diff --git a/static/js/publisher/listing/components/ListingForm/ListingForm.tsx b/static/js/publisher/listing/components/ListingForm/ListingForm.tsx
index 1f2dd2ba53..23ee90fca0 100644
--- a/static/js/publisher/listing/components/ListingForm/ListingForm.tsx
+++ b/static/js/publisher/listing/components/ListingForm/ListingForm.tsx
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ function ListingForm({ data, refetch }: Props): JSX.Element {
   const [showSuccessNotification, setShowSuccessNotification] =
     useState<boolean>(false);
 
+  const [showUpdateMetadataMessage, setShowUpdateMetadataMessage] =
+    useState<boolean>(false);
+
   const [updateMetadataOnRelease, setUpdateMetadataOnRelease] =
     useState<boolean>(data.update_metadata_on_release);
 
@@ -51,7 +54,7 @@ function ListingForm({ data, refetch }: Props): JSX.Element {
     useState<boolean>(false);
 
   const [formValues, setFormValues] = useState<{ [key: string]: any } | null>(
-    null
+    null,
   );
 
   const { mutate, isLoading } = useMutateListingData({
@@ -64,11 +67,12 @@ function ListingForm({ data, refetch }: Props): JSX.Element {
     setUpdateMetadataOnRelease,
     shouldShowUpdateMetadataWarning,
     snapName,
+    setShowUpdateMetadataMessage,
   });
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const tourContainer = document.getElementById(
-      "tour-container"
+      "tour-container",
     ) as HTMLElement;
 
     if (snapName) {
@@ -157,6 +161,14 @@ function ListingForm({ data, refetch }: Props): JSX.Element {
           </Strip>
         )}
 
+        {showUpdateMetadataMessage && (
+          <Strip shallow className="u-no-padding--bottom">
+            <Notification severity="information">
+              Metadata updates will be processed and applied shortly
+            </Notification>
+          </Strip>
+        )}
+
         <Strip shallow>
           <ListingDetails
             data={data}
diff --git a/static/js/publisher/listing/hooks/__tests__/useMutateListingData.test.ts b/static/js/publisher/listing/hooks/__tests__/useMutateListingData.test.ts
index 4f877bd116..c397ffb04c 100644
--- a/static/js/publisher/listing/hooks/__tests__/useMutateListingData.test.ts
+++ b/static/js/publisher/listing/hooks/__tests__/useMutateListingData.test.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ describe("useMutateListingData", () => {
         setUpdateMetadataOnRelease: jest.fn(),
         shouldShowUpdateMetadataWarning: jest.fn(),
         snapName: "test-snap",
-      })
+        setShowUpdateMetadataMessage: jest.fn(),
+      }),
     );
     expect(ReactQuery.useMutation).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
diff --git a/static/js/publisher/listing/hooks/useMutateListingData.ts b/static/js/publisher/listing/hooks/useMutateListingData.ts
index 441940653c..47ad1f6d18 100644
--- a/static/js/publisher/listing/hooks/useMutateListingData.ts
+++ b/static/js/publisher/listing/hooks/useMutateListingData.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ type Options = {
   setUpdateMetadataOnRelease: Function;
   shouldShowUpdateMetadataWarning: Function;
   snapName: string | undefined;
+  setShowUpdateMetadataMessage: Function;
 };
 
 function useMutateListingData({
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ function useMutateListingData({
   setUpdateMetadataOnRelease,
   shouldShowUpdateMetadataWarning,
   snapName,
+  setShowUpdateMetadataMessage,
 }: Options) {
   return useMutation({
     mutationFn: async (values: any) => {
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@ function useMutateListingData({
             formData.append("screenshots", newFile);
 
             const imageIndex = changes.images.findIndex(
-              (image: any) => image.name === oldName
+              (image: any) => image.name === oldName,
             );
             changes.images[imageIndex].name = newFile.name;
             changes.images[imageIndex].url = URL.createObjectURL(newFile);
@@ -75,6 +77,12 @@ function useMutateListingData({
       if (!response.ok) {
         throw new Error("There was a problem saving listing data");
       }
+
+      const responseData = await response.json();
+
+      if (!responseData.data.text_fields_updated) {
+        setShowUpdateMetadataMessage(true);
+      }
     },
     onSuccess: async () => {
       setShowSuccessNotification(true);
diff --git a/webapp/publisher/snaps/listing_views.py b/webapp/publisher/snaps/listing_views.py
index 38dde97413..59c160e357 100644
--- a/webapp/publisher/snaps/listing_views.py
+++ b/webapp/publisher/snaps/listing_views.py
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ def get_listing_snap(snap_name):
 
 @login_required
 def post_listing_data(snap_name):
+    res = {}
     changes = None
     changed_fields = flask.request.form.get("changes")
 
@@ -230,7 +231,11 @@ def post_listing_data(snap_name):
                 )
 
             try:
-                publisher_api.snap_metadata(snap_id, flask.session, body_json)
+                response = publisher_api.snap_metadata(
+                    snap_id, flask.session, body_json
+                )
+                res["success"] = True
+                res["data"] = response
             except StoreApiResponseErrorList as api_response_error_list:
                 if api_response_error_list.status_code != 404:
                     error_list = error_list + api_response_error_list.errors
@@ -266,7 +271,7 @@ def post_listing_data(snap_name):
 
             return flask.make_response(res, 200)
 
-    return flask.make_response({}, 200)
+    return flask.make_response(res, 200)
 
 
 @login_required