diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/options.py b/django/contrib/admin/options.py
index b3aa3cc501..3d60b9ddf4 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/options.py
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/options.py
@@ -342,16 +342,16 @@ class ModelAdmin(BaseModelAdmin):
                 for added_object in formset.new_objects:
                     change_message.append(_('Added %(name)s "%(object)s".')
                                           % {'name': added_object._meta.verbose_name,
-                                             'object': added_object})
+                                             'object': force_unicode(added_object)})
                 for changed_object, changed_fields in formset.changed_objects:
                     change_message.append(_('Changed %(list)s for %(name)s "%(object)s".')
                                           % {'list': get_text_list(changed_fields, _('and')),
                                              'name': changed_object._meta.verbose_name,
-                                             'object': changed_object})
+                                             'object': force_unicode(changed_object)})
                 for deleted_object in formset.deleted_objects:
                     change_message.append(_('Deleted %(name)s "%(object)s".')
                                           % {'name': deleted_object._meta.verbose_name,
-                                             'object': deleted_object})
+                                             'object': force_unicode(deleted_object)})
         change_message = ' '.join(change_message)
         return change_message or _('No fields changed.')
     
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py
index 4a568279e7..bf2c3f31a6 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class AdminViewBasicTest(TestCase):
             "article_set-0-id": u"1",
             # there is no title in database, give one here or formset
             # will fail.
-            "article_set-0-title": u"Need a title.",
+            "article_set-0-title": u"Norske bostaver æøå skaper problemer",
             "article_set-0-content": u"<p>Middle content</p>",
             "article_set-0-date_0": u"2008-03-18",
             "article_set-0-date_1": u"11:54:58",