diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/options.py b/django/contrib/admin/options.py
index 81e8ae5614..922205f8cd 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/options.py
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/options.py
@@ -1146,7 +1146,7 @@ class ModelAdmin(BaseModelAdmin):
                     if form.has_changed():
                         obj = self.save_form(request, form, change=True)
                         self.save_model(request, obj, form, change=True)
-                        form.save_m2m()
+                        self.save_related(request, form, formsets=[], change=True)
                         change_msg = self.construct_change_message(request, form, None)
                         self.log_change(request, obj, change_msg)
                         changecount += 1
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/models.py b/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/models.py
index ce669a4005..8dc61e34e5 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/models.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/models.py
@@ -391,6 +391,8 @@ class ParentAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
     model = Parent
     inlines = [ChildInline]
 
+    list_editable = ('name',)
+
     def save_related(self, request, form, formsets, change):
         super(ParentAdmin, self).save_related(request, form, formsets, change)
         first_name, last_name = form.instance.name.split()
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py
index 7128f04a64..8daa4662a9 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py
@@ -3160,3 +3160,22 @@ class AdminCustomSaveRelatedTests(TestCase):
 
         self.assertEqual('Josh Stone', Parent.objects.latest('id').name)
         self.assertEqual([u'Catherine Stone', u'Paul Stone'], children_names)
+
+    def test_should_be_able_to_edit_related_objects_on_changelist_view(self):
+        parent = Parent.objects.create(name='Josh Rock')
+        paul = Child.objects.create(parent=parent, name='Paul')
+        catherine = Child.objects.create(parent=parent, name='Catherine')
+        post = {
+            'form-TOTAL_FORMS': '1',
+            'form-INITIAL_FORMS': '1',
+            'form-MAX_NUM_FORMS': '0',
+            'form-0-id': parent.id,
+            'form-0-name': 'Josh Stone',
+            '_save': 'Save'
+        }
+
+        response = self.client.post('/test_admin/admin/admin_views/parent/', post)
+        children_names = list(Child.objects.order_by('name').values_list('name', flat=True))
+
+        self.assertEqual('Josh Stone', Parent.objects.latest('id').name)
+        self.assertEqual([u'Catherine Stone', u'Paul Stone'], children_names)