diff --git a/awx/ui/client/lib/components/modal/modal.directive.js b/awx/ui/client/lib/components/modal/modal.directive.js
index 3f77d374e7..fb19d22b0a 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/lib/components/modal/modal.directive.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/lib/components/modal/modal.directive.js
@@ -33,18 +33,23 @@ function AtModalController ($timeout, eventService, strings) {
         vm.modal.title = title;
         vm.modal.message = message;
 
-        listeners = eventService.addListeners([
-            [overlay, 'click', vm.clickToHide]
-        ]);
+        if (!vm.modal.preventOutsideClick) {
+            listeners = eventService.addListeners([
+                [overlay, 'click', vm.clickToHide]
+            ]);
+        }
 
         overlay.style.display = 'block';
         overlay.style.opacity = 1;
     };
 
     vm.hide = () => {
+        console.log('hide');
         overlay.style.opacity = 0;
 
-        eventService.remove(listeners);
+        if (!vm.modal.preventOutsideClick) {
+            eventService.remove(listeners);
+        }
 
         setTimeout(() => {
             overlay.style.display = 'none';
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/templates/prompt/prompt.controller.js b/awx/ui/client/src/templates/prompt/prompt.controller.js
index 60da76a641..817a46bc07 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/templates/prompt/prompt.controller.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/templates/prompt/prompt.controller.js
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ export default [ 'ProcessErrors', 'CredentialTypeModel', 'TemplatesStrings', '$f
             scope = _scope_;
             ({ modal } = scope[scope.ns]);
 
+            modal.preventOutsideClick = true;
+
             scope.$watch('vm.promptData.triggerModalOpen', () => {
                 vm.actionButtonClicked = false;
                 if(vm.promptData && vm.promptData.triggerModalOpen) {