diff --git a/app/components/admin/edition_images/uploaded_images_component.html.erb b/app/components/admin/edition_images/uploaded_images_component.html.erb
index ba0d9838f22..adacdb4b3e7 100644
--- a/app/components/admin/edition_images/uploaded_images_component.html.erb
+++ b/app/components/admin/edition_images/uploaded_images_component.html.erb
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
   <% if lead_image %>
     <div class="govuk-grid-column-one-third">
       <img src="<%= lead_image[:url] %>" alt="<%= lead_image[:preview_alt_text] %>" class="app-view-edition-resource__preview">
+      <% unless lead_image[:all_image_asset_variants_uploaded] %><span class="govuk-tag govuk-tag--green">Processing</span><% end %>
     </div>
     <div class="govuk-grid-column-two-thirds">
       <p class="govuk-body"><strong>Caption: </strong><%= lead_image[:caption] %></p>
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@
       <li class="govuk-grid-row">
         <div class="govuk-grid-column-one-third">
           <img src="<%= image[:url] %>" alt="<%= image[:preview_alt_text] %>" class="app-view-edition-resource__preview">
+          <% unless image[:all_image_asset_variants_uploaded] %><span class="govuk-tag govuk-tag--green">Processing</span><% end %>
         </div>
         <div class="govuk-grid-column-two-thirds">
           <p class="govuk-body"><strong>Caption: </strong><%= image[:caption] %></p>
diff --git a/app/components/admin/edition_images/uploaded_images_component.rb b/app/components/admin/edition_images/uploaded_images_component.rb
index 62cdacde269..c21e366ed26 100644
--- a/app/components/admin/edition_images/uploaded_images_component.rb
+++ b/app/components/admin/edition_images/uploaded_images_component.rb
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ def lead_image_guidance
 
 private
 
+  def all_image_asset_variants_uploaded?(image)
+    image.image_data.all_asset_variants_uploaded? if image.image_data.present?
+  end
+
   def image_to_hash(image, index)
     {
       url: image.url,
@@ -57,6 +61,7 @@ def image_to_hash(image, index)
       alt_text: image.alt_text.presence || "None",
       markdown: unique_names? ? "[Image: #{image.filename}]" : "!!#{index}",
       links: links_for_image(image),
+      all_image_asset_variants_uploaded: all_image_asset_variants_uploaded?(image),
     }
   end
 
diff --git a/test/components/admin/edition_images/uploaded_images_component_test.rb b/test/components/admin/edition_images/uploaded_images_component_test.rb
index 97d46bbd51d..3bbc27b18f5 100644
--- a/test/components/admin/edition_images/uploaded_images_component_test.rb
+++ b/test/components/admin/edition_images/uploaded_images_component_test.rb
@@ -44,4 +44,20 @@ class Admin::EditionImages::UploadedImagesComponentTest < ViewComponent::TestCas
     assert_selector "input[value='!!1']"
     assert_selector "input[value='!!2']"
   end
+
+  test "shows \"Processing\" label where image assets (variants) are still uploading" do
+    lead_image_data_with_no_assets = build(:image_data, use_non_legacy_endpoints: true)
+    regular_image_data_with_no_assets = build(:image_data, use_non_legacy_endpoints: true)
+    regular_image_data_with_assets = build(:image_data_with_assets)
+    images = [
+      build_stubbed(:image, image_data: lead_image_data_with_no_assets),
+      build_stubbed(:image, image_data: regular_image_data_with_no_assets),
+      build_stubbed(:image, image_data: regular_image_data_with_assets),
+    ]
+    edition = build_stubbed(:draft_publication, images:)
+
+    render_inline(Admin::EditionImages::UploadedImagesComponent.new(edition:))
+
+    assert_text "Processing", count: 2
+  end
 end