diff --git a/js/ajax.js b/js/ajax.js
index 41043f559e..b8cb7a7f54 100644
--- a/js/ajax.js
+++ b/js/ajax.js
@@ -160,6 +160,20 @@ var AJAX = {
             event.preventDefault();
             event.stopImmediatePropagation();
         }
+
+        //sometime we accidently click on a url,refresh button or back button
+        //operation to confirm if user want to leave page in such cases
+        var flag = false;
+        $("input[type='text']").each(function(index){
+            if($(this).val().length > 0) {
+                flag = true;
+            }
+        });
+        //trigger confirm dialog
+        if (event.type === 'click' && flag && confirm(PMA_messages['strConfirmNavigation']) === false) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         if (AJAX.active === true) {
             // Cancel the old request if abortable, when the user requests
             // something else. Otherwise silently bail out, as there is already
diff --git a/js/messages.php b/js/messages.php
index bc9e1ada48..de12846715 100644
--- a/js/messages.php
+++ b/js/messages.php
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ $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"?');
 $js_messages['strConfirmDeleteQBESearch'] = __('Do you really want to delete the search "%s"?');
+$js_messages['strConfirmNavigation'] = __('Are you sure you want to navigate away from this page? Press OK to continue or Cancel to stay on the current page.');
 
 /* For indexes */
 $js_messages['strFormEmpty'] = __('Missing value in the form!');