diff --git a/core/app/src/store/record/record.manager.ts b/core/app/src/store/record/record.manager.ts
index 95e067d61..bf59e32a7 100644
--- a/core/app/src/store/record/record.manager.ts
+++ b/core/app/src/store/record/record.manager.ts
@@ -143,6 +143,19 @@ export class RecordManager {
         return deepClone(this.internalState);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Is staging record dirty
+     *
+     * @returns {object} Record
+     */
+    isDirty(): boolean {
+        if (!this.stagingState || !this.stagingState.formGroup) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return this.stagingState.formGroup.dirty;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get record cached Observable or call the backend
      *
diff --git a/core/app/views/record/actions/cancel/record-cancel.action.ts b/core/app/views/record/actions/cancel/record-cancel.action.ts
index 3967e9487..a29c3c374 100644
--- a/core/app/views/record/actions/cancel/record-cancel.action.ts
+++ b/core/app/views/record/actions/cancel/record-cancel.action.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import {Injectable} from '@angular/core';
 import {RecordActionData, RecordActionHandler} from '@views/record/actions/record.action';
 import {ViewMode} from '@app-common/views/view.model';
+import {NgbModal} from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
+import {MessageModalComponent} from '@components/modal/components/message-modal/message-modal.component';
+import {ModalButtonInterface} from '@app-common/components/modal/modal.model';
 
 @Injectable({
     providedIn: 'root'
@@ -10,16 +13,47 @@ export class RecordCancelAction extends RecordActionHandler {
     key = 'cancel';
     modes = ['edit' as ViewMode];
 
-    constructor() {
+    constructor(private modalService: NgbModal) {
         super();
     }
 
     run(data: RecordActionData): void {
-        data.store.recordManager.resetStaging();
-        data.store.setMode('detail' as ViewMode);
+
+        if (data.store.recordManager.isDirty()) {
+            this.showConfirmationModal(data);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        this.cancel(data);
     }
 
     shouldDisplay(): boolean {
         return true;
     }
+
+    protected cancel(data: RecordActionData): void {
+        data.store.recordManager.resetStaging();
+        data.store.setMode('detail' as ViewMode);
+    }
+
+    protected showConfirmationModal(data: RecordActionData): void {
+        const modal = this.modalService.open(MessageModalComponent);
+
+        modal.componentInstance.textKey = 'WARN_UNSAVED_CHANGES';
+        modal.componentInstance.buttons = [
+            {
+                labelKey: 'LBL_CANCEL',
+                klass: ['btn-secondary'],
+                onClick: activeModal => activeModal.dismiss()
+            } as ModalButtonInterface,
+            {
+                labelKey: 'LBL_OK',
+                klass: ['btn-main'],
+                onClick: activeModal => {
+                    this.cancel(data);
+                    activeModal.close();
+                }
+            } as ModalButtonInterface,
+        ];
+    }
 }
diff --git a/core/app/views/record/actions/record-action-manager.service.spec.mock.ts b/core/app/views/record/actions/record-action-manager.service.spec.mock.ts
index 2c20c3071..290619ca3 100644
--- a/core/app/views/record/actions/record-action-manager.service.spec.mock.ts
+++ b/core/app/views/record/actions/record-action-manager.service.spec.mock.ts
@@ -7,20 +7,40 @@ import {RecordActionManager} from '@views/record/actions/record-action-manager.s
 import {moduleNameMapperMock} from '@services/navigation/module-name-mapper/module-name-mapper.service.spec.mock';
 import {RecordSaveAction} from '@views/record/actions/save/record-save.action';
 import {messageServiceMock} from '@services/message/message.service.spec.mock';
+import {NgbModal} from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
+import {NgbModalRef} from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap/modal/modal-ref';
 
 const mockRouter = {
-    navigate: (
-        // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars, @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
-        commands: any[],
-        // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars, @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
-        extras?: NavigationExtras
-    ) => null
+    navigate: (commands: any[], extras?: NavigationExtras) => {
+        if (!extras || !commands) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
 } as Router;
 
+export class MockModal extends NgbModal {
+
+    constructor() {
+        super(null, null, null, null);
+    }
+
+    open(): NgbModalRef {
+        return {
+            componentInstance: {
+                textKey: '',
+                buttons: []
+            }
+        } as NgbModalRef;
+    }
+}
+
+
 export const recordActionsManagerMock = new RecordActionManager(
     new RecordEditAction(),
     new RecordCreateAction(moduleNameMapperMock, mockRouter),
     new RecordToggleWidgetsAction(),
-    new RecordCancelAction(),
+    new RecordCancelAction(new MockModal()),
     new RecordSaveAction(messageServiceMock)
 );