diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/stories.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/stories.scss
index a37e7e97..503a5812 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/stories.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/stories.scss
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@
   padding-bottom: 1.3em;
 }
 
+.modal strong {
+  font-weight: bold;
+}
+
 .new_story,
 .edit_story {
   display: grid;
diff --git a/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb b/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
index 84537228..b9c352bd 100644
--- a/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/projects_controller.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 class ProjectsController < ApplicationController
   before_action :authenticate_user!
-  before_action :find_project, only: [:show, :edit, :update, :sort, :sort_stories, :destroy, :new_sub_project, :toggle_archive, :toggle_locked]
+  before_action :find_project, only: [:show, :edit, :update, :sort, :sort_stories, :destroy, :new_sub_project, :toggle_archive, :toggle_locked, :open_delete_modal]
   before_action :ensure_unarchived!, only: [:edit, :new_sub_project, :update]
 
   def index
@@ -70,9 +70,14 @@ def create
   end
 
   def destroy
-    @project.destroy
     respond_to do |format|
-      format.html { redirect_to projects_path, notice: "Project was successfully destroyed." }
+      if @project.title.strip.eql?(params.dig(:project, :title)&.strip)
+        @project.destroy
+        flash[:success] = "Project was successfully destroyed."
+      else
+        flash[:error] = "Make sure you added the correct project's title"
+      end
+      format.html { redirect_to projects_path }
     end
   end
 
@@ -104,6 +109,10 @@ def new_sub_project
     @sub = Project.new(parent_id: @project)
   end
 
+  # GET /projects/1/open_delete_modal.js
+  def open_delete_modal
+  end
+
   private
 
   def find_project
diff --git a/app/views/projects/_delete_form.html.erb b/app/views/projects/_delete_form.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ec2694bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/projects/_delete_form.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<%= form_with(model: project, method: :delete) do |f| %>
+  This action cannot be undone.
+  This will permanently delete the <strong><%= project.title %></strong> project,
+  stories, and associated estimations.
+
+  <div class="field">
+    <%= f.label :title, raw("Please type <strong>#{project.title}</strong> to confirm.") %>
+    <%= f.text_field :title, value: "", placeholder: "Project's title", autofocus: true, required: true %>
+  </div>
+
+  <%= f.submit "I understand the consequences, delete this project", class: "button magenta" %>
+<% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/projects/open_delete_modal.js.erb b/app/views/projects/open_delete_modal.js.erb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a2887254
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/projects/open_delete_modal.js.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+(function(){
+  showModal("Are you absolutely sure?", "<%= j(render('delete_form', project: @project)) %>")
+})()
diff --git a/app/views/projects/show.html.erb b/app/views/projects/show.html.erb
index 1bb4c6bb..79402b60 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/projects/show.html.erb
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
 
     <% if is_unlocked?(@project) %>
       <%= link_unless_archived(@project, "Add Sub-Project", project_new_sub_project_path(@project), classes: :green) unless @project.parent_id.present? %>
-      <%= link_unless_archived(@project, "Delete Project", project_path(@project.id), classes: "delete magenta", method: :delete, remote: true, data_attr: { confirm: 'Are you sure?' }, id: "delete") %>
+      <%= link_unless_archived(@project, "Delete Project", open_delete_modal_project_path(@project.id), classes: "delete magenta", remote: true) %>
     <% end %>
 
     <% unless @project.parent_id %>
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 86c0cca9..0608541a 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
       patch :toggle_locked
       get :new_clone
       post :clone
+      get :open_delete_modal
     end
     get :new_sub_project
 
diff --git a/spec/controllers/projects_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/projects_controller_spec.rb
index ffe9b248..c2b8d54e 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/projects_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/projects_controller_spec.rb
@@ -124,9 +124,29 @@
   describe "#destroy" do
     it "deletes the project" do
       expect {
-        delete :destroy, params: {id: project.id}
+        delete :destroy, params: {id: project.id, project: {title: project.title}}
       }.to change(Project, :count).by(-1)
     end
+
+    it "deletes stripped project's title" do
+      project.update(title: " foo bar ")
+      expect {
+        delete :destroy, params: {id: project.id, project: {title: "foo bar"}}
+      }.to change(Project, :count).by(-1)
+    end
+
+    it "deletes stripped project's params" do
+      project.update(title: "foo bar")
+      expect {
+        delete :destroy, params: {id: project.id, project: {title: "foo bar  "}}
+      }.to change(Project, :count).by(-1)
+    end
+
+    it "does not delete the project" do
+      expect {
+        delete :destroy, params: {id: project.id}
+      }.not_to change(Project, :count)
+    end
   end
 
   describe "#show" do
diff --git a/spec/features/projects_manage_spec.rb b/spec/features/projects_manage_spec.rb
index ac4bb97f..78ce59ec 100644
--- a/spec/features/projects_manage_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/projects_manage_spec.rb
@@ -50,19 +50,27 @@
   end
 
   context "when the project is unarchived" do
-    it "allows me to delete a project", js: false do
+    it "does not delete a project" do
+      project.update(title: "Awesome Project's Title")
       visit project_path(id: project.id)
+
       click_link "Delete Project"
-      expect(Project.count).to eq 0
+      expect(page).to have_content "Are you absolutely sure?"
+      fill_in "project_title", with: "Random Project's Title"
+      click_button "I understand the consequences, delete this project"
+
+      expect(page).to have_content "Make sure you added the correct project's title"
     end
 
     it "allows me to delete a project" do
       visit project_path(id: project.id)
-      accept_confirm do
-        click_link "Delete Project"
-      end
-      expect(page).not_to have_content "Delete Project"
-      expect(Project.count).to eq 0
+
+      click_link "Delete Project"
+      expect(page).to have_content "Are you absolutely sure?"
+      fill_in "project_title", with: project.title
+      click_button "I understand the consequences, delete this project"
+
+      expect(page).to have_content "Project was successfully destroyed."
     end
 
     it "allows editing the project's title inline" do