diff --git a/bin/archive-branches.sh b/bin/archive-branches.sh
index b2cca5d37133..c479a1923152 100755
--- a/bin/archive-branches.sh
+++ b/bin/archive-branches.sh
@@ -48,9 +48,20 @@ active_branches() {
 
 git remote add archived "git@github.com:$org/$arch_repo.git" || true
 
-cat <(active_branches) <(pr_branches) <((IFS=$'\n'; echo "${exclusions[*]}")) \
-	| sort -u | comm - <(origin_refs | sort) -13 |\
-	while read -r ref; do
+branches_to_move="$(cat <(active_branches) <(pr_branches) <((IFS=$'\n'; echo "${exclusions[*]}")) | sort -u | comm - <(origin_refs | sort) -13)"
+
+echo "Please confirm move of following branches:"
+printf "%s" "$branches_to_move"
+
+read line
+case $line in
+  [Yy]|[Yy][Ee][Ss]) ;;
+  *) exit 1 ;;
+esac
+
+
+printf "%s" "$branches_to_move" | \
+while read -r ref; do
 		git push archived "origin/$ref:refs/heads/$ref/$(date --rfc-3339=date)"
 		git push origin --delete "$ref"
 	done