diff --git a/UI/Contacts/Dutch.lproj/Localizable.strings b/UI/Contacts/Dutch.lproj/Localizable.strings
index 7a4ded4f4..c7a4d248e 100644
--- a/UI/Contacts/Dutch.lproj/Localizable.strings
+++ b/UI/Contacts/Dutch.lproj/Localizable.strings
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@
 "Name of the Address Book" = "Naam van het adresboek";
 "Are you sure you want to delete the selected address book?"
 = "Weet u zeker dat u het geselecteerde adresboek wilt verwijderen?";
+"Are you sure you want to delete the selected contacts?"
+= "Weet u zeker dat u de geselecteerde contactpersonen wilt verwijderen?";
 "You cannot delete the selected contact(s)"
 = "U kunt deze contactpersonen niet verwijderen.";
 
diff --git a/UI/Contacts/English.lproj/Localizable.strings b/UI/Contacts/English.lproj/Localizable.strings
index 3e1e1ae18..fd12c5f46 100644
--- a/UI/Contacts/English.lproj/Localizable.strings
+++ b/UI/Contacts/English.lproj/Localizable.strings
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@
 "Name of the Address Book" = "Name of the Address Book";
 "Are you sure you want to delete the selected address book?"
 = "Are you sure you want to delete the selected address book?";
+"Are you sure you want to delete the selected contacts?"
+= "Are you sure you want to delete the selected contacts?";
 "You don't have the required privileges to perform the operation."
 = "You don't have the required privileges to perform the operation.";
 "You cannot delete the card of \"%{0}\"."
@@ -141,4 +143,4 @@
 "SoAccessDeniedException" = "You cannot write to this address book.";
 "Forbidden" = "You cannot write to this address book.";
 "Invalid Contact" = "The selected contact no longer exists.";
-"Unknown Destination Folder" = "The chosen destination address book no longer exists.";
\ No newline at end of file
+"Unknown Destination Folder" = "The chosen destination address book no longer exists.";
diff --git a/UI/Contacts/French.lproj/Localizable.strings b/UI/Contacts/French.lproj/Localizable.strings
index ef05f8482..5fbb24564 100644
--- a/UI/Contacts/French.lproj/Localizable.strings
+++ b/UI/Contacts/French.lproj/Localizable.strings
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@
 "Name of the Address Book" = "Nom du carnet d'adresses";
 "Are you sure you want to delete the selected address book?"
 = "Voulez-vous vraiment supprimer le carnet d'adresses sélectionné ?";
+"Are you sure you want to delete the selected contacts?"
+= "Voulez-vous vraiment supprimer les contacts sélectionnés ?";
 "You don't have the required privileges to perform the operation."
 = "Vous n'avez pas les privilèges requis pour compléter l'opération.";
 "You cannot delete the card of \"%{0}\"."
diff --git a/UI/Contacts/German.lproj/Localizable.strings b/UI/Contacts/German.lproj/Localizable.strings
index 5ab3b29ba..5c4bbf070 100644
--- a/UI/Contacts/German.lproj/Localizable.strings
+++ b/UI/Contacts/German.lproj/Localizable.strings
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@
 "Name of the Address Book" = "Adressbuch-Name";
 "Are you sure you want to delete the selected address book?"
 = "Wollen Sie wirklich das ausgewählte Adressbuch löschen?";
+"Are you sure you want to delete the selected contacts?"
+= "Wollen Sie wirklich die ausgewählte Karten löschen?";
 "You cannot delete the selected contact(s)"
 = "Ausgewählte Karten können nicht gelöscht werden.";
 
diff --git a/UI/Contacts/Italian.lproj/Localizable.strings b/UI/Contacts/Italian.lproj/Localizable.strings
index 8610bbee1..51d3c33d5 100644
--- a/UI/Contacts/Italian.lproj/Localizable.strings
+++ b/UI/Contacts/Italian.lproj/Localizable.strings
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@
 "Name of the Address Book" = "Nome della rubrica";
 "Are you sure you want to delete the selected address book?"
 = "Sei sicuro di voler cancellare la rubrica selezionata?";
+"Are you sure you want to delete the selected contacts?"
+= "Sei sicuro di voler eliminare i contatti selezionati?";
+
+= "Are you sure you want to delete the selected contacts?";
 
 "Address Book Name" = "Nome della Rubrica";
 
diff --git a/UI/Contacts/Spanish.lproj/Localizable.strings b/UI/Contacts/Spanish.lproj/Localizable.strings
index 7f35b337b..d80a9bb61 100644
--- a/UI/Contacts/Spanish.lproj/Localizable.strings
+++ b/UI/Contacts/Spanish.lproj/Localizable.strings
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@
 "Name of the Address Book" = "Nombre de la libreta";
 "Are you sure you want to delete the selected address book?"
 = "¿Está seguro/a que desea borrar la libreta de direcciones seleccionada?";
+"Are you sure you want to delete the selected contacts?"
+= "¿Está seguro/a que desea borrar el/los contacto(s) seleccionado(s)?";
 "You cannot delete the selected contact(s)"
 = "No puede borrar el/los contacto(s) seleccionado(s).";
 
diff --git a/UI/WebServerResources/ContactsUI.js b/UI/WebServerResources/ContactsUI.js
index 156c236dd..20f0bb327 100644
--- a/UI/WebServerResources/ContactsUI.js
+++ b/UI/WebServerResources/ContactsUI.js
@@ -435,11 +435,15 @@ function onToolbarDeleteSelectedContacts(event) {
   var rows = contactsList.getSelectedRowsId();
 
   if (rows.length) {
-    for (var i = 0; i < rows.length; i++) {
-      delete cachedContacts[Contact.currentAddressBook + "/" + rows[i]];
-      var urlstr = (URLForFolderID(Contact.currentAddressBook) + "/"
-                    + rows[i] + "/delete");
-      triggerAjaxRequest(urlstr, onContactDeleteEventCallback, rows[i]);
+    var label = labels["Are you sure you want to delete the selected contacts?"];
+    if (window.confirm(label)) {
+      for (var i = 0; i < rows.length; i++) {
+        delete cachedContacts[Contact.currentAddressBook + "/" + rows[i]];
+        var urlstr = (URLForFolderID(Contact.currentAddressBook) + "/"
+                      + rows[i] + "/delete");
+        triggerAjaxRequest(urlstr, onContactDeleteEventCallback,
+                           rows[i]);
+      }
     }
   }
   else {