diff --git a/framework/CHANGELOG.md b/framework/CHANGELOG.md
index 8e92d2d3f4..ffe4905828 100644
--- a/framework/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/framework/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Yii Framework 2 Change Log
 - Bug #10850: Fixed unable to use 'definitions' and 'aliases' at `yii\widgets\MaskedInput` (rahimov, klimov-paul)
 - Bug #10946: Fixed parameters binding to the SQL query in `yii\db\mysqlSchema::findConstraints()` (silverfire)
 - Enh #5469: Add mimetype validation by mask in FileValidator (kirsenn, samdark, silverfire)
+- Enh #9893: `yii.js` handleAction enhanced to support for data-form attribute, so links can trigger specific forms (SamMousa)
 - Enh #10487: `yii\helpers\BaseArrayHelper::index()` got a third parameter `$groupBy` to group the input array by the key in one or more dimensions (quantum13, silverfire, samdark)
 - Enh #10451: Check of existence of `$_SERVER` in `\yii\web\Request` before using it (quantum13)
 - Enh #10610: Added `BaseUrl::$urlManager` to be able to set URL manager used for creating URLs (samdark)
diff --git a/framework/assets/yii.js b/framework/assets/yii.js
index d946d40128..cf9168bada 100644
--- a/framework/assets/yii.js
+++ b/framework/assets/yii.js
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ yii = (function ($) {
          * @param $e the jQuery representation of the element
          */
         handleAction: function ($e, event) {
-            var method = $e.data('method'),
-                $form = $e.closest('form'),
+            var $form = $e.attr('data-form') ? $('#' + $e.attr('data-form')) : $e.closest('form'),
+                method = !$e.data('method') && $form ? $form.attr('method') : $e.data('method'),
                 action = $e.attr('href'),
                 params = $e.data('params'),
                 pjax = $e.data('pjax'),
@@ -345,9 +345,10 @@ yii = (function ($) {
         var handler = function (event) {
             var $this = $(this),
                 method = $this.data('method'),
-                message = $this.data('confirm');
+                message = $this.data('confirm'),
+                form = $this.data('form');
 
-            if (method === undefined && message === undefined) {
+            if (method === undefined && message === undefined && form === undefined) {
                 return true;
             }