diff --git a/static/js/utils/form.js b/static/js/utils/form.js
index c545caa93..fadcbb7a4 100644
--- a/static/js/utils/form.js
+++ b/static/js/utils/form.js
@@ -322,7 +322,9 @@
 
       // cancel the unload event. This is the standard to force the prompt to appear.
       event.preventDefault();
-      // for all non standard compliant browsers we return a truthy value to activate the prompt.
+      // chrome apparently does not comply to standards. We need to set the events' returnValue as well.
+      event.returnValue = true;
+      // for all other non standard compliant browsers we return a truthy value to activate the prompt.
       return true;
     }