diff --git a/cms/static/coffee/src/views/unit.coffee b/cms/static/coffee/src/views/unit.coffee
index 2b0f7668a2..416e3204fd 100644
--- a/cms/static/coffee/src/views/unit.coffee
+++ b/cms/static/coffee/src/views/unit.coffee
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ class CMS.Views.UnitEdit extends Backbone.View
     @model.save()
 
   deleteComponent: (event) =>
+    if not confirm 'Are you sure you want to delete this component? This action cannot be undone.'
+      return
     $component = $(event.currentTarget).parents('.component')
     $.post('/delete_item', {
       id: $component.data('id')