diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/environments/components/edit_environment.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/environments/components/edit_environment.vue
index 80355708311..1cd960d7cd6 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/environments/components/edit_environment.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/environments/components/edit_environment.vue
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export default {
         name: this.environment.name,
         externalUrl: this.environment.external_url,
       },
+      loading: false,
     };
   },
   methods: {
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ export default {
       this.formEnvironment = environment;
     },
     onSubmit() {
+      this.loading = true;
       axios
         .put(this.updateEnvironmentPath, {
           id: this.environment.id,
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ export default {
         .catch((error) => {
           const message = error.response.data.message[0];
           createFlash({ message });
+          this.loading = false;
         });
     },
   },
@@ -48,6 +51,7 @@ export default {
     :cancel-path="projectEnvironmentsPath"
     :environment="formEnvironment"
     :title="__('Edit environment')"
+    :loading="loading"
     @change="onChange"
     @submit="onSubmit"
   />
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/environments/components/environment_form.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/environments/components/environment_form.vue
index 636e263b990..6db8fe24e72 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/environments/components/environment_form.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/environments/components/environment_form.vue
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ export default {
       required: true,
       type: String,
     },
+    loading: {
+      required: false,
+      type: Boolean,
+      default: false,
+    },
   },
   i18n: {
     header: __('Environments'),
@@ -42,21 +47,26 @@ export default {
   helpPagePath: helpPagePath('ci/environments/index.md'),
   data() {
     return {
-      errors: {
+      visited: {
         name: null,
         url: null,
       },
     };
   },
+  computed: {
+    valid() {
+      return {
+        name: this.visited.name && this.environment.name !== '',
+        url: this.visited.url && isAbsolute(this.environment.externalUrl),
+      };
+    },
+  },
   methods: {
     onChange(env) {
       this.$emit('change', env);
     },
-    validateUrl() {
-      this.errors.url = isAbsolute(this.environment.externalUrl);
-    },
-    validateName() {
-      this.errors.name = this.environment.name !== '';
+    visit(field) {
+      this.visited[field] = true;
     },
   },
 };
@@ -89,40 +99,45 @@ export default {
         <gl-form-group
           :label="$options.i18n.nameLabel"
           label-for="environment_name"
-          :state="errors.name"
+          :state="valid.name"
           :invalid-feedback="$options.i18n.nameFeedback"
         >
           <gl-form-input
             id="environment_name"
             :value="environment.name"
-            :state="errors.name"
+            :state="valid.name"
             name="environment[name]"
             required
             @input="onChange({ ...environment, name: $event })"
-            @blur="validateName"
+            @blur="visit('name')"
           />
         </gl-form-group>
         <gl-form-group
           :label="$options.i18n.urlLabel"
-          :state="errors.url"
+          :state="valid.url"
           :invalid-feedback="$options.i18n.urlFeedback"
           label-for="environment_external_url"
         >
           <gl-form-input
             id="environment_external_url"
             :value="environment.externalUrl"
-            :state="errors.url"
+            :state="valid.url"
             name="environment[external_url]"
             type="url"
             @input="onChange({ ...environment, externalUrl: $event })"
-            @blur="validateUrl"
+            @blur="visit('url')"
           />
         </gl-form-group>
 
         <div class="form-actions">
-          <gl-button type="submit" variant="confirm" name="commit" class="js-no-auto-disable">{{
-            $options.i18n.save
-          }}</gl-button>
+          <gl-button
+            :loading="loading"
+            type="submit"
+            variant="confirm"
+            name="commit"
+            class="js-no-auto-disable"
+            >{{ $options.i18n.save }}</gl-button
+          >
           <gl-button :href="cancelPath">{{ $options.i18n.cancel }}</gl-button>
         </div>
       </gl-form>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/environments/components/new_environment.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/environments/components/new_environment.vue
index 6899ad63921..14da2668417 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/environments/components/new_environment.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/environments/components/new_environment.vue
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export default {
         name: '',
         externalUrl: '',
       },
+      loading: false,
     };
   },
   methods: {
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ export default {
       this.environment = env;
     },
     onSubmit() {
+      this.loading = true;
       axios
         .post(this.projectEnvironmentsPath, {
           name: this.environment.name,
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@ export default {
         .catch((error) => {
           const message = error.response.data.message[0];
           createFlash({ message });
+          this.loading = false;
         });
     },
   },
@@ -41,6 +44,7 @@ export default {
     :cancel-path="projectEnvironmentsPath"
     :environment="environment"
     :title="__('New environment')"
+    :loading="loading"
     @change="onChange($event)"
     @submit="onSubmit"
   />
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/security_configuration/components/feature_card.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/security_configuration/components/feature_card.vue
index 6ca96504982..0ecfdf420db 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/security_configuration/components/feature_card.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/security_configuration/components/feature_card.vue
@@ -83,7 +83,11 @@ export default {
     <div class="gl-display-flex gl-align-items-baseline">
       <h3 class="gl-font-lg gl-m-0 gl-mr-3">{{ feature.name }}</h3>
 
-      <div :class="statusClasses" data-testid="feature-status">
+      <div
+        :class="statusClasses"
+        data-testid="feature-status"
+        :data-qa-selector="`${feature.type}_status`"
+      >
         <template v-if="hasStatus">
           <template v-if="enabled">
             <gl-icon name="check-circle-filled" />
@@ -112,6 +116,7 @@ export default {
         :href="feature.configurationPath"
         variant="confirm"
         :category="configurationButton.category"
+        :data-qa-selector="`${feature.type}_enable_button`"
         class="gl-mt-5"
       >
         {{ configurationButton.text }}
diff --git a/app/views/projects/environments/_form.html.haml b/app/views/projects/environments/_form.html.haml
deleted file mode 100644
index a295c8f6fb0..00000000000
--- a/app/views/projects/environments/_form.html.haml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-.row.gl-mt-3.gl-mb-3
-  .col-lg-3
-    %h4.gl-mt-0
-      = _("Environments")
-    %p
-      - link_to_read_more = link_to(_("More information"), help_page_path("ci/environments/index.md"))
-      = _("Environments allow you to track deployments of your application %{link_to_read_more}.").html_safe % { link_to_read_more: link_to_read_more }
-
-  = form_for [@project, @environment], html: { class: 'col-lg-9' } do |f|
-    = form_errors(@environment)
-
-    .form-group
-      = f.label :name, _('Name'), class: 'label-bold'
-      = f.text_field :name, required: true, class: 'form-control'
-    .form-group
-      = f.label :external_url, _('External URL'), class: 'label-bold'
-      = f.url_field :external_url, class: 'form-control'
-
-    .form-actions
-      = f.submit _('Save'), class: 'gl-button btn btn-confirm'
-      = link_to _('Cancel'), project_environments_path(@project), class: 'gl-button btn btn-cancel'
diff --git a/doc/development/iterating_tables_in_batches.md b/doc/development/iterating_tables_in_batches.md
index 3f2b467fec9..fba6f2f616d 100644
--- a/doc/development/iterating_tables_in_batches.md
+++ b/doc/development/iterating_tables_in_batches.md
@@ -334,8 +334,8 @@ end
 The iteration uses the `id` column of the `projects` table. The batching does not affect the
 subquery. This means for each iteration, the subquery is executed by the database. This adds a
 constant "load" on the query which often ends up in statement timeouts. We have an unknown number
-of confidential issues, the execution time and the accessed database rows depend on the data
-distribution in the `issues` table.
+of [confidential issues](../user/project/issues/confidential_issues.md), the execution time
+and the accessed database rows depend on the data distribution in the `issues` table.
 
 NOTE:
 Using subqueries works only when the subquery returns a small number of rows.
diff --git a/doc/development/permissions.md b/doc/development/permissions.md
index 177fedcf454..b7079e9fb8e 100644
--- a/doc/development/permissions.md
+++ b/doc/development/permissions.md
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ is calculated properly.
 
 ### Confidential issues
 
-Confidential issues can be accessed only by project members who are at least
+[Confidential issues](../user/project/issues/confidential_issues.md) can be accessed
+only by project members who are at least
 reporters (they can't be accessed by guests). Additionally they can be accessed
 by their authors and assignees.
 
diff --git a/doc/development/reference_processing.md b/doc/development/reference_processing.md
index 2fd0ce51b39..ad6552e88fe 100644
--- a/doc/development/reference_processing.md
+++ b/doc/development/reference_processing.md
@@ -152,7 +152,8 @@ a resource that some subsequent readers should not be able to see.
 
 For example, you might create an issue, and refer to a confidential issue `#1234`,
 which you have access to. This is rendered in the cached HTML as a link to
-that confidential issue, with data attributes containing its ID, the ID of the
+that [confidential issue](../user/project/issues/confidential_issues.md),
+with data attributes containing its ID, the ID of the
 project and other confidential data. A later reader, who has access to your issue
 might not have permission to read issue `#1234`, and so we need to redact
 these sensitive pieces of data. This is what `ReferenceParser` classes do.
diff --git a/doc/operations/incident_management/status_page.md b/doc/operations/incident_management/status_page.md
index d63d42e07c1..d14e4120511 100644
--- a/doc/operations/incident_management/status_page.md
+++ b/doc/operations/incident_management/status_page.md
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ To publish an incident:
 1. Create an issue in the project you enabled the GitLab Status Page settings in.
 1. A [project or group owner](../../user/permissions.md) must use the
    `/publish` [quick action](../../user/project/quick_actions.md) to publish the
-   issue to the GitLab Status Page. Confidential issues can't be published.
+   issue to the GitLab Status Page. [Confidential issues](../../user/project/issues/confidential_issues.md) can't be published.
 
 A background worker publishes the issue onto the Status Page using the credentials
 you provided during setup. As part of publication, GitLab:
@@ -168,5 +168,6 @@ To change the incident status from `open` to `closed`, close the incident issue
 within GitLab. Closing the issue triggers a background worker to update the
 GitLab Status Page website.
 
-If you make a published issue confidential, GitLab unpublishes it from your
-GitLab Status Page website.
+If you
+[make a published issue confidential](../../user/project/issues/confidential_issues.md#making-an-issue-confidential),
+GitLab unpublishes it from your GitLab Status Page website.
diff --git a/doc/user/application_security/cve_id_request.md b/doc/user/application_security/cve_id_request.md
index aaf701c91dc..009f8d828f7 100644
--- a/doc/user/application_security/cve_id_request.md
+++ b/doc/user/application_security/cve_id_request.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ If the following conditions are met, a **Request CVE ID** button appears in your
 - The project is hosted in GitLab.com.
 - The project is public.
 - You are a maintainer of the project.
-- The issue is confidential.
+- The issue is [confidential](../project/issues/confidential_issues.md).
 
 ## Submitting a CVE ID Request
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ the [GitLab CVE project](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves).
 
 ![CVE ID request button](img/cve_id_request_button.png)
 
-Creating the confidential issue starts the CVE request process.
+Creating the [confidential issue](../project/issues/confidential_issues.md) starts the CVE request process.
 
 ![New CVE ID request issue](img/new_cve_request_issue.png)
 
diff --git a/doc/user/discussions/index.md b/doc/user/discussions/index.md
index 825f9be6ba6..a1d8863710c 100644
--- a/doc/user/discussions/index.md
+++ b/doc/user/discussions/index.md
@@ -138,6 +138,8 @@ who have at least the Reporter role.
 
 ![Confidential comments](img/confidential_comments_v13_9.png)
 
+You can also make an [entire issue confidential](../project/issues/confidential_issues.md).
+
 ## Show only comments
 
 > - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/issues/26723) in GitLab 11.5.
diff --git a/doc/user/group/epics/manage_epics.md b/doc/user/group/epics/manage_epics.md
index b063ba9a75c..1b36d6f03df 100644
--- a/doc/user/group/epics/manage_epics.md
+++ b/doc/user/group/epics/manage_epics.md
@@ -193,7 +193,10 @@ or newest items to be shown first.
 If you're working on items that contain private information, you can make an epic confidential.
 
 NOTE:
-A confidential epic can only contain confidential issues and confidential child epics.
+A confidential epic can only contain [confidential issues](../../project/issues/confidential_issues.md)
+and confidential child epics. However, merge requests are public, if created in a public project.
+Read [Merge requests for confidential issues](../../project/merge_requests/confidential.md)
+to learn how to create a confidential merge request.
 
 To make an epic confidential:
 
diff --git a/doc/user/group/roadmap/index.md b/doc/user/group/roadmap/index.md
index 88d43715c58..811297c6eda 100644
--- a/doc/user/group/roadmap/index.md
+++ b/doc/user/group/roadmap/index.md
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ You can also filter epics in the Roadmap view by the epics':
 - Author
 - Label
 - Milestone
-- Confidentiality
+- [Confidentiality](../epics/manage_epics.md#make-an-epic-confidential)
 - Epic
 - Your Reaction
 
diff --git a/doc/user/permissions.md b/doc/user/permissions.md
index d3b33f79f27..16509565525 100644
--- a/doc/user/permissions.md
+++ b/doc/user/permissions.md
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ The following table lists project permissions available for each role:
 | Action                                            | Guest   | Reporter   | Developer   |Maintainer| Owner  |
 |---------------------------------------------------|---------|------------|-------------|----------|--------|
 | Assign issues                                     | ✓ (*16*)| ✓          | ✓           | ✓        | ✓      |
-| Create confidential issue                         | ✓       | ✓          | ✓           | ✓        | ✓      |
+| Create [confidential issue](project/issues/confidential_issues.md) | ✓   | ✓  | ✓      | ✓        | ✓      |
 | Create new issue                                  | ✓       | ✓          | ✓           | ✓        | ✓      |
 | Download and browse job artifacts                 | ✓ (*3*) | ✓          | ✓           | ✓        | ✓      |
 | Download project                                  | ✓ (*1*) | ✓          | ✓           | ✓        | ✓      |
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ The following table lists project permissions available for each role:
 | [Set issue estimate and record time spent](project/time_tracking.md) | | ✓ | ✓         | ✓        | ✓      |
 | View CI/CD analytics                              |         | ✓          | ✓           | ✓        | ✓      |
 | View Code Review analytics **(PREMIUM)**          |         | ✓          | ✓           | ✓        | ✓      |
-| View confidential issues                          | (*2*)   | ✓          | ✓           | ✓        | ✓      |
+| View [confidential issues](project/issues/confidential_issues.md) | (*2*) |  ✓  | ✓    | ✓        | ✓      |
 | View Error Tracking list                          |         | ✓          | ✓           | ✓        | ✓      |
 | View License list **(ULTIMATE)**                  |         | ✓          | ✓           | ✓        | ✓      |
 | View metrics dashboard annotations                |         | ✓          | ✓           | ✓        | ✓      |
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ The following table lists project permissions available for each role:
 | Remove protected branches (*4*)                   |         |            |             |          |        |
 
 1. Guest users are able to perform this action on public and internal projects, but not private projects. This doesn't apply to [external users](#external-users) where explicit access must be given even if the project is internal.
-1. Guest users can only view the confidential issues they created themselves.
+1. Guest users can only view the [confidential issues](project/issues/confidential_issues.md) they created themselves.
 1. If **Public pipelines** is enabled in **Project Settings > CI/CD**.
 1. Not allowed for Guest, Reporter, Developer, Maintainer, or Owner. See [protected branches](project/protected_branches.md).
 1. If the [branch is protected](project/protected_branches.md), this depends on the access Developers and Maintainers are given.
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ Read through the documentation on [permissions for File Locking](project/file_lo
 
 ### Confidential Issues permissions
 
-Confidential issues can be accessed by users with reporter and higher permission levels,
+[Confidential issues](project/issues/confidential_issues.md) can be accessed by users with reporter and higher permission levels,
 as well as by guest users that create a confidential issue. To learn more,
 read through the documentation on [permissions and access to confidential issues](project/issues/confidential_issues.md#permissions-and-access-to-confidential-issues).
 
diff --git a/doc/user/project/issues/confidential_issues.md b/doc/user/project/issues/confidential_issues.md
index e6705933ae9..136e8ee2ebb 100644
--- a/doc/user/project/issues/confidential_issues.md
+++ b/doc/user/project/issues/confidential_issues.md
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ system note in the issue's comments.
 ## Indications of a confidential issue
 
 There are a few things that visually separate a confidential issue from a
-regular one. In the issues index page view, you can see the eye-slash icon
-next to the issues that are marked as confidential.
+regular one. In the issues index page view, you can see the eye-slash (**(eye-slash)**) icon
+next to the issues that are marked as confidential:
 
 ![Confidential issues index page](img/confidential_issues_index_page.png)
 
@@ -91,3 +91,6 @@ sees in the project's search results respectively.
 ## Related links
 
 - [Merge requests for confidential issues](../merge_requests/confidential.md)
+- [Make an epic confidential](../../group/epics/manage_epics.md#make-an-epic-confidential)
+- [Mark a comment as confidential](../../discussions/index.md#mark-a-comment-as-confidential)
+- [Security practices for confidential merge requests](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/release/docs/blob/master/general/security/developer.md#security-releases-critical-non-critical-as-a-developer) at GitLab
diff --git a/doc/user/project/issues/managing_issues.md b/doc/user/project/issues/managing_issues.md
index c570bc9612a..a2185c83f4d 100644
--- a/doc/user/project/issues/managing_issues.md
+++ b/doc/user/project/issues/managing_issues.md
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ When you're creating a new issue, these are the fields you can fill in:
 
 - Title
 - Description
-- Checkbox to make the issue confidential
+- Checkbox to make the issue [confidential](confidential_issues.md)
 - Assignee
 - Weight
 - [Epic](../../group/epics/index.md)
diff --git a/doc/user/project/merge_requests/confidential.md b/doc/user/project/merge_requests/confidential.md
index b50c5ee0ea9..6df84dd1dd1 100644
--- a/doc/user/project/merge_requests/confidential.md
+++ b/doc/user/project/merge_requests/confidential.md
@@ -70,4 +70,6 @@ to the public upstream project.
 ## Related links
 
 - [Confidential issues](../issues/confidential_issues.md)
+- [Make an epic confidential](../../group/epics/manage_epics.md#make-an-epic-confidential)
+- [Mark a comment as confidential](../../discussions/index.md#mark-a-comment-as-confidential)
 - [Security practices for confidential merge requests](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/release/docs/blob/master/general/security/developer.md#security-releases-critical-non-critical-as-a-developer) at GitLab
diff --git a/doc/user/project/merge_requests/getting_started.md b/doc/user/project/merge_requests/getting_started.md
index ce39f39f0a1..1c8ee587838 100644
--- a/doc/user/project/merge_requests/getting_started.md
+++ b/doc/user/project/merge_requests/getting_started.md
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ when merged.
 
 If the issue is [confidential](../issues/confidential_issues.md),
 you may want to use a different workflow for
-[merge requests for confidential issues](../issues/confidential_issues.md#merge-requests-for-confidential-issues)
+[merge requests for confidential issues](confidential.md)
 to prevent confidential information from being exposed.
 
 ### Deleting the source branch
diff --git a/locale/gitlab.pot b/locale/gitlab.pot
index 2a4f61d307f..6a0796bb5f0 100644
--- a/locale/gitlab.pot
+++ b/locale/gitlab.pot
@@ -12470,9 +12470,6 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Environments Dashboard"
 msgstr ""
 
-msgid "Environments allow you to track deployments of your application %{link_to_read_more}."
-msgstr ""
-
 msgid "Environments allow you to track deployments of your application. %{linkStart}More information%{linkEnd}."
 msgstr ""
 
diff --git a/spec/frontend/environments/edit_environment_spec.js b/spec/frontend/environments/edit_environment_spec.js
index de497b18dd6..3e7f5dd5ff4 100644
--- a/spec/frontend/environments/edit_environment_spec.js
+++ b/spec/frontend/environments/edit_environment_spec.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { GlLoadingIcon } from '@gitlab/ui';
 import MockAdapter from 'axios-mock-adapter';
 import { mountExtended } from 'helpers/vue_test_utils_helper';
 import waitForPromises from 'helpers/wait_for_promises';
@@ -43,7 +44,9 @@ describe('~/environments/components/edit.vue', () => {
     wrapper.destroy();
   });
 
-  const fillForm = async (expected, response) => {
+  const showsLoading = () => wrapper.find(GlLoadingIcon).exists();
+
+  const submitForm = async (expected, response) => {
     mock
       .onPut(DEFAULT_OPTS.provide.updateEnvironmentPath, {
         name: expected.name,
@@ -72,10 +75,20 @@ describe('~/environments/components/edit.vue', () => {
     expect(input().element.value).toBe(value);
   });
 
+  it('shows loader after form is submitted', async () => {
+    const expected = { name: 'test', url: 'https://google.ca' };
+
+    expect(showsLoading()).toBe(false);
+
+    await submitForm(expected, [200, { path: '/test' }]);
+
+    expect(showsLoading()).toBe(true);
+  });
+
   it('submits the updated environment on submit', async () => {
     const expected = { name: 'test', url: 'https://google.ca' };
 
-    await fillForm(expected, [200, { path: '/test' }]);
+    await submitForm(expected, [200, { path: '/test' }]);
 
     expect(visitUrl).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/test');
   });
@@ -83,8 +96,9 @@ describe('~/environments/components/edit.vue', () => {
   it('shows errors on error', async () => {
     const expected = { name: 'test', url: 'https://google.ca' };
 
-    await fillForm(expected, [400, { message: ['name taken'] }]);
+    await submitForm(expected, [400, { message: ['name taken'] }]);
 
     expect(createFlash).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ message: 'name taken' });
+    expect(showsLoading()).toBe(false);
   });
 });
diff --git a/spec/frontend/environments/environment_form_spec.js b/spec/frontend/environments/environment_form_spec.js
index 2d7cdc8a0bd..ed8fda71dab 100644
--- a/spec/frontend/environments/environment_form_spec.js
+++ b/spec/frontend/environments/environment_form_spec.js
@@ -1,97 +1,105 @@
+import { GlLoadingIcon } from '@gitlab/ui';
 import { mountExtended } from 'helpers/vue_test_utils_helper';
 import EnvironmentForm from '~/environments/components/environment_form.vue';
 
 jest.mock('~/lib/utils/csrf');
 
-const DEFAULT_OPTS = {
-  propsData: {
-    environment: { name: '', externalUrl: '' },
-    title: 'environment',
-    cancelPath: '/cancel',
-  },
+const DEFAULT_PROPS = {
+  environment: { name: '', externalUrl: '' },
+  title: 'environment',
+  cancelPath: '/cancel',
 };
 
 describe('~/environments/components/form.vue', () => {
   let wrapper;
 
-  const createWrapper = (opts = {}) =>
+  const createWrapper = (propsData = {}) =>
     mountExtended(EnvironmentForm, {
-      ...DEFAULT_OPTS,
-      ...opts,
+      propsData: {
+        ...DEFAULT_PROPS,
+        ...propsData,
+      },
     });
 
-  beforeEach(() => {
-    wrapper = createWrapper();
-  });
-
   afterEach(() => {
     wrapper.destroy();
   });
 
-  it('links to documentation regarding environments', () => {
-    const link = wrapper.findByRole('link', { name: 'More information' });
-    expect(link.attributes('href')).toBe('/help/ci/environments/index.md');
-  });
-
-  it('links the cancel button to the cancel path', () => {
-    const cancel = wrapper.findByRole('link', { name: 'Cancel' });
-
-    expect(cancel.attributes('href')).toBe(DEFAULT_OPTS.propsData.cancelPath);
-  });
-
-  describe('name input', () => {
-    let name;
-
+  describe('default', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
-      name = wrapper.findByLabelText('Name');
+      wrapper = createWrapper();
     });
 
-    it('should emit changes to the name', async () => {
-      await name.setValue('test');
-      await name.trigger('blur');
-
-      expect(wrapper.emitted('change')).toEqual([[{ name: 'test', externalUrl: '' }]]);
+    it('links to documentation regarding environments', () => {
+      const link = wrapper.findByRole('link', { name: 'More information' });
+      expect(link.attributes('href')).toBe('/help/ci/environments/index.md');
     });
 
-    it('should validate that the name is required', async () => {
-      await name.setValue('');
-      await name.trigger('blur');
+    it('links the cancel button to the cancel path', () => {
+      const cancel = wrapper.findByRole('link', { name: 'Cancel' });
 
-      expect(wrapper.findByText('This field is required').exists()).toBe(true);
-      expect(name.attributes('aria-invalid')).toBe('true');
+      expect(cancel.attributes('href')).toBe(DEFAULT_PROPS.cancelPath);
+    });
+
+    describe('name input', () => {
+      let name;
+
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        name = wrapper.findByLabelText('Name');
+      });
+
+      it('should emit changes to the name', async () => {
+        await name.setValue('test');
+        await name.trigger('blur');
+
+        expect(wrapper.emitted('change')).toEqual([[{ name: 'test', externalUrl: '' }]]);
+      });
+
+      it('should validate that the name is required', async () => {
+        await name.setValue('');
+        await name.trigger('blur');
+
+        expect(wrapper.findByText('This field is required').exists()).toBe(true);
+        expect(name.attributes('aria-invalid')).toBe('true');
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('url input', () => {
+      let url;
+
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        url = wrapper.findByLabelText('External URL');
+      });
+
+      it('should emit changes to the url', async () => {
+        await url.setValue('https://example.com');
+        await url.trigger('blur');
+
+        expect(wrapper.emitted('change')).toEqual([
+          [{ name: '', externalUrl: 'https://example.com' }],
+        ]);
+      });
+
+      it('should validate that the url is required', async () => {
+        await url.setValue('example.com');
+        await url.trigger('blur');
+
+        expect(wrapper.findByText('The URL should start with http:// or https://').exists()).toBe(
+          true,
+        );
+        expect(url.attributes('aria-invalid')).toBe('true');
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('submits when the form does', async () => {
+      await wrapper.findByRole('form', { title: 'environment' }).trigger('submit');
+
+      expect(wrapper.emitted('submit')).toEqual([[]]);
     });
   });
 
-  describe('url input', () => {
-    let url;
-
-    beforeEach(() => {
-      url = wrapper.findByLabelText('External URL');
-    });
-
-    it('should emit changes to the url', async () => {
-      await url.setValue('https://example.com');
-      await url.trigger('blur');
-
-      expect(wrapper.emitted('change')).toEqual([
-        [{ name: '', externalUrl: 'https://example.com' }],
-      ]);
-    });
-
-    it('should validate that the url is required', async () => {
-      await url.setValue('example.com');
-      await url.trigger('blur');
-
-      expect(wrapper.findByText('The URL should start with http:// or https://').exists()).toBe(
-        true,
-      );
-      expect(url.attributes('aria-invalid')).toBe('true');
-    });
-  });
-
-  it('submits when the form does', async () => {
-    await wrapper.findByRole('form', { title: 'environment' }).trigger('submit');
-
-    expect(wrapper.emitted('submit')).toEqual([[]]);
+  it('shows a loading icon while loading', () => {
+    wrapper = createWrapper({ loading: true });
+    expect(wrapper.findComponent(GlLoadingIcon).exists()).toBe(true);
   });
 });
diff --git a/spec/frontend/environments/new_environment_spec.js b/spec/frontend/environments/new_environment_spec.js
index b92c4a688b7..f6d970e02d8 100644
--- a/spec/frontend/environments/new_environment_spec.js
+++ b/spec/frontend/environments/new_environment_spec.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { GlLoadingIcon } from '@gitlab/ui';
 import MockAdapter from 'axios-mock-adapter';
 import { mountExtended } from 'helpers/vue_test_utils_helper';
 import waitForPromises from 'helpers/wait_for_promises';
@@ -39,7 +40,9 @@ describe('~/environments/components/new.vue', () => {
     wrapper.destroy();
   });
 
-  const fillForm = async (expected, response) => {
+  const showsLoading = () => wrapper.find(GlLoadingIcon).exists();
+
+  const submitForm = async (expected, response) => {
     mock
       .onPost(DEFAULT_OPTS.provide.projectEnvironmentsPath, {
         name: expected.name,
@@ -68,10 +71,20 @@ describe('~/environments/components/new.vue', () => {
     expect(input().element.value).toBe(value);
   });
 
+  it('shows loader after form is submitted', async () => {
+    const expected = { name: 'test', url: 'https://google.ca' };
+
+    expect(showsLoading()).toBe(false);
+
+    await submitForm(expected, [200, { path: '/test' }]);
+
+    expect(showsLoading()).toBe(true);
+  });
+
   it('submits the new environment on submit', async () => {
     const expected = { name: 'test', url: 'https://google.ca' };
 
-    await fillForm(expected, [200, { path: '/test' }]);
+    await submitForm(expected, [200, { path: '/test' }]);
 
     expect(visitUrl).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/test');
   });
@@ -79,8 +92,9 @@ describe('~/environments/components/new.vue', () => {
   it('shows errors on error', async () => {
     const expected = { name: 'test', url: 'https://google.ca' };
 
-    await fillForm(expected, [400, { message: ['name taken'] }]);
+    await submitForm(expected, [400, { message: ['name taken'] }]);
 
     expect(createFlash).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ message: 'name taken' });
+    expect(showsLoading()).toBe(false);
   });
 });