diff --git a/src/redux/studio-permissions.js b/src/redux/studio-permissions.js
index 99b75f9d9..3895d044c 100644
--- a/src/redux/studio-permissions.js
+++ b/src/redux/studio-permissions.js
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ const selectCanTransfer = (state, managerId) => {
     // classroomId is loaded only for educator and admin users. Only educators can create class studios,
     // so educators and admins are the only users who otherwise would be able to transfer a class studio.
     if (state.studio.classroomId !== null) return false;
+    if (selectIsMuted(state)) return false; // Muted users cannot transfer studios.
     if (state.studio.managers > 1) { // If there is more than one manager,
         if (managerId === state.studio.owner) { // and the selected manager is the current owner/host,
             if (isHost(state)) return true; // Owner/host can transfer
diff --git a/src/views/studio/lib/studio-member-actions.js b/src/views/studio/lib/studio-member-actions.js
index f4fd6a54a..d35ac5368 100644
--- a/src/views/studio/lib/studio-member-actions.js
+++ b/src/views/studio/lib/studio-member-actions.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const Errors = keyMirror({
     NETWORK: null,
     SERVER: null,
     PERMISSION: null,
+    PASSWORD: null,
     DUPLICATE: null,
     USER_MUTED: null,
     UNKNOWN_USERNAME: null,
@@ -27,6 +28,9 @@ const normalizeError = (err, body, res) => {
         return Errors.MANAGER_LIMIT;
     }
     if (res.statusCode === 403 && body.mute_status) return Errors.USER_MUTED;
+    if (res.statusCode === 401 && body.message === 'password incorrect') {
+        return Errors.PASSWORD;
+    }
     if (res.statusCode === 401 || res.statusCode === 403) return Errors.PERMISSION;
     if (res.statusCode === 404) return Errors.UNKNOWN_USERNAME;
     if (res.statusCode === 409) return Errors.CANNOT_BE_HOST;
@@ -41,10 +45,10 @@ const normalizeError = (err, body, res) => {
     return null;
 };
 
-const loadManagers = () => ((dispatch, getState) => {
+const loadManagers = (reloadAll = false) => ((dispatch, getState) => {
     const state = getState();
     const studioId = selectStudioId(state);
-    const managerCount = managers.selector(state).items.length;
+    const managerCount = reloadAll ? 0 : managers.selector(state).items.length;
     const opts = {
         uri: `/studios/${studioId}/managers/`,
         params: {limit: PER_PAGE_LIMIT, offset: managerCount}
@@ -52,6 +56,7 @@ const loadManagers = () => ((dispatch, getState) => {
     api(withAdmin(opts, state), (err, body, res) => {
         const error = normalizeError(err, body, res);
         if (error) return dispatch(managers.actions.error(error));
+        if (reloadAll) dispatch(managers.actions.clear());
         dispatch(managers.actions.append(body, body.length === PER_PAGE_LIMIT));
     });
 });
diff --git a/src/views/studio/modals/transfer-host-confirmation.jsx b/src/views/studio/modals/transfer-host-confirmation.jsx
index 6c4a951f4..2fc55d9da 100644
--- a/src/views/studio/modals/transfer-host-confirmation.jsx
+++ b/src/views/studio/modals/transfer-host-confirmation.jsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import ValidationMessage from '../../../components/forms/validation-message.jsx'
 import {managers} from '../lib/redux-modules';
 
 import {useAlertContext} from '../../../components/alert/alert-context';
-import {Errors, transferHost} from '../lib/studio-member-actions';
+import {Errors, transferHost, loadManagers} from '../lib/studio-member-actions';
 
 import './transfer-host-modal.scss';
 
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ const TransferHostConfirmation = ({
     handleBack,
     handleClose,
     handleTransferHost,
+    handleLoadManagers,
     intl,
     items,
     hostId,
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ const TransferHostConfirmation = ({
     const newHostUsername = items.find(item => item.id === selectedId).username;
     const newHostImage = items.find(item => item.id === selectedId).profile.images['90x90'];
     const [passwordInputValue, setPasswordInputValue] = useState('');
+    const [submitting, setSubmitting] = useState(false);
     const [validationError, setValidationError] = useState(null);
     const {errorAlert, successAlert} = useAlertContext();
 
@@ -43,9 +45,11 @@ const TransferHostConfirmation = ({
     };
 
     const handleSubmit = () => {
+        setSubmitting(true);
         handleTransferHost(passwordInputValue, newHostUsername, selectedId)
             .then(() => {
                 handleClose();
+                handleLoadManagers(true); // reload the list of managers, to get them in the correct order
                 successAlert({
                     id: 'studio.alertTransfer',
                     values: {name: newHostUsername}
@@ -53,7 +57,8 @@ const TransferHostConfirmation = ({
             })
             .catch(e => {
                 // For password errors, show validation alert without closing the modal
-                if (e === Errors.PERMISSION) {
+                if (e === Errors.PASSWORD) {
+                    setSubmitting(false);
                     setValidationError(e);
                     return;
                 }
@@ -149,7 +154,7 @@ const TransferHostConfirmation = ({
                     <button
                         className="button"
                         type="submit"
-                        disabled={passwordInputValue === ''}
+                        disabled={passwordInputValue === '' || submitting || validationError}
                     >
                         <FormattedMessage id="studio.confirm" />
                     </button>
@@ -173,6 +178,7 @@ TransferHostConfirmation.propTypes = {
         })
     })),
     handleTransferHost: PropTypes.func,
+    handleLoadManagers: PropTypes.func,
     selectedId: PropTypes.number,
     hostId: PropTypes.number
 };
@@ -182,7 +188,8 @@ const connectedConfirmationStep = connect(
         hostId: state.studio.owner,
         ...managers.selector(state)
     }), {
-        handleTransferHost: transferHost
+        handleTransferHost: transferHost,
+        handleLoadManagers: loadManagers
     }
 )(TransferHostConfirmation);
 
diff --git a/src/views/studio/modals/transfer-host-modal.scss b/src/views/studio/modals/transfer-host-modal.scss
index 71c2bfbbd..f4d36a7c0 100644
--- a/src/views/studio/modals/transfer-host-modal.scss
+++ b/src/views/studio/modals/transfer-host-modal.scss
@@ -122,6 +122,10 @@
         margin: auto 8px;
     }
 
+    .transfer-host-tile {
+        cursor: pointer;
+    }
+
     .transfer-host-tile-selected {
         background: $ui-aqua;
     }
@@ -146,6 +150,7 @@
         display: flex;
         align-items: center;
         margin-bottom: 1rem;
+        height: 4rem;
     }
 
     .transfer-password-validation {
diff --git a/src/views/studio/modals/transfer-host-selection.jsx b/src/views/studio/modals/transfer-host-selection.jsx
index 3e20ab9b3..e0cdad659 100644
--- a/src/views/studio/modals/transfer-host-selection.jsx
+++ b/src/views/studio/modals/transfer-host-selection.jsx
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ const TransferHostSelection = ({
                             image={item.profile.images['90x90']}
                             isCreator={false}
                             selected={item.id === selectedId}
+                            className="transfer-host-tile"
                         />)
                     )}
                     {moreToLoad &&
diff --git a/src/views/studio/studio-member-tile.jsx b/src/views/studio/studio-member-tile.jsx
index 2171b9042..6ab8fc75a 100644
--- a/src/views/studio/studio-member-tile.jsx
+++ b/src/views/studio/studio-member-tile.jsx
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import removeIcon from './icons/remove-icon.svg';
 import promoteIcon from './icons/curator-icon.svg';
 
 const StudioMemberTile = ({
-    canRemove, canPromote, onRemove, canTransferHost, onPromote,
+    canRemove, canPromote, onRemove, canTransferHost, onPromote, studioTransferLaunched,
     isCreator, hasReachedManagerLimit, // mapState props
     username, image // own props
 }) => {
@@ -52,7 +52,12 @@ const StudioMemberTile = ({
                     href={userUrl}
                     className="studio-member-name"
                 >{username}</a>
-                {isCreator && <div className="studio-member-role"><FormattedMessage id="studio.creatorRole" /></div>}
+                {isCreator &&
+                    <div className="studio-member-role">
+                        {studioTransferLaunched ?
+                            <FormattedMessage id="studio.hostRole" /> :
+                            <FormattedMessage id="studio.creatorRole" />}
+                    </div>}
             </div>
             {(canRemove || canPromote || canTransferHost) &&
                 <OverflowMenu>
@@ -149,7 +154,8 @@ StudioMemberTile.propTypes = {
     username: PropTypes.string,
     image: PropTypes.string,
     isCreator: PropTypes.bool,
-    hasReachedManagerLimit: PropTypes.bool
+    hasReachedManagerLimit: PropTypes.bool,
+    studioTransferLaunched: PropTypes.bool
 };
 
 const ManagerTile = connect(
@@ -158,7 +164,8 @@ const ManagerTile = connect(
         canPromote: false,
         canTransferHost: selectCanTransfer(state, ownProps.id) &&
             selectStudioTransferLaunched(state),
-        isCreator: state.studio.owner === ownProps.id
+        isCreator: state.studio.owner === ownProps.id,
+        studioTransferLaunched: selectStudioTransferLaunched(state)
     }),
     {
         onRemove: removeManager
diff --git a/test/unit/redux/studio-member-actions.test.js b/test/unit/redux/studio-member-actions.test.js
index 84f8f1616..c5a3dea64 100644
--- a/test/unit/redux/studio-member-actions.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/redux/studio-member-actions.test.js
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ describe('loadManagers', () => {
         expect(api.mock.calls[1][0].params.offset).toBe(3);
         items = managers.selector(store.getState()).items;
         expect(items.length).toBe(6);
+
+        // Reload the list
+        store.dispatch(loadManagers(true));
+        expect(api.mock.calls[2][0].params.offset).toBe(0);
+        items = managers.selector(store.getState()).items;
+        expect(items.length).toBe(3);
     });
 
     test('it correctly uses the admin route when possible', () => {
diff --git a/test/unit/redux/studio-permissions.test.js b/test/unit/redux/studio-permissions.test.js
index 994cdafb1..8753b953a 100644
--- a/test/unit/redux/studio-permissions.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/redux/studio-permissions.test.js
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ describe('studio members', () => {
             ['logged in', false],
             ['unconfirmed', false],
             ['logged out', false],
-            ['muted creator', true], // Muted users do not see the transfer UI
+            ['muted creator', false],
             ['muted logged in', false]
         ])('%s: %s', (role, expected) => {
             setStateByRole(role);