diff --git a/Thanks.hooks.php b/Thanks.hooks.php
index 6e752d04..d33221f9 100644
--- a/Thanks.hooks.php
+++ b/Thanks.hooks.php
@@ -79,11 +79,14 @@ class ThanksHooks {
 	 * @return bool true in all cases
 	 */
 	public static function onPageHistoryBeforeList( &$page, $context ) {
+		global $wgThanksConfirmationRequired;
 		if ( class_exists( 'EchoNotifier' )
 			&& $context->getUser()->isLoggedIn()
 		) {
 			// Load the module for the thank links
 			$context->getOutput()->addModules( array( 'ext.thanks' ) );
+			$context->getOutput()->addJsConfigVars( 'thanks-confirmation-required',
+				$wgThanksConfirmationRequired );
 		}
 		return true;
 	}
@@ -97,11 +100,14 @@ class ThanksHooks {
 	 * @return bool true in all cases
 	 */
 	public static function onDiffViewHeader( $diff, $oldRev, $newRev ) {
+		global $wgThanksConfirmationRequired;
 		if ( class_exists( 'EchoNotifier' )
 			&& $diff->getUser()->isLoggedIn()
 		) {
 			// Load the module for the thank link
 			$diff->getOutput()->addModules( array( 'ext.thanks' ) );
+			$diff->getOutput()->addJsConfigVars( 'thanks-confirmation-required',
+				$wgThanksConfirmationRequired );
 		}
 		return true;
 	}
diff --git a/Thanks.i18n.php b/Thanks.i18n.php
index 3a500672..c3d82d1c 100644
--- a/Thanks.i18n.php
+++ b/Thanks.i18n.php
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ $messages['en'] = array(
 	'thanks-error-invalidrevision' => 'Revision ID is not valid.',
 	'thanks-error-ratelimited' => "You've exceeded your rate limit. Please wait some time and try again.",
 	'thanks-thank-tooltip' => 'Send a thank you notification to this user',
+	'thanks-confirmation' => 'Are you sure you want to {{GENDER:$1|thank}} $2 for this edit?',
 	'echo-pref-subscription-edit-thank' => 'Thanks me for my edit',
 	'echo-pref-tooltip-edit-thank' => 'Notify me when someone thanks me for an edit I made.',
 	'echo-category-title-edit-thank' => 'Thanks',
@@ -57,6 +58,9 @@ Parameters:
 	'thanks-error-invalidrevision' => 'Error message that is displayed when the revision ID is not valid',
 	'thanks-error-ratelimited' => 'Error message that is displayed when user exceeds rate limit',
 	'thanks-thank-tooltip' => 'Tooltip that appears when a user hovers over the "thank" link',
+	'thanks-confirmation' => 'A confirmation message to make sure the user actually wants to send thanks to another user. Parameters:
+* $1 is the user sending the thanks. Can be used for GENDER.
+* $2 is the username of the recipient. Cannot be used for GENDER.',
 	'echo-pref-subscription-edit-thank' => 'Option for getting notifications when someone thanks the user for their edit.
 
 This is the conclusion of the sentence begun by the header: {{msg-mw|Prefs-echosubscriptions}}.',
diff --git a/Thanks.php b/Thanks.php
index fab30d52..64d50b8a 100644
--- a/Thanks.php
+++ b/Thanks.php
@@ -69,11 +69,15 @@ $wgResourceModules['ext.thanks'] = array(
 		'thanks-error-undefined',
 		'thanks-error-invalidrevision',
 		'thanks-error-ratelimited',
+		'thanks-confirmation',
+		'ok',
+		'cancel',
 	),
 	'dependencies' => array(
 		'mediawiki.jqueryMsg',
 		'mediawiki.api',
 		'user.tokens',
+		'jquery.ui.dialog',
 	),
 	'localBasePath' => $dir . '/modules',
 	'remoteExtPath' => 'Thanks/modules',
@@ -91,6 +95,9 @@ $wgThanksSendToBots = false;
 // Whether or not thanks should be logged in Special:Log
 $wgThanksLogging = true;
 
+// Whether or not confirmation is required for sending thanks
+$wgThanksConfirmationRequired = true;
+
 // Set how many thanks can be sent per minute by a single user (default 10)
 $wgRateLimits += array(
 	'thanks-notification' => array( 'user' => array( 10, 60 ) ),
diff --git a/modules/ext.thanks.thank.js b/modules/ext.thanks.thank.js
index 117ad7a8..349dd56a 100644
--- a/modules/ext.thanks.thank.js
+++ b/modules/ext.thanks.thank.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ( function ( $, mw ) {
 	'use strict';
 
+	// Keep track of which revisions the user has already thanked for
 	var thanked = {
 		maxHistory: 100,
 		load: function() {
@@ -38,17 +39,35 @@
 		} );
 	};
 
-	if ( $.isReady ) {
-		// This condition is required for soft-reloads
-		// to also trigger the reloadThankedState
-		reloadThankedState();
-	} else {
-		$( document ).ready( reloadThankedState );
-	}
-
-	$( 'a.mw-thanks-thank-link' ).click( function( e ) {
-		var source, $thankLink = $( this );
-		e.preventDefault();
+	var confirmThanks = function( $thankLink ) {
+		var recipient = $thankLink.parent().find( '.mw-userlink' ).text();
+		var $dialog = $( '<div>' ).msg( 'thanks-confirmation', mw.user, recipient );
+		$dialog.dialog( {
+			autoOpen: false,
+			width: 400,
+			modal: true,
+			resizable: false,
+			buttons: [
+				{
+					text: mw.msg( 'ok' ),
+					class: 'ui-button-green',
+					click: function() {
+						$( this ).dialog( "close" );
+						sendThanks( $thankLink );
+					}
+				},
+				{
+					text: mw.msg( 'cancel' ),
+					class: 'ui-button-red',
+					click: function() { $( this ).dialog( "close" ); }
+				}
+			]
+		} );
+		$dialog.dialog( 'open' );
+	};
+	
+	var sendThanks = function( $thankLink ) {
+		var source;
 		if ( mw.config.get( 'wgAction' ) === 'history' ) {
 			source = 'history';
 		} else {
@@ -78,6 +97,24 @@
 					alert( mw.msg( 'thanks-error-undefined' ) );
 			}
 		} );
+	};
+
+	if ( $.isReady ) {
+		// This condition is required for soft-reloads
+		// to also trigger the reloadThankedState
+		reloadThankedState();
+	} else {
+		$( document ).ready( reloadThankedState );
+	}
+
+	$( 'a.mw-thanks-thank-link' ).click( function( e ) {
+		var $thankLink = $( this );
+		e.preventDefault();
+		if ( mw.config.get( 'thanks-confirmation-required' ) ) {
+			confirmThanks( $thankLink );
+		} else {
+			sendThanks( $thankLink );
+		}
 	} );
 
 } )( jQuery, mediaWiki );