diff --git a/www/kanban/inner.js b/www/kanban/inner.js
index 8c8a72c42..29ef86b59 100644
--- a/www/kanban/inner.js
+++ b/www/kanban/inner.js
@@ -193,7 +193,24 @@ define([
                 };
             },
             addItemButton: true,
-            boards: boards
+            boards: boards,
+            dragcancelEl: function (el, boardId) {
+                // XXX
+                var pos = kanban.findElementPosition(el);
+                UI.confirm("Are you sure...??", function (yes) {
+                    if (!yes) { return; }
+                    var board;
+                    kanban.options.boards.some(function (b) {
+                        if (b.id === boardId) {
+                            return (board = b);
+                        }
+                    });
+                    if (!board) { return; }
+                    board.item.splice(pos, 1);
+                    $(el).remove();
+                    kanban.onChange();
+                });
+            }
         });
 
         var addBoardDefault = document.getElementById('kanban-addboard');
diff --git a/www/kanban/jkanban.js b/www/kanban/jkanban.js
index a2c5f3467..e32aa2dc7 100644
--- a/www/kanban/jkanban.js
+++ b/www/kanban/jkanban.js
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
                     dragEl: function (el, source) {},
                     dragendEl: function (el) {},
                     dropEl: function (el, target, source, sibling) {},
+                    dragcancelEl: function (el, boardId) {},
                     dragBoard: function (el, source) {},
                     dragendBoard: function (el) {},
                     dropBoard: function (el, target, source, sibling) {},
@@ -157,15 +158,9 @@
                             })
                             .on('cancel', function (el, container, source) {
                                 console.log("In cancel");
-                                if (confirm("Do you want to remove this item?")) {
-                                    var board1 = self.options.boards.find(function (element) {
-                                        return element.id == $(source.parentNode).attr("data-id");
-                                    });
-                                    var pos1 = self.dragItemPos;
-                                    board1.item.splice(pos1, 1);
-                                    $(el).remove();
-                                    self.onChange();
-                                }
+                                // FIXME custom code
+                                var boardId = source.parentNode.dataset.id;
+                                self.options.dragcancelEl(el, boardId);
                             })
                             .on('drop', function (el, target, source, sibling) {
                                 console.log("In drop");
@@ -1549,4 +1544,4 @@
 
         module.exports = tick;
 }, {}]
-}, {}, [1]);
\ No newline at end of file
+}, {}, [1]);