diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 01a98b37d..2bd9ff055 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ $HeadURL: https://phpmyadmin.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/phpmyadmin/trunk/phpMyA
 - bug [XHTML] problem with tabindex and radio fields
 - bug #1971221 [interface] tabindex not set correctly 
 - bug [views] VIEW name created via the GUI was not protected with backquotes 
+- bug #1989813 [interface] Deleting multiple views (space in name) 
 
 2.11.7.0 (2008-06-23)
 - bug #1908719 [interface] New field cannot be auto-increment and primary key 
diff --git a/libraries/mult_submits.inc.php b/libraries/mult_submits.inc.php
index b9cff104d..fdd16df94 100644
--- a/libraries/mult_submits.inc.php
+++ b/libraries/mult_submits.inc.php
@@ -160,7 +160,9 @@ if (!empty($submit_mult) && !empty($what)) {
 
             case 'drop_tbl':
                 $current = urldecode($sval);
-                if (!empty($views) && in_array($current, $views)) {
+                // here we must compare with the value before urldecode()
+                // because $views has been treated with htmlspecialchars()
+                if (!empty($views) && in_array($sval, $views)) {
                     $full_query_views .= (empty($full_query_views) ? 'DROP VIEW ' : ', ')
                         . PMA_backquote(htmlspecialchars($current));
                 } else {
@@ -322,7 +324,9 @@ elseif ($mult_btn == $strYes) {
             case 'drop_tbl':
                 PMA_relationsCleanupTable($db, $selected[$i]);
                 $current = urldecode($selected[$i]);
-                if (!empty($views) && in_array($current, $views)) {
+                // here we must compare with the value before urldecode()
+                // because $views has been treated with htmlspecialchars()
+                if (!empty($views) && in_array($selected[$i], $views)) {
                     $sql_query_views .= (empty($sql_query_views) ? 'DROP VIEW ' : ', ')
                               . PMA_backquote($current);
                 } else {