diff --git a/administrator/components/com_associations/views/association/tmpl/edit.php b/administrator/components/com_associations/views/association/tmpl/edit.php
index ced7000ad5d54..f0b10ccd2ef93 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_associations/views/association/tmpl/edit.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_associations/views/association/tmpl/edit.php
@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@
 			'itemtype' => $this->itemtype,
 			'id'       => $this->referenceId,
 		);
+
+JText::script('COM_ASSOCIATIONS_CONFIRM_CANCEL');
 ?>
-<button id="toogle-left-panel" class="btn btn-small" 
+<button id="toogle-left-panel" class="btn btn-small"
 		data-show-reference="<?php echo JText::_('COM_ASSOCIATIONS_EDIT_SHOW_REFERENCE'); ?>"
 		data-hide-reference="<?php echo JText::_('COM_ASSOCIATIONS_EDIT_HIDE_REFERENCE'); ?>"><?php echo JText::_('COM_ASSOCIATIONS_EDIT_HIDE_REFERENCE'); ?>
 </button>
diff --git a/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_associations.ini b/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_associations.ini
index 10b45c96dcd2b..21be63568ce8b 100644
--- a/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_associations.ini
+++ b/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_associations.ini
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ COM_ASSOCIATIONS_COMPONENT_NOT_SUPPORTED="The extension %s does not support mult
 COM_ASSOCIATIONS_COMPONENT_SELECTOR_DESC="Select a component from this list"
 COM_ASSOCIATIONS_COMPONENT_SELECTOR_LABEL="Select component"
 COM_ASSOCIATIONS_CONFIGURATION="Multilingual Associations: Options"
+COM_ASSOCIATIONS_CONFIRM_CANCEL="Make sure you have saved your changes before closing. \nWarning! It is extremely important to 'Save Target' when the target has been created using 'Copy Reference to Target'."
 COM_ASSOCIATIONS_COPY_REFERENCE="Copy Reference to Target"
 COM_ASSOCIATIONS_DELETE_ORPHANS="Delete Orphans"
 COM_ASSOCIATIONS_DELETE_ORPHANS_FAILED="Failed to delete orphans."
diff --git a/media/com_associations/js/sidebyside-uncompressed.js b/media/com_associations/js/sidebyside-uncompressed.js
index 58b8a0786ab65..8094d06c7d0b0 100644
--- a/media/com_associations/js/sidebyside-uncompressed.js
+++ b/media/com_associations/js/sidebyside-uncompressed.js
@@ -13,9 +13,12 @@ jQuery(document).ready(function($) {
 		// Using close button, normal joomla submit.
 		if (task == 'association.cancel')
 		{
-			Joomla.submitform(task);
+			if (confirm(Joomla.JText._('COM_ASSOCIATIONS_CONFIRM_CANCEL')))
+			{
+				Joomla.submitform(task);
+			}
 		}
-		else if(task == 'copy')
+		else if (task == 'copy')
 		{
 			window.frames['reference-association'].Joomla.submitbutton(document.getElementById('adminForm').getAttribute('data-associatedview') + '.save2copy');
 		}
diff --git a/media/com_associations/js/sidebyside.js b/media/com_associations/js/sidebyside.js
index 49a7ff7baaa4c..6f0e316096eee 100644
--- a/media/com_associations/js/sidebyside.js
+++ b/media/com_associations/js/sidebyside.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
-jQuery(document).ready(function(a){a("#toolbar-target").hide(),a("#toolbar-copy").hide(),Joomla.submitbutton=function(b){if("association.cancel"==b)Joomla.submitform(b);else if("copy"==b)window.frames["reference-association"].Joomla.submitbutton(document.getElementById("adminForm").getAttribute("data-associatedview")+".save2copy");else if("undo-association"==b){var c=document.getElementById("reference-association"),d=document.getElementById("target-association"),f=(c.getAttribute("data-id"),c.getAttribute("data-language").replace(/-/,"_")),h=(d.getAttribute("data-id"),d.getAttribute("data-language").replace(/-/,"_"));c=a(c).contents(),d=a(d).contents(),c.find("#jform_associations_"+h+"_id").val(""),c.find("#jform_associations_"+h+"_name").val(""),c.find("#jform_associations_"+h+"_chzn").remove(),c.find("#jform_associations_"+h).val("").change().chosen();var i="";a("#jform_itemlanguage option").each(function(){i=a(this).val().split("|")[0],"undefined"!=typeof i&&(i=i.replace(/-/,"_"),d.find("#jform_associations_"+i+"_id").val(""),d.find("#jform_associations_"+i+"_chzn").remove(),d.find("#jform_associations_"+i).val("").change().chosen())}),d.find("#jform_associations_"+f+"_id").val(""),d.find("#jform_associations_"+f+"_name").val(""),d.find("#jform_associations_"+f+"_chzn").remove(),d.find("#jform_associations_"+f).val("").change().chosen();var j=a("#jform_itemlanguage").val(),k=h.replace(/_/,"-");a('#jform_itemlanguage option[value="'+j+'"]').val(k+":0:add"),a("#jform_itemlanguage").val("").change(),a("#jform_itemlanguage").trigger("liszt:updated"),Joomla.submitbutton("reference")}else a("#"+b+"-association").contents().find("#jform_language").attr("disabled",!1),window.frames[b+"-association"].Joomla.submitbutton(document.getElementById("adminForm").getAttribute("data-associatedview")+".apply");return!1},Joomla.loadingLayer("load"),a("body").on("click","#toogle-left-panel",function(){var b=this.getAttribute("data-hide-reference"),c=this.getAttribute("data-show-reference");a(this).text()===b?a(this).text(c):a(this).text(b),a("#left-panel").toggle(),a("#right-panel").toggleClass("full-width")}),a("body").on("change","#jform_itemlanguage",function(){var b=document.getElementById("target-association"),c=a(this).val();""!=c&&"undefined"!=typeof c?(b.setAttribute("data-action",c.split(":")[2]),b.setAttribute("data-id",c.split(":")[1]),b.setAttribute("data-language",c.split(":")[0]),Joomla.loadingLayer("show"),b.src=b.getAttribute("data-editurl")+"&task="+b.getAttribute("data-item")+"."+b.getAttribute("data-action")+"&id="+b.getAttribute("data-id")):(a("#toolbar-target").hide(),a("#toolbar-copy").hide(),a("#select-change").addClass("hidden"),a("#remove-assoc").addClass("hidden"),b.setAttribute("data-action",""),b.setAttribute("data-id","0"),b.setAttribute("data-language",""),b.src="")}),a("#reference-association").on("load",function(){if(a(this).contents().find("#jform_id").val()!==this.getAttribute("data-id")){var b=document.getElementById("target-association");b.src=b.getAttribute("data-editurl")+"&task="+b.getAttribute("data-item")+".edit&id="+a(this).contents().find("#jform_id").val(),this.src=this.getAttribute("data-editurl")+"&task="+this.getAttribute("data-item")+".edit&id="+this.getAttribute("data-id")}var c=a(this).contents();c.find("#jform_language_chzn").remove(),c.find("#jform_language").attr("disabled",!0).chosen(),c.find("#associations").find(".btn").remove();var d="";a("#jform_itemlanguage option").each(function(){d=a(this).val().split(":"),"undefined"!=typeof d[0]&&(langAssociation=d[0].replace(/-/,"_"),""==c.find("#jform_associations_"+langAssociation+"_id").val()&&c.find("#jform_associations_"+langAssociation+"_name").val(document.getElementById("reference-association").getAttribute("data-no-assoc")))}),Joomla.loadingLayer("hide")}),a("#target-association").on("load",function(){if(""!=this.getAttribute("src")){a("#toolbar-target").show(),a("#toolbar-copy").show(),a("#select-change").removeClass("hidden");var b=this.getAttribute("data-language"),c=this.getAttribute("data-id"),d=a(this).contents().find("#jform_id").val()||"0";if(a(this).contents().find('a[href="#associations"]').parent().find('.btn').remove(),a(this).contents().find('#associations').find('.btn').remove(),a(this).contents().find("#associations").hasClass("active")&&(a(this).contents().find('a[href="#associations"]').parent().removeClass("active"),a(this).contents().find("#associations").removeClass("active"),a(this).contents().find(".nav-tabs").find("li").first().addClass("active"),a(this).contents().find(".tab-content").find(".tab-pane").first().addClass("active")),a(this).contents().find("#jform_language_chzn").remove(),a(this).contents().find("#jform_language").val(b).change().attr("disabled",!0).chosen(),"0"==d)document.getElementById("select-change-text").innerHTML=document.getElementById("select-change").getAttribute("data-select");else{document.getElementById("select-change-text").innerHTML=document.getElementById("select-change").getAttribute("data-change"),a("#remove-assoc").removeClass("hidden"),a("#toolbar-copy").hide();var e=document.getElementById("target-id").value,f=""==e?d:e+","+d;document.getElementById("target-id").value=f,d!=c&&(a('#jform_itemlanguage option[value^="'+b+":"+c+':add"]').val(b+":"+d+":edit"),this.setAttribute("data-id",d),this.setAttribute("data-action","edit"));var g=document.getElementById("reference-association"),h=b.replace(/-/,"_"),i=a(this).contents().find("#jform_title").val();a(g).contents().find("#jform_associations_"+h+"_id").val(d),a(g).contents().find("#jform_associations_"+h+"_name").val(i),a(g).contents().find("#jform_associations_"+h+"_chzn").remove(),a(g).contents().find("#jform_associations_"+h).append('<option value="'+d+'">'+i+"</option>"),a(g).contents().find("#jform_associations_"+h).val(d).change().chosen()}var g=document.getElementById("reference-association"),j=g.getAttribute("data-id"),h=g.getAttribute("data-language").replace(/-/,"_"),i=a(g).contents().find("#jform_title").val(),k=a(this).contents();k.find("#jform_associations_"+h+"_id").val(j),k.find("#jform_associations_"+h+"_name").val(i),k.find("#jform_associations_"+h+"_chzn").remove();var l=k.find("#jform_associations_"+h);l.append('<option value="'+j+'">'+i+"</option>"),l.val(j).change().chosen();var m,n;a("#jform_itemlanguage option").each(function(){m=a(this).val().split(":"),"undefined"!=typeof m[1]&&"0"!==m[1]&&(n=m[0].replace(/-/,"_"),k.find("#jform_associations_"+n+"_id").val(m[1]),k.find("#jform_associations_"+n+"_chzn").remove(),l=k.find("#jform_associations_"+n),l.append('<option value="'+m[1]+'"></option>'),l.val(m[1]).change().chosen())}),Joomla.loadingLayer("hide")}})});
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+jQuery(document).ready(function(a){a("#toolbar-target").hide(),a("#toolbar-copy").hide(),Joomla.submitbutton=function(b){if("association.cancel"==b)confirm(Joomla.JText._("COM_ASSOCIATIONS_CONFIRM_CANCEL"))&&Joomla.submitform(b);else if("copy"==b)window.frames["reference-association"].Joomla.submitbutton(document.getElementById("adminForm").getAttribute("data-associatedview")+".save2copy");else if("undo-association"==b){var c=document.getElementById("reference-association"),d=document.getElementById("target-association"),f=(c.getAttribute("data-id"),c.getAttribute("data-language").replace(/-/,"_")),h=(d.getAttribute("data-id"),d.getAttribute("data-language").replace(/-/,"_"));c=a(c).contents(),d=a(d).contents(),c.find("#jform_associations_"+h+"_id").val(""),c.find("#jform_associations_"+h+"_name").val(""),c.find("#jform_associations_"+h+"_chzn").remove(),c.find("#jform_associations_"+h).val("").change().chosen();var i="";a("#jform_itemlanguage option").each(function(){i=a(this).val().split("|")[0],"undefined"!=typeof i&&(i=i.replace(/-/,"_"),d.find("#jform_associations_"+i+"_id").val(""),d.find("#jform_associations_"+i+"_chzn").remove(),d.find("#jform_associations_"+i).val("").change().chosen())}),d.find("#jform_associations_"+f+"_id").val(""),d.find("#jform_associations_"+f+"_name").val(""),d.find("#jform_associations_"+f+"_chzn").remove(),d.find("#jform_associations_"+f).val("").change().chosen();var j=a("#jform_itemlanguage").val(),k=h.replace(/_/,"-");a('#jform_itemlanguage option[value="'+j+'"]').val(k+":0:add"),a("#jform_itemlanguage").val("").change(),a("#jform_itemlanguage").trigger("liszt:updated"),Joomla.submitbutton("reference")}else a("#"+b+"-association").contents().find("#jform_language").attr("disabled",!1),window.frames[b+"-association"].Joomla.submitbutton(document.getElementById("adminForm").getAttribute("data-associatedview")+".apply");return!1},Joomla.loadingLayer("load"),a("body").on("click","#toogle-left-panel",function(){var b=this.getAttribute("data-hide-reference"),c=this.getAttribute("data-show-reference");a(this).text()===b?a(this).text(c):a(this).text(b),a("#left-panel").toggle(),a("#right-panel").toggleClass("full-width")}),a("body").on("change","#jform_itemlanguage",function(){var b=document.getElementById("target-association"),c=a(this).val();""!=c&&"undefined"!=typeof c?(b.setAttribute("data-action",c.split(":")[2]),b.setAttribute("data-id",c.split(":")[1]),b.setAttribute("data-language",c.split(":")[0]),Joomla.loadingLayer("show"),b.src=b.getAttribute("data-editurl")+"&task="+b.getAttribute("data-item")+"."+b.getAttribute("data-action")+"&id="+b.getAttribute("data-id")):(a("#toolbar-target").hide(),a("#toolbar-copy").hide(),a("#select-change").addClass("hidden"),a("#remove-assoc").addClass("hidden"),b.setAttribute("data-action",""),b.setAttribute("data-id","0"),b.setAttribute("data-language",""),b.src="")}),a("#reference-association").on("load",function(){if(a(this).contents().find("#jform_id").val()!==this.getAttribute("data-id")){var b=document.getElementById("target-association");b.src=b.getAttribute("data-editurl")+"&task="+b.getAttribute("data-item")+".edit&id="+a(this).contents().find("#jform_id").val(),this.src=this.getAttribute("data-editurl")+"&task="+this.getAttribute("data-item")+".edit&id="+this.getAttribute("data-id")}var c=a(this).contents();c.find("#jform_language_chzn").remove(),c.find("#jform_language").attr("disabled",!0).chosen(),c.find("#associations").find(".btn").remove();var d="";a("#jform_itemlanguage option").each(function(){d=a(this).val().split(":"),"undefined"!=typeof d[0]&&(langAssociation=d[0].replace(/-/,"_"),""==c.find("#jform_associations_"+langAssociation+"_id").val()&&c.find("#jform_associations_"+langAssociation+"_name").val(document.getElementById("reference-association").getAttribute("data-no-assoc")))}),Joomla.loadingLayer("hide")}),a("#target-association").on("load",function(){if(""!=this.getAttribute("src")){a("#toolbar-target").show(),a("#toolbar-copy").show(),a("#select-change").removeClass("hidden");var b=this.getAttribute("data-language"),c=this.getAttribute("data-id"),d=a(this).contents().find("#jform_id").val()||"0";if(a(this).contents().find('a[href="#associations"]').parent().find(".btn").remove(),a(this).contents().find("#associations").find(".btn").remove(),a(this).contents().find("#associations").hasClass("active")&&(a(this).contents().find('a[href="#associations"]').parent().removeClass("active"),a(this).contents().find("#associations").removeClass("active"),a(this).contents().find(".nav-tabs").find("li").first().addClass("active"),a(this).contents().find(".tab-content").find(".tab-pane").first().addClass("active")),a(this).contents().find("#jform_language_chzn").remove(),a(this).contents().find("#jform_language").val(b).change().attr("disabled",!0).chosen(),"0"==d)document.getElementById("select-change-text").innerHTML=document.getElementById("select-change").getAttribute("data-select");else{document.getElementById("select-change-text").innerHTML=document.getElementById("select-change").getAttribute("data-change"),a("#remove-assoc").removeClass("hidden"),a("#toolbar-copy").hide();var e=document.getElementById("target-id").value,f=""==e?d:e+","+d;document.getElementById("target-id").value=f,d!=c&&(a('#jform_itemlanguage option[value^="'+b+":"+c+':add"]').val(b+":"+d+":edit"),this.setAttribute("data-id",d),this.setAttribute("data-action","edit"));var g=document.getElementById("reference-association"),h=b.replace(/-/,"_"),i=a(this).contents().find("#jform_title").val();a(g).contents().find("#jform_associations_"+h+"_id").val(d),a(g).contents().find("#jform_associations_"+h+"_name").val(i),a(g).contents().find("#jform_associations_"+h+"_chzn").remove(),a(g).contents().find("#jform_associations_"+h).append('<option value="'+d+'">'+i+"</option>"),a(g).contents().find("#jform_associations_"+h).val(d).change().chosen()}var g=document.getElementById("reference-association"),j=g.getAttribute("data-id"),h=g.getAttribute("data-language").replace(/-/,"_"),i=a(g).contents().find("#jform_title").val(),k=a(this).contents();k.find("#jform_associations_"+h+"_id").val(j),k.find("#jform_associations_"+h+"_name").val(i),k.find("#jform_associations_"+h+"_chzn").remove();var l=k.find("#jform_associations_"+h);l.append('<option value="'+j+'">'+i+"</option>"),l.val(j).change().chosen();var m,n;a("#jform_itemlanguage option").each(function(){m=a(this).val().split(":"),"undefined"!=typeof m[1]&&"0"!==m[1]&&(n=m[0].replace(/-/,"_"),k.find("#jform_associations_"+n+"_id").val(m[1]),k.find("#jform_associations_"+n+"_chzn").remove(),l=k.find("#jform_associations_"+n),l.append('<option value="'+m[1]+'"></option>'),l.val(m[1]).change().chosen())}),Joomla.loadingLayer("hide")}})});
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