diff --git a/cake/libs/view/helpers/form.php b/cake/libs/view/helpers/form.php
index 6c8e72d31..796ffffcb 100644
--- a/cake/libs/view/helpers/form.php
+++ b/cake/libs/view/helpers/form.php
@@ -1289,6 +1289,51 @@ class FormHelper extends AppHelper {
 		return $out;
 	}
 
+/**
+ * Creates an HTML link, but access the url using method POST. Requires javascript enabled in browser.
+ *
+ * ### Options:
+ *
+ * - `data` - Array with key/value to pass in input hidden
+ * - Other options is the same of HtmlHelper::link() method.
+ * - The option `onclick` will be replaced.
+ *
+ * @param string $title The content to be wrapped by <a> tags.
+ * @param mixed $url Cake-relative URL or array of URL parameters, or external URL (starts with http://)
+ * @param array $options Array of HTML attributes.
+ * @param string $confirmMessage JavaScript confirmation message.
+ * @return string An `<a />` element.
+ */
+	public function postLink($title, $url = null, $options = array(), $confirmMessage = false) {
+		if (!empty($options['confirm'])) {
+			$confirmMessage = $options['confirm'];
+			unset($options['confirm']);
+		}
+
+		$formName = uniqid('post_');
+		$out = $this->create(false, array('url' => $url, 'name' => $formName, 'id' => $formName));
+		if (isset($options['data']) && is_array($options['data'])) {
+			foreach ($options['data'] as $key => $value) {
+				$out .= $this->hidden($key, array('value' => $value, 'id' => false));
+			}
+			unset($options['data']);
+		}
+		$out .= $this->end();
+
+		$url = '#';
+		$onClick = 'document.' . $formName . '.submit();';
+		if ($confirmMessage) {
+			$confirmMessage = str_replace(array("'", '"'), array("\'", '\"'), $confirmMessage);
+			$options['onclick'] = "if (confirm('{$confirmMessage}')) { {$onClick} }";
+		} else {
+			$options['onclick'] = $onClick;
+		}
+		$options['onclick'] .= ' event.returnValue = false; return false;';
+
+		$out .= $this->Html->link($title, $url, $options);
+		return $out;
+	}
+
 /**
  * Creates a submit button element.  This method will generate `<input />` elements that
  * can be used to submit, and reset forms by using $options.  image submits can be created by supplying an
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helpers/form.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helpers/form.test.php
index 743b4de3f..551b1ca84 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helpers/form.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helpers/form.test.php
@@ -5176,6 +5176,40 @@ class FormHelperTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$this->assertTrue(strpos($result, '<input type="hidden" name="data[extra]" value="value" />') !== false);
 	}
 
+/**
+ * testPostLink method
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+	public function testPostLink() {
+		$result = $this->Form->postLink('Delete', '/posts/delete/1');
+		$this->assertTags($result, array(
+			'form' => array('method' => 'post', 'action' => '/posts/delete/1', 'accept-charset' => 'utf-8', 'name' => 'preg:/post_\w+/', 'id' => 'preg:/post_\w+/'),
+			'div' => array('style' => 'display:none;'),
+			'input' => array('type' => 'hidden', 'name' => '_method', 'value' => 'POST'),
+			'/div',
+			'/form',
+			'a' => array('href' => '#', 'onclick' => 'preg:/document\.post_\w+\.submit\(\); event\.returnValue = false; return false;/'),
+			'Delete',
+			'/a'
+		));
+
+		$result = $this->Form->postLink('Delete', '/posts/delete/1', array(), 'Confirm?');
+		$this->assertTags($result, array(
+			'form' => array('method' => 'post', 'action' => '/posts/delete/1', 'accept-charset' => 'utf-8', 'name' => 'preg:/post_\w+/', 'id' => 'preg:/post_\w+/'),
+			'div' => array('style' => 'display:none;'),
+			'input' => array('type' => 'hidden', 'name' => '_method', 'value' => 'POST'),
+			'/div',
+			'/form',
+			'a' => array('href' => '#', 'onclick' => 'preg:/if \(confirm\(&#039;Confirm\?&#039;\)\) \{ document\.post_\w+\.submit\(\); \} event\.returnValue = false; return false;/'),
+			'Delete',
+			'/a'
+		));
+
+		$result = $this->Form->postLink('Delete', '/posts/delete', array('data' => array('id' => 1)));
+		$this->assertTrue(strpos($result, '<input type="hidden" name="data[id]" value="1" />') !== false);
+	}
+
 /**
  * testSubmitButton method
  *