diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index a115ee14d..35bd604ca 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ The following submitted code, packages or analysis, and deserve special thanks:
   Ben Boeckel
   Bryce Harrington
   Brendan O'Flaherty
+  Matt Kraai
 
 Thanks to the following, who submitted detailed bug reports and excellent
 suggestions:
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 0af2007f3..1564858bb 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@
    Ben Boeckel).
  + Applied documentation patch for #799, fixing a broken link in the man page
    (thanks to Bryce Harrington).
+ + Applied patch for #803, allowing rc.confirmation to bypass confirmation of
+   the deletion of a recurring task (thanks to Matt Kraai).
 
 # Untracked Bugs, biggest first.
  + Fixed bug that required the '%YAML' prologue in a YAML import.
diff --git a/src/commands/CmdDelete.cpp b/src/commands/CmdDelete.cpp
index dcae03c30..183b5fe2f 100644
--- a/src/commands/CmdDelete.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CmdDelete.cpp
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ int CmdDelete::execute (std::string& output)
         std::string parent = task->get ("parent");
         if (parent != "")
         {
-          if (confirm (STRING_CMD_DELETE_CONF_RECUR))
+          if (context.config.getBoolean ("confirmation") &&
+              confirm (STRING_CMD_DELETE_CONF_RECUR))
           {
             // Scan all pending tasks for siblings of this task, and the parent
             // itself, and delete them.