diff --git a/webapp/web/js/imageUpload/confirmPhotoDeletion.js b/webapp/web/js/imageUpload/confirmPhotoDeletion.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..986af7875
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webapp/web/js/imageUpload/confirmPhotoDeletion.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/* $This file is distributed under the terms of the license in /doc/license.txt$ */
+function delete_photo(passUrl)  {
+	
+	var delete_photo_answer = confirm ("Are you sure you want to delete your photo?");
+
+		if (delete_photo_answer){
+			window.open(passUrl);
+			}
+			
+		else{
+			return false;
+			}
+}
+
diff --git a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/imageUpload/replaceImage.ftl b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/imageUpload/replaceImage.ftl
index c15320483..465df93b4 100644
--- a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/imageUpload/replaceImage.ftl
+++ b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/imageUpload/replaceImage.ftl
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 
 <#-- Upload a replacement main image for an Individual. -->
 
+
+
 ${scripts.add("/js/imageUpload/validateUpload.js")}
+${scripts.add("/js/imageUpload/confirmPhotoDeletion.js")}
 
 
 ${stylesheets.addFromTheme("/uploadImages.css")}
@@ -16,7 +19,7 @@ ${stylesheets.addFromTheme("/uploadImages.css")}
        <div id="photoUploadDefaultImageContainer">
               <h6>Current Photo</h6>
               <img src="${thumbnailUrl}" width="115" height="115" /> <br />
-       <a href="${deleteUrl}">Delete photo</a></div>
+       <a href='javascript:delete_photo("${deleteUrl}");'>Delete photo</a></div>
        <div id="photoUploadForm">
               <form action="${formAction}" enctype="multipart/form-data" method="post" onSubmit="return validate_upload_file(this)">
                      <label>Replace Photo <span> (JPEG, GIF or PNG. Max Size: 50 MB)</span></label>