widgets/table/hz-resource-table.controller.js b/horizon/static/framework/widgets/table/hz-resource-table.controller.js
index 89adaa46d6..d45cd9aa8e 100644
--- a/horizon/static/framework/widgets/table/hz-resource-table.controller.js
+++ b/horizon/static/framework/widgets/table/hz-resource-table.controller.js
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
     'horizon.framework.widgets.magic-search.events',
     'horizon.framework.widgets.magic-search.service',
     'horizon.framework.util.actions.action-result.service',
-    'horizon.framework.conf.resource-type-registry.service'
+    'horizon.framework.conf.resource-type-registry.service',
+    'horizon.app.core.openstack-service-api.settings'
   ];
 
   function controller(
@@ -37,10 +38,13 @@
     magicSearchEvents,
     searchService,
     actionResultService,
-    registry
+    registry,
+    settings
   ) {
     var ctrl = this;
+
     var lastSearchQuery = {};
+    var timerRunning = false;
 
     // 'Public' Controller members
     ctrl.actionResultHandler = actionResultHandler;
@@ -50,6 +54,11 @@
     ctrl.items = [];
     ctrl.itemsSrc = [];
     ctrl.itemInTransitionFunction = itemInTransitionFunction;
+    ctrl.ajaxPollInterval = 2500;
+    settings.getSetting('AJAX_POLL_INTERVAL').then(
+      function (response) {
+        ctrl.ajaxPollInterval = response;
+      });
 
     // Watch for changes to search bar
     $scope.$on(magicSearchEvents.SERVER_SEARCH_UPDATED, handleServerSearch);
@@ -171,6 +180,7 @@
 
     function onLoad(response) {
       ctrl.itemsSrc = response.data.items;
+      timerRunning = false;
     }
 
     function actionResultHandler(returnValue) {
@@ -236,7 +246,12 @@
     }
 
     function itemInTransitionFunction(item) {
-      return ctrl.resourceType.itemInTransitionFunction(item);
+      var itemInTransition = ctrl.resourceType.itemInTransitionFunction(item);
+      if (ctrl.ajaxPollInterval && itemInTransition && !timerRunning) {
+        timerRunning = true;
+        setTimeout(listResources, ctrl.ajaxPollInterval);
+      }
+      return itemInTransition;
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/horizon/static/framework/widgets/table/hz-resource-table.controller.spec.js b/horizon/static/framework/widgets/table/hz-resource-table.controller.spec.js
index 399045c550..3671cf15a3 100644
--- a/horizon/static/framework/widgets/table/hz-resource-table.controller.spec.js
+++ b/horizon/static/framework/widgets/table/hz-resource-table.controller.spec.js
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
   'use strict';
 
   describe('hz-generic-table controller', function() {
-    var ctrl, listFunctionDeferred, actionResultDeferred, needsFilterFirstFunctionDeferred, $scope;
+    var ctrl, listFunctionDeferred, actionResultDeferred,
+      needsFilterFirstFunctionDeferred, $scope, settingCall;
 
     beforeEach(module('horizon.framework.util'));
     beforeEach(module('horizon.framework.conf'));
@@ -65,9 +66,16 @@
       spyOn(resourceType, 'list').and.returnValue(listFunctionDeferred.promise);
       spyOn(registry, 'getResourceType').and.returnValue(resourceType);
 
+      var settings = {
+        getSetting: function() {
+          settingCall = $q.defer();
+          return settingCall.promise;
+        }
+      };
       ctrl = $controller('horizon.framework.widgets.table.ResourceTableController', {
         $scope: $scope,
-        'horizon.framework.conf.resource-type-registry.service': registry},
+        'horizon.framework.conf.resource-type-registry.service': registry,
+        'horizon.app.core.openstack-service-api.settings': settings},
         {resourceTypeName: 'OS::Test::Example'});
       $scope.ctrl = ctrl;
       $scope.$apply();
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/api/rest/config.py b/openstack_dashboard/api/rest/config.py
index a216cd3496..9bca3fd39b 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/api/rest/config.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/api/rest/config.py
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ class Settings(generic.View):
         'HORIZON_IMAGES_UPLOAD_MODE': api.glance.get_image_upload_mode(),
         'HORIZON_ACTIVE_IMAGE_VERSION': str(api.glance.VERSIONS.active),
         'IMAGES_ALLOW_LOCATION': getattr(settings, 'IMAGES_ALLOW_LOCATION',
-                                         False)
+                                         False),
+        'AJAX_POLL_INTERVAL': settings.HORIZON_CONFIG.get(
+            'ajax_poll_interval', 2500)
     }
 
     @rest_utils.ajax()
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/images/images.service.js b/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/images/images.service.js
index a039a8519c..cd113c0c66 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/images/images.service.js
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/images/images.service.js
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
         return {data: {items: response.data.items.map(modifyImage)}};
 
         function modifyImage(image) {
-          image.trackBy = image.id + image.updated_at;
+          image.trackBy = image.id + image.updated_at + image.status;
           image.apiVersion = version;
           image.visibility = $filter('imageVisibility')(image, projectId);
           image.name = image.name || image.id;
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/images/images.service.spec.js b/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/images/images.service.spec.js
index ebab4f0ff0..d94fae09cc 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/images/images.service.spec.js
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/static/app/core/images/images.service.spec.js
@@ -95,11 +95,11 @@
         spyOn(glance, 'getVersion').and.returnValue(deferredVersion.promise);
         spyOn(session, 'get').and.returnValue(deferredSession.promise);
         var result = service.getImagesPromise({});
-        deferred.resolve({data: {items: [{id: 1, updated_at: 'jul1'}]}});
+        deferred.resolve({data: {items: [{id: 1, updated_at: 'jul1', status: 'active'}]}});
         deferredVersion.resolve({data: {version: '2'}});
         deferredSession.resolve({project_id: '12'});
         $timeout.flush();
-        expect(result.$$state.value.data.items[0].trackBy).toBe('1jul1');
+        expect(result.$$state.value.data.items[0].trackBy).toBe('1jul1active');
       }));
     });