diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/content/edit.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/content/edit.controller.js
index a9e2616446..5bcab56f48 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/content/edit.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/content/edit.controller.js
@@ -201,39 +201,52 @@
     }
 
 
-    $scope.unPublish = function () {
+    $scope.unPublish = function () {								
+			// raising the event triggers the confirmation dialog			
+			if (!notificationsService.hasView()) {
+				notificationsService.add({ view: "confirmunpublish" });
+			}				
+				
+			$scope.page.buttonGroupState = "busy";
 
-      if (formHelper.submitForm({ scope: $scope, statusMessage: "Unpublishing...", skipValidation: true })) {
+			// actioning the dialog raises the confirmUnpublish event, act on it here
+			var actioned = $rootScope.$on("content.confirmUnpublish", function(event, confirmed) {
+				if (confirmed && formHelper.submitForm({ scope: $scope, statusMessage: "Unpublishing...", skipValidation: true })) {
+							
+					eventsService.emit("content.unpublishing", { content: $scope.content });
 
-        $scope.page.buttonGroupState = "busy";
+					contentResource.unPublish($scope.content.id)
+						.then(function (data) {
 
-        eventsService.emit("content.unpublishing", { content: $scope.content });
+							formHelper.resetForm({ scope: $scope, notifications: data.notifications });
 
-        contentResource.unPublish($scope.content.id)
-          .then(function (data) {
+							contentEditingHelper.handleSuccessfulSave({
+								scope: $scope,
+								savedContent: data,
+								rebindCallback: contentEditingHelper.reBindChangedProperties($scope.content, data)
+							});
 
-            formHelper.resetForm({ scope: $scope, notifications: data.notifications });
+							init($scope.content);
 
-            contentEditingHelper.handleSuccessfulSave({
-              scope: $scope,
-              savedContent: data,
-              rebindCallback: contentEditingHelper.reBindChangedProperties($scope.content, data)
-            });
+							syncTreeNode($scope.content, data.path);
 
-            init($scope.content);
-
-            syncTreeNode($scope.content, data.path);
-
-            $scope.page.buttonGroupState = "success";
-
-            eventsService.emit("content.unpublished", { content: $scope.content });
-
-          }, function(err) {
-            formHelper.showNotifications(err.data);
-            $scope.page.buttonGroupState = 'error';
-          });
-      }
+							$scope.page.buttonGroupState = "success";
+							eventsService.emit("content.unpublished", { content: $scope.content });
 
+						}, function(err) {
+							formHelper.showNotifications(err.data);
+							$scope.page.buttonGroupState = 'error';
+						});	
+					
+				} else {
+					$scope.page.buttonGroupState = "init";
+				}
+				
+				// unsubscribe to avoid queueing notifications
+				// listener is re-bound when the unpublish button is clicked so it is created just-in-time				
+				actioned();
+				
+			}); 
     };
 
     $scope.sendToPublish = function () {
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/less/application/grid.less b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/less/application/grid.less
index 2671adba32..ff795d5ff4 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/less/application/grid.less
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/less/application/grid.less
@@ -248,13 +248,13 @@ body.umb-drawer-is-visible #mainwrapper{
     #applications-tray {
         left: 60px;
     }
-    #navigation {
+    #navigation, #umb-notifications-wrapper {
         left: 60px;
     }
-    #contentwrapper, #contentcolumn, #umb-notifications-wrapper {
+    #contentwrapper, #contentcolumn {
         left: 30px;
     }
-    #umbracoMainPageBody .umb-modal-left.fade.in {
+    #umbracoMainPageBody .umb-modal-left.fade.in { 
         margin-left: 61px;
     }
 }
@@ -277,12 +277,13 @@ body.umb-drawer-is-visible #mainwrapper{
     #applications-tray {
         left: 40px;
     }
-    #navigation {
+    #navigation, #umb-notifications-wrapper {
         left: 40px;
     }
-    #contentwrapper, #contentcolumn, #umb-notifications-wrapper {
+    #contentwrapper, #contentcolumn {
         left: 20px;
     }
+
     #umbracoMainPageBody .umb-modal-left.fade.in {
         margin-left: 41px;
         width: 85%!important;
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/common/notifications/confirmunpublish.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/common/notifications/confirmunpublish.controller.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..885df4b3a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/common/notifications/confirmunpublish.controller.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+angular.module("umbraco").controller("Umbraco.Notifications.ConfirmUnpublishController",
+	function ($scope, notificationsService, eventsService) {	
+
+		$scope.confirm = function(not, action){
+			eventsService.emit('content.confirmUnpublish', action);
+			notificationsService.remove(not);
+		};
+	
+	});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/common/notifications/confirmunpublish.html b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/common/notifications/confirmunpublish.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4bd3e2b964
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/common/notifications/confirmunpublish.html
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<div ng-controller="Umbraco.Notifications.ConfirmUnpublishController">
+	<h4><localize key="general_areyousure">Are you sure?</localize></h4>
+	<p><localize key="prompt_confirmUnpublish">Unpublishing will remove this page and all its descendants from the site</localize></p>
+	<button class="btn btn-warning" ng-click="confirm(notification, true)"><localize key="actions_unpublish">Unpublish</localize></button>
+	<button class="btn btn-default" ng-click="confirm(notification, false)" umb-auto-focus><localize key="general_cancel">Cancel</localize></button>
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/config/lang/en.xml b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/config/lang/en.xml
index fb798c4d86..af7e8856d6 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/config/lang/en.xml
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/config/lang/en.xml
@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@
         <key alias="discardChanges">Discard changes</key>
         <key alias="unsavedChanges">You have unsaved changes</key>
         <key alias="unsavedChangesWarning">Are you sure you want to navigate away from this page? - you have unsaved changes</key>
+        <key alias="confirmUnpublish">Unpublishing will remove this page and all its descendants from the site.</key>
     </area>
     <area alias="bulk">
         <key alias="done">Done</key>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/config/lang/en_us.xml b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/config/lang/en_us.xml
index 7cf0ce59bf..e5e1aaa317 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/config/lang/en_us.xml
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/umbraco/config/lang/en_us.xml
@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@
         <key alias="discardChanges">Discard changes</key>
         <key alias="unsavedChanges">You have unsaved changes</key>
         <key alias="unsavedChangesWarning">Are you sure you want to navigate away from this page? - you have unsaved changes</key>
+        <key alias="confirmUnpublish">Unpublishing will remove this page and all its descendants from the site.</key>
     </area>
     <area alias="bulk">
         <key alias="done">Done</key>