diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/stories.js b/app/assets/javascripts/stories.js
index 5e7da51b..5d4ecd85 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/stories.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/stories.js
@@ -25,8 +25,57 @@ document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
       debounceTimer = window.setTimeout(updateMarkdown, 300);
     });
   });
+
+  const form = document.querySelector(".edit_story");
+  const backButton = document.getElementById("back");
+  const logo = document.getElementById("logo");
+  let isDirty = false;
+
+  if (form) {
+    // Mark the form as dirty when any input changes
+    form.addEventListener("input", function () {
+      isDirty = true;
+      addBeforeUnloadEventListener(isDirty);
+    });
+
+    // Reset isDirty on form submission
+    form.addEventListener("submit", function () {
+      isDirty = false;
+      addBeforeUnloadEventListener(isDirty);
+    });
+  }
+
+  // Attach a click event to the custom back button
+  [backButton, logo].forEach(element => {
+    element.addEventListener("click", function (event) {
+      if (isDirty) {
+        const confirmLeave = confirm("You have unsaved changes. Are you sure you want to go back?");
+        if (confirmLeave) {
+          // Optionally, reset isDirty if leaving
+          isDirty = false;
+          addBeforeUnloadEventListener(isDirty)
+        } else {
+          // Prevent navigation if the user chooses not to leave
+          event.preventDefault();
+        }
+      }
+    })
+  });
 });
 
+function addBeforeUnloadEventListener(isDirty) {
+  if (isDirty) {
+    window.addEventListener("beforeunload", warnUserIfUnsavedEdits);
+  } else {
+    window.removeEventListener("beforeunload", warnUserIfUnsavedEdits);
+  }
+}
+
+function warnUserIfUnsavedEdits(event) {
+  event.preventDefault();
+  event.returnValue = '';
+}
+
 function updateStatusButton(color, status) {
   const button = document.querySelector(".story-title .dropdown-wrapper > button");
   button.className = `button ${color}`;
diff --git a/spec/features/stories_manage_spec.rb b/spec/features/stories_manage_spec.rb
index 5048201f..f9f59501 100644
--- a/spec/features/stories_manage_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/stories_manage_spec.rb
@@ -68,6 +68,32 @@
     expect(page).to have_content "Story updated!"
   end
 
+  it "alerts me when I try to navigate away from the page without saving my edits", js: true do
+    visit project_path(id: project.id)
+    click_button "More actions"
+    click_link "Edit"
+
+    click_link "Back"
+    assert_current_path project_path(id: project.id)
+
+    click_button "More actions"
+    click_link "Edit"
+
+    fill_in "story[title]", with: "As a user, I want to edit stories"
+
+    dismiss_confirm("You have unsaved changes. Are you sure you want to go back?") do
+      find("#logo").click
+    end
+
+    assert_current_path edit_project_story_path(project, story)
+
+    accept_confirm("You have unsaved changes. Are you sure you want to go back?") do
+      click_link "Back"
+    end
+
+    assert_current_path project_path(id: project.id)
+  end
+
   it "allows me to delete a story" do
     visit project_path(id: project.id)