diff --git a/django/bin/django-admin.py b/django/bin/django-admin.py
index 0d021ba172..8cf042a5c1 100755
--- a/django/bin/django-admin.py
+++ b/django/bin/django-admin.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ ACTION_MAPPING = {
     'init': management.init,
     'inspectdb': management.inspectdb,
     'install': management.install,
+    'installperms': management.installperms,
     'runserver': management.runserver,
     'sql': management.get_sql_create,
     'sqlall': management.get_sql_all,
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ ACTION_MAPPING = {
     'validate': management.validate,
 }
 
-NO_SQL_TRANSACTION = ('adminindex', 'createcachetable', 'dbcheck', 'install', 'sqlindexes')
+NO_SQL_TRANSACTION = ('adminindex', 'createcachetable', 'dbcheck', 'install', 'installperms', 'sqlindexes')
 
 def get_usage():
     """
diff --git a/django/core/management.py b/django/core/management.py
index 3b973c28da..ca94683cff 100644
--- a/django/core/management.py
+++ b/django/core/management.py
@@ -345,6 +345,27 @@ The full error: %s\n""" % \
 install.help_doc = "Executes ``sqlall`` for the given model module name(s) in the current database."
 install.args = APP_ARGS
 
+def installperms(mod):
+    "Installs any permissions for the given model, if needed."
+    from django.models.auth import permissions
+    from django.models.core import packages
+    num_added = 0
+    package = packages.get_object(pk=mod._MODELS[0]._meta.app_label)
+    for klass in mod._MODELS:
+        opts = klass._meta
+        for codename, name in _get_all_permissions(opts):
+            try:
+                permissions.get_object(name__exact=name, codename__exact=codename, package__label__exact=package.label)
+            except permissions.PermissionDoesNotExist:
+                p = permissions.Permission(name=name, package=package, codename=codename)
+                p.save()
+                print "Added permission '%r'." % p
+                num_added += 1
+    if not num_added:
+        print "No permissions were added, because all necessary permissions were already installed."
+installperms.help_doc = "Installs any permissions for the given model module name(s), if needed."
+installperms.args = APP_ARGS
+
 def _start_helper(app_or_project, name, directory, other_name=''):
     other = {'project': 'app', 'app': 'project'}[app_or_project]
     if not _is_valid_dir_name(name):