diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index 640a31b7ba..a7f12d6e48 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -544,6 +544,7 @@ answer newbie questions, and generally made Django that much better:
     George Song <george@damacy.net>
     sopel
     Leo Soto <leo.soto@gmail.com>
+    Thomas Sorrel
     Wiliam Alves de Souza <wiliamsouza83@gmail.com>
     Don Spaulding <donspauldingii@gmail.com>
     Calvin Spealman <ironfroggy@gmail.com>
diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/sites.py b/django/contrib/admin/sites.py
index e0f43dfbfe..8abf49331b 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/sites.py
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/sites.py
@@ -439,6 +439,7 @@ class AdminSite(object):
         context = {
             'title': _('%s administration') % capfirst(app_label),
             'app_list': [app_dict],
+            'app_label': app_label,
         }
         context.update(extra_context or {})
 
diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/app_index.html b/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/app_index.html
index 9f65357292..7aff935126 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/app_index.html
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/app_index.html
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 {% extends "admin/index.html" %}
 {% load i18n %}
 
+{% block bodyclass %}app-{{ app_label }} {{ block.super }}{% endblock %}
+
 {% if not is_popup %}
 {% block breadcrumbs %}
 <div class="breadcrumbs">
diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/change_form.html b/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/change_form.html
index d4935ed781..e35c7328f4 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/change_form.html
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/change_form.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 {% block coltype %}colM{% endblock %}
 
-{% block bodyclass %}{{ opts.app_label }}-{{ opts.object_name.lower }} change-form{% endblock %}
+{% block bodyclass %}app-{{ opts.app_label }} model-{{ opts.object_name.lower }} change-form{% endblock %}
 
 {% if not is_popup %}
 {% block breadcrumbs %}
diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/change_list.html b/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/change_list.html
index 15583d1a8c..ce5c5b37a4 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/change_list.html
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/change_list.html
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 {% endif %}{% endif %}
 {% endblock %}
 
-{% block bodyclass %}change-list{% endblock %}
+{% block bodyclass %}app-{{ opts.app_label }} model-{{ opts.object_name.lower }} change-list{% endblock %}
 
 {% if not is_popup %}
 {% block breadcrumbs %}
diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/delete_confirmation.html b/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/delete_confirmation.html
index 3ed60807b7..2e94b61485 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/delete_confirmation.html
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/delete_confirmation.html
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 {% extends "admin/base_site.html" %}
 {% load i18n admin_urls %}
 
+{% block bodyclass %}app-{{ opts.app_label }} model-{{ opts.object_name.lower }} delete-confirmation{% endblock %}
+
 {% block breadcrumbs %}
 <div class="breadcrumbs">
 <a href="{% url 'admin:index' %}">{% trans 'Home' %}</a>
diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/delete_selected_confirmation.html b/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/delete_selected_confirmation.html
index 36527dcbf5..a80f4e4a54 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/delete_selected_confirmation.html
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/delete_selected_confirmation.html
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 {% extends "admin/base_site.html" %}
 {% load i18n l10n admin_urls %}
 
+{% block bodyclass %}app-{{ opts.app_label }} model-{{ opts.object_name.lower }} delete-confirmation delete-selected-confirmation{% endblock %}
+
 {% block breadcrumbs %}
 <div class="breadcrumbs">
 <a href="{% url 'admin:index' %}">{% trans 'Home' %}</a>
diff --git a/docs/releases/1.6.txt b/docs/releases/1.6.txt
index 1419f0915c..b8babe1843 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.6.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/1.6.txt
@@ -199,6 +199,10 @@ Minor features
 * The admin list columns have a ``column-<field_name>`` class in the HTML
   so the columns header can be styled with CSS, e.g. to set a column width.
 
+* Some admin templates now have ``app-<app_name>`` and ``model-<model_name>``
+  classes in their ``<body>`` tag to allow customizing the CSS per app or per
+  model.
+
 * The :ref:`isolation level<database-isolation-level>` can be customized under
   PostgreSQL.
 
diff --git a/tests/admin_views/tests.py b/tests/admin_views/tests.py
index a83c756a25..7decf6f471 100644
--- a/tests/admin_views/tests.py
+++ b/tests/admin_views/tests.py
@@ -3824,6 +3824,59 @@ class CSSTest(TestCase):
         self.assertContains(response, '<tr class="model-actor">')
         self.assertContains(response, '<tr class="model-album">')
 
+    def testAppModelInFormBodyClass(self):
+        """
+        Ensure app and model tag are correcly read by change_form template
+        """
+        response = self.client.get('/test_admin/admin/admin_views/section/add/')
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertContains(response,
+            '<body class="app-admin_views model-section ')
+
+    def testAppModelInListBodyClass(self):
+        """
+        Ensure app and model tag are correcly read by change_list template
+        """
+        response = self.client.get('/test_admin/admin/admin_views/section/')
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertContains(response,
+            '<body class="app-admin_views model-section ')
+
+    def testAppModelInDeleteConfirmationBodyClass(self):
+        """
+        Ensure app and model tag are correcly read by delete_confirmation
+        template
+        """
+        response = self.client.get(
+            '/test_admin/admin/admin_views/section/1/delete/')
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertContains(response,
+            '<body class="app-admin_views model-section ')
+
+    def testAppModelInAppIndexBodyClass(self):
+        """
+        Ensure app and model tag are correcly read by app_index template
+        """
+        response = self.client.get('/test_admin/admin/admin_views/')
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertContains(response, '<body class="app-admin_views ')
+
+    def testAppModelInDeleteSelectedConfirmationBodyClass(self):
+        """
+        Ensure app and model tag are correcly read by
+        delete_selected_confirmation template
+        """
+        action_data = {
+            ACTION_CHECKBOX_NAME: [1],
+            'action': 'delete_selected',
+            'index': 0,
+        }
+        response = self.client.post('/test_admin/admin/admin_views/section/',
+            action_data)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertContains(response,
+            '<body class="app-admin_views model-section ')
+
 try:
     import docutils
 except ImportError: