diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/append_date.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/append_date.js.coffee
index cf54f4654..8fc31de9d 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/append_date.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/append_date.js.coffee
@@ -8,12 +8,28 @@ jQuery ->
   
   el.datepicker({'format': 'yyyy-mm-dd'})
 
+  href = el.attr('href')
+
+  originalText = el.text()
+
   el.click (e) ->
     e.stopPropagation()
     e.preventDefault()
 
+    $(this).text('Confirm without date')
+
+    $(this).bind('click.confirm', (e) ->
+      link = $("<a href='#{href}' data-method='put'></a>")
+      $('body').append(link)
+      $(link).click()
+    )
+
+    $(this).blur (e) ->
+      $(this).text(originalText)
+      $(this).unbind('click.confirm')
+
+
   el.one 'changeDate', ->
-    href = $(this).attr('href')
     date = $(this).datepicker('getDate')
     url  = "#{href}&planting[finished_at]=#{date}"
 
diff --git a/spec/features/shared_examples/append_date_spec.rb b/spec/features/shared_examples/append_date_spec.rb
index bf4a297b1..089680ff9 100644
--- a/spec/features/shared_examples/append_date_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/shared_examples/append_date_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 shared_examples "append date" do
 
-  scenario "Displaying a datepicker" do
+  scenario "Selecting a date with datepicker" do
     this_month = Date.today.strftime("%B")
     this_year  = Date.today.strftime("%Y")
     visit path
@@ -12,4 +12,11 @@ shared_examples "append date" do
     expect(page).to have_content "Finished: #{this_month} 21, #{this_year}"
   end
 
+  scenario "Confirming without selecting date" do
+    visit path
+    click_link link_text
+    click_link "Confirm without date"
+    expect(page).to have_content("Finished: Yes (no date specified) ")
+  end
+
 end
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