diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/options.py b/django/contrib/admin/options.py
index 1d3a15048e..531ce4d9b7 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/options.py
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/options.py
@@ -271,9 +271,10 @@ class ModelAdmin(BaseModelAdmin):
     def _media(self):
         from django.conf import settings
 
-        js = ['js/core.js', 'js/admin/RelatedObjectLookups.js']
+        js = ['js/core.js', 'js/admin/RelatedObjectLookups.js',
+              'js/jquery.min.js', 'js/jquery.init.js']
         if self.actions is not None:
-            js.extend(['js/jquery.min.js', 'js/jquery.init.js', 'js/actions.min.js'])
+            js.extend(['js/actions.min.js'])
         if self.prepopulated_fields:
             js.append('js/urlify.js')
             js.append('js/prepopulate.min.js')
diff --git a/docs/ref/contrib/admin/index.txt b/docs/ref/contrib/admin/index.txt
index c779b3ca6d..aa16cf2a5f 100644
--- a/docs/ref/contrib/admin/index.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/contrib/admin/index.txt
@@ -938,6 +938,14 @@ on your ``ModelAdmin``::
 Keep in mind that this will be prepended with ``MEDIA_URL``. The same rules
 apply as :ref:`regular media definitions on forms <topics-forms-media>`.
 
+Django admin Javascript makes use of the `jQuery`_ library. To avoid
+conflict with user scripts, Django's jQuery is namespaced as
+``django.jQuery``. If you want to use jQuery in your own admin
+JavaScript without including a second copy, you can use the
+``django.jQuery`` object on changelist and add/edit views.
+
+.. _jQuery: http://jquery.com
+
 Adding custom validation to the admin
 -------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py
index f15f61781a..abb28de38b 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py
@@ -1386,6 +1386,14 @@ class AdminActionsTest(TestCase):
         self.assert_('action-checkbox-column' not in response.content,
             "Found unexpected action-checkbox-column class in response")
 
+    def test_model_without_action_still_has_jquery(self):
+        "Tests that a ModelAdmin without any actions still gets jQuery included in page"
+        response = self.client.get('/test_admin/admin/admin_views/oldsubscriber/')
+        self.assertEquals(response.context["action_form"], None)
+        self.assert_('jquery.min.js' in response.content,
+            "jQuery missing from admin pages for model with no admin actions"
+        )
+
     def test_action_column_class(self):
         "Tests that the checkbox column class is present in the response"
         response = self.client.get('/test_admin/admin/admin_views/subscriber/')