diff --git a/lib/gollum/frontend/public/gollum/livepreview/js/livepreview/livepreview.js b/lib/gollum/frontend/public/gollum/livepreview/js/livepreview/livepreview.js
index b79a73ac..2dcff06d 100644
--- a/lib/gollum/frontend/public/gollum/livepreview/js/livepreview/livepreview.js
+++ b/lib/gollum/frontend/public/gollum/livepreview/js/livepreview/livepreview.js
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 (function () {
+window.onbeforeunload = function(){ return "Leaving Live Preview will discard all edits!" };
+
 var converter = Markdown.getSanitizingConverter();
 var editor = ace.edit("editor");
 var editorSession = editor.getSession();
diff --git a/lib/gollum/frontend/templates/create.mustache b/lib/gollum/frontend/templates/create.mustache
index c24c09ae..64dbabde 100644
--- a/lib/gollum/frontend/templates/create.mustache
+++ b/lib/gollum/frontend/templates/create.mustache
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@
 </div>
 </div>
 <script type="text/javascript">
+window.onbeforeunload = function(){ return "Leaving will not create a new page!" };
 jQuery(document).ready(function() {
   $.GollumEditor({ NewFile: true, MarkupType: '{{default_markup}}' });
 });
 </script>
 
-{{something}}
\ No newline at end of file
+{{something}}
diff --git a/lib/gollum/frontend/templates/edit.mustache b/lib/gollum/frontend/templates/edit.mustache
index 014c719a..527eaa83 100644
--- a/lib/gollum/frontend/templates/edit.mustache
+++ b/lib/gollum/frontend/templates/edit.mustache
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
   <div id="wiki-content">{{>editor}}</div>
 </div>
 <script type="text/javascript">
+window.onbeforeunload = function(){ return "Leaving will discard all edits!" };
 jQuery(document).ready(function() {
   $.GollumEditor();
 });
-</script>
\ No newline at end of file
+</script>