diff --git a/components/cart/CartItem/CartItem.tsx b/components/cart/CartItem/CartItem.tsx
index 04089fa9b..8929d044c 100644
--- a/components/cart/CartItem/CartItem.tsx
+++ b/components/cart/CartItem/CartItem.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-import s from './CartItem.module.css'
+import { ChangeEvent, useEffect, useState } from 'react'
+import cn from 'classnames'
 import Image from 'next/image'
 import Link from 'next/link'
-import { ChangeEvent, useEffect, useState } from 'react'
 import { Trash, Plus, Minus } from '@components/icons'
 import usePrice from '@lib/bigcommerce/use-price'
 import useUpdateItem from '@lib/bigcommerce/cart/use-update-item'
 import useRemoveItem from '@lib/bigcommerce/cart/use-remove-item'
+import s from './CartItem.module.css'
 
 const CartItem = ({
   item,
@@ -22,8 +23,9 @@ const CartItem = ({
   const updateItem = useUpdateItem(item)
   const removeItem = useRemoveItem()
   const [quantity, setQuantity] = useState(item.quantity)
+  const [removing, setRemoving] = useState(false)
   const updateQuantity = async (val: number) => {
-    const data = await updateItem({ quantity: val })
+    await updateItem({ quantity: val })
   }
   const handleQuantity = (e: ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
     const val = Number(e.target.value)
@@ -47,6 +49,17 @@ const CartItem = ({
       updateQuantity(val)
     }
   }
+  const handleRemove = async () => {
+    setRemoving(true)
+
+    try {
+      // If this action succeeds then there's no need to do `setRemoving(true)`
+      // because the component will be removed from the view
+      await removeItem({ id: item.id })
+    } catch (error) {
+      setRemoving(false)
+    }
+  }
 
   useEffect(() => {
     // Reset the quantity state if the item quantity changes
@@ -56,7 +69,11 @@ const CartItem = ({
   }, [item.quantity])
 
   return (
-    <li className="flex flex-row space-x-8 py-8">
+    <li
+      className={cn('flex flex-row space-x-8 py-8', {
+        'opacity-75 pointer-events-none': removing,
+      })}
+    >
       <div className="w-16 h-16 bg-violet relative overflow-hidden">
         <Image
           className={s.productImage}
@@ -96,10 +113,7 @@ const CartItem = ({
       </div>
       <div className="flex flex-col justify-between space-y-2 text-base">
         <span>{price}</span>
-        <button
-          className="flex justify-end"
-          onClick={() => removeItem({ id: item.id })}
-        >
+        <button className="flex justify-end" onClick={handleRemove}>
           <Trash />
         </button>
       </div>