diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/refs_helper.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/refs_helper.go
index 993ffb423..68bcbbc33 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/refs_helper.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/refs_helper.go
@@ -248,8 +248,15 @@ func (self *RefsHelper) CreateGitResetMenu(name string, ref string) error {
 				style.FgRed.Sprintf("reset --%s %s", row.strength, name),
 			},
 			OnPress: func() error {
-				self.c.LogAction("Reset")
-				return self.ResetToRef(ref, row.strength, []string{})
+				return self.c.ConfirmIf(row.strength == "hard" && IsWorkingTreeDirty(self.c.Model().Files),
+					types.ConfirmOpts{
+						Title:  self.c.Tr.Actions.HardReset,
+						Prompt: self.c.Tr.ResetHardConfirmation,
+						HandleConfirm: func() error {
+							self.c.LogAction("Reset")
+							return self.ResetToRef(ref, row.strength, []string{})
+						},
+					})
 			},
 			Key:     row.key,
 			Tooltip: row.tooltip,
diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/workspace_reset_controller.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/workspace_reset_controller.go
index 0c74e3ac7..9865e7796 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/workspace_reset_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/workspace_reset_controller.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/gocui"
+	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/style"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/types"
 )
@@ -150,15 +151,22 @@ func (self *FilesController) createResetMenu() error {
 				red.Sprint("git reset --hard HEAD"),
 			},
 			OnPress: func() error {
-				self.c.LogAction(self.c.Tr.Actions.HardReset)
-				if err := self.c.Git().WorkingTree.ResetHard("HEAD"); err != nil {
-					return err
-				}
+				return self.c.ConfirmIf(helpers.IsWorkingTreeDirty(self.c.Model().Files),
+					types.ConfirmOpts{
+						Title:  self.c.Tr.Actions.HardReset,
+						Prompt: self.c.Tr.ResetHardConfirmation,
+						HandleConfirm: func() error {
+							self.c.LogAction(self.c.Tr.Actions.HardReset)
+							if err := self.c.Git().WorkingTree.ResetHard("HEAD"); err != nil {
+								return err
+							}
 
-				self.c.Refresh(
-					types.RefreshOptions{Mode: types.ASYNC, Scope: []types.RefreshableView{types.FILES}},
-				)
-				return nil
+							self.c.Refresh(
+								types.RefreshOptions{Mode: types.ASYNC, Scope: []types.RefreshableView{types.FILES}},
+							)
+							return nil
+						},
+					})
 			},
 			Key: 'h',
 		},
diff --git a/pkg/i18n/english.go b/pkg/i18n/english.go
index 2bf237193..5a725a677 100644
--- a/pkg/i18n/english.go
+++ b/pkg/i18n/english.go
@@ -479,6 +479,7 @@ type TranslationSet struct {
 	ResetSoftTooltip                      string
 	ResetMixedTooltip                     string
 	ResetHardTooltip                      string
+	ResetHardConfirmation                 string
 	PressEnterToReturn                    string
 	ViewStashOptions                      string
 	ViewStashOptionsTooltip               string
@@ -1502,6 +1503,7 @@ func EnglishTranslationSet() *TranslationSet {
 		ResetSoftTooltip:                     "Reset HEAD to the chosen commit, and keep the changes between the current and chosen commit as staged changes.",
 		ResetMixedTooltip:                    "Reset HEAD to the chosen commit, and keep the changes between the current and chosen commit as unstaged changes.",
 		ResetHardTooltip:                     "Reset HEAD to the chosen commit, and discard all changes between the current and chosen commit, as well as all current modifications in the working tree.",
+		ResetHardConfirmation:                "Are you sure you want to do a hard reset? This will discard all uncommitted changes (both staged and unstaged), which is not undoable.",
 		ViewResetOptions:                     `Reset`,
 		FileResetOptionsTooltip:              "View reset options for working tree (e.g. nuking the working tree).",
 		FixupTooltip:                         "Meld the selected commit into the commit below it. Similar to squash, but the selected commit's message will be discarded.",
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/branch/reset_to_upstream.go b/pkg/integration/tests/branch/reset_to_upstream.go
index 18f04257e..e5503f127 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/branch/reset_to_upstream.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/branch/reset_to_upstream.go
@@ -97,6 +97,11 @@ var ResetToUpstream = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 					Title(Equals("Reset to origin/hard-branch")).
 					Select(Contains("Hard reset")).
 					Confirm()
+
+				t.ExpectPopup().Confirmation().
+					Title(Equals("Hard reset")).
+					Content(Contains("Are you sure you want to do a hard reset?")).
+					Confirm()
 			})
 		t.Views().Commits().Lines(Contains("hard commit"))
 		t.Views().Files().IsEmpty()