diff --git a/modules/menu/menu.admin.inc b/modules/menu/menu.admin.inc
index 1f3c4f7..4fda8f3 100644
--- a/modules/menu/menu.admin.inc
+++ b/modules/menu/menu.admin.inc
@@ -296,6 +296,9 @@ function menu_edit_item($form, &$form_state, $type, $item, $menu) {
       '#access' => $item['mlid'],
       '#submit' => array('menu_item_delete_submit'),
       '#weight' => 10,
+      // Keep array('mlid') for passing mlid of the
+      // menu link item to delete confirmation form.
+      '#limit_validation_errors' => array(array('mlid')),
     );
   }
   else {
@@ -476,6 +479,9 @@ function menu_edit_menu($form, &$form_state, $type, $menu = array()) {
     '#value' => t('Delete'),
     '#access' => $type == 'edit' && !isset($system_menus[$menu['menu_name']]),
     '#submit' => array('menu_custom_delete_submit'),
+    // Keep array('menu_name') for passing menu_name of the
+    // menu item to delete confirmation form.
+    '#limit_validation_errors' => array(array('menu_name')),
   );
 
   return $form;
diff --git a/modules/menu/menu.test b/modules/menu/menu.test
index 6c11da6..7005625 100644
--- a/modules/menu/menu.test
+++ b/modules/menu/menu.test
@@ -60,6 +60,24 @@ class MenuTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     // Delete custom menu.
     $this->deleteCustomMenu($this->menu);
 
+    // Delete menu submitting empty title on edit form.
+    // Check if validation permits to do this.
+    $menu_name = substr(hash('sha256', $this->randomName(16)), 0, MENU_MAX_MENU_NAME_LENGTH_UI);
+    $title = $this->randomName(16);
+
+    $menu = array(
+      'menu_name' => $menu_name,
+      'title' => $title,
+      'description' => 'Description text',
+    );
+    menu_save($menu);
+    $edit = array(
+      'title' => '',
+    );
+
+    $this->drupalPost('admin/structure/menu/manage/' . $menu_name . '/edit', $edit, t('Delete'));
+    $this->assertNoText(t('Title field is required.'), t('Delete menu on edit form with empty title.'));
+
     // Modify and reset a standard menu link.
     $item = $this->getStandardMenuLink();
     $old_title = $item['link_title'];
@@ -72,6 +90,35 @@ class MenuTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     $saved_item = menu_link_load($item['mlid']);
     $this->assertEqual($description, $saved_item['options']['attributes']['title'], t('Saving an existing link updates the description (title attribute)'));
     $this->resetMenuLink($item, $old_title);
+
+    // Delete link submitting empty title or path on edit form.
+    // Check if validation permits to do this.
+    // Login the user.
+    $this->drupalLogin($this->big_user);
+    // Create custom link <front> to User menu.
+    $link_title = $this->randomName();
+    $edit = array(
+      'link_title' => $link_title,
+      'link_path'  => '<front>',
+    );
+    $this->drupalPost('admin/structure/menu/manage/user-menu/add', $edit, t('Save'));
+    // Select mlid of new created menu item.
+    $mlid = db_query("SELECT mlid FROM {menu_links} WHERE link_title = :link_title", array(':link_titl    e' => $link_title))->fetchField();
+    // Submit edit form with empty title.
+    $edit = array(
+      'link_title' => '',
+      'link_path'  => '<front>',
+    );
+    $this->drupalPost('admin/structure/menu/item/' . $mlid . '/edit', $edit, t('Delete'));
+    $this->assertNoText(t('Menu link title field is required.'), t('Delete link on edit form with empt    y title.'));
+
+    // Submit edit form with empty path.
+    $edit = array(
+      'link_title' => $link_title,
+      'link_path'  => '',
+    );
+    $this->drupalPost('admin/structure/menu/item/' . $mlid . '/edit', $edit, t('Delete'));
+    $this->assertNoText(t('Path field is required.'), t('Delete link on edit form with empty path.'));
   }
 
   /**