diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php b/wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php
index 1426ece5e9..520bfbd682 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ list_meta($metadata);
 </div>
 
 <?php if ('edit' == $action) : $delete_nonce = wp_create_nonce( 'delete-post_' . $post_ID ); ?>
-<input name="deletepost" class="button delete" type="submit" id="deletepost" tabindex="10" value="<?php _e('Delete this post') ?>" <?php echo "onclick=\"if ( confirm('" . js_escape(sprintf(__("You are about to delete this post '%s'\n  'Cancel' to stop, 'OK' to delete."), $post->post_title )) . "') ) { document.forms.post._wpnonce.value = '$delete_nonce'; return true;}return false;\""; ?> />
+<input name="deletepost" class="button delete" type="submit" id="deletepost" tabindex="10" value="<?php echo ( 'draft' == $post->post_status ) ? __('Delete this draft') : __('Delete this post'); ?>" <?php echo "onclick=\"if ( confirm('" . js_escape(sprintf( ('draft' == $post->post_status) ? __("You are about to delete this draft '%s'\n  'Cancel' to stop, 'OK' to delete.") : __("You are about to delete this post '%s'\n  'Cancel' to stop, 'OK' to delete."), $post->post_title )) . "') ) { document.forms.post._wpnonce.value = '$delete_nonce'; return true;}return false;\""; ?> />
 <?php endif; ?>
 
 </div>