diff --git a/wp-admin/js/tags.js b/wp-admin/js/tags.js
index 3b6cf2b489..ff7761adb8 100644
--- a/wp-admin/js/tags.js
+++ b/wp-admin/js/tags.js
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ jQuery( function($) {
 		if ( r ) {
 			data = t.attr('href').replace(/[^?]*\?/, '').replace(/action=delete/, 'action=delete-tag');
 
+			tr.children().css('backgroundColor', '#faafaa');
+
+			// Disable pointer events and all form controls/links in the row
+			tr.css('pointer-events', 'none');
+			tr.find(':input, a').prop('disabled', true).attr('tabindex', -1);
+
 			/**
 			 * Makes a request to the server to delete the term that corresponds to the
 			 * delete term button.
@@ -40,8 +46,20 @@ jQuery( function($) {
 			 * @return {void}
 			 */
 			$.post(ajaxurl, data, function(r){
+				var message;
 				if ( '1' == r ) {
 					$('#ajax-response').empty();
+					let nextFocus = tr.next( 'tr' ).find( 'a.row-title' );
+					let prevFocus = tr.prev( 'tr' ).find( 'a.row-title' );
+					// If there is neither a next row or a previous row, focus the tag input field.
+					if ( nextFocus.length < 1 && prevFocus.length < 1 ) {
+						nextFocus = $( '#tag-name' ).trigger( 'focus' );
+					} else {
+						if ( nextFocus.length < 1 ) {
+							nextFocus = prevFocus;
+						}
+					}
+
 					tr.fadeOut('normal', function(){ tr.remove(); });
 
 					/**
@@ -53,23 +71,38 @@ jQuery( function($) {
 					 */
 					$('select#parent option[value="' + data.match(/tag_ID=(\d+)/)[1] + '"]').remove();
 					$('a.tag-link-' + data.match(/tag_ID=(\d+)/)[1]).remove();
-
+					nextFocus.trigger( 'focus' );
+					message = wp.i18n.__( 'The selected tag has been deleted.' );
+			
 				} else if ( '-1' == r ) {
-					$('#ajax-response').empty().append('<div class="notice notice-error"><p>' + wp.i18n.__( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to do that.' ) + '</p></div>');
-					tr.children().css('backgroundColor', '');
+					message = wp.i18n.__( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to do that.' );
+					$('#ajax-response').empty().append('<div class="notice notice-error"><p>' + message + '</p></div>');
+					resetRowAfterFailure( tr );
 
 				} else {
-					$('#ajax-response').empty().append('<div class="notice notice-error"><p>' + wp.i18n.__( 'An error occurred while processing your request. Please try again later.' ) + '</p></div>');
-					tr.children().css('backgroundColor', '');
+					message = wp.i18n.__( 'An error occurred while processing your request. Please try again later.' );
+					$('#ajax-response').empty().append('<div class="notice notice-error"><p>' + message + '</p></div>');
+					resetRowAfterFailure( tr );
 				}
+				wp.a11y.speak( message, 'assertive' );
 			});
-
-			tr.children().css('backgroundColor', '#f33');
 		}
 
 		return false;
 	});
 
+	/**
+	 * Restores the original UI state of a table row after an AJAX failure.
+	 *
+	 * @param {jQuery} tr The table row to reset.
+	 * @return {void}
+	 */
+	function resetRowAfterFailure( tr ) {
+		tr.children().css( 'backgroundColor', '' );
+		tr.css( 'pointer-events', '' );
+		tr.find( ':input, a' ).prop( 'disabled', false ).removeAttr( 'tabindex' );
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Adds a deletion confirmation when removing a tag.
 	 *
diff --git a/wp-admin/js/tags.min.js b/wp-admin/js/tags.min.js
index 4802ae12e7..97d43363f3 100644
--- a/wp-admin/js/tags.min.js
+++ b/wp-admin/js/tags.min.js
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 /*! This file is auto-generated */
-jQuery(function(o){var s=!1;o("#the-list").on("click",".delete-tag",function(){var t,e=o(this),n=e.parents("tr"),r=!0;return(r="undefined"!=showNotice?showNotice.warn():r)&&(t=e.attr("href").replace(/[^?]*\?/,"").replace(/action=delete/,"action=delete-tag"),o.post(ajaxurl,t,function(e){"1"==e?(o("#ajax-response").empty(),n.fadeOut("normal",function(){n.remove()}),o('select#parent option[value="'+t.match(/tag_ID=(\d+)/)[1]+'"]').remove(),o("a.tag-link-"+t.match(/tag_ID=(\d+)/)[1]).remove()):("-1"==e?o("#ajax-response").empty().append('<div class="notice notice-error"><p>'+wp.i18n.__("Sorry, you are not allowed to do that.")+"</p></div>"):o("#ajax-response").empty().append('<div class="notice notice-error"><p>'+wp.i18n.__("An error occurred while processing your request. Please try again later.")+"</p></div>"),n.children().css("backgroundColor",""))}),n.children().css("backgroundColor","#f33")),!1}),o("#edittag").on("click",".delete",function(e){if("undefined"==typeof showNotice)return!0;showNotice.warn()||e.preventDefault()}),o("#submit").on("click",function(){var a=o(this).parents("form");return s||(s=!0,a.find(".submit .spinner").addClass("is-active"),o.post(ajaxurl,o("#addtag").serialize(),function(e){var t,n,r;if(s=!1,a.find(".submit .spinner").removeClass("is-active"),o("#ajax-response").empty(),(t=wpAjax.parseAjaxResponse(e,"ajax-response")).errors&&"empty_term_name"===t.responses[0].errors[0].code&&validateForm(a),t&&!t.errors){if(0<(e=a.find("select#parent").val())&&0<o("#tag-"+e).length?o(".tags #tag-"+e).after(t.responses[0].supplemental.noparents):o(".tags").prepend(t.responses[0].supplemental.parents),o(".tags .no-items").remove(),a.find("select#parent")){for(e=t.responses[1].supplemental,n="",r=0;r<t.responses[1].position;r++)n+="&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;";a.find("select#parent option:selected").after('<option value="'+e.term_id+'">'+n+e.name+"</option>")}o('input:not([type="checkbox"]):not([type="radio"]):not([type="button"]):not([type="submit"]):not([type="reset"]):visible, textarea:visible',a).val("")}})),!1})});
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+jQuery(function(s){var o=!1;function a(e){e.children().css("backgroundColor",""),e.css("pointer-events",""),e.find(":input, a").prop("disabled",!1).removeAttr("tabindex")}s("#the-list").on("click",".delete-tag",function(){var n,e=s(this),r=e.parents("tr"),t=!0;return(t="undefined"!=showNotice?showNotice.warn():t)&&(n=e.attr("href").replace(/[^?]*\?/,"").replace(/action=delete/,"action=delete-tag"),r.children().css("backgroundColor","#faafaa"),r.css("pointer-events","none"),r.find(":input, a").prop("disabled",!0).attr("tabindex",-1),s.post(ajaxurl,n,function(e){if("1"==e){s("#ajax-response").empty();let e=r.next("tr").find("a.row-title");var t=r.prev("tr").find("a.row-title");e.length<1&&t.length<1?e=s("#tag-name").trigger("focus"):e.length<1&&(e=t),r.fadeOut("normal",function(){r.remove()}),s('select#parent option[value="'+n.match(/tag_ID=(\d+)/)[1]+'"]').remove(),s("a.tag-link-"+n.match(/tag_ID=(\d+)/)[1]).remove(),e.trigger("focus"),t=wp.i18n.__("The selected tag has been deleted.")}else t="-1"==e?wp.i18n.__("Sorry, you are not allowed to do that."):wp.i18n.__("An error occurred while processing your request. Please try again later."),s("#ajax-response").empty().append('<div class="notice notice-error"><p>'+t+"</p></div>"),a(r);wp.a11y.speak(t,"assertive")})),!1}),s("#edittag").on("click",".delete",function(e){if("undefined"==typeof showNotice)return!0;showNotice.warn()||e.preventDefault()}),s("#submit").on("click",function(){var a=s(this).parents("form");return o||(o=!0,a.find(".submit .spinner").addClass("is-active"),s.post(ajaxurl,s("#addtag").serialize(),function(e){var t,n,r;if(o=!1,a.find(".submit .spinner").removeClass("is-active"),s("#ajax-response").empty(),(t=wpAjax.parseAjaxResponse(e,"ajax-response")).errors&&"empty_term_name"===t.responses[0].errors[0].code&&validateForm(a),t&&!t.errors){if(0<(e=a.find("select#parent").val())&&0<s("#tag-"+e).length?s(".tags #tag-"+e).after(t.responses[0].supplemental.noparents):s(".tags").prepend(t.responses[0].supplemental.parents),s(".tags .no-items").remove(),a.find("select#parent")){for(e=t.responses[1].supplemental,n="",r=0;r<t.responses[1].position;r++)n+="&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;";a.find("select#parent option:selected").after('<option value="'+e.term_id+'">'+n+e.name+"</option>")}s('input:not([type="checkbox"]):not([type="radio"]):not([type="button"]):not([type="submit"]):not([type="reset"]):visible, textarea:visible',a).val("")}})),!1})});
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diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 52d93e4052..c855bc32b9 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.9-alpha-60699';
+$wp_version = '6.9-alpha-60700';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.