diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/acqui/basket.tmpl b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/acqui/basket.tmpl
index 75f81aec63..e518f6dfc2 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/acqui/basket.tmpl
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/acqui/basket.tmpl
@@ -25,6 +25,16 @@
             }
 //]]>
         </script>
+<script type="text/javascript">
+//<![CDATA[
+            function confirm_deletion() {
+                var is_confirmed = confirm(_('Are you sure you want to delete this basket?'));
+                if (is_confirmed) {
+                    window.location = "<!-- TMPL_VAR name="script_name" -->?op=delete_confirm&basketno=<!-- TMPL_VAR name="basketno" -->&booksellerid=<!-- TMPL_VAR name="booksellerid" -->";
+                }
+            }
+//]]>
+</script>
 <!-- TMPL_ELSE -->
 <!-- TMPL_UNLESS name="grouped" -->
 <script type="text/javascript">
@@ -81,7 +91,7 @@
                     </script>
                     <ul id="toolbar-list" class="toolbar">
                     <li><a href="basketheader.pl?basketno=<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="basketno" -->&amp;op=add_form" class="button" id="basketheadbutton">Edit basket header information</a></li>
-                    <li><a href="<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="script_name" -->?op=del_basket&amp;basketno=<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="basketno" -->&amp;booksellerid=<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="booksellerid" -->" class="button" id="delbasketbutton">Delete this basket</a></li>
+                    <li><a href="javascript:confirm_deletion();" class="button" id="delbasketbutton">Delete this basket</a></li>
                     <!-- TMPL_IF name="unclosable" -->
                         <li><button onclick="confirm_close()" class="yui-button-disabled" id="closebutton" type="push" disabled="true" title="You can not close this basket" >Can not close basket</a></li>
                         <li><a href="/cgi-bin/koha/acqui/uncertainprice.pl?booksellerid=<!-- TMPL_VAR name="booksellerid" -->&amp;owner=1" class="button" id="uncertpricesbutton">Uncertain prices</a></li>