diff --git a/django/core/cache/backends/dummy.py b/django/core/cache/backends/dummy.py
index af8b62c8dd..9fe9b3b5f5 100644
--- a/django/core/cache/backends/dummy.py
+++ b/django/core/cache/backends/dummy.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class DummyCache(BaseCache):
         self.validate_key(key)
         return False
 
-    def set_many(self, data, version=None):
+    def set_many(self, data, timeout=0, version=None):
         pass
 
     def delete_many(self, keys, version=None):
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/cache/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/cache/tests.py
index 2a326ade5d..d3070305cb 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/cache/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/cache/tests.py
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ class DummyCacheTests(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_set_many(self):
         "set_many does nothing for the dummy cache backend"
         self.cache.set_many({'a': 1, 'b': 2})
+        self.cache.set_many({'a': 1, 'b': 2}, timeout=2, version='1')
 
     def test_delete_many(self):
         "delete_many does nothing for the dummy cache backend"