diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-page-form.php b/wp-admin/edit-page-form.php
index 14d5fa8010..de6dd623cb 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-page-form.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-page-form.php
@@ -184,8 +184,9 @@ list_meta($metadata);
 </div>
 
 <?php if ('edit' == $action) :
+	$delete_nonce = wp_create_nonce( 'delete-page_' . $post_ID ); 
 	if ( current_user_can('delete_page', $post->ID) ) ?>
-		<input name="deletepost" class="delete" type="submit" id="deletepost" tabindex="10" value="<?php _e('Delete this page') ?>" <?php echo "onclick=\"return confirm('" . sprintf(__("You are about to delete this page \'%s\'\\n  \'Cancel\' to stop, \'OK\' to delete."), js_escape($post->post_title) ) . "')\""; ?> />
+		<input name="deletepost" class="button" type="submit" id="deletepost" tabindex="10" value="<?php _e('Delete this page') ?>" <?php echo "onclick=\"if ( confirm('" . sprintf(__("You are about to delete this page \'%s\'\\n  \'Cancel\' to stop, \'OK\' to delete."), js_escape($post->post_title) ) . "') ) { document.forms.post._wpnonce.value = '$delete_nonce'; return true;}return false;\""; ?> />
 <?php endif; ?>
 </form>