diff --git a/public/app/features/provisioning/Job/FinishedJobStatus.tsx b/public/app/features/provisioning/Job/FinishedJobStatus.tsx
index 9f633447433..05ed8c1a13c 100644
--- a/public/app/features/provisioning/Job/FinishedJobStatus.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/provisioning/Job/FinishedJobStatus.tsx
@@ -47,7 +47,12 @@ export function FinishedJobStatus({ jobUid, repositoryName }: FinishedJobProps)
           },
         });
       } else if (state === 'success') {
-        setStepStatusInfo({ status: 'success' });
+        setStepStatusInfo({
+          status: 'success',
+          success: {
+            title: t('provisioning.job-status.status.title-success-running-job', 'Job completed successfully'),
+          },
+        });
       } else if (state === 'warning') {
         setStepStatusInfo({
           status: 'warning',
diff --git a/public/app/features/provisioning/Shared/ProvisioningAlert.tsx b/public/app/features/provisioning/Shared/ProvisioningAlert.tsx
index 94fb45423cc..6060e297633 100644
--- a/public/app/features/provisioning/Shared/ProvisioningAlert.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/provisioning/Shared/ProvisioningAlert.tsx
@@ -1,28 +1,31 @@
 import { t } from '@grafana/i18n';
 import { Alert } from '@grafana/ui';
 
-import { ProvisioningErrorInfo } from '../types';
+import { StatusInfo } from '../types';
 
 import { MessageList } from './MessageList';
 
 interface ProvisioningAlertProps {
-  error?: string | ProvisioningErrorInfo;
-  warning?: string | ProvisioningErrorInfo;
+  error?: string | StatusInfo;
+  warning?: string | StatusInfo;
+  success?: string | StatusInfo;
 }
 
-const getTitle = (alert: string | ProvisioningErrorInfo, isWarning = false) => {
+const getTitle = (alert: string | StatusInfo, type: 'error' | 'warning' | 'success' = 'error') => {
   if (typeof alert === 'string') {
     return alert;
   }
 
-  if (isWarning) {
+  if (type === 'warning') {
     return alert.title || t('provisioning.warning-title-default', 'Warning');
+  } else if (type === 'success') {
+    return alert.title || t('provisioning.success-title-default', 'Success');
   } else {
     return alert.title || t('provisioning.error-title-default', 'Error');
   }
 };
 
-const getMessage = (alert: string | ProvisioningErrorInfo) => {
+const getMessage = (alert: string | StatusInfo) => {
   if (typeof alert === 'string' || !alert.message) {
     return null;
   }
@@ -34,17 +37,17 @@ const getMessage = (alert: string | ProvisioningErrorInfo) => {
   return alert.message;
 };
 
-export function ProvisioningAlert({ error, warning }: ProvisioningAlertProps) {
-  const alertData = error || warning;
-  const isWarning = Boolean(warning);
-  const severity = isWarning ? 'warning' : 'error';
+export function ProvisioningAlert({ error, warning, success }: ProvisioningAlertProps) {
+  const alertData = error || warning || success;
+  const type = error ? 'error' : warning ? 'warning' : 'success';
+  const severity = type === 'success' ? 'success' : type;
 
   if (!alertData) {
     return null;
   }
 
   return (
-    <Alert severity={severity} title={getTitle(alertData, isWarning)}>
+    <Alert severity={severity} title={getTitle(alertData, type)}>
       {getMessage(alertData)}
     </Alert>
   );
diff --git a/public/app/features/provisioning/Wizard/ProvisioningWizard.test.tsx b/public/app/features/provisioning/Wizard/ProvisioningWizard.test.tsx
index f9c293137d9..965dd3b8b8f 100644
--- a/public/app/features/provisioning/Wizard/ProvisioningWizard.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/provisioning/Wizard/ProvisioningWizard.test.tsx
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ describe('ProvisioningWizard', () => {
       expect(mockNavigate).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/admin/provisioning');
     });
 
-    it('should handle cancel on subsequent steps with repository deletion', async () => {
+    it('should handle going back to previous step', async () => {
       const { user } = setup(<ProvisioningWizard type="github" />);
 
       await fillConnectionForm(user, 'github', {
@@ -422,10 +422,10 @@ describe('ProvisioningWizard', () => {
         expect(screen.getByRole('heading', { name: /2\. Choose what to synchronize/i })).toBeInTheDocument();
       });
 
-      await user.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /Cancel/i }));
+      await user.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /Previous/i }));
 
       await waitFor(() => {
-        expect(mockNavigate).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/admin/provisioning');
+        expect(screen.getByRole('heading', { name: /1\. Connect to external storage/i })).toBeInTheDocument();
       });
     });
 
diff --git a/public/app/features/provisioning/Wizard/ProvisioningWizard.tsx b/public/app/features/provisioning/Wizard/ProvisioningWizard.tsx
index 6c9ef49e917..8776c3b7313 100644
--- a/public/app/features/provisioning/Wizard/ProvisioningWizard.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/provisioning/Wizard/ProvisioningWizard.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom-v5-compat';
 import { AppEvents, GrafanaTheme2 } from '@grafana/data';
 import { t } from '@grafana/i18n';
 import { getAppEvents, isFetchError } from '@grafana/runtime';
-import { Box, Button, Stack, Text, useStyles2 } from '@grafana/ui';
+import { Box, Button, ConfirmModal, Stack, Text, useStyles2 } from '@grafana/ui';
 import { useDeleteRepositoryMutation, useGetFrontendSettingsQuery } from 'app/api/clients/provisioning/v0alpha1';
 import { FormPrompt } from 'app/core/components/FormPrompt/FormPrompt';
 
@@ -64,10 +64,16 @@ export function ProvisioningWizard({ type }: { type: RepoType }) {
 
   const [isSubmitting, setIsSubmitting] = useState(false);
   const [isCancelling, setIsCancelling] = useState(false);
+  const [showCancelConfirmation, setShowCancelConfirmation] = useState(false);
 
   const { stepStatusInfo, setStepStatusInfo, isStepSuccess, isStepRunning, hasStepError, hasStepWarning } =
     useStepStatus();
 
+  const isSyncCompleted = activeStep === 'synchronize' && (isStepSuccess || hasStepWarning || hasStepError);
+  const isFinishWithSyncCompleted =
+    activeStep === 'finish' && (isStepSuccess || completedSteps.includes('synchronize'));
+  const shouldUseCancelBehavior = activeStep === 'connection' || isSyncCompleted || isFinishWithSyncCompleted;
+
   const { data } = useGetFrontendSettingsQuery();
   const isLegacyStorage = Boolean(data?.legacyStorage);
   const navigate = useNavigate();
@@ -98,7 +104,11 @@ export function ProvisioningWizard({ type }: { type: RepoType }) {
   const [repoName = '', repoType] = watch(['repositoryName', 'repository.type']);
   const [submitData] = useCreateOrUpdateRepository(repoName);
   const [deleteRepository] = useDeleteRepositoryMutation();
-  const { shouldSkipSync, requiresMigration } = useResourceStats(repoName, isLegacyStorage);
+  const {
+    shouldSkipSync,
+    requiresMigration,
+    isLoading: isResourceStatsLoading,
+  } = useResourceStats(repoName, isLegacyStorage);
   const { createSyncJob, isLoading: isCreatingSkipJob } = useCreateSyncJob({
     repoName: repoName,
     requiresMigration,
@@ -110,6 +120,8 @@ export function ProvisioningWizard({ type }: { type: RepoType }) {
   const currentStepIndex = steps.findIndex((s) => s.id === activeStep);
   const currentStepConfig = steps[currentStepIndex];
 
+  const canSkipSync = repoName && !isResourceStatsLoading && shouldSkipSync;
+
   // A different repository is marked with instance target -- nothing will succeed
   useEffect(() => {
     if (data?.items.some((item) => item.target === 'instance' && item.name !== repoName)) {
@@ -125,6 +137,7 @@ export function ProvisioningWizard({ type }: { type: RepoType }) {
   }, [navigate, repoName, data?.items]);
 
   const handleRepositoryDeletion = async (name: string) => {
+    setIsCancelling(true);
     try {
       await deleteRepository({ name });
       // Wait before redirecting to ensure deletion is processed
@@ -136,13 +149,44 @@ export function ProvisioningWizard({ type }: { type: RepoType }) {
     }
   };
 
-  const handleCancel = async () => {
-    // For the first step, do not delete anything — just go back.
-    if (activeStep === 'connection' || !repoName) {
-      navigate(PROVISIONING_URL);
+  const handleBack = () => {
+    const currentStepIndex = steps.findIndex((s) => s.id === activeStep);
+
+    if (currentStepIndex > 0) {
+      let previousStepIndex = currentStepIndex - 1;
+
+      // Handle special case: if we're on finish step and sync was skipped
+      if (activeStep === 'finish' && canSkipSync) {
+        previousStepIndex = currentStepIndex - 2; // Go back to bootstrap
+      }
+
+      if (previousStepIndex >= 0) {
+        const previousStep = steps[previousStepIndex];
+        setActiveStep(previousStep.id);
+        // Remove current step from completed steps when going back
+        setCompletedSteps((prev) => prev.filter((step) => step !== activeStep));
+        setStepStatusInfo({ status: 'idle' });
+      }
+    }
+  };
+
+  const handlePrevious = async () => {
+    // For cancel actions, show confirmation modal
+    if (shouldUseCancelBehavior) {
+      if (!repoName) {
+        navigate(PROVISIONING_URL);
+        return;
+      }
+      setShowCancelConfirmation(true);
       return;
     }
-    setIsCancelling(true);
+
+    // For other steps, go back one step
+    handleBack();
+  };
+
+  const handleConfirmCancel = () => {
+    setShowCancelConfirmation(false);
     handleRepositoryDeletion(repoName);
   };
 
@@ -157,7 +201,7 @@ export function ProvisioningWizard({ type }: { type: RepoType }) {
       }
 
       // If on bootstrap step and should skip sync, show finish step name
-      if (currentStep === 'bootstrap' && shouldSkipSync) {
+      if (currentStep === 'bootstrap' && canSkipSync) {
         const finishStepIndex = stepIndex + 2;
         if (finishStepIndex < steps.length) {
           return steps[finishStepIndex].name;
@@ -167,9 +211,22 @@ export function ProvisioningWizard({ type }: { type: RepoType }) {
 
       return steps[stepIndex + 1].name;
     },
-    [steps, shouldSkipSync]
+    [steps, canSkipSync]
   );
 
+  // Calculate previous/cancel button text based on current state
+  const getPreviousButtonText = useCallback(() => {
+    if (isCancelling) {
+      return t('provisioning.wizard-content.button-cancelling', 'Cancelling...');
+    }
+
+    if (shouldUseCancelBehavior) {
+      return t('provisioning.wizard-content.button-cancel', 'Cancel');
+    }
+
+    return t('provisioning.wizard-content.button-previous', 'Previous');
+  }, [isCancelling, shouldUseCancelBehavior]);
+
   const handleNext = async () => {
     const isLastStep = currentStepIndex === steps.length - 1;
 
@@ -180,15 +237,13 @@ export function ProvisioningWizard({ type }: { type: RepoType }) {
       let nextStepIndex = currentStepIndex + 1;
 
       // Skip synchronize step if no sync is needed
-      if (activeStep === 'bootstrap' && shouldSkipSync) {
+      if (activeStep === 'bootstrap' && canSkipSync) {
         nextStepIndex = currentStepIndex + 2; // Skip to finish step
 
         // Create a pull job to initialize the repository
-        if (repoName) {
-          const job = await createSyncJob();
-          if (!job) {
-            return; // Don't proceed if job creation fails
-          }
+        const job = await createSyncJob();
+        if (!job) {
+          return; // Don't proceed if job creation fails
         }
       }
 
@@ -277,7 +332,10 @@ export function ProvisioningWizard({ type }: { type: RepoType }) {
         <Stepper steps={steps} activeStep={activeStep} visitedSteps={completedSteps} />
         <div className={styles.divider} />
         <form onSubmit={handleSubmit(onSubmit)} className={styles.form}>
-          <FormPrompt onDiscard={handleCancel} confirmRedirect={isDirty && activeStep !== 'finish' && !isCancelling} />
+          <FormPrompt
+            onDiscard={handlePrevious}
+            confirmRedirect={isDirty && !['connection', 'finish'].includes(activeStep) && !isCancelling}
+          />
           <Stack direction="column">
             <Box marginBottom={2}>
               <Text element="h2">
@@ -287,6 +345,7 @@ export function ProvisioningWizard({ type }: { type: RepoType }) {
 
             {hasStepError && 'error' in stepStatusInfo && <ProvisioningAlert error={stepStatusInfo.error} />}
             {hasStepWarning && 'warning' in stepStatusInfo && <ProvisioningAlert warning={stepStatusInfo.warning} />}
+            {isStepSuccess && 'success' in stepStatusInfo && <ProvisioningAlert success={stepStatusInfo.success} />}
 
             <div className={styles.content}>
               {activeStep === 'connection' && <ConnectStep />}
@@ -296,10 +355,12 @@ export function ProvisioningWizard({ type }: { type: RepoType }) {
             </div>
 
             <Stack gap={2} justifyContent="flex-end">
-              <Button variant={'secondary'} onClick={handleCancel} disabled={isSubmitting || isCancelling}>
-                {isCancelling
-                  ? t('provisioning.wizard-content.button-cancelling', 'Cancelling...')
-                  : t('provisioning.wizard-content.button-cancel', 'Cancel')}
+              <Button
+                variant={'secondary'}
+                onClick={handlePrevious}
+                disabled={isSubmitting || isCancelling || isStepRunning || showCancelConfirmation}
+              >
+                {getPreviousButtonText()}
               </Button>
               <Button type={'submit'} disabled={isNextButtonDisabled()}>
                 {isSubmitting
@@ -310,6 +371,18 @@ export function ProvisioningWizard({ type }: { type: RepoType }) {
           </Stack>
         </form>
       </Stack>
+      <ConfirmModal
+        isOpen={showCancelConfirmation}
+        title={t('provisioning.wizard.discard-modal.title', 'Discard repository setup?')}
+        body={t(
+          'provisioning.wizard.discard-modal.body',
+          'This will delete the repository configuration and you will lose all progress. Are you sure you want to discard your changes?'
+        )}
+        confirmText={t('provisioning.wizard.discard-modal.confirm', 'Yes, discard')}
+        dismissText={t('provisioning.wizard.discard-modal.dismiss', 'Keep working')}
+        onConfirm={handleConfirmCancel}
+        onDismiss={() => setShowCancelConfirmation(false)}
+      />
     </FormProvider>
   );
 }
diff --git a/public/app/features/provisioning/Wizard/types.ts b/public/app/features/provisioning/Wizard/types.ts
index 18c9fe36149..c5a0cc52fbf 100644
--- a/public/app/features/provisioning/Wizard/types.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/provisioning/Wizard/types.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { RepositorySpec, SyncOptions } from 'app/api/clients/provisioning/v0alpha1';
 
-import { ProvisioningErrorInfo, RepositoryFormData } from '../types';
+import { StatusInfo, RepositoryFormData } from '../types';
 
 export type WizardStep = 'connection' | 'bootstrap' | 'finish' | 'synchronize';
 
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export const RepoTypeDisplay: { [key in RepoType]: string } = {
 };
 
 export type StepStatusInfo =
-  | { status: 'idle' | 'running' | 'success' }
-  | { status: 'error'; error: string | ProvisioningErrorInfo }
-  | { status: 'warning'; warning: string | ProvisioningErrorInfo };
+  | { status: 'idle' | 'running' }
+  | { status: 'success'; success?: string | StatusInfo }
+  | { status: 'error'; error: string | StatusInfo }
+  | { status: 'warning'; warning: string | StatusInfo };
diff --git a/public/app/features/provisioning/types.ts b/public/app/features/provisioning/types.ts
index 8f8ee2df385..d008b17f5bc 100644
--- a/public/app/features/provisioning/types.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/provisioning/types.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export type HistoryListResponse = {
   items?: HistoryItem[];
 };
 
-export interface ProvisioningErrorInfo {
+export interface StatusInfo {
   title?: string;
   message?: string | string[];
 }
diff --git a/public/locales/en-US/grafana.json b/public/locales/en-US/grafana.json
index 2c50b0db303..a2596532803 100644
--- a/public/locales/en-US/grafana.json
+++ b/public/locales/en-US/grafana.json
@@ -11243,6 +11243,7 @@
       "starting": "Starting...",
       "status": {
         "title-error-running-job": "Error running job",
+        "title-success-running-job": "Job completed successfully",
         "title-warning-running-job": "Job completed with warnings"
       },
       "summary": "Summary",
@@ -11391,6 +11392,7 @@
       "label-current-step": "Current step",
       "label-pending-step": "Pending step"
     },
+    "success-title-default": "Success",
     "sync-job": {
       "error-no-job-id": "Failed to start job",
       "error-no-repository-name": "No repository name provided",
@@ -11423,6 +11425,12 @@
       "alert-title": "Important: No data or configuration will be lost, but dashboards will be temporarily unavailable for a few minutes.",
       "button-next": "Finish",
       "button-start": "Begin synchronization",
+      "discard-modal": {
+        "body": "This will delete the repository configuration and you will lose all progress. Are you sure you want to discard your changes?",
+        "confirm": "Yes, discard",
+        "dismiss": "Keep working",
+        "title": "Discard repository setup?"
+      },
       "step-bootstrap": "Choose what to synchronize",
       "step-connect": "Connect",
       "step-finish": "Choose additional settings",
@@ -11437,6 +11445,7 @@
     "wizard-content": {
       "button-cancel": "Cancel",
       "button-cancelling": "Cancelling...",
+      "button-previous": "Previous",
       "button-submitting": "Submitting...",
       "error-instance-repository-exists": "Instance repository already exists"
     }