diff --git a/src/normal.c b/src/normal.c
index e7915d6ff8..6cd9004ad1 100644
--- a/src/normal.c
+++ b/src/normal.c
@@ -3074,10 +3074,10 @@ handle_tabmenu(void)
     {
 	case TABLINE_MENU_CLOSE:
 	    if (current_tab == 0)
-		do_cmdline_cmd((char_u *)"tabclose");
+		do_cmdline_cmd((char_u *)"confirm tabclose");
 	    else
 	    {
-		vim_snprintf((char *)IObuff, IOSIZE, "tabclose %d",
+		vim_snprintf((char *)IObuff, IOSIZE, "confirm tabclose %d",
 								 current_tab);
 		do_cmdline_cmd(IObuff);
 	    }
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 726629cdeb..2e2debb9d8 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -704,6 +704,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    1294,
 /**/
     1293,
 /**/