diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/helpers.py b/django/contrib/admin/helpers.py
index 40437c0cdb..d047d89f0a 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/helpers.py
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/helpers.py
@@ -1,13 +1,18 @@
-
 from django import forms
 from django.conf import settings
-from django.utils.html import escape
-from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
-from django.utils.encoding import force_unicode
-from django.contrib.admin.util import flatten_fieldsets
+from django.contrib.admin.util import flatten_fieldsets, lookup_field
+from django.contrib.admin.util import display_for_field, label_for_field
 from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
+from django.core.exceptions import ObjectDoesNotExist
+from django.db.models.fields import FieldDoesNotExist
+from django.db.models.fields.related import ManyToManyRel
+from django.forms.util import flatatt
+from django.utils.encoding import force_unicode, smart_unicode
+from django.utils.html import escape, conditional_escape
+from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 
+
 ACTION_CHECKBOX_NAME = '_selected_action'
 
 class ActionForm(forms.Form):
@@ -16,16 +21,24 @@ class ActionForm(forms.Form):
 checkbox = forms.CheckboxInput({'class': 'action-select'}, lambda value: False)
 
 class AdminForm(object):
-    def __init__(self, form, fieldsets, prepopulated_fields):
+    def __init__(self, form, fieldsets, prepopulated_fields, readonly_fields=None, model_admin=None):
         self.form, self.fieldsets = form, normalize_fieldsets(fieldsets)
         self.prepopulated_fields = [{
             'field': form[field_name],
             'dependencies': [form[f] for f in dependencies]
         } for field_name, dependencies in prepopulated_fields.items()]
+        self.model_admin = model_admin
+        if readonly_fields is None:
+            readonly_fields = ()
+        self.readonly_fields = readonly_fields
 
     def __iter__(self):
         for name, options in self.fieldsets:
-            yield Fieldset(self.form, name, **options)
+            yield Fieldset(self.form, name,
+                readonly_fields=self.readonly_fields,
+                model_admin=self.model_admin,
+                **options
+            )
 
     def first_field(self):
         try:
@@ -49,11 +62,14 @@ class AdminForm(object):
     media = property(_media)
 
 class Fieldset(object):
-    def __init__(self, form, name=None, fields=(), classes=(), description=None):
+    def __init__(self, form, name=None, readonly_fields=(), fields=(), classes=(),
+      description=None, model_admin=None):
         self.form = form
         self.name, self.fields = name, fields
         self.classes = u' '.join(classes)
         self.description = description
+        self.model_admin = model_admin
+        self.readonly_fields = readonly_fields
 
     def _media(self):
         if 'collapse' in self.classes:
@@ -63,22 +79,30 @@ class Fieldset(object):
 
     def __iter__(self):
         for field in self.fields:
-            yield Fieldline(self.form, field)
+            yield Fieldline(self.form, field, self.readonly_fields, model_admin=self.model_admin)
 
 class Fieldline(object):
-    def __init__(self, form, field):
+    def __init__(self, form, field, readonly_fields=None, model_admin=None):
         self.form = form # A django.forms.Form instance
-        if isinstance(field, basestring):
+        if not hasattr(field, "__iter__"):
             self.fields = [field]
         else:
             self.fields = field
+        self.model_admin = model_admin
+        if readonly_fields is None:
+            readonly_fields = ()
+        self.readonly_fields = readonly_fields
 
     def __iter__(self):
         for i, field in enumerate(self.fields):
-            yield AdminField(self.form, field, is_first=(i == 0))
+            if field in self.readonly_fields:
+                yield AdminReadonlyField(self.form, field, is_first=(i == 0),
+                    model_admin=self.model_admin)
+            else:
+                yield AdminField(self.form, field, is_first=(i == 0))
 
     def errors(self):
-        return mark_safe(u'\n'.join([self.form[f].errors.as_ul() for f in self.fields]).strip('\n'))
+        return mark_safe(u'\n'.join([self.form[f].errors.as_ul() for f in self.fields if f not in self.readonly_fields]).strip('\n'))
 
 class AdminField(object):
     def __init__(self, form, field, is_first):
@@ -100,27 +124,88 @@ class AdminField(object):
         attrs = classes and {'class': u' '.join(classes)} or {}
         return self.field.label_tag(contents=contents, attrs=attrs)
 
+class AdminReadonlyField(object):
+    def __init__(self, form, field, is_first, model_admin=None):
+        self.field = field
+        self.form = form
+        self.model_admin = model_admin
+        self.is_first = is_first
+        self.is_checkbox = False
+        self.is_readonly = True
+
+    def label_tag(self):
+        attrs = {}
+        if not self.is_first:
+            attrs["class"] = "inline"
+        name = forms.forms.pretty_name(
+            label_for_field(self.field, self.model_admin.model, self.model_admin)
+        )
+        contents = force_unicode(escape(name)) + u":"
+        return mark_safe('<label%(attrs)s>%(contents)s</label>' % {
+            "attrs": flatatt(attrs),
+            "contents": contents,
+        })
+
+    def contents(self):
+        from django.contrib.admin.templatetags.admin_list import _boolean_icon
+        from django.contrib.admin.views.main import EMPTY_CHANGELIST_VALUE
+        field, obj, model_admin = self.field, self.form.instance, self.model_admin
+        try:
+            f, attr, value = lookup_field(field, obj, model_admin)
+        except (AttributeError, ObjectDoesNotExist):
+            result_repr = EMPTY_CHANGELIST_VALUE
+        else:
+            if f is None:
+                boolean = getattr(attr, "boolean", False)
+                if boolean:
+                    result_repr = _boolean_icon(value)
+                else:
+                    result_repr = smart_unicode(value)
+                    if getattr(attr, "allow_tags", False):
+                        result_repr = mark_safe(result_repr)
+            else:
+                if value is None:
+                    result_repr = EMPTY_CHANGELIST_VALUE
+                elif isinstance(f.rel, ManyToManyRel):
+                    result_repr = ", ".join(map(unicode, value.all()))
+                else:
+                    result_repr = display_for_field(value, f)
+        return conditional_escape(result_repr)
+
 class InlineAdminFormSet(object):
     """
     A wrapper around an inline formset for use in the admin system.
     """
-    def __init__(self, inline, formset, fieldsets):
+    def __init__(self, inline, formset, fieldsets, readonly_fields=None, model_admin=None):
         self.opts = inline
         self.formset = formset
         self.fieldsets = fieldsets
+        self.model_admin = model_admin
+        if readonly_fields is None:
+            readonly_fields = ()
+        self.readonly_fields = readonly_fields
 
     def __iter__(self):
         for form, original in zip(self.formset.initial_forms, self.formset.get_queryset()):
-            yield InlineAdminForm(self.formset, form, self.fieldsets, self.opts.prepopulated_fields, original)
+            yield InlineAdminForm(self.formset, form, self.fieldsets,
+                self.opts.prepopulated_fields, original, self.readonly_fields,
+                model_admin=self.model_admin)
         for form in self.formset.extra_forms:
-            yield InlineAdminForm(self.formset, form, self.fieldsets, self.opts.prepopulated_fields, None)
+            yield InlineAdminForm(self.formset, form, self.fieldsets,
+                self.opts.prepopulated_fields, None, self.readonly_fields,
+                model_admin=self.model_admin)
 
     def fields(self):
         fk = getattr(self.formset, "fk", None)
-        for field_name in flatten_fieldsets(self.fieldsets):
-            if fk and fk.name == field_name:
+        for i, field in enumerate(flatten_fieldsets(self.fieldsets)):
+            if fk and fk.name == field:
                 continue
-            yield self.formset.form.base_fields[field_name]
+            if field in self.readonly_fields:
+                label = label_for_field(field, self.opts.model, self.model_admin)
+                yield (False, forms.forms.pretty_name(label))
+            else:
+                field = self.formset.form.base_fields[field]
+                yield (field.widget.is_hidden, field.label)
 
     def _media(self):
         media = self.opts.media + self.formset.media
@@ -133,17 +218,21 @@ class InlineAdminForm(AdminForm):
     """
     A wrapper around an inline form for use in the admin system.
     """
-    def __init__(self, formset, form, fieldsets, prepopulated_fields, original):
+    def __init__(self, formset, form, fieldsets, prepopulated_fields, original,
+      readonly_fields=None, model_admin=None):
         self.formset = formset
+        self.model_admin = model_admin
         self.original = original
         if original is not None:
             self.original_content_type_id = ContentType.objects.get_for_model(original).pk
         self.show_url = original and hasattr(original, 'get_absolute_url')
-        super(InlineAdminForm, self).__init__(form, fieldsets, prepopulated_fields)
+        super(InlineAdminForm, self).__init__(form, fieldsets, prepopulated_fields,
+            readonly_fields)
 
     def __iter__(self):
         for name, options in self.fieldsets:
-            yield InlineFieldset(self.formset, self.form, name, **options)
+            yield InlineFieldset(self.formset, self.form, name,
+                self.readonly_fields, model_admin=self.model_admin, **options)
 
     def has_auto_field(self):
         if self.form._meta.model._meta.has_auto_field:
@@ -194,7 +283,8 @@ class InlineFieldset(Fieldset):
         for field in self.fields:
             if fk and fk.name == field:
                 continue
-            yield Fieldline(self.form, field)
+            yield Fieldline(self.form, field, self.readonly_fields,
+                model_admin=self.model_admin)
 
 class AdminErrorList(forms.util.ErrorList):
     """
diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/media/css/base.css b/django/contrib/admin/media/css/base.css
index 7299c95e31..a08b185632 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/media/css/base.css
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/media/css/base.css
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ table.orderable-initalized .order-cell, body>tr>td.order-cell {
 
 /* FORM DEFAULTS */
 
-input, textarea, select {
+input, textarea, select, .form-row p {
     margin: 2px 0;
     padding: 2px 3px;
     vertical-align: middle;
diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/options.py b/django/contrib/admin/options.py
index dd471df363..dab9170fad 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/options.py
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/options.py
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ class BaseModelAdmin(object):
     radio_fields = {}
     prepopulated_fields = {}
     formfield_overrides = {}
+    readonly_fields = ()
 
     def __init__(self):
         self.formfield_overrides = dict(FORMFIELD_FOR_DBFIELD_DEFAULTS, **self.formfield_overrides)
@@ -178,6 +179,9 @@ class BaseModelAdmin(object):
         return None
     declared_fieldsets = property(_declared_fieldsets)
 
+    def get_readonly_fields(self, request, obj=None):
+        return self.readonly_fields
+
 class ModelAdmin(BaseModelAdmin):
     "Encapsulates all admin options and functionality for a given model."
     __metaclass__ = forms.MediaDefiningClass
@@ -327,7 +331,8 @@ class ModelAdmin(BaseModelAdmin):
         if self.declared_fieldsets:
             return self.declared_fieldsets
         form = self.get_form(request, obj)
-        return [(None, {'fields': form.base_fields.keys()})]
+        fields = form.base_fields.keys() + list(self.get_readonly_fields(request, obj))
+        return [(None, {'fields': fields})]
 
     def get_form(self, request, obj=None, **kwargs):
         """
@@ -342,12 +347,15 @@ class ModelAdmin(BaseModelAdmin):
             exclude = []
         else:
             exclude = list(self.exclude)
+        exclude.extend(kwargs.get("exclude", []))
+        exclude.extend(self.get_readonly_fields(request, obj))
         # if exclude is an empty list we pass None to be consistant with the
         # default on modelform_factory
+        exclude = exclude or None
         defaults = {
             "form": self.form,
             "fields": fields,
-            "exclude": (exclude + kwargs.get("exclude", [])) or None,
+            "exclude": exclude,
             "formfield_callback": curry(self.formfield_for_dbfield, request=request),
         }
         defaults.update(kwargs)
@@ -782,13 +790,17 @@ class ModelAdmin(BaseModelAdmin):
                                   queryset=inline.queryset(request))
                 formsets.append(formset)
 
-        adminForm = helpers.AdminForm(form, list(self.get_fieldsets(request)), self.prepopulated_fields)
+        adminForm = helpers.AdminForm(form, list(self.get_fieldsets(request)),
+            self.prepopulated_fields, self.get_readonly_fields(request),
+            model_admin=self)
         media = self.media + adminForm.media
 
         inline_admin_formsets = []
         for inline, formset in zip(self.inline_instances, formsets):
             fieldsets = list(inline.get_fieldsets(request))
-            inline_admin_formset = helpers.InlineAdminFormSet(inline, formset, fieldsets)
+            readonly = list(inline.get_readonly_fields(request))
+            inline_admin_formset = helpers.InlineAdminFormSet(inline, formset,
+                fieldsets, readonly, model_admin=self)
             inline_admin_formsets.append(inline_admin_formset)
             media = media + inline_admin_formset.media
 
@@ -875,13 +887,17 @@ class ModelAdmin(BaseModelAdmin):
                                   queryset=inline.queryset(request))
                 formsets.append(formset)
 
-        adminForm = helpers.AdminForm(form, self.get_fieldsets(request, obj), self.prepopulated_fields)
+        adminForm = helpers.AdminForm(form, self.get_fieldsets(request, obj),
+            self.prepopulated_fields, self.get_readonly_fields(request, obj),
+            model_admin=self)
         media = self.media + adminForm.media
 
         inline_admin_formsets = []
         for inline, formset in zip(self.inline_instances, formsets):
             fieldsets = list(inline.get_fieldsets(request, obj))
-            inline_admin_formset = helpers.InlineAdminFormSet(inline, formset, fieldsets)
+            readonly = list(inline.get_readonly_fields(request, obj))
+            inline_admin_formset = helpers.InlineAdminFormSet(inline, formset,
+                fieldsets, readonly, model_admin=self)
             inline_admin_formsets.append(inline_admin_formset)
             media = media + inline_admin_formset.media
 
@@ -1174,14 +1190,17 @@ class InlineModelAdmin(BaseModelAdmin):
             exclude = []
         else:
             exclude = list(self.exclude)
+        exclude.extend(kwargs.get("exclude", []))
+        exclude.extend(self.get_readonly_fields(request, obj))
         # if exclude is an empty list we use None, since that's the actual
         # default
+        exclude = exclude or None
         defaults = {
             "form": self.form,
             "formset": self.formset,
             "fk_name": self.fk_name,
             "fields": fields,
-            "exclude": (exclude + kwargs.get("exclude", [])) or None,
+            "exclude": exclude,
             "formfield_callback": curry(self.formfield_for_dbfield, request=request),
             "extra": self.extra,
             "max_num": self.max_num,
@@ -1193,7 +1212,8 @@ class InlineModelAdmin(BaseModelAdmin):
         if self.declared_fieldsets:
             return self.declared_fieldsets
         form = self.get_formset(request).form
-        return [(None, {'fields': form.base_fields.keys()})]
+        fields = form.base_fields.keys() + list(self.get_readonly_fields(request, obj))
+        return [(None, {'fields': fields})]
 
     def queryset(self, request):
         return self.model._default_manager.all()
diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/edit_inline/tabular.html b/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/edit_inline/tabular.html
index 211573ebfc..0a267ffe19 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/edit_inline/tabular.html
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/edit_inline/tabular.html
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@
    {{ inline_admin_formset.formset.non_form_errors }}
    <table>
      <thead><tr>
-     {% for field in inline_admin_formset.fields %}
-       {% if not field.is_hidden %}
-         <th {% if forloop.first %}colspan="2"{% endif %}>{{ field.label|capfirst }}</th>
-        {% endif %}
+     {% for is_hidden, label in inline_admin_formset.fields %}
+       {% if not is_hidden %}
+         <th {% if forloop.first %}colspan="2"{% endif %}>{{ label|capfirst }}</th>
+       {% endif %}
      {% endfor %}
      {% if inline_admin_formset.formset.can_delete %}<th>{% trans "Delete?" %}</th>{% endif %}
      </tr></thead>
@@ -44,8 +44,12 @@
           {% for line in fieldset %}
             {% for field in line %}
               <td class="{{ field.field.name }}">
-              {{ field.field.errors.as_ul }}
-              {{ field.field }}
+              {% if field.is_readonly %}
+                  <p>{{ field.contents }}</p>
+              {% else %}
+                  {{ field.field.errors.as_ul }}
+                  {{ field.field }}
+              {% endif %}
               </td>
             {% endfor %}
           {% endfor %}
diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/includes/fieldset.html b/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/includes/fieldset.html
index 8ee24b1898..26a3699427 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/includes/fieldset.html
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/includes/fieldset.html
@@ -1,19 +1,28 @@
 <fieldset class="module aligned {{ fieldset.classes }}">
-  {% if fieldset.name %}<h2>{{ fieldset.name }}</h2>{% endif %}
-  {% if fieldset.description %}<div class="description">{{ fieldset.description|safe }}</div>{% endif %}
-  {% for line in fieldset %}
-      <div class="form-row{% if line.errors %} errors{% endif %} {% for field in line %}{{ field.field.name }} {% endfor %} ">
-      {{ line.errors }}
-      {% for field in line %}
-      <div{% if not line.fields|length_is:"1" %} class="field-box"{% endif %}>
-          {% if field.is_checkbox %}
-              {{ field.field }}{{ field.label_tag }}
-          {% else %}
-              {{ field.label_tag }}{{ field.field }}
-          {% endif %}
-          {% if field.field.field.help_text %}<p class="help">{{ field.field.field.help_text|safe }}</p>{% endif %}
-      </div>
-      {% endfor %}
-      </div>
-  {% endfor %}
+    {% if fieldset.name %}<h2>{{ fieldset.name }}</h2>{% endif %}
+    {% if fieldset.description %}
+        <div class="description">{{ fieldset.description|safe }}</div>
+    {% endif %}
+    {% for line in fieldset %}
+        <div class="form-row{% if line.errors %} errors{% endif %} {% for field in line %}{{ field.field.name }} {% endfor %} ">
+            {{ line.errors }}
+            {% for field in line %}
+                <div{% if not line.fields|length_is:"1" %} class="field-box"{% endif %}>
+                    {% if field.is_checkbox %}
+                        {{ field.field }}{{ field.label_tag }}
+                    {% else %}
+                        {{ field.label_tag }}
+                        {% if field.is_readonly %}
+                            <p>{{ field.contents }}</p>
+                        {% else %}
+                            {{ field.field }}
+                        {% endif %}
+                    {% endif %}
+                    {% if field.field.field.help_text %}
+                        <p class="help">{{ field.field.field.help_text|safe }}</p>
+                    {% endif %}
+                </div>
+            {% endfor %}
+        </div>
+    {% endfor %}
 </fieldset>
diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/templatetags/admin_list.py b/django/contrib/admin/templatetags/admin_list.py
index cd05957197..352277351e 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/templatetags/admin_list.py
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/templatetags/admin_list.py
@@ -1,16 +1,20 @@
+import datetime
+
 from django.conf import settings
+from django.contrib.admin.util import lookup_field, display_for_field, label_for_field
 from django.contrib.admin.views.main import ALL_VAR, EMPTY_CHANGELIST_VALUE
 from django.contrib.admin.views.main import ORDER_VAR, ORDER_TYPE_VAR, PAGE_VAR, SEARCH_VAR
 from django.core.exceptions import ObjectDoesNotExist
 from django.db import models
+from django.forms.forms import pretty_name
 from django.utils import formats
 from django.utils.html import escape, conditional_escape
-from django.utils.text import capfirst
 from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
+from django.utils.text import capfirst
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
-from django.utils.encoding import smart_unicode, smart_str, force_unicode
+from django.utils.encoding import smart_unicode, force_unicode
 from django.template import Library
-import datetime
+
 
 register = Library()
 
@@ -76,41 +80,15 @@ def result_headers(cl):
         try:
             f = lookup_opts.get_field(field_name)
             admin_order_field = None
+            header = f.verbose_name
         except models.FieldDoesNotExist:
-            # For non-field list_display values, check for the function
-            # attribute "short_description". If that doesn't exist, fall back
-            # to the method name. And __str__ and __unicode__ are special-cases.
-            if field_name == '__unicode__':
-                header = force_unicode(lookup_opts.verbose_name)
-            elif field_name == '__str__':
-                header = smart_str(lookup_opts.verbose_name)
-            else:
-                if callable(field_name):
-                    attr = field_name # field_name can be a callable
-                else:
-                    try:
-                        attr = getattr(cl.model_admin, field_name)
-                    except AttributeError:
-                        try:
-                            attr = getattr(cl.model, field_name)
-                        except AttributeError:
-                            raise AttributeError, \
-                                "'%s' model or '%s' objects have no attribute '%s'" % \
-                                    (lookup_opts.object_name, cl.model_admin.__class__, field_name)
-
-                try:
-                    header = attr.short_description
-                except AttributeError:
-                    if callable(field_name):
-                        header = field_name.__name__
-                    else:
-                        header = field_name
-                    header = header.replace('_', ' ')
+            header = label_for_field(field_name, cl.model, cl.model_admin)
             # if the field is the action checkbox: no sorting and special class
             if field_name == 'action_checkbox':
                 yield {"text": header,
                        "class_attrib": mark_safe(' class="action-checkbox-column"')}
                 continue
+            header = pretty_name(header)
 
             # It is a non-field, but perhaps one that is sortable
             admin_order_field = getattr(attr, "admin_order_field", None)
@@ -120,8 +98,6 @@ def result_headers(cl):
 
             # So this _is_ a sortable non-field.  Go to the yield
             # after the else clause.
-        else:
-            header = f.verbose_name
 
         th_classes = []
         new_order_type = 'asc'
@@ -129,10 +105,12 @@ def result_headers(cl):
             th_classes.append('sorted %sending' % cl.order_type.lower())
             new_order_type = {'asc': 'desc', 'desc': 'asc'}[cl.order_type.lower()]
 
-        yield {"text": header,
-               "sortable": True,
-               "url": cl.get_query_string({ORDER_VAR: i, ORDER_TYPE_VAR: new_order_type}),
-               "class_attrib": mark_safe(th_classes and ' class="%s"' % ' '.join(th_classes) or '')}
+        yield {
+            "text": header,
+            "sortable": True,
+            "url": cl.get_query_string({ORDER_VAR: i, ORDER_TYPE_VAR: new_order_type}),
+            "class_attrib": mark_safe(th_classes and ' class="%s"' % ' '.join(th_classes) or '')
+        }
 
 def _boolean_icon(field_val):
     BOOLEAN_MAPPING = {True: 'yes', False: 'no', None: 'unknown'}
@@ -144,24 +122,11 @@ def items_for_result(cl, result, form):
     for field_name in cl.list_display:
         row_class = ''
         try:
-            f = cl.lookup_opts.get_field(field_name)
-        except models.FieldDoesNotExist:
-            # For non-field list_display values, the value is either a method,
-            # property or returned via a callable.
-            try:
-                if callable(field_name):
-                    attr = field_name
-                    value = attr(result)
-                elif hasattr(cl.model_admin, field_name) and \
-                   not field_name == '__str__' and not field_name == '__unicode__':
-                    attr = getattr(cl.model_admin, field_name)
-                    value = attr(result)
-                else:
-                    attr = getattr(result, field_name)
-                    if callable(attr):
-                        value = attr()
-                    else:
-                        value = attr
+            f, attr, value = lookup_field(field_name, result, cl.model_admin)
+        except (AttributeError, ObjectDoesNotExist):
+            result_repr = EMPTY_CHANGELIST_VALUE
+        else:
+            if f is None:
                 allow_tags = getattr(attr, 'allow_tags', False)
                 boolean = getattr(attr, 'boolean', False)
                 if boolean:
@@ -169,50 +134,21 @@ def items_for_result(cl, result, form):
                     result_repr = _boolean_icon(value)
                 else:
                     result_repr = smart_unicode(value)
-            except (AttributeError, ObjectDoesNotExist):
-                result_repr = EMPTY_CHANGELIST_VALUE
-            else:
                 # Strip HTML tags in the resulting text, except if the
                 # function has an "allow_tags" attribute set to True.
                 if not allow_tags:
                     result_repr = escape(result_repr)
                 else:
                     result_repr = mark_safe(result_repr)
-        else:
-            field_val = getattr(result, f.attname)
-
-            if isinstance(f.rel, models.ManyToOneRel):
-                if field_val is not None:
+            else:
+                if value is None:
+                    result_repr = EMPTY_CHANGELIST_VALUE
+                if isinstance(f.rel, models.ManyToOneRel):
                     result_repr = escape(getattr(result, f.name))
                 else:
-                    result_repr = EMPTY_CHANGELIST_VALUE
-            # Dates and times are special: They're formatted in a certain way.
-            elif isinstance(f, models.DateField) or isinstance(f, models.TimeField):
-                if field_val:
-                    result_repr = formats.localize(field_val)
-                else:
-                    result_repr = EMPTY_CHANGELIST_VALUE
-            elif isinstance(f, models.DecimalField):
-                if field_val:
-                    result_repr = formats.number_format(field_val, f.decimal_places)
-                else:
-                    result_repr = EMPTY_CHANGELIST_VALUE
-                row_class = ' class="nowrap"'
-            elif isinstance(f, models.FloatField):
-                if field_val:
-                    result_repr = formats.number_format(field_val)
-                else:
-                    result_repr = EMPTY_CHANGELIST_VALUE
-                row_class = ' class="nowrap"'
-            # Booleans are special: We use images.
-            elif isinstance(f, models.BooleanField) or isinstance(f, models.NullBooleanField):
-                result_repr = _boolean_icon(field_val)
-            # Fields with choices are special: Use the representation
-            # of the choice.
-            elif f.flatchoices:
-                result_repr = dict(f.flatchoices).get(field_val, EMPTY_CHANGELIST_VALUE)
-            else:
-                result_repr = escape(field_val)
+                    result_repr = display_for_field(value, f)
+                if isinstance(f, models.DateField) or isinstance(f, models.TimeField):
+                    row_class = ' class="nowrap"'
         if force_unicode(result_repr) == '':
             result_repr = mark_safe('&nbsp;')
         # If list_display_links not defined, add the link tag to the first field
diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/util.py b/django/contrib/admin/util.py
index 4bdce45ebe..8b2435ef33 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/util.py
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/util.py
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 from django.core.exceptions import ObjectDoesNotExist
 from django.db import models
+from django.utils import formats
 from django.utils.html import escape
 from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
 from django.utils.text import capfirst
-from django.utils.encoding import force_unicode
+from django.utils.encoding import force_unicode, smart_unicode, smart_str
 from django.utils.translation import ungettext, ugettext as _
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse, NoReverseMatch
 
+
 def quote(s):
     """
     Ensure that primary key values do not confuse the admin URLs by escaping
@@ -221,3 +223,74 @@ def model_ngettext(obj, n=None):
     d = model_format_dict(obj)
     singular, plural = d["verbose_name"], d["verbose_name_plural"]
     return ungettext(singular, plural, n or 0)
+
+def lookup_field(name, obj, model_admin=None):
+    opts = obj._meta
+    try:
+        f = opts.get_field(name)
+    except models.FieldDoesNotExist:
+        # For non-field values, the value is either a method, property or
+        # returned via a callable.
+        if callable(name):
+            attr = name
+            value = attr(obj)
+        elif (model_admin is not None and hasattr(model_admin, name) and
+          not name == '__str__' and not name == '__unicode__'):
+            attr = getattr(model_admin, name)
+            value = attr(obj)
+        else:
+            attr = getattr(obj, name)
+            if callable(attr):
+                value = attr()
+            else:
+                value = attr
+        f = None
+    else:
+        attr = None
+        value = getattr(obj, f.attname)
+    return f, attr, value
+
+def label_for_field(name, model, model_admin):
+    try:
+        model._meta.get_field_by_name(name)[0]
+        return name
+    except models.FieldDoesNotExist:
+        if name == "__unicode__":
+            return force_unicode(model._meta.verbose_name)
+        if name == "__str__":
+            return smart_str(model._meta.verbose_name)
+        if callable(name):
+            attr = name
+        elif hasattr(model_admin, name):
+            attr = getattr(model_admin, name)
+        elif hasattr(model, name):
+            attr = getattr(model, name)
+        else:
+            raise AttributeError
+
+        if hasattr(attr, "short_description"):
+            return attr.short_description
+        elif callable(attr):
+            if attr.__name__ == "<lambda>":
+                return "--"
+            else:
+                return attr.__name__
+        else:
+            return name
+
+
+def display_for_field(value, field):
+    from django.contrib.admin.templatetags.admin_list import _boolean_icon
+    from django.contrib.admin.views.main import EMPTY_CHANGELIST_VALUE
+    if isinstance(field, models.DateField) or isinstance(field, models.TimeField):
+        return formats.localize(value)
+    elif isinstance(field, models.BooleanField) or isinstance(field, models.NullBooleanField):
+        return _boolean_icon(value)
+    elif isinstance(field, models.DecimalField):
+        return formats.number_format(value, field.decimal_places)
+    elif isinstance(field, models.FloatField):
+        return formats.number_format(value)
+    elif field.flatchoices:
+        return dict(field.flatchoices).get(value, EMPTY_CHANGELIST_VALUE)
+    else:
+        return smart_unicode(value)
diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/validation.py b/django/contrib/admin/validation.py
index 726da650a6..8e47b6c3e9 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/validation.py
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/validation.py
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
-try:
-    set
-except NameError:
-    from sets import Set as set   # Python 2.3 fallback
-
 from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
 from django.db import models
-from django.forms.models import BaseModelForm, BaseModelFormSet, fields_for_model, _get_foreign_key
+from django.forms.models import (BaseModelForm, BaseModelFormSet, fields_for_model,
+    _get_foreign_key)
 from django.contrib.admin.options import flatten_fieldsets, BaseModelAdmin
 from django.contrib.admin.options import HORIZONTAL, VERTICAL
+from django.contrib.admin.util import lookup_field
+
 
 __all__ = ['validate']
 
@@ -123,6 +121,18 @@ def validate(cls, model):
                 continue
             get_field(cls, model, opts, 'ordering[%d]' % idx, field)
 
+    if hasattr(cls, "readonly_fields"):
+        check_isseq(cls, "readonly_fields", cls.readonly_fields)
+        for idx, field in enumerate(cls.readonly_fields):
+            if not callable(field):
+                if not hasattr(cls, field):
+                    if not hasattr(model, field):
+                        try:
+                            opts.get_field(field)
+                        except models.FieldDoesNotExist:
+                            raise ImproperlyConfigured("%s.readonly_fields[%d], %r is not a callable or an attribute of %r or found in the model %r."
+                                % (cls.__name__, idx, field, cls.__name__, model._meta.object_name))
+
     # list_select_related = False
     # save_as = False
     # save_on_top = False
@@ -195,6 +205,11 @@ def validate_base(cls, model):
     if cls.fields: # default value is None
         check_isseq(cls, 'fields', cls.fields)
         for field in cls.fields:
+            if field in cls.readonly_fields:
+                # Stuff can be put in fields that isn't actually a model field
+                # if it's in readonly_fields, readonly_fields will handle the
+                # validation of such things.
+                continue
             check_formfield(cls, model, opts, 'fields', field)
             f = get_field(cls, model, opts, 'fields', field)
             if isinstance(f, models.ManyToManyField) and not f.rel.through._meta.auto_created:
diff --git a/docs/ref/contrib/admin/index.txt b/docs/ref/contrib/admin/index.txt
index 0f746bf01b..97e9c8bcc9 100644
--- a/docs/ref/contrib/admin/index.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/contrib/admin/index.txt
@@ -172,6 +172,11 @@ The ``field_options`` dictionary can have the following keys:
             'fields': (('first_name', 'last_name'), 'address', 'city', 'state'),
             }
 
+        .. versionadded:: 1.2
+
+        ``fields`` can contain values defined in
+        :attr:`ModelAdmin.readonly_fields` to be displayed as read-only.
+
     * ``classes``
         A list containing extra CSS classes to apply to the fieldset.
 
@@ -210,6 +215,11 @@ the ``django.contrib.flatpages.FlatPage`` model as follows::
 In the above example, only the fields 'url', 'title' and 'content' will be
 displayed, sequentially, in the form.
 
+.. versionadded:: 1.2
+
+``fields`` can contain values defined in :attr:`ModelAdmin.readonly_fields`
+to be displayed as read-only.
+
 .. admonition:: Note
 
     This ``fields`` option should not be confused with the ``fields``
@@ -540,6 +550,21 @@ into a ``Input`` widget for either a ``ForeignKey`` or ``ManyToManyField``::
     class ArticleAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
         raw_id_fields = ("newspaper",)
 
+.. attribute:: ModelAdmin.readonly_fields
+
+.. versionadded:: 1.2
+
+By default the admin shows all fields as editable. Any fields in this option
+(which should be a ``list`` or ``tuple``) will display its data as-is and
+non-editable. This option behaves nearly identical to :attr:`ModelAdmin.list_display`.
+Usage is the same, however, when you specify :attr:`ModelAdmin.fields` or
+:attr:`ModelAdmin.fieldsets` the read-only fields must be present to be shown
+(they are ignored otherwise).
+
+If ``readonly_fields`` is used without defining explicit ordering through
+:attr:`ModelAdmin.fields` or :attr:`ModelAdmin.fieldsets` they will be added
+last after all editable fields.
+
 .. attribute:: ModelAdmin.save_as
 
 Set ``save_as`` to enable a "save as" feature on admin change forms.
@@ -744,6 +769,15 @@ model instance::
                 instance.save()
             formset.save_m2m()
 
+.. method:: ModelAdmin.get_readonly_fields(self, request, obj=None)
+
+.. versionadded:: 1.2
+
+The ``get_readonly_fields`` method is given the ``HttpRequest`` and the
+``obj`` being edited (or ``None`` on an add form) and is expected to return a
+``list`` or ``tuple`` of field names that will be displayed as read-only, as
+described above in the :attr:`ModelAdmin.readonly_fields` section.
+
 .. method:: ModelAdmin.get_urls(self)
 
 .. versionadded:: 1.1
diff --git a/docs/releases/1.2.txt b/docs/releases/1.2.txt
index 200fb4a5b6..0b2584dae1 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.2.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/1.2.txt
@@ -485,3 +485,10 @@ enabled, dates and numbers on templates will be displayed using the format
 specified for the current locale. Django will also use localized formats
 when parsing data in forms.
 See :ref:`Format localization <format-localization>` for more details.
+
+Added ``readonly_fields`` to ``ModelAdmin``
+-------------------------------------------
+
+:attr:`django.contrib.admin.ModelAdmin.readonly_fields` has been added to
+enable non-editable fields in add/change pages for models and inlines. Field
+and calculated values can be displayed along side editable fields.
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/admin_validation/models.py b/tests/regressiontests/admin_validation/models.py
index eb53a9dd6e..682fca66de 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/admin_validation/models.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/admin_validation/models.py
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ class Song(models.Model):
     def __unicode__(self):
         return self.title
 
+    def readonly_method_on_model(self):
+        # does nothing
+        pass
+
 
 class TwoAlbumFKAndAnE(models.Model):
     album1 = models.ForeignKey(Album, related_name="album1_set")
@@ -110,6 +114,63 @@ Exception: <class 'regressiontests.admin_validation.models.TwoAlbumFKAndAnE'> ha
 
 >>> validate_inline(TwoAlbumFKAndAnEInline, None, Album)
 
+>>> class SongAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
+...     readonly_fields = ("title",)
+
+>>> validate(SongAdmin, Song)
+
+>>> def my_function(obj):
+...     # does nothing
+...     pass
+>>> class SongAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
+...     readonly_fields = (my_function,)
+
+>>> validate(SongAdmin, Song)
+
+>>> class SongAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
+...     readonly_fields = ("readonly_method_on_modeladmin",)
+...
+...     def readonly_method_on_modeladmin(self, obj):
+...         # does nothing
+...         pass
+
+>>> validate(SongAdmin, Song)
+
+>>> class SongAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
+...     readonly_fields = ("readonly_method_on_model",)
+
+>>> validate(SongAdmin, Song)
+
+>>> class SongAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
+...     readonly_fields = ("title", "nonexistant")
+
+>>> validate(SongAdmin, Song)
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+    ...
+ImproperlyConfigured: SongAdmin.readonly_fields[1], 'nonexistant' is not a callable or an attribute of 'SongAdmin' or found in the model 'Song'.
+
+>>> class SongAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
+...     readonly_fields = ("title", "awesome_song")
+...     fields = ("album", "title", "awesome_song")
+
+>>> validate(SongAdmin, Song)
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+    ...
+ImproperlyConfigured: SongAdmin.readonly_fields[1], 'awesome_song' is not a callable or an attribute of 'SongAdmin' or found in the model 'Song'.
+
+>>> class SongAdmin(SongAdmin):
+...     def awesome_song(self, instance):
+...         if instance.title == "Born to Run":
+...             return "Best Ever!"
+...         return "Status unknown."
+
+>>> validate(SongAdmin, Song)
+
+>>> class SongAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
+...     readonly_fields = (lambda obj: "test",)
+
+>>> validate(SongAdmin, Song)
+
 # Regression test for #12203/#12237 - Fail more gracefully when a M2M field that
 # specifies the 'through' option is included in the 'fields' or the 'fieldsets'
 # ModelAdmin options.
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/models.py b/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/models.py
index 97785c50f9..ffdc72620e 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/models.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/models.py
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+import datetime
 import tempfile
 import os
-from django.core.files.storage import FileSystemStorage
-from django.db import models
+
 from django.contrib import admin
+from django.core.files.storage import FileSystemStorage
 from django.contrib.admin.views.main import ChangeList
 from django.core.mail import EmailMessage
+from django.db import models
+
 
 class Section(models.Model):
     """
@@ -419,7 +422,47 @@ class CategoryInline(admin.StackedInline):
     model = Category
 
 class CollectorAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
-    inlines = [WidgetInline, DooHickeyInline, GrommetInline, WhatsitInline, FancyDoodadInline, CategoryInline]
+    inlines = [
+        WidgetInline, DooHickeyInline, GrommetInline, WhatsitInline,
+        FancyDoodadInline, CategoryInline
+    ]
+
+class Link(models.Model):
+    posted = models.DateField(
+        default=lambda: datetime.date.today() - datetime.timedelta(days=7)
+    )
+    url = models.URLField()
+    post = models.ForeignKey("Post")
+
+
+class LinkInline(admin.TabularInline):
+    model = Link
+    extra = 1
+
+    readonly_fields = ("posted",)
+
+
+class Post(models.Model):
+    title = models.CharField(max_length=100)
+    content = models.TextField()
+    posted = models.DateField(default=datetime.date.today)
+
+    def awesomeness_level(self):
+        return "Very awesome."
+
+class PostAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
+    readonly_fields = ('posted', 'awesomeness_level', 'coolness', lambda obj: "foo")
+
+    inlines = [
+        LinkInline
+    ]
+
+    def coolness(self, instance):
+        if instance.pk:
+            return "%d amount of cool." % instance.pk
+        else:
+            return "Unkown coolness."
+
 
 class Gadget(models.Model):
     name = models.CharField(max_length=100)
@@ -458,6 +501,7 @@ admin.site.register(Recommendation, RecommendationAdmin)
 admin.site.register(Recommender)
 admin.site.register(Collector, CollectorAdmin)
 admin.site.register(Category, CategoryAdmin)
+admin.site.register(Post, PostAdmin)
 admin.site.register(Gadget, GadgetAdmin)
 
 # We intentionally register Promo and ChapterXtra1 but not Chapter nor ChapterXtra2.
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py
index 8e156899a1..320b632537 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py
@@ -10,20 +10,18 @@ from django.contrib.admin.models import LogEntry, DELETION
 from django.contrib.admin.sites import LOGIN_FORM_KEY
 from django.contrib.admin.util import quote
 from django.contrib.admin.helpers import ACTION_CHECKBOX_NAME
+from django.utils import formats
 from django.utils.cache import get_max_age
 from django.utils.html import escape
+from django.utils.translation import get_date_formats
 
 # local test models
 from models import Article, BarAccount, CustomArticle, EmptyModel, \
     ExternalSubscriber, FooAccount, Gallery, ModelWithStringPrimaryKey, \
     Person, Persona, Picture, Podcast, Section, Subscriber, Vodcast, \
     Language, Collector, Widget, Grommet, DooHickey, FancyDoodad, Whatsit, \
-    Category
+    Category, Post
 
-try:
-    set
-except NameError:
-    from sets import Set as set
 
 class AdminViewBasicTest(TestCase):
     fixtures = ['admin-views-users.xml', 'admin-views-colors.xml', 'admin-views-fabrics.xml']
@@ -1688,3 +1686,54 @@ class NeverCacheTests(TestCase):
         "Check the never-cache status of the Javascript i18n view"
         response = self.client.get('/test_admin/jsi18n/')
         self.failUnlessEqual(get_max_age(response), None)
+
+
+class ReadonlyTest(TestCase):
+    fixtures = ['admin-views-users.xml']
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.client.login(username='super', password='secret')
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        self.client.logout()
+
+    def test_readonly_get(self):
+        response = self.client.get('/test_admin/admin/admin_views/post/add/')
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertNotContains(response, 'name="posted"')
+        # 3 fields + 2 submit buttons + 2 inline management form fields, + 2
+        # hidden fields for inlines + 1 field for the inline
+        self.assertEqual(response.content.count("input"), 10)
+        self.assertContains(response, formats.localize(datetime.date.today()))
+        self.assertContains(response,
+            "<label>Awesomeness level:</label>")
+        self.assertContains(response, "Very awesome.")
+        self.assertContains(response, "Unkown coolness.")
+        self.assertContains(response, "foo")
+        self.assertContains(response,
+            formats.localize(datetime.date.today() - datetime.timedelta(days=7))
+        )
+
+        p = Post.objects.create(title="I worked on readonly_fields", content="Its good stuff")
+        response = self.client.get('/test_admin/admin/admin_views/post/%d/' % p.pk)
+        self.assertContains(response, "%d amount of cool" % p.pk)
+
+    def test_readonly_post(self):
+        data = {
+            "title": "Django Got Readonly Fields",
+            "content": "This is an incredible development.",
+            "link_set-TOTAL_FORMS": "1",
+            "link_set-INITIAL_FORMS": "0",
+        }
+        response = self.client.post('/test_admin/admin/admin_views/post/add/', data)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
+        self.assertEqual(Post.objects.count(), 1)
+        p = Post.objects.get()
+        self.assertEqual(p.posted, datetime.date.today())
+
+        data["posted"] = "10-8-1990" # some date that's not today
+        response = self.client.post('/test_admin/admin/admin_views/post/add/', data)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
+        self.assertEqual(Post.objects.count(), 2)
+        p = Post.objects.order_by('-id')[0]
+        self.assertEqual(p.posted, datetime.date.today())