diff --git a/dll/win32/shell32/dialogs/drive.cpp b/dll/win32/shell32/dialogs/drive.cpp
index 4742c50e20..73d2de1153 100644
--- a/dll/win32/shell32/dialogs/drive.cpp
+++ b/dll/win32/shell32/dialogs/drive.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "precomp.h"
+#include <process.h>
 
 WINE_DEFAULT_DEBUG_CHANNEL(shell);
 
@@ -577,6 +578,32 @@ FormatDrive(HWND hwndDlg, PFORMAT_DRIVE_CONTEXT pContext)
     }
 }
 
+struct FORMAT_DRIVE_PARAMS
+{
+    HWND hwndDlg;
+    PFORMAT_DRIVE_CONTEXT pContext;
+};
+
+static unsigned __stdcall DoFormatDrive(void *args)
+{
+    FORMAT_DRIVE_PARAMS *pParams = reinterpret_cast<FORMAT_DRIVE_PARAMS *>(args);
+    HWND hwndDlg = pParams->hwndDlg;
+    PFORMAT_DRIVE_CONTEXT pContext = pParams->pContext;
+
+    EnableWindow(GetDlgItem(hwndDlg, IDOK), FALSE);
+    EnableWindow(GetDlgItem(hwndDlg, IDCANCEL), FALSE);
+    EnableWindow(GetDlgItem(hwndDlg, 28677), FALSE);
+
+    FormatDrive(hwndDlg, pContext);
+
+    EnableWindow(GetDlgItem(hwndDlg, IDOK), TRUE);
+    EnableWindow(GetDlgItem(hwndDlg, IDCANCEL), TRUE);
+    EnableWindow(GetDlgItem(hwndDlg, 28677), TRUE);
+
+    delete pParams;
+    return 0;
+}
+
 static INT_PTR CALLBACK
 FormatDriveDlg(HWND hwndDlg, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
 {
@@ -592,10 +619,20 @@ FormatDriveDlg(HWND hwndDlg, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
             switch(LOWORD(wParam))
             {
                 case IDOK:
-                    if (ShellMessageBoxW(shell32_hInstance, hwndDlg, MAKEINTRESOURCEW(IDS_FORMAT_WARNING), MAKEINTRESOURCEW(IDS_FORMAT_TITLE), MB_OKCANCEL | MB_ICONWARNING) == IDOK)
+                    if (ShellMessageBoxW(shell32_hInstance, hwndDlg,
+                                         MAKEINTRESOURCEW(IDS_FORMAT_WARNING),
+                                         MAKEINTRESOURCEW(IDS_FORMAT_TITLE),
+                                         MB_OKCANCEL | MB_ICONWARNING) == IDOK)
                     {
                         pContext = (PFORMAT_DRIVE_CONTEXT)GetWindowLongPtr(hwndDlg, DWLP_USER);
-                        FormatDrive(hwndDlg, pContext);
+
+                        FORMAT_DRIVE_PARAMS *pParams = new FORMAT_DRIVE_PARAMS;
+                        pParams->hwndDlg = hwndDlg;
+                        pParams->pContext = pContext;
+
+                        unsigned tid;
+                        HANDLE hThread = (HANDLE)_beginthreadex(NULL, 0, DoFormatDrive, pParams, 0, &tid);
+                        CloseHandle(hThread);
                     }
                     break;
                 case IDCANCEL: