diff --git a/web/hooks/use-warn-unsaved-changes.ts b/web/hooks/use-warn-unsaved-changes.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b871b8b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/hooks/use-warn-unsaved-changes.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import { Router } from 'next/router'
+import { useEffect } from 'react'
+
+export const useWarnUnsavedChanges = (hasUnsavedChanges: boolean) => {
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!hasUnsavedChanges) return
+
+    const confirmationMessage = 'Changes you made may not be saved.'
+
+    const warnUnsavedChanges = (e: BeforeUnloadEvent) => {
+      const event = e || window.event
+      event.returnValue = confirmationMessage
+      return confirmationMessage
+    }
+
+    const beforeRouteHandler = () => {
+      if (!confirm(confirmationMessage)) {
+        Router.events.emit('routeChangeError')
+        throw 'Abort route change. Please ignore this error.'
+      }
+    }
+
+    window.addEventListener('beforeunload', warnUnsavedChanges)
+    Router.events.on('routeChangeStart', beforeRouteHandler)
+
+    return () => {
+      window.removeEventListener('beforeunload', warnUnsavedChanges)
+      Router.events.off('routeChangeStart', beforeRouteHandler)
+    }
+  }, [hasUnsavedChanges])
+}
diff --git a/web/pages/create.tsx b/web/pages/create.tsx
index 7b9b2da0..d4bb3786 100644
--- a/web/pages/create.tsx
+++ b/web/pages/create.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import { removeUndefinedProps } from 'common/util/object'
 import { CATEGORIES } from 'common/categories'
 import { ChoicesToggleGroup } from 'web/components/choices-toggle-group'
 import { track } from 'web/lib/service/analytics'
+import { useWarnUnsavedChanges } from 'web/hooks/use-warn-unsaved-changes'
 
 export default function Create() {
   const [question, setQuestion] = useState('')
@@ -108,6 +109,9 @@ export function NewContract(props: { question: string }) {
   // get days from today until the end of this year:
   const daysLeftInTheYear = dayjs().endOf('year').diff(dayjs(), 'day')
 
+  const hasUnsavedChanges = Boolean(question || description)
+  useWarnUnsavedChanges(hasUnsavedChanges)
+
   const isValid =
     (outcomeType === 'BINARY' ? initialProb >= 5 && initialProb <= 95 : true) &&
     question.length > 0 &&