diff --git a/apps/web-mzima-client/src/app/core/services/confirm-modal.service.ts b/apps/web-mzima-client/src/app/core/services/confirm-modal.service.ts
index 120e2ae19d8..6717c1290f2 100644
--- a/apps/web-mzima-client/src/app/core/services/confirm-modal.service.ts
+++ b/apps/web-mzima-client/src/app/core/services/confirm-modal.service.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ interface ConfirmModalProps {
   buttonSuccess?: string;
   confirmButtonText?: string;
   cancelButtonText?: string;
+  actionButtonText?: string;
+  isCancelDestructive?: boolean;
 }
 
 @Injectable({
@@ -23,6 +25,8 @@ export class ConfirmModalService {
       buttonSuccess: params.buttonSuccess,
       confirmButtonText: params.confirmButtonText,
       cancelButtonText: params.cancelButtonText,
+      actionButtonText: params.actionButtonText,
+      isCancelDestructive: params.isCancelDestructive,
     };
     return new Promise<boolean>((resolve, reject) => {
       const dialogRef = this.dialog.open(ConfirmModalComponent, {
diff --git a/apps/web-mzima-client/src/app/settings/surveys/survey-item/survey-item.component.html b/apps/web-mzima-client/src/app/settings/surveys/survey-item/survey-item.component.html
index d508a76129d..49314a18843 100644
--- a/apps/web-mzima-client/src/app/settings/surveys/survey-item/survey-item.component.html
+++ b/apps/web-mzima-client/src/app/settings/surveys/survey-item/survey-item.component.html
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ <h1>{{ 'survey.tasks' | translate }}</h1>
   <mzima-client-button
     fill="outline"
     color="secondary"
-    (buttonClick)="cancel()"
+    (buttonClick)="openConfirmModal()"
     [data-qa]="'btn-cancel-survey-item'"
   >
     {{ 'app.cancel' | translate }}
diff --git a/apps/web-mzima-client/src/app/settings/surveys/survey-item/survey-item.component.ts b/apps/web-mzima-client/src/app/settings/surveys/survey-item/survey-item.component.ts
index 2c31426ef6a..dd690157b92 100644
--- a/apps/web-mzima-client/src/app/settings/surveys/survey-item/survey-item.component.ts
+++ b/apps/web-mzima-client/src/app/settings/surveys/survey-item/survey-item.component.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { FormBuilder, FormGroup, Validators } from '@angular/forms';
 import { MatDialog } from '@angular/material/dialog';
 import { ActivatedRoute, Router } from '@angular/router';
 import { surveyHelper } from '@helpers';
+import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import { LanguageInterface } from '@mzima-client/sdk';
 import { UntilDestroy, untilDestroyed } from '@ngneat/until-destroy';
 import { BreakpointService, SessionService } from '@services';
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ import {
   SurveyItemEnabledLanguages,
 } from '@mzima-client/sdk';
 import { NotificationService } from '../../../core/services/notification.service';
+import { ConfirmModalService } from '../../../core/services/confirm-modal.service';
 import { LanguageService } from '../../../core/services/language.service';
 import _ from 'lodash';
 
@@ -38,10 +40,13 @@ export class SurveyItemComponent extends BaseComponent implements OnInit {
   public name: string;
   public form: FormGroup;
   public isEdit = false;
+  public changesMade = false;
+  private initialFormValue: any;
   public isLoading = false;
   roles: RoleResult[] = [];
   surveyId: string;
   additionalTasks: SurveyItemTask[] = [];
+  initialTasks: SurveyItemTask[] = [];
   mainPost: SurveyItemTask;
   surveyObject: any;
   public languages: LanguageInterface[];
@@ -64,6 +69,8 @@ export class SurveyItemComponent extends BaseComponent implements OnInit {
     private notification: NotificationService,
     private languageService: LanguageService,
     private location: Location,
+    private confirmModalService: ConfirmModalService,
+    private translate: TranslateService,
   ) {
     super(sessionService, breakpointService);
     this.checkDesktop();
@@ -124,12 +131,37 @@ export class SurveyItemComponent extends BaseComponent implements OnInit {
           this.updateForm(response.result);
           this.initLanguages(response.result.enabled_languages);
           this.initTasks();
+          //initial state for existing survey
+          this.setInitialState();
         },
       });
     } else {
       this.initLanguages({ available: [], default: 'en' });
       this.initTasks(true);
+      //initial state for new survey
+      this.setInitialState();
     }
+
+    this.form.valueChanges.pipe(untilDestroyed(this)).subscribe(() => {
+      this.changesMade = true;
+    });
+  }
+
+  private setInitialState(): void {
+    this.initialFormValue = _.cloneDeep(this.form.value);
+    this.initialTasks = _.cloneDeep(this.form.get('tasks')?.value || []);
+    this.changesMade = false;
+  }
+
+  private hasChanges(): boolean {
+    // Make sure name field is not empty before saving
+    // Check if form/tasks are different from initial state
+    const hasNonEmptyValues = !!this.form.get('name')?.value.trim();
+    return (
+      hasNonEmptyValues &&
+      (!_.isEqual(this.form.value, this.initialFormValue) ||
+        !_.isEqual(this.form.get('tasks')?.value, this.initialTasks))
+    );
   }
 
   private initTasks(isNew = false) {
@@ -314,7 +346,27 @@ export class SurveyItemComponent extends BaseComponent implements OnInit {
     }
   }
 
-  public cancel() {
+  public async openConfirmModal() {
+    if (this.hasChanges()) {
+      const confirmed = await this.confirmModalService.open({
+        title: this.translate.instant('notify.default.discard_changes'),
+        description: this.translate.instant('notify.default.survey_has_not_been_saved'),
+        cancelButtonText: 'Discard Changes',
+        actionButtonText: 'Save Changes',
+        isCancelDestructive: true,
+      });
+
+      if (confirmed) {
+        this.save();
+      } else {
+        this.navigateBack();
+      }
+    } else {
+      this.navigateBack();
+    }
+  }
+
+  navigateBack() {
     if (this.isDesktop) {
       this.router.navigate(['settings/surveys']);
     } else {
diff --git a/apps/web-mzima-client/src/app/shared/components/confirm-modal/confirm-modal.component.html b/apps/web-mzima-client/src/app/shared/components/confirm-modal/confirm-modal.component.html
index 8e441f2421b..5c70e8de65d 100644
--- a/apps/web-mzima-client/src/app/shared/components/confirm-modal/confirm-modal.component.html
+++ b/apps/web-mzima-client/src/app/shared/components/confirm-modal/confirm-modal.component.html
@@ -38,20 +38,29 @@ <h2 mat-dialog-title *ngIf="data.title" class="confirm-title">{{ data.title }}</
     </mzima-client-button>
     <ng-container *ngIf="!data.buttonSuccess">
       <mzima-client-button
-        fill="outline"
-        color="secondary"
+        [fill]="data.isCancelDestructive ? 'solid' : 'outline'"
+        [color]="data.isCancelDestructive ? 'danger' : 'secondary'"
         [mat-dialog-close]="false"
         [data-qa]="'btn-confirm-cancel'"
       >
         {{ data.cancelButtonText || ('app.cancel' | translate) }}
       </mzima-client-button>
       <mzima-client-button
+        *ngIf="data.confirmButtonText"
         color="danger"
         [mat-dialog-close]="true"
         [data-qa]="'btn-confirm-delete'"
       >
         {{ data.confirmButtonText || ('app.delete' | translate) }}
       </mzima-client-button>
+      <mzima-client-button
+        *ngIf="data.actionButtonText"
+        color="primary"
+        [mat-dialog-close]="true"
+        [data-qa]="'btn-confirm-action'"
+      >
+        {{ data.actionButtonText || ('app.confirm' | translate) }}
+      </mzima-client-button>
     </ng-container>
   </mat-dialog-actions>
 </div>
diff --git a/apps/web-mzima-client/src/app/shared/components/confirm-modal/confirm-modal.component.ts b/apps/web-mzima-client/src/app/shared/components/confirm-modal/confirm-modal.component.ts
index 75f3ec7caef..7af4d13ea8f 100644
--- a/apps/web-mzima-client/src/app/shared/components/confirm-modal/confirm-modal.component.ts
+++ b/apps/web-mzima-client/src/app/shared/components/confirm-modal/confirm-modal.component.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ export interface ConfirmDialogData {
   buttonSuccess?: string;
   confirmButtonText?: string;
   cancelButtonText?: string;
+  actionButtonText?: string;
+  isCancelDestructive?: boolean;
 }
 
 @Component({
diff --git a/apps/web-mzima-client/src/assets/locales/en.json b/apps/web-mzima-client/src/assets/locales/en.json
index bdc12808689..14cce34f26a 100644
--- a/apps/web-mzima-client/src/assets/locales/en.json
+++ b/apps/web-mzima-client/src/assets/locales/en.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     "powered_by_ushahidi": "Powered by Ushahidi.",
     "support": "Ushahidi Support",
     "by": "by",
+    "confirm": "Confirm",
     "submit": "Submit",
     "anonymous": "Anonymous",
     "submitting": "Submitting",
@@ -1722,6 +1723,8 @@
     },
     "default": {
       "data_has_not_been_saved": "The data has not been saved!",
+      "discard_changes": "Discard changes?",
+      "survey_has_not_been_saved": "The changes will be lost if you don’t save the survey",
       "proceed_warning": "This action cannot be undone. Please proceed with caution.",
       "save_success": "Saved resource",
       "save_error": "Unable to save resource, please try again",