diff --git a/django/utils/cache.py b/django/utils/cache.py
index ad732327e8..ac469195da 100644
--- a/django/utils/cache.py
+++ b/django/utils/cache.py
@@ -131,72 +131,102 @@ def _not_modified(request, response=None):
 
 
 def get_conditional_response(request, etag=None, last_modified=None, response=None):
-    # Get HTTP request headers
-    if_modified_since = request.META.get('HTTP_IF_MODIFIED_SINCE')
-    if if_modified_since:
-        if_modified_since = parse_http_date_safe(if_modified_since)
+    # Only return conditional responses on successful requests.
+    if response and not (200 <= response.status_code < 300):
+        return response
+
+    # Get HTTP request headers.
+    if_match_etags = parse_etags(request.META.get('HTTP_IF_MATCH', ''))
     if_unmodified_since = request.META.get('HTTP_IF_UNMODIFIED_SINCE')
     if if_unmodified_since:
         if_unmodified_since = parse_http_date_safe(if_unmodified_since)
-    if_none_match = request.META.get('HTTP_IF_NONE_MATCH')
-    if_match = request.META.get('HTTP_IF_MATCH')
-    etags = []
-    if if_none_match or if_match:
-        # There can be more than one ETag in the request, so we
-        # consider the list of values.
-        try:
-            etags = parse_etags(if_none_match or if_match)
-        except ValueError:
-            # In case of an invalid ETag, ignore all ETag headers.
-            # Apparently Opera sends invalidly quoted headers at times
-            # (we should be returning a 400 response, but that's a
-            # little extreme) -- this is bug #10681.
-            if_none_match = None
-            if_match = None
+    if_none_match_etags = parse_etags(request.META.get('HTTP_IF_NONE_MATCH', ''))
+    if_modified_since = request.META.get('HTTP_IF_MODIFIED_SINCE')
+    if if_modified_since:
+        if_modified_since = parse_http_date_safe(if_modified_since)
 
-    # If-None-Match must be ignored if original result would be anything
-    # other than a 2XX or 304 status. 304 status would result in no change.
-    # http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec14.html#sec14.26
-    if response and not (200 <= response.status_code < 300):
-        if_none_match = None
-        if_match = None
+    # Step 1 of section 6 of RFC 7232: Test the If-Match precondition.
+    if (if_match_etags and not _if_match_passes(etag, if_match_etags)):
+        return _precondition_failed(request)
 
-    # If-Modified-Since must be ignored if the original result was not a 200.
-    # http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec14.html#sec14.25
-    if response and response.status_code != 200:
-        if_modified_since = None
-        if_unmodified_since = None
+    # Step 2: Test the If-Unmodified-Since precondition.
+    if (not if_match_etags and if_unmodified_since and
+            not _if_unmodified_since_passes(last_modified, if_unmodified_since)):
+        return _precondition_failed(request)
 
-    if not ((if_match and if_modified_since) or
-            (if_none_match and if_unmodified_since) or
-            (if_modified_since and if_unmodified_since) or
-            (if_match and if_none_match)):
-        # We only get here if no undefined combinations of headers are
-        # specified.
-        if ((if_none_match and (etag in etags or '*' in etags and etag)) and
-                (not if_modified_since or
-                    (last_modified and if_modified_since and last_modified <= if_modified_since))):
-            if request.method in ('GET', 'HEAD'):
-                return _not_modified(request, response)
-            else:
-                return _precondition_failed(request)
-        elif (if_match and (
-            (not etag and '*' in etags) or (etag and etag not in etags) or
-            (last_modified and if_unmodified_since and last_modified > if_unmodified_since)
-        )):
-            return _precondition_failed(request)
-        elif (not if_none_match and request.method in ('GET', 'HEAD') and
-                last_modified and if_modified_since and
-                last_modified <= if_modified_since):
+    # Step 3: Test the If-None-Match precondition.
+    if (if_none_match_etags and not _if_none_match_passes(etag, if_none_match_etags)):
+        if request.method in ('GET', 'HEAD'):
             return _not_modified(request, response)
-        elif (not if_match and
-                last_modified and if_unmodified_since and
-                last_modified > if_unmodified_since):
+        else:
             return _precondition_failed(request)
 
+    # Step 4: Test the If-Modified-Since precondition.
+    if (not if_none_match_etags and if_modified_since and
+            not _if_modified_since_passes(last_modified, if_modified_since)):
+        if request.method in ('GET', 'HEAD'):
+            return _not_modified(request, response)
+
+    # Step 5: Test the If-Range precondition (not supported).
+    # Step 6: Return original response since there isn't a conditional response.
     return response
 
 
+def _if_match_passes(target_etag, etags):
+    """
+    Test the If-Match comparison as defined in section 3.1 of RFC 7232.
+    """
+    if not target_etag:
+        # If there isn't an ETag, then there can't be a match.
+        return False
+    elif etags == ['*']:
+        # The existence of an ETag means that there is "a current
+        # representation for the target resource", even if the ETag is weak,
+        # so there is a match to '*'.
+        return True
+    elif target_etag.startswith('W/'):
+        # A weak ETag can never strongly match another ETag.
+        return False
+    else:
+        # Since the ETag is strong, this will only return True if there's a
+        # strong match.
+        return target_etag in etags
+
+
+def _if_unmodified_since_passes(last_modified, if_unmodified_since):
+    """
+    Test the If-Unmodified-Since comparison as defined in section 3.4 of
+    RFC 7232.
+    """
+    return last_modified and last_modified <= if_unmodified_since
+
+
+def _if_none_match_passes(target_etag, etags):
+    """
+    Test the If-None-Match comparison as defined in section 3.2 of RFC 7232.
+    """
+    if not target_etag:
+        # If there isn't an ETag, then there isn't a match.
+        return True
+    elif etags == ['*']:
+        # The existence of an ETag means that there is "a current
+        # representation for the target resource", so there is a match to '*'.
+        return False
+    else:
+        # The comparison should be weak, so look for a match after stripping
+        # off any weak indicators.
+        target_etag = target_etag.strip('W/')
+        etags = (etag.strip('W/') for etag in etags)
+        return target_etag not in etags
+
+
+def _if_modified_since_passes(last_modified, if_modified_since):
+    """
+    Test the If-Modified-Since comparison as defined in section 3.3 of RFC 7232.
+    """
+    return not last_modified or last_modified > if_modified_since
+
+
 def patch_response_headers(response, cache_timeout=None):
     """
     Adds some useful headers to the given HttpResponse object:
diff --git a/docs/releases/1.11.txt b/docs/releases/1.11.txt
index af3c5159db..307ed9ab52 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.11.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/1.11.txt
@@ -513,8 +513,9 @@ Miscellaneous
 * The admin's widget for ``IntegerField`` uses ``type="number"`` rather than
   ``type="text"``.
 
-* ETags are now parsed according to the :rfc:`7232` Conditional Requests
-  specification rather than the syntax from :rfc:`2616`.
+* Conditional HTTP headers are now parsed and compared according to the
+  :rfc:`7232` Conditional Requests specification rather than the older
+  :rfc:`2616`.
 
 * In the admin templates, ``<p class="help">`` is replaced with a ``<div>`` tag
   to allow including lists inside help text.
diff --git a/tests/conditional_processing/tests.py b/tests/conditional_processing/tests.py
index 2faacbf6e2..e4af9447e0 100644
--- a/tests/conditional_processing/tests.py
+++ b/tests/conditional_processing/tests.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ LAST_MODIFIED_NEWER_STR = 'Mon, 18 Oct 2010 16:56:23 GMT'
 LAST_MODIFIED_INVALID_STR = 'Mon, 32 Oct 2010 16:56:23 GMT'
 EXPIRED_LAST_MODIFIED_STR = 'Sat, 20 Oct 2007 23:21:47 GMT'
 ETAG = '"b4246ffc4f62314ca13147c9d4f76974"'
+WEAK_ETAG = 'W/"b4246ffc4f62314ca13147c9d4f76974"'  # weak match to ETAG
 EXPIRED_ETAG = '"7fae4cd4b0f81e7d2914700043aa8ed6"'
 
 
@@ -38,9 +39,13 @@ class ConditionalGet(SimpleTestCase):
         self.client.defaults['HTTP_IF_MODIFIED_SINCE'] = LAST_MODIFIED_STR
         response = self.client.get('/condition/')
         self.assertNotModified(response)
+        response = self.client.put('/condition/')
+        self.assertFullResponse(response)
         self.client.defaults['HTTP_IF_MODIFIED_SINCE'] = LAST_MODIFIED_NEWER_STR
         response = self.client.get('/condition/')
         self.assertNotModified(response)
+        response = self.client.put('/condition/')
+        self.assertFullResponse(response)
         self.client.defaults['HTTP_IF_MODIFIED_SINCE'] = LAST_MODIFIED_INVALID_STR
         response = self.client.get('/condition/')
         self.assertFullResponse(response)
@@ -66,6 +71,8 @@ class ConditionalGet(SimpleTestCase):
         self.client.defaults['HTTP_IF_NONE_MATCH'] = ETAG
         response = self.client.get('/condition/')
         self.assertNotModified(response)
+        response = self.client.put('/condition/')
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 412)
         self.client.defaults['HTTP_IF_NONE_MATCH'] = EXPIRED_ETAG
         response = self.client.get('/condition/')
         self.assertFullResponse(response)
@@ -75,16 +82,68 @@ class ConditionalGet(SimpleTestCase):
         response = self.client.get('/condition/')
         self.assertNotModified(response)
 
+    def test_weak_if_none_match(self):
+        """
+        If-None-Match comparisons use weak matching, so weak and strong ETags
+        with the same value result in a 304 response.
+        """
+        self.client.defaults['HTTP_IF_NONE_MATCH'] = ETAG
+        response = self.client.get('/condition/weak_etag/')
+        self.assertNotModified(response)
+        response = self.client.put('/condition/weak_etag/')
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 412)
+
+        self.client.defaults['HTTP_IF_NONE_MATCH'] = WEAK_ETAG
+        response = self.client.get('/condition/weak_etag/')
+        self.assertNotModified(response)
+        response = self.client.put('/condition/weak_etag/')
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 412)
+        response = self.client.get('/condition/')
+        self.assertNotModified(response)
+        response = self.client.put('/condition/')
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 412)
+
+    def test_all_if_none_match(self):
+        self.client.defaults['HTTP_IF_NONE_MATCH'] = '*'
+        response = self.client.get('/condition/')
+        self.assertNotModified(response)
+        response = self.client.put('/condition/')
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 412)
+        response = self.client.get('/condition/no_etag/')
+        self.assertFullResponse(response, check_last_modified=False, check_etag=False)
+
     def test_if_match(self):
         self.client.defaults['HTTP_IF_MATCH'] = ETAG
-        response = self.client.put('/condition/etag/')
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        response = self.client.put('/condition/')
+        self.assertFullResponse(response)
         self.client.defaults['HTTP_IF_MATCH'] = EXPIRED_ETAG
-        response = self.client.put('/condition/etag/')
+        response = self.client.put('/condition/')
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 412)
+
+    def test_weak_if_match(self):
+        """
+        If-Match comparisons use strong matching, so any comparison involving
+        a weak ETag return a 412 response.
+        """
+        self.client.defaults['HTTP_IF_MATCH'] = ETAG
+        response = self.client.get('/condition/weak_etag/')
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 412)
+
+        self.client.defaults['HTTP_IF_MATCH'] = WEAK_ETAG
+        response = self.client.get('/condition/weak_etag/')
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 412)
+        response = self.client.get('/condition/')
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 412)
+
+    def test_all_if_match(self):
+        self.client.defaults['HTTP_IF_MATCH'] = '*'
+        response = self.client.get('/condition/')
+        self.assertFullResponse(response)
+        response = self.client.get('/condition/no_etag/')
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 412)
 
     def test_both_headers(self):
-        # see http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec13.html#sec13.3.4
+        # see https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7232#section-6
         self.client.defaults['HTTP_IF_MODIFIED_SINCE'] = LAST_MODIFIED_STR
         self.client.defaults['HTTP_IF_NONE_MATCH'] = ETAG
         response = self.client.get('/condition/')
@@ -93,7 +152,7 @@ class ConditionalGet(SimpleTestCase):
         self.client.defaults['HTTP_IF_MODIFIED_SINCE'] = EXPIRED_LAST_MODIFIED_STR
         self.client.defaults['HTTP_IF_NONE_MATCH'] = ETAG
         response = self.client.get('/condition/')
-        self.assertFullResponse(response)
+        self.assertNotModified(response)
 
         self.client.defaults['HTTP_IF_MODIFIED_SINCE'] = LAST_MODIFIED_STR
         self.client.defaults['HTTP_IF_NONE_MATCH'] = EXPIRED_ETAG
@@ -114,7 +173,7 @@ class ConditionalGet(SimpleTestCase):
         self.client.defaults['HTTP_IF_UNMODIFIED_SINCE'] = EXPIRED_LAST_MODIFIED_STR
         self.client.defaults['HTTP_IF_MATCH'] = ETAG
         response = self.client.get('/condition/')
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 412)
+        self.assertFullResponse(response)
 
         self.client.defaults['HTTP_IF_UNMODIFIED_SINCE'] = EXPIRED_LAST_MODIFIED_STR
         self.client.defaults['HTTP_IF_MATCH'] = EXPIRED_ETAG
@@ -169,7 +228,7 @@ class ConditionalGet(SimpleTestCase):
         response = self.client.get('/condition/last_modified/')
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 412)
         response = self.client.get('/condition/etag/')
-        self.assertFullResponse(response, check_last_modified=False)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 412)
 
     def test_single_condition_8(self):
         self.client.defaults['HTTP_IF_UNMODIFIED_SINCE'] = LAST_MODIFIED_STR
@@ -181,7 +240,7 @@ class ConditionalGet(SimpleTestCase):
         response = self.client.get('/condition/last_modified2/')
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 412)
         response = self.client.get('/condition/etag2/')
-        self.assertFullResponse(response, check_last_modified=False)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 412)
 
     def test_single_condition_head(self):
         self.client.defaults['HTTP_IF_MODIFIED_SINCE'] = LAST_MODIFIED_STR
@@ -204,17 +263,12 @@ class ConditionalGet(SimpleTestCase):
         self.client.defaults['HTTP_IF_NONE_MATCH'] = ETAG
         response = self.client.get('/condition/unquoted_etag/')
         self.assertNotModified(response)
+        response = self.client.put('/condition/unquoted_etag/')
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 412)
         self.client.defaults['HTTP_IF_NONE_MATCH'] = EXPIRED_ETAG
         response = self.client.get('/condition/unquoted_etag/')
         self.assertFullResponse(response, check_last_modified=False)
 
-    def test_all_if_none_match(self):
-        self.client.defaults['HTTP_IF_NONE_MATCH'] = '*'
-        response = self.client.get('/condition/etag/')
-        self.assertNotModified(response)
-        response = self.client.get('/condition/no_etag/')
-        self.assertFullResponse(response, check_last_modified=False, check_etag=False)
-
     def test_invalid_etag(self):
         self.client.defaults['HTTP_IF_NONE_MATCH'] = '"""'
         response = self.client.get('/condition/etag/')
diff --git a/tests/conditional_processing/urls.py b/tests/conditional_processing/urls.py
index c49835264e..4b092a5ae1 100644
--- a/tests/conditional_processing/urls.py
+++ b/tests/conditional_processing/urls.py
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@ urlpatterns = [
     url('^condition/etag/$', views.etag_view1),
     url('^condition/etag2/$', views.etag_view2),
     url('^condition/unquoted_etag/$', views.etag_view_unquoted),
+    url('^condition/weak_etag/$', views.etag_view_weak),
     url('^condition/no_etag/$', views.etag_view_none),
 ]
diff --git a/tests/conditional_processing/views.py b/tests/conditional_processing/views.py
index 47288dbc56..2de57abc94 100644
--- a/tests/conditional_processing/views.py
+++ b/tests/conditional_processing/views.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from django.http import HttpResponse
 from django.views.decorators.http import condition, etag, last_modified
 
-from .tests import ETAG, FULL_RESPONSE, LAST_MODIFIED
+from .tests import ETAG, FULL_RESPONSE, LAST_MODIFIED, WEAK_ETAG
 
 
 @condition(lambda r: ETAG, lambda r: LAST_MODIFIED)
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@ def etag_view_unquoted(request):
     return HttpResponse(FULL_RESPONSE)
 
 
+@condition(etag_func=lambda r: WEAK_ETAG)
+def etag_view_weak(request):
+    """
+    Use an etag_func() that returns a weak ETag.
+    """
+    return HttpResponse(FULL_RESPONSE)
+
+
 @condition(etag_func=lambda r: None)
 def etag_view_none(request):
     """