diff --git a/app/helpers/todos_helper.rb b/app/helpers/todos_helper.rb
index d1cdfa60..8431f6bf 100644
--- a/app/helpers/todos_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/todos_helper.rb
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ module TodosHelper
       t('todos.delete'),
       {:controller => 'todos', :action => 'destroy', :id => todo.id},
       :class => "icon_delete_item",
-      :id => "delete_#{dom_id(todo)}",
+      :id => dom_id(todo, "delete"),
       :x_confirm_message => t('todos.confirm_delete', :description => todo.description),
       :title => t('todos.delete_action'));
   end
diff --git a/test/helpers/todo_helpers_test.rb b/test/helpers/todo_helpers_test.rb
index 4d0940a7..5db3203d 100644
--- a/test/helpers/todo_helpers_test.rb
+++ b/test/helpers/todo_helpers_test.rb
@@ -7,4 +7,9 @@ class TodosHelpersTest < ActionView::TestCase
     html = remote_edit_button(todos(:call_bill))
     assert_equal "<a class=\"icon edit_item\" href=\"/todos/1/edit\" id=\"icon_edit_todo_1\" title=\"Edit the action &#39;Call Bill Gates to find out how much he makes per day&#39;\"><img align=\"absmiddle\" alt=\"Edit\" class=\"edit_item\" id=\"edit_icon_todo_1\" src=\"/images/blank.png\" /></a>", html
   end
+
+  test "remote_delete_menu" do
+    html = remote_delete_menu_item(todos(:call_bill))
+    assert_equal "<a class=\"icon_delete_item\" href=\"/todos/1\" id=\"delete_todo_1\" title=\"Delete action\" x_confirm_message=\"Are you sure that you want to delete the action &#39;Call Bill Gates to find out how much he makes per day&#39;?\">Delete</a>", html
+  end
 end