Index: compat/core/src/main/javascript/status.js
===================================================================
--- compat/core/src/main/javascript/status.js	(revision 29264)
+++ compat/core/src/main/javascript/status.js	(revision 29265)
@@ -437,8 +437,10 @@
     };
 
     onLoad(window, function() {
-        ice.onBeforeSubmit(function() {
-            indctrs && on(indctrs.busy);
+        ice.onBeforeSubmit(function(source, isClientRequest) {
+            if(isClientRequest){
+                indctrs && on(indctrs.busy);
+            }
         });
         ice.onBeforeUpdate(function() {
             indctrs && off(indctrs.busy);
Index: core/src/main/javascript/blockui.js
===================================================================
--- core/src/main/javascript/blockui.js	(revision 29264)
+++ core/src/main/javascript/blockui.js	(revision 29265)
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@
     }
 
     var stopBlockingUI = noop;
-    namespace.onBeforeSubmit(function(source) {
-        //don't block UI for the retrieveUpdate requests
-        if (isBlockUIEnabled(source)) {
+    namespace.onBeforeSubmit(function(source,isClientRequest) {
+        //Only block the UI for client-initiated requests (not push requests)
+        if (isClientRequest && isBlockUIEnabled(source)) {
             debug(logger, 'blocking UI');
             var blockUIOverlay = Overlay();
             var rollbacks = inject(['input', 'select', 'textarea', 'button', 'a'], [], function(result, type) {
Index: core/src/main/javascript/application.js
===================================================================
--- core/src/main/javascript/application.js	(revision 29264)
+++ core/src/main/javascript/application.js	(revision 29265)
@@ -262,10 +262,12 @@
                 var source = e.source;
                 switch (e.status) {
                     case 'begin':
-                        //trigger notification only when submit is user-initiated
-                        if (source.id != retrieveUpdateFormID(viewIDOf(source))) {
-                            broadcast(perRequestOnBeforeSubmitListeners, [ source ]);
-                        }
+                        //Include parameter indicating if submission was triggered by client
+                        var isClientRequest = false;
+                         if (!source || source.id != retrieveUpdateFormID(viewIDOf(source))) {
+                            isClientRequest = true;
+                         }
+                        broadcast(perRequestOnBeforeSubmitListeners, [ source, isClientRequest ]);
                         break;
                     case 'complete':
                         var xmlContent = e.responseXML;