diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/View/Helper/FormHelperTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/View/Helper/FormHelperTest.php
index 6ca879919..fab4f12ef 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/View/Helper/FormHelperTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/View/Helper/FormHelperTest.php
@@ -8095,7 +8095,7 @@ class FormHelperTest extends CakeTestCase {
 			),
 			'input' => array('type' => 'hidden', 'name' => '_method', 'value' => 'POST'),
 			'/form',
-			'a' => array('href' => '#', 'onclick' => 'preg:/if \(confirm\("Confirm\?"\)\) \{ document\.post_\w+\.submit\(\); \} event\.returnValue = false; return false;/'),
+			'a' => array('href' => '#', 'onclick' => 'preg:/if \(confirm\("Confirm\?"\)\) \{ document\.post_\w+\.submit\(\); \} else \{  \} event\.returnValue = false; return false;/'),
 			'Delete',
 			'/a'
 		));
@@ -8108,7 +8108,7 @@ class FormHelperTest extends CakeTestCase {
 			),
 			'input' => array('type' => 'hidden', 'name' => '_method', 'value' => 'POST'),
 			'/form',
-			'a' => array('href' => '#', 'onclick' => 'preg:/if \(confirm\("'Confirm' this \\\\"deletion\\\\"\?"\)\) \{ document\.post_\w+\.submit\(\); \} event\.returnValue = false; return false;/'),
+			'a' => array('href' => '#', 'onclick' => 'preg:/if \(confirm\("'Confirm' this \\\\"deletion\\\\"\?"\)\) \{ document\.post_\w+\.submit\(\); \} else \{  \} event\.returnValue = false; return false;/'),
 			'Delete',
 			'/a'
 		));
@@ -8142,7 +8142,7 @@ class FormHelperTest extends CakeTestCase {
 			),
 			'input' => array('type' => 'hidden', 'name' => '_method', 'value' => 'POST'),
 			'/form',
-			'a' => array('class' => 'btn btn-danger', 'href' => '#', 'onclick' => 'preg:/if \(confirm\(\&quot\;Confirm thing\&quot\;\)\) \{ document\.post_\w+\.submit\(\); \} event\.returnValue = false; return false;/'),
+			'a' => array('class' => 'btn btn-danger', 'href' => '#', 'onclick' => 'preg:/if \(confirm\(\&quot\;Confirm thing\&quot\;\)\) \{ document\.post_\w+\.submit\(\); \} else \{  \} event\.returnValue = false; return false;/'),
 			'/a'
 		));
 	}
@@ -8448,6 +8448,17 @@ class FormHelperTest extends CakeTestCase {
 			'/div'
 		);
 		$this->assertTags($result, $expected);
+
+		$result = $this->Form->submit('Test', array('confirm' => 'Confirm?'));
+		$expected = array(
+			'div' => array('class' => 'submit'),
+			'input' => array(
+				'type' => 'submit', 'value' => 'Test',
+				'onclick' => 'preg:/if \(confirm\("Confirm\?"\)\) \{  \} else \{ event\.returnValue = false; return false; \}/'
+			),
+			'/div'
+		);
+		$this->assertTags($result, $expected);
 	}
 
 /**
@@ -8527,6 +8538,17 @@ class FormHelperTest extends CakeTestCase {
 			'/div'
 		);
 		$this->assertTags($result, $expected);
+
+		$result = $this->Form->submit('cake.power.gif', array('confirm' => 'Confirm?'));
+		$expected = array(
+			'div' => array('class' => 'submit'),
+			'input' => array(
+				'type' => 'image', 'src' => 'img/cake.power.gif',
+				'onclick' => 'preg:/if \(confirm\("Confirm\?"\)\) \{  \} else \{ event\.returnValue = false; return false; \}/'
+			),
+			'/div'
+		);
+		$this->assertTags($result, $expected);
 	}
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/Cake/View/Helper.php b/lib/Cake/View/Helper.php
index 35aefff44..aadbc6c15 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/View/Helper.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/View/Helper.php
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ class Helper extends Object {
  */
 	protected function _confirm($message, $okCode, $cancelCode = '', $options = array()) {
 		$message = json_encode($message);
-		$confirm = "if (confirm({$message})) { {$okCode} } {$cancelCode}";
+		$confirm = "if (confirm({$message})) { {$okCode} } else { {$cancelCode} }";
 		if (isset($options['escape']) && $options['escape'] === false) {
 			$confirm = h($confirm);
 		}
diff --git a/lib/Cake/View/Helper/FormHelper.php b/lib/Cake/View/Helper/FormHelper.php
index ea190ca6b..2199450c0 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/View/Helper/FormHelper.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/View/Helper/FormHelper.php
@@ -1920,9 +1920,9 @@ class FormHelper extends AppHelper {
 		if ($confirmMessage) {
 			$options['onclick'] = $this->_confirm($confirmMessage, $onClick, '', $options);
 		} else {
-			$options['onclick'] = $onClick . ' ';
+			$options['onclick'] = $onClick;
 		}
-		$options['onclick'] .= 'event.returnValue = false; return false;';
+		$options['onclick'] .= ' event.returnValue = false; return false;';
 
 		$out .= $this->Html->link($title, $url, $options);
 		return $out;
@@ -1940,6 +1940,7 @@ class FormHelper extends AppHelper {
  * - `before` - Content to include before the input.
  * - `after` - Content to include after the input.
  * - `type` - Set to 'reset' for reset inputs. Defaults to 'submit'
+ * - `confirm` - JavaScript confirmation message.
  * - Other attributes will be assigned to the input element.
  *
  * ### Options
@@ -1957,12 +1958,17 @@ class FormHelper extends AppHelper {
  * @link http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/helpers/form.html#FormHelper::submit
  */
 	public function submit($caption = null, $options = array()) {
+		$confirmMessage = false;
 		if (!is_string($caption) && empty($caption)) {
 			$caption = __d('cake', 'Submit');
 		}
 		$out = null;
 		$div = true;
 
+		if (!empty($options['confirm'])) {
+			$confirmMessage = $options['confirm'];
+			unset($options['confirm']);
+		}
 		if (isset($options['div'])) {
 			$div = $options['div'];
 			unset($options['div']);
@@ -2005,6 +2011,11 @@ class FormHelper extends AppHelper {
 			}
 		}
 
+		if ($confirmMessage) {
+			$cancelCode = 'event.returnValue = false; return false;';
+			$options['onclick'] = $this->_confirm($confirmMessage, '', $cancelCode, $options);
+		}
+
 		if ($isUrl) {
 			unset($options['type']);
 			$tag = $this->Html->useTag('submitimage', $caption, $options);