diff --git a/js/db_qbe.js b/js/db_qbe.js
index 0a37b79aba..8407afc1ac 100644
--- a/js/db_qbe.js
+++ b/js/db_qbe.js
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ AJAX.registerOnload('db_qbe.js', function () {
      * Ajax event handlers for 'Delete search'
      */
     $("#deleteSearch").live('click', function (event) {
+        var question = $.sprintf(PMA_messages.strConfirmDeleteQBESearch, $("#searchId option:selected").text());
+        if (!confirm(question)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         $('#action').val('delete');
     });
 });
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diff --git a/js/messages.php b/js/messages.php
index 7222f9ee34..e8b99c6305 100644
--- a/js/messages.php
+++ b/js/messages.php
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ $js_messages['strDeletingTrackingData'] = __('Deleting tracking data');
 $js_messages['strDroppingPrimaryKeyIndex'] = __('Dropping Primary Key/Index');
 $js_messages['strOperationTakesLongTime'] = __('This operation could take a long time. Proceed anyway?');
 $js_messages['strDropUserGroupWarning'] = __('Do you really want to delete user group "%s"?');
+$js_messages['strConfirmDeleteQBESearch'] = __('Do you really want to delete the search "%s"?');
 
 /* For indexes */
 $js_messages['strFormEmpty'] = __('Missing value in the form!');