diff --git a/core/modules/openid/openid.pages.inc b/core/modules/openid/openid.pages.inc
index f54617c..1c73077 100644
--- a/core/modules/openid/openid.pages.inc
+++ b/core/modules/openid/openid.pages.inc
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ function openid_user_identities($account) {
     $links['delete'] = array(
       'title' => t('Delete'),
       'href' => 'user/' . $account->uid . '/openid/delete/' . $identity->aid,
+      'ajax' => array(
+        'dialog' => array('modal' => TRUE),
+      ),
     );
     $row[] = array(
       'data' => array(
diff --git a/core/modules/path/path.admin.inc b/core/modules/path/path.admin.inc
index 0535454..293b249 100644
--- a/core/modules/path/path.admin.inc
+++ b/core/modules/path/path.admin.inc
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ function path_admin_overview($keys = NULL) {
     $operations['delete'] = array(
       'title' => t('delete'),
       'href' => "admin/config/search/path/delete/$data->pid",
+      'ajax' => array(
+        'dialog' => array('modal' => TRUE),
+      ),
       'query' => $destination,
     );
     $row['data']['operations'] = array(
@@ -187,6 +190,9 @@ function path_admin_form($form, &$form_state, $path = array('source' => '', 'ali
     $form['actions']['delete'] = array(
       '#type' => 'submit',
       '#value' => t('Delete'),
+      '#ajax' => array(
+        'dialog' => array('modal' => TRUE),
+      ),
       '#submit' => array('path_admin_form_delete_submit'),
     );
   }
diff --git a/core/modules/search/search.admin.inc b/core/modules/search/search.admin.inc
index ef70eb7..a85c463 100644
--- a/core/modules/search/search.admin.inc
+++ b/core/modules/search/search.admin.inc
@@ -63,7 +63,14 @@ function search_admin_settings($form, &$form_state) {
   $status = '<p><strong>' . t('%percentage of the site has been indexed.', array('%percentage' => $percentage)) . ' ' . $count . '</strong></p>';
   $form['status'] = array('#type' => 'details', '#title' => t('Indexing status'));
   $form['status']['status'] = array('#markup' => $status);
-  $form['status']['wipe'] = array('#type' => 'submit', '#value' => t('Re-index site'), '#submit' => array('search_admin_reindex_submit'));
+  $form['status']['wipe'] = array(
+    '#type' => 'submit',
+    '#value' => t('Re-index site'),
+    '#ajax' => array(
+      'dialog' => array('modal' => TRUE),
+    ),
+    '#submit' => array('search_admin_reindex_submit'),
+  );

   $items = drupal_map_assoc(array(10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500));

diff --git a/core/modules/shortcut/shortcut.admin.inc b/core/modules/shortcut/shortcut.admin.inc
index 18ec1c3..c42f66b 100644
--- a/core/modules/shortcut/shortcut.admin.inc
+++ b/core/modules/shortcut/shortcut.admin.inc
@@ -176,6 +176,9 @@ function shortcut_set_admin() {
       $links['delete'] = array(
         'title' => t('delete set'),
         'href' => "admin/config/user-interface/shortcut/$set->set_name/delete",
+        'ajax' => array(
+          'dialog' => array('modal' => TRUE),
+        ),
       );
     }
     $row[] = array(
@@ -290,6 +293,9 @@ function shortcut_set_customize($form, &$form_state, $shortcut_set) {
     $links['delete'] = array(
       'title' => t('delete'),
       'href' => "admin/config/user-interface/shortcut/link/$mlid/delete",
+      'ajax' => array(
+        'dialog' => array('modal' => TRUE),
+      ),
     );
     $form['shortcuts']['links'][$mlid]['operations'] = array(
       '#type' => 'operations',
diff --git a/core/modules/system/system.admin.inc b/core/modules/system/system.admin.inc
index 46b4b9d..102f8c5 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/system.admin.inc
+++ b/core/modules/system/system.admin.inc
@@ -1289,6 +1289,9 @@ function system_modules_uninstall($form, $form_state = NULL) {
     $form['actions']['submit'] = array(
       '#type' => 'submit',
       '#value' => t('Uninstall'),
+      '#ajax' => array(
+        'dialog' => array('modal' => TRUE),
+      ),
     );
     $form['#action'] = url('admin/modules/uninstall/confirm');
   }
@@ -2565,6 +2568,9 @@ function system_date_time_formats() {
         $links['delete'] = array(
           'title' => t('delete'),
           'href' => 'admin/config/regional/date-time/formats/' . $date_format_id . '/delete',
+          'ajax' => array(
+            'dialog' => array('modal' => TRUE),
+          ),
         );
         $row['operations'] = array('data' => array(
           '#type' => 'operations',
@@ -2741,6 +2747,9 @@ function system_date_format_language_overview_page() {
     $links['reset'] = array(
       'title' => t('reset'),
       'href' => "admin/config/regional/date-time/locale/$langcode/reset",
+      'ajax' => array(
+        'dialog' => array('modal' => TRUE),
+      ),
     );
     $row[] = array(
       'data' => array(
diff --git a/core/modules/system/system.module b/core/modules/system/system.module
index 26fee90..3f99990 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/system.module
+++ b/core/modules/system/system.module
@@ -3314,6 +3314,9 @@ function confirm_form($form, $question, $path, $description = NULL, $yes = NULL,
     '#type' => 'link',
     '#title' => $no ? $no : t('Cancel'),
     '#href' => $options['path'],
+    '#attributes' => array(
+      'class' => array('dialog-cancel'),
+    ),
     '#options' => $options,
   );
   // By default, render the form using theme_confirm_form().
diff --git a/core/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.admin.inc b/core/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.admin.inc
index 74af1d5..1cec614 100644
--- a/core/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.admin.inc
+++ b/core/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.admin.inc
@@ -286,7 +286,13 @@ function taxonomy_overview_terms($form, &$form_state, Vocabulary $vocabulary) {
     }
     $operations = array(
       'edit' => array('title' => t('edit'), 'href' => 'taxonomy/term/' . $term->tid . '/edit', 'query' => $destination),
-      'delete' => array('title' => t('delete'), 'href' => 'taxonomy/term/' . $term->tid . '/delete', 'query' => $destination),
+      'delete' => array(
+        'title' => t('delete'),
+        'href' => 'taxonomy/term/' . $term->tid . '/delete',
+        'ajax' => array(
+          'dialog' => array('modal' => TRUE),
+        ),
+        'query' => $destination),
     );
     if (module_invoke('translation_entity', 'translate_access', $term)) {
       $operations['translate'] = array(
@@ -316,7 +322,10 @@ function taxonomy_overview_terms($form, &$form_state, Vocabulary $vocabulary) {
     );
     $form['actions']['reset_alphabetical'] = array(
       '#type' => 'submit',
-      '#value' => t('Reset to alphabetical')
+      '#value' => t('Reset to alphabetical'),
+      '#ajax' => array(
+        'dialog' => array('modal' => TRUE),
+      ),
     );
     $form_state['redirect'] = array(current_path(), (isset($_GET['page']) ? array('query' => array('page' => $_GET['page'])) : array()));
   }
diff --git a/core/modules/user/user.admin.inc b/core/modules/user/user.admin.inc
index 3668aae..a2bdbd3 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/user.admin.inc
+++ b/core/modules/user/user.admin.inc
@@ -985,6 +985,9 @@ function user_admin_role($form, $form_state, $role) {
     '#type' => 'submit',
     '#value' => t('Delete role'),
     '#access' => !empty($role->rid) && !in_array($role->rid, array(DRUPAL_ANONYMOUS_RID, DRUPAL_AUTHENTICATED_RID)),
+    '#ajax' => array(
+      'dialog' => array('modal' => TRUE),
+    ),
     '#submit' => array('user_admin_role_delete_submit'),
   );