diff --git a/napalm/base/base.py b/napalm/base/base.py
index c7c6ee347..f5e2121b7 100644
--- a/napalm/base/base.py
+++ b/napalm/base/base.py
@@ -178,22 +178,32 @@ def compare_config(self):
         """
         raise NotImplementedError
 
-    def commit_config(self):
+    def commit_config(self, confirmed=None, message=None):
         """
         Commits the changes requested by the method load_replace_candidate or load_merge_candidate.
         """
         raise NotImplementedError
 
-    def discard_config(self):
+    def commit_confirm(self):
+        """Confirm pending commit."""
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    def commit_confirm_revert(self):
+        """Abort pending commit confirm immediately and rollback to previous state"""
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    def has_pending_commit(self):
         """
-        Discards the configuration loaded into the candidate.
+        :return A boolean indicating whether any pending commit confirms exist.
         """
         raise NotImplementedError
 
+    def discard_config(self):
+        """Discards the configuration loaded into the candidate."""
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
     def rollback(self):
-        """
-        If changes were made, revert changes to the original state.
-        """
+        """If changes were made, revert changes to the original state."""
         raise NotImplementedError
 
     def get_facts(self):
diff --git a/napalm/base/test/base.py b/napalm/base/test/base.py
index 1f991412c..0b5fa8c92 100644
--- a/napalm/base/test/base.py
+++ b/napalm/base/test/base.py
@@ -69,6 +69,23 @@ def test_replacing_and_committing_config(self):
 
         self.assertEqual(len(diff), 0)
 
+    def test_replacing_and_committing_config_with_confirm(self):
+        try:
+            self.device.load_replace_candidate(filename='%s/new_good.conf' % self.vendor)
+            self.device.commit_config(confirmed=5)
+            self.device.commit_confirm()
+        except NotImplementedError:
+            raise SkipTest()
+
+        # The diff should be empty as the configuration has been committed already
+        diff = self.device.compare_config()
+
+        # Reverting changes
+        self.device.load_replace_candidate(filename='%s/initial.conf' % self.vendor)
+        self.device.commit_config()
+
+        self.assertEqual(len(diff), 0)
+
     def test_replacing_config_with_typo(self):
         result = False
         try:
diff --git a/napalm/eos/eos.py b/napalm/eos/eos.py
index 1fc4dd7c4..a49a89c74 100644
--- a/napalm/eos/eos.py
+++ b/napalm/eos/eos.py
@@ -256,8 +256,11 @@ def compare_config(self):
 
             return result.strip()
 
-    def commit_config(self):
+    def commit_config(self, confirmed=None, message=None):
         """Implementation of NAPALM method commit_config."""
+        if confirmed is not None:
+            raise NotImplementedError
+
         commands = []
         commands.append('copy startup-config flash:rollback-0')
         commands.append('configure session {}'.format(self.config_session))
diff --git a/napalm/ios/ios.py b/napalm/ios/ios.py
index f542b8640..6b4ac6e73 100644
--- a/napalm/ios/ios.py
+++ b/napalm/ios/ios.py
@@ -420,9 +420,27 @@ def _commit_hostname_handler(self, cmd):
         self.device.set_base_prompt()
         return output
 
-    def commit_config(self):
+    def commit_confirm(self):
+        """Confirm pending commit."""
+        cmd = "configure confirm"
+        self.device.send_command_expect(cmd)
+
+    def commit_confirm_revert(self):
+        """Immediately revert pending commit confirm."""
+        cmd = "configure revert now"
+        self.device.send_command_expect(cmd)
+
+    def has_pending_commit(self):
+        """
+        :return A boolean indicating whether any pending commit confirms exist.
         """
-        If replacement operation, perform 'configure replace' for the entire config.
+        cmd = "show archive config rollback timer"
+        search_pattern = r"No Rollback Confirmed Change pending"
+        output = self.device.send_command_expect(cmd)
+        return not bool(re.search(search_pattern, output, flags=re.I))
+
+    def commit_config(self, confirmed=None, message=None):
+        """If replacement operation, perform 'configure replace' for the entire config.
 
         If merge operation, perform copy <file> running-config.
         """
@@ -435,10 +453,24 @@ def commit_config(self):
             cfg_file = self._gen_full_path(filename)
             if not self._check_file_exists(cfg_file):
                 raise ReplaceConfigException("Candidate config file does not exist")
-            if self.auto_rollback_on_error:
-                cmd = 'configure replace {} force revert trigger error'.format(cfg_file)
-            else:
-                cmd = 'configure replace {} force'.format(cfg_file)
+            if not self.auto_rollback_on_error:
+                raise NotImplementedError("auto_rollback_on_error attribute has been removed")
+
+            cmd = 'configure replace {} force revert trigger error'.format(cfg_file)
+            if confirmed is not None:
+                confirmed = int(confirmed)
+                # Ensure within Cisco IOS thresholds (minutes)
+                CISCO_LOW_THRESHOLD = 1
+                CISCO_HIGH_THRESHOLD = 120
+                if CISCO_LOW_THRESHOLD <= confirmed <= CISCO_HIGH_THRESHOLD:
+                    cmd = 'configure replace flash:/candidate_config.txt force ' \
+                          'revert trigger error timer {}'.format(confirmed)
+                else:
+                    msg = "Invalid value for 'confirmed'; Cisco IOS requires a value " \
+                          "between: {}-{} minutes".format(CISCO_LOW_THRESHOLD,
+                                                          CISCO_HIGH_THRESHOLD)
+                    raise ValueError(msg)
+
             output = self._commit_hostname_handler(cmd)
             if ('original configuration has been successfully restored' in output) or \
                ('error' in output.lower()) or \
diff --git a/napalm/iosxr/iosxr.py b/napalm/iosxr/iosxr.py
index c2643b18d..979783a6f 100644
--- a/napalm/iosxr/iosxr.py
+++ b/napalm/iosxr/iosxr.py
@@ -145,7 +145,10 @@ def compare_config(self):
         else:
             return self.device.compare_config().strip()
 
-    def commit_config(self):
+    def commit_config(self, confirmed=None, message=None):
+        if confirmed is not None:
+            raise NotImplementedError
+
         if self.replace:
             self.device.commit_replace_config()
         else:
diff --git a/napalm/junos/junos.py b/napalm/junos/junos.py
index 0c32bb253..15692048e 100644
--- a/napalm/junos/junos.py
+++ b/napalm/junos/junos.py
@@ -234,8 +234,11 @@ def compare_config(self):
         else:
             return diff.strip()
 
-    def commit_config(self):
+    def commit_config(self, confirmed=None, message=None):
         """Commit configuration."""
+        if confirmed is not None:
+            raise NotImplementedError
+
         self.device.cu.commit(ignore_warning=self.ignore_warning)
         if not self.config_lock:
             self._unlock()
diff --git a/napalm/nxos/nxos.py b/napalm/nxos/nxos.py
index cdffdf74c..516de345f 100644
--- a/napalm/nxos/nxos.py
+++ b/napalm/nxos/nxos.py
@@ -323,7 +323,10 @@ def _load_config(self):
             raise ReplaceConfigException(rollback_result['msg'])
         return True
 
-    def commit_config(self):
+    def commit_config(self, confirmed=None, message=None):
+        if confirmed is not None:
+            raise NotImplementedError
+
         if self.loaded:
             self.backup_file = 'config_' + str(datetime.now()).replace(' ', '_')
             self._save_config(self.backup_file)
diff --git a/napalm/nxos_ssh/nxos_ssh.py b/napalm/nxos_ssh/nxos_ssh.py
index d67e08331..3baf14968 100644
--- a/napalm/nxos_ssh/nxos_ssh.py
+++ b/napalm/nxos_ssh/nxos_ssh.py
@@ -672,7 +672,10 @@ def _load_cfg_from_checkpoint(self):
             return False
         return True
 
-    def commit_config(self):
+    def commit_config(self, confirmed=None, message=None):
+        if confirmed is not None:
+            raise NotImplementedError
+
         if self.loaded:
             self.backup_file = 'config_' + str(datetime.now()).replace(' ', '_')
             # Create Checkpoint from current running-config