diff --git a/src/kibana/directives/confirm_click.js b/src/kibana/directives/confirm_click.js
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+define(function (require) {
+  require('modules')
+    .get('kibana/directives')
+    .directive('confirmClick', function () {
+      return {
+        restrict: 'A',
+        link: function ($scope, $elem, attrs) {
+          $elem.bind('click', function () {
+            var message = attrs.confirmation || 'Are you sure?';
+            if (window.confirm(message)) {
+              var action = attrs.confirmClick;
+              if (action) {
+                $scope.$apply($scope.$eval(action));
+              }
+            }
+          });
+
+          $scope.$on('$destroy', function () {
+            $elem.unbind('click');
+          });
+        },
+      };
+    });
+});
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