diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/tests.py b/django/contrib/admin/tests.py
index 4daa6ec6d8..c99488cd41 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/tests.py
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/tests.py
@@ -41,6 +41,20 @@ class AdminSeleniumWebDriverTestCase(LiveServerTestCase):
             timeout
         )
 
+    def wait_page_loaded(self):
+        """
+        Block until page has started to load.
+        """
+        from selenium.common.exceptions import TimeoutException
+        try:
+            # Wait for the next page to be loaded
+            self.wait_loaded_tag('body')
+        except TimeoutException:
+            # IE7 occasionnally returns an error "Internet Explorer cannot
+            # display the webpage" and doesn't load the next page. We just
+            # ignore it.
+            pass
+
     def admin_login(self, username, password, login_url='/admin/'):
         """
         Helper function to log into the admin.
@@ -53,8 +67,7 @@ class AdminSeleniumWebDriverTestCase(LiveServerTestCase):
         login_text = _('Log in')
         self.selenium.find_element_by_xpath(
             '//input[@value="%s"]' % login_text).click()
-        # Wait for the next page to be loaded.
-        self.wait_loaded_tag('body')
+        self.wait_page_loaded()
 
     def get_css_value(self, selector, attribute):
         """
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/admin_inlines/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/admin_inlines/tests.py
index 54283bf509..f5a54b08b6 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/admin_inlines/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/admin_inlines/tests.py
@@ -546,15 +546,7 @@ class SeleniumFirefoxTests(AdminSeleniumWebDriverTestCase):
         self.selenium.find_element_by_name('profile_set-2-last_name').send_keys('2 last name 2')
 
         self.selenium.find_element_by_xpath('//input[@value="Save"]').click()
-
-        try:
-            # Wait for the next page to be loaded.
-            self.wait_loaded_tag('body')
-        except TimeoutException:
-            # IE7 occasionnally returns an error "Internet Explorer cannot
-            # display the webpage" and doesn't load the next page. We just
-            # ignore it.
-            pass
+        self.wait_page_loaded()
 
         # Check that the objects have been created in the database
         self.assertEqual(ProfileCollection.objects.all().count(), 1)
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py
index 667f3bc183..cd83b73897 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py
@@ -3262,16 +3262,7 @@ class SeleniumAdminViewsFirefoxTests(AdminSeleniumWebDriverTestCase):
 
         # Save and check that everything is properly stored in the database
         self.selenium.find_element_by_xpath('//input[@value="Save"]').click()
-
-        try:
-            # Wait for the next page to be loaded.
-            self.wait_loaded_tag('body')
-        except TimeoutException:
-            # IE7 occasionnally returns an error "Internet Explorer cannot
-            # display the webpage" and doesn't load the next page. We just
-            # ignore it.
-            pass
-
+        self.wait_page_loaded()
         self.assertEqual(MainPrepopulated.objects.all().count(), 1)
         MainPrepopulated.objects.get(
             name=' this is the mAin nÀMë and it\'s awεšome',
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/admin_widgets/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/admin_widgets/tests.py
index 452387078d..d559b53531 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/admin_widgets/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/admin_widgets/tests.py
@@ -644,12 +644,14 @@ class HorizontalVerticalFilterSeleniumFirefoxTests(AdminSeleniumWebDriverTestCas
         self.selenium.get(
             '%s%s' % (self.live_server_url, '/admin_widgets/school/%s/' % self.school.id))
 
+        self.wait_page_loaded()
         self.execute_basic_operations('vertical', 'students')
         self.execute_basic_operations('horizontal', 'alumni')
 
         # Save and check that everything is properly stored in the database ---
         self.selenium.find_element_by_xpath('//input[@value="Save"]').click()
-        self.school = models.School.objects.get(id=self.school.id) # Reload from database
+        self.wait_page_loaded()
+        self.school = models.School.objects.get(id=self.school.id)  # Reload from database
         self.assertEqual(list(self.school.students.all()),
                          [self.arthur, self.cliff, self.jason, self.john])
         self.assertEqual(list(self.school.alumni.all()),
@@ -728,6 +730,7 @@ class HorizontalVerticalFilterSeleniumFirefoxTests(AdminSeleniumWebDriverTestCas
 
         # Save and check that everything is properly stored in the database ---
         self.selenium.find_element_by_xpath('//input[@value="Save"]').click()
+        self.wait_page_loaded()
         self.school = models.School.objects.get(id=self.school.id) # Reload from database
         self.assertEqual(list(self.school.students.all()),
                          [self.jason, self.peter])