diff --git a/js/functions.js b/js/functions.js
index 572c857501..6cae921b6c 100644
--- a/js/functions.js
+++ b/js/functions.js
@@ -1269,7 +1269,7 @@ function PMA_ajaxShowMessage(message, timeout) {
             .hide();
         })
     }
-	
+
 	return $("#loading");
 }
 
@@ -1442,7 +1442,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
                     open: PMA_verifyTypeOfAllColumns,
                     buttons : button_options
                 }); // end dialog options
-            }            
+            }
             PMA_ajaxRemoveMessage($msgbox);
         }) // end $.get()
 
@@ -1583,7 +1583,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
                 $("#create_table_div").html(data);
             }
             PMA_verifyTypeOfAllColumns();
-            PMA_ajaxRemoveMessage($msgbox);    
+            PMA_ajaxRemoveMessage($msgbox);
         }) //end $.post()
 
     }) // end create table form (add fields)
@@ -1733,7 +1733,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
             .dialog({
                 title: PMA_messages['strChangePassword'],
                 width: 600,
-                close: function(ev,ui) {$(this).remove();}, 
+                close: function(ev,ui) {$(this).remove();},
                 buttons : button_options,
                 beforeClose: function(ev,ui){ $('#change_password_anchor.dialog_active').removeClass('dialog_active').addClass('ajax')}
             })
@@ -1772,7 +1772,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
                 $("#change_password_dialog").hide().remove();
                 $("#edit_user_dialog").dialog("close").remove();
                 $('#change_password_anchor.dialog_active').removeClass('dialog_active').addClass('ajax');
-                PMA_ajaxRemoveMessage($msgbox); 
+                PMA_ajaxRemoveMessage($msgbox);
             }
             else {
                 PMA_ajaxShowMessage(data.error);
@@ -2278,3 +2278,64 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
 
 }) // end of $(document).ready()
 
+/**
+ * Attach Ajax event handlers for Drop Table.
+ *
+ * @uses    $.PMA_confirm()
+ * @uses    PMA_ajaxShowMessage()
+ * @uses    window.parent.refreshNavigation()
+ * @uses    window.parent.refreshMain()
+ * @see $cfg['AjaxEnable']
+ */
+$(document).ready(function() {
+    $("#drop_tbl_anchor").live('click', function(event) {
+        event.preventDefault();
+
+        //context is top.frame_content, so we need to use window.parent.db to access the db var
+        /**
+         * @var question    String containing the question to be asked for confirmation
+         */
+        var question = PMA_messages['strDropTableStrongWarning'] + '\n' + PMA_messages['strDoYouReally'] + ' :\n' + 'DROP TABLE ' + window.parent.table;
+
+        $(this).PMA_confirm(question, $(this).attr('href') ,function(url) {
+
+            PMA_ajaxShowMessage(PMA_messages['strProcessingRequest']);
+            $.get(url, {'is_js_confirmed': '1', 'ajax_request': true}, function(data) {
+                //Database deleted successfully, refresh both the frames
+                window.parent.refreshNavigation();
+                window.parent.refreshMain();
+            }) // end $.get()
+        }); // end $.PMA_confirm()
+    }); //end of Drop Table Ajax action
+}) // end of $(document).ready() for Drop Table
+
+/**
+ * Attach Ajax event handlers for Truncate Table.
+ *
+ * @uses    $.PMA_confirm()
+ * @uses    PMA_ajaxShowMessage()
+ * @uses    window.parent.refreshNavigation()
+ * @uses    window.parent.refreshMain()
+ * @see $cfg['AjaxEnable']
+ */
+$(document).ready(function() {
+    $("#truncate_tbl_anchor").live('click', function(event) {
+        event.preventDefault();
+
+        //context is top.frame_content, so we need to use window.parent.db to access the db var
+        /**
+         * @var question    String containing the question to be asked for confirmation
+         */
+        var question = PMA_messages['strTruncateTableStrongWarning'] + '\n' + PMA_messages['strDoYouReally'] + ' :\n' + 'TRUNCATE TABLE ' + window.parent.table;
+
+        $(this).PMA_confirm(question, $(this).attr('href') ,function(url) {
+
+            PMA_ajaxShowMessage(PMA_messages['strProcessingRequest']);
+            $.get(url, {'is_js_confirmed': '1', 'ajax_request': true}, function(data) {
+                //Database deleted successfully, refresh both the frames
+                window.parent.refreshNavigation();
+                window.parent.refreshMain();
+            }) // end $.get()
+        }); // end $.PMA_confirm()
+    }); //end of Drop Table Ajax action
+}) // end of $(document).ready() for Drop Table
diff --git a/js/messages.php b/js/messages.php
index 0f7c8c7c67..aadbcdf255 100644
--- a/js/messages.php
+++ b/js/messages.php
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ $js_messages['strNoDropDatabases'] = __('"DROP DATABASE" statements are disabled
 /* For confirmations */
 $js_messages['strDoYouReally'] = __('Do you really want to ');
 $js_messages['strDropDatabaseStrongWarning'] = __('You are about to DESTROY a complete database!');
+$js_messages['strDropTableStrongWarning'] = __('You are about to DESTROY a complete table!');
+$js_messages['strTruncateTableStrongWarning'] = __('You are about to TRUNCATE a complete table!');
 $js_messages['strDroppingEvent'] = __('Dropping Event');
 $js_messages['strDroppingProcedure'] = __('Dropping Procedure');
 $js_messages['strDeleteTrackingData'] = __('Delete tracking data for this table');
diff --git a/tbl_operations.php b/tbl_operations.php
index 28530dae72..5ba5aab47e 100644
--- a/tbl_operations.php
+++ b/tbl_operations.php
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ $cfgRelation = PMA_getRelationsParam();
 require_once './libraries/mysql_charsets.lib.php';
 require_once './libraries/StorageEngine.class.php';
 
+// add a javascript file for jQuery functions to handle Ajax actions
+// also add jQueryUI
+$GLOBALS['js_include'][] = 'jquery/jquery-ui-1.8.custom.js';
+$GLOBALS['js_include'][] = 'tbl_operations.js';
+
 /**
  * Class for partition management
  */
@@ -684,7 +689,7 @@ if (! $tbl_is_view && ! (isset($db_is_information_schema) && $db_is_information_
             'message_to_show' => sprintf(__('Table %s has been emptied'), htmlspecialchars($table)),
         ));
     ?>
-    <li><a href="sql.php<?php echo PMA_generate_common_url($this_url_params); ?>" onclick="return confirmLink(this, '<?php echo PMA_jsFormat($this_sql_query); ?>')">
+    <li><a href="sql.php<?php echo PMA_generate_common_url($this_url_params); ?>" <?php echo ($GLOBALS['cfg']['AjaxEnable'] ? 'id="truncate_tbl_anchor"' : ''); ?>>
             <?php echo __('Empty the table (TRUNCATE)'); ?></a>
         <?php echo PMA_showMySQLDocu('SQL-Syntax', 'TRUNCATE_TABLE'); ?>
     </li>
@@ -704,7 +709,7 @@ if (! (isset($db_is_information_schema) && $db_is_information_schema)) {
             'table' => $GLOBALS['table'],
         ));
     ?>
-    <li><a href="sql.php<?php echo PMA_generate_common_url($this_url_params); ?>" onclick="return confirmLink(this, '<?php echo PMA_jsFormat($this_sql_query); ?>')">
+    <li><a href="sql.php<?php echo PMA_generate_common_url($this_url_params); ?>" <?php echo ($GLOBALS['cfg']['AjaxEnable'] ? 'id="drop_tbl_anchor"' : ''); ?>>
             <?php echo __('Delete the table (DROP)'); ?></a>
         <?php echo PMA_showMySQLDocu('SQL-Syntax', 'DROP_TABLE'); ?>
     </li>