diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/options.py b/django/contrib/admin/options.py
index 873ca08fa7..24ba84c7bd 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/options.py
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/options.py
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ class ModelAdmin(BaseModelAdmin):
     def get_paginator(self, request, queryset, per_page, orphans=0, allow_empty_first_page=True):
         return self.paginator(queryset, per_page, orphans, allow_empty_first_page)
 
-    def log_addition(self, request, object):
+    def log_addition(self, request, object, message):
         """
         Log that an object has been successfully added.
 
@@ -708,7 +708,8 @@ class ModelAdmin(BaseModelAdmin):
             content_type_id=get_content_type_for_model(object).pk,
             object_id=object.pk,
             object_repr=force_text(object),
-            action_flag=ADDITION
+            action_flag=ADDITION,
+            change_message=message,
         )
 
     def log_change(self, request, object, message):
@@ -724,7 +725,7 @@ class ModelAdmin(BaseModelAdmin):
             object_id=object.pk,
             object_repr=force_text(object),
             action_flag=CHANGE,
-            change_message=message
+            change_message=message,
         )
 
     def log_deletion(self, request, object, object_repr):
@@ -740,7 +741,7 @@ class ModelAdmin(BaseModelAdmin):
             content_type_id=get_content_type_for_model(object).pk,
             object_id=object.pk,
             object_repr=object_repr,
-            action_flag=DELETION
+            action_flag=DELETION,
         )
 
     def action_checkbox(self, obj):
@@ -920,12 +921,14 @@ class ModelAdmin(BaseModelAdmin):
                 return urlencode({'_changelist_filters': preserved_filters})
         return ''
 
-    def construct_change_message(self, request, form, formsets):
+    def construct_change_message(self, request, form, formsets, add=False):
         """
         Construct a change message from a changed object.
         """
         change_message = []
-        if form.changed_data:
+        if add:
+            change_message.append(_('Added.'))
+        elif form.changed_data:
             change_message.append(_('Changed %s.') % get_text_list(form.changed_data, _('and')))
 
         if formsets:
@@ -1373,11 +1376,11 @@ class ModelAdmin(BaseModelAdmin):
             if all_valid(formsets) and form_validated:
                 self.save_model(request, new_object, form, not add)
                 self.save_related(request, form, formsets, not add)
+                change_message = self.construct_change_message(request, form, formsets, add)
                 if add:
-                    self.log_addition(request, new_object)
+                    self.log_addition(request, new_object, change_message)
                     return self.response_add(request, new_object)
                 else:
-                    change_message = self.construct_change_message(request, form, formsets)
                     self.log_change(request, new_object, change_message)
                     return self.response_change(request, new_object)
         else:
diff --git a/tests/admin_views/tests.py b/tests/admin_views/tests.py
index 429f9d7b6c..7c299a4774 100644
--- a/tests/admin_views/tests.py
+++ b/tests/admin_views/tests.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import unittest
 
 from django.contrib.admin import ModelAdmin
 from django.contrib.admin.helpers import ACTION_CHECKBOX_NAME
-from django.contrib.admin.models import DELETION, LogEntry
+from django.contrib.admin.models import ADDITION, DELETION, LogEntry
 from django.contrib.admin.options import TO_FIELD_VAR
 from django.contrib.admin.templatetags.admin_static import static
 from django.contrib.admin.templatetags.admin_urls import add_preserved_filters
@@ -1542,6 +1542,17 @@ class AdminViewPermissionsTest(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(mail.outbox[0].subject, 'Greetings from a created object')
         self.client.get(reverse('admin:logout'))
 
+        # Check that the addition was logged correctly
+        addition_log = LogEntry.objects.all()[0]
+        new_article = Article.objects.last()
+        article_ct = ContentType.objects.get_for_model(Article)
+        self.assertEqual(addition_log.user_id, self.u2.pk)
+        self.assertEqual(addition_log.content_type_id, article_ct.pk)
+        self.assertEqual(addition_log.object_id, str(new_article.pk))
+        self.assertEqual(addition_log.object_repr, "Døm ikke")
+        self.assertEqual(addition_log.action_flag, ADDITION)
+        self.assertEqual(addition_log.change_message, "Added.")
+
         # Super can add too, but is redirected to the change list view
         self.client.get(self.index_url)
         self.client.post(login_url, self.super_login)