diff --git a/_pytest/warnings.py b/_pytest/warnings.py
index b27c20b9d..1458c25c3 100644
--- a/_pytest/warnings.py
+++ b/_pytest/warnings.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import os
+from contextlib import contextmanager
+
 import pytest
 import warnings
 
@@ -38,8 +40,13 @@ def pytest_addoption(parser):
                   "to warnings.filterwarnings. Process after -W and --pythonwarnings.")
 
 
-@pytest.hookimpl(hookwrapper=True)
-def pytest_runtest_call(item):
+@contextmanager
+def catch_warnings_for_item(item):
+    """
+    catches the warnings generated during setup/call/teardown execution
+    of the given item and after it is done posts them as warnings to this
+    item.
+    """
     args = item.config.getoption('pythonwarnings') or []
     inifilters = item.config.getini("filterwarnings")
     with warnings.catch_warnings(record=True) as log:
@@ -56,4 +63,23 @@ def pytest_runtest_call(item):
         msg = warnings.formatwarning(
             warning.message, warning.category,
             warning.filename, warning.lineno, warning.line)
-        item.config.warn("W0", msg, fslocation=None)
+        item.config.warn("unused", msg, fslocation=None)
+
+
+@pytest.hookimpl(hookwrapper=True)
+def pytest_runtest_call(item):
+    with catch_warnings_for_item(item):
+        yield
+
+
+@pytest.hookimpl(hookwrapper=True)
+def pytest_runtest_setup(item):
+    with catch_warnings_for_item(item):
+        yield
+
+
+@pytest.hookimpl(hookwrapper=True)
+def pytest_runtest_teardown(item):
+    with catch_warnings_for_item(item):
+        yield
+
diff --git a/testing/test_warnings.py b/testing/test_warnings.py
index 943c8244c..77eefb7e3 100644
--- a/testing/test_warnings.py
+++ b/testing/test_warnings.py
@@ -27,6 +27,34 @@ def test_normal_flow(testdir, pyfile_with_warnings):
     ])
 
 
+def test_setup_teardown_warnings(testdir, pyfile_with_warnings):
+    testdir.makepyfile('''
+        import warnings
+        import pytest
+
+        @pytest.fixture
+        def fix():
+            warnings.warn(UserWarning("warning during setup"))
+            yield
+            warnings.warn(UserWarning("warning during teardown"))
+
+        def test_func(fix):
+            pass
+    ''')
+    result = testdir.runpytest()
+    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines([
+        '*== %s ==*' % WARNINGS_SUMMARY_HEADER,
+
+        '*test_setup_teardown_warnings.py:6: UserWarning: warning during setup',
+        '  warnings.warn(UserWarning("warning during setup"))',
+
+        '*test_setup_teardown_warnings.py:8: UserWarning: warning during teardown',
+        '  warnings.warn(UserWarning("warning during teardown"))',
+        '* 1 passed, 2 warnings*',
+    ])
+
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('method', ['cmdline', 'ini'])
 def test_as_errors(testdir, pyfile_with_warnings, method):
     args = ('-W', 'error') if method == 'cmdline' else ()