diff --git a/UI/Contacts/English.lproj/Localizable.strings b/UI/Contacts/English.lproj/Localizable.strings
index c29237cce..ddeba80a4 100644
--- a/UI/Contacts/English.lproj/Localizable.strings
+++ b/UI/Contacts/English.lproj/Localizable.strings
@@ -91,3 +91,5 @@
 "Remove the selected Addressbook" = "Remove the selected Addressbook";
 
 "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?";
diff --git a/UI/Contacts/French.lproj/Localizable.strings b/UI/Contacts/French.lproj/Localizable.strings
index 7ecdeb34f..b191edf75 100644
--- a/UI/Contacts/French.lproj/Localizable.strings
+++ b/UI/Contacts/French.lproj/Localizable.strings
@@ -93,3 +93,5 @@
 "Remove the selected Addressbook" = "Enlever le carnet d'adresses sélectionné";
 
 "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 ?";
diff --git a/UI/WebServerResources/ContactsUI.js b/UI/WebServerResources/ContactsUI.js
index ab67be834..fd7cd970f 100644
--- a/UI/WebServerResources/ContactsUI.js
+++ b/UI/WebServerResources/ContactsUI.js
@@ -664,13 +664,18 @@ function onAddressBookRemove(event) {
 }
 
 function deletePersonalAddressBook(folderId) {
-   if (document.deletePersonalABAjaxRequest) {
-      document.deletePersonalABAjaxRequest.aborted = true;
-      document.deletePersonalABAjaxRequest.abort();
+   var label
+      = labels["Are you sure you want to delete the selected address book?"];
+   if (window.confirm(label.decodeEntities())) {
+      if (document.deletePersonalABAjaxRequest) {
+	 document.deletePersonalABAjaxRequest.aborted = true;
+	 document.deletePersonalABAjaxRequest.abort();
+      }
+      var url = ApplicationBaseURL + "/" + folderId + "/delete";
+      document.deletePersonalABAjaxRequest
+	 = triggerAjaxRequest(url, deletePersonalAddressBookCallback,
+			      folderId);
    }
-   var url = ApplicationBaseURL + "/" + folderId + "/delete";
-   document.deletePersonalABAjaxRequest
-      = triggerAjaxRequest(url, deletePersonalAddressBookCallback, folderId);
 }
 
 function deletePersonalAddressBookCallback(http) {