diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index e1cf4ca..7dc1778 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -120,13 +120,21 @@
     <string name="menu_makeDefaultEmail">Make default email</string>
 
     <!-- Menu item that splits an item from the contact detail into a separate aggregate -->
-    <string name="menu_splitAggregate">Split</string>
+    <string name="menu_splitAggregate">Separate</string>
 
     <!-- Dialog title for the list of constituent contacts in the split aggregate dialog. -->
     <string name="splitAggregate_title">Split contact</string>
 
     <!-- Toast shown after a contact has been split from an aggregate by a user action -->
-    <string name="contactsSplitMessage">Contact split</string>
+    <string name="contactsSplitMessage">Contacts separated</string>
+
+    <!-- Title of the confirmation dialog for separating contacts into multiple instances  -->
+    <string name="splitConfirmation_title">Separate Contact</string>
+
+    <!-- Confirmation dialog for separating contacts into multiple instances  -->
+    <string name="splitConfirmation">Are you sure you want to separate this single contact
+        into multiple contacts: one for each set of contact information that was joined into it?
+    </string>
 
     <!-- Menu item that joins an aggregate with another aggregate -->
     <string name="menu_joinAggregate">Join</string>
diff --git a/src/com/android/contacts/ui/EditContactActivity.java b/src/com/android/contacts/ui/EditContactActivity.java
index e3c4340..3377bd6 100644
--- a/src/com/android/contacts/ui/EditContactActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/android/contacts/ui/EditContactActivity.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 import com.android.contacts.ContactsListActivity;
 import com.android.contacts.ContactsUtils;
 import com.android.contacts.R;
-import com.android.contacts.ScrollingTabWidget;
 import com.android.contacts.model.ContactsSource;
 import com.android.contacts.model.Editor;
 import com.android.contacts.model.EntityDelta;
@@ -30,10 +29,8 @@
 import com.android.contacts.model.Editor.EditorListener;
 import com.android.contacts.model.EntityDelta.ValuesDelta;
 import com.android.contacts.ui.widget.ContactEditorView;
-import com.android.contacts.ui.widget.PhotoEditorView;
 import com.android.contacts.util.EmptyService;
 import com.android.contacts.util.WeakAsyncTask;
-import com.android.internal.widget.ContactHeaderWidget;
 import com.google.android.collect.Lists;
 
 import android.accounts.Account;
@@ -396,6 +393,14 @@
 
         MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater();
         inflater.inflate(R.menu.edit, menu);
+
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean onPrepareOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
+        menu.findItem(R.id.menu_split).setVisible(mState != null && mState.size() > 1);
         return true;
     }
 
@@ -725,8 +730,27 @@
     }
 
     private boolean doSplitContactAction() {
-        mState.splitRawContacts();
-        return doSaveAction(SAVE_MODE_SPLIT);
+        if (!hasValidState()) return false;
+
+        showAndManageDialog(createSplitDialog());
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    private Dialog createSplitDialog() {
+        final AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(this);
+        builder.setTitle(R.string.splitConfirmation_title);
+        builder.setIcon(android.R.drawable.ic_dialog_alert);
+        builder.setMessage(R.string.splitConfirmation);
+        builder.setPositiveButton(android.R.string.ok, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
+            public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
+                // Split the contacts
+                mState.splitRawContacts();
+                doSaveAction(SAVE_MODE_SPLIT);
+            }
+        });
+        builder.setNegativeButton(android.R.string.cancel, null);
+        builder.setCancelable(false);
+        return builder.create();
     }
 
     private boolean doJoinContactAction() {