diff --git a/addons/website/static/src/js/website.editor.js b/addons/website/static/src/js/website.editor.js
index b5caac71d74..5128a3028ce 100644
--- a/addons/website/static/src/js/website.editor.js
+++ b/addons/website/static/src/js/website.editor.js
@@ -555,7 +555,20 @@
             });
         },
         cancel: function () {
-            website.reload();
+            new $.Deferred(function (d) {
+                var $dialog = $(openerp.qweb.render('website.editor.discard')).appendTo(document.body);
+                $dialog.on('click', '.btn-danger', function () {
+                    d.resolve();
+                }).on('hidden.bs.modal', function () {
+                    d.reject();
+                });
+                d.always(function () {
+                    $dialog.remove();
+                });
+                $dialog.modal('show');
+            }).then(function () {
+                website.reload();
+            })
         },
         new_page: function (ev) {
             ev.preventDefault();
diff --git a/addons/website/static/src/xml/website.editor.xml b/addons/website/static/src/xml/website.editor.xml
index 8f749374485..8c1adf1ee27 100644
--- a/addons/website/static/src/xml/website.editor.xml
+++ b/addons/website/static/src/xml/website.editor.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
                     <button type="button" data-action="save"
                             class="btn btn-primary">Save</button>
                     <button type="button" data-action="cancel"
-                            class="btn">Cancel</button>
+                            class="btn">Discard</button>
                 </form>
                 <ul class="nav navbar-nav pull-right">
                 </ul>
@@ -170,4 +170,28 @@
         </table>
     </t>
 
+    <t t-name="website.editor.discard">
+        <div class="modal" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-hidden="true">
+            <div class="modal-dialog">
+                <div class="modal-content">
+                    <div class="modal-header">
+                        <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">×</button>
+                        <h3 class="modal-title">Discard edition</h3>
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="modal-body">
+                        <p>
+                            If you discard the current edition, <em>all</em>
+                            unsaved changes will be lost.
+                        </p>
+                        <p>You can cancel to return to the edition mode.</p>
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="modal-footer">
+                        <button type="button" class="btn btn-danger">Discard</button>
+                        <button type="button" class="btn" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">Cancel</button>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </t>
+
 </templates>