diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index e0c915512b..cc0366acb1 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ answer newbie questions, and generally made Django that much better:
     J. Rademaker
     Michael Radziej <mir@noris.de>
     ramiro
+    Massimiliano Ravelli <massimiliano.ravelli@gmail.com>
     Brian Ray <http://brianray.chipy.org/>
     remco@diji.biz
     rhettg@gmail.com
diff --git a/django/contrib/localflavor/it/forms.py b/django/contrib/localflavor/it/forms.py
index 8e9d8bc11d..bb1bb2e6a4 100644
--- a/django/contrib/localflavor/it/forms.py
+++ b/django/contrib/localflavor/it/forms.py
@@ -5,13 +5,15 @@ IT-specific Form helpers
 from django.newforms import ValidationError
 from django.newforms.fields import Field, RegexField, Select, EMPTY_VALUES
 from django.utils.translation import gettext
+from django.utils.encoding import smart_unicode
+from django.contrib.localflavor.it.util import ssn_check_digit, vat_number_check_digit
 import re
 
 class ITZipCodeField(RegexField):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super(ITZipCodeField, self).__init__(r'^\d{5}$',
         max_length=None, min_length=None,
-        error_message=gettext(u'Enter a zip code in the format XXXXX.'),
+        error_message=gettext(u'Enter a valid zip code.'),
         *args, **kwargs)
 
 class ITRegionSelect(Select):
@@ -29,3 +31,47 @@ class ITProvinceSelect(Select):
     def __init__(self, attrs=None):
         from it_province import PROVINCE_CHOICES # relative import
         super(ITProvinceSelect, self).__init__(attrs, choices=PROVINCE_CHOICES)
+
+class ITSocialSecurityNumberField(RegexField):
+    """
+    A form field that validates Italian Social Security numbers (codice fiscale).
+    For reference see http://www.agenziaentrate.it/ and search for
+    'Informazioni sulla codificazione delle persone fisiche'.
+    """
+    err_msg = gettext(u'Enter a valid Social Security number.')
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super(ITSocialSecurityNumberField, self).__init__(r'^\w{3}\s*\w{3}\s*\w{5}\s*\w{5}$',
+        max_length=None, min_length=None, error_message=self.err_msg,
+        *args, **kwargs)
+
+    def clean(self, value):
+        value = super(ITSocialSecurityNumberField, self).clean(value)
+        if value == u'':
+            return value
+        value = re.sub('\s', u'', value).upper()
+        try:
+            check_digit = ssn_check_digit(value)
+        except ValueError:
+            raise ValidationError(self.err_msg)
+        if not value[15] == check_digit:
+            raise ValidationError(self.err_msg)
+        return value
+
+class ITVatNumberField(Field):
+    """
+    A form field that validates Italian VAT numbers (partita IVA).
+    """
+    def clean(self, value):
+        value = super(ITVatNumberField, self).clean(value)
+        if value == u'':
+            return value
+        err_msg = gettext(u'Enter a valid VAT number.')
+        try:
+            vat_number = int(value)
+        except ValueError:
+            raise ValidationError(err_msg)
+        vat_number = str(vat_number).zfill(11)
+        check_digit = vat_number_check_digit(vat_number[0:10])
+        if not vat_number[10] == check_digit:
+            raise ValidationError(err_msg)
+        return smart_unicode(vat_number)
diff --git a/django/contrib/localflavor/it/util.py b/django/contrib/localflavor/it/util.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..49b607f160
--- /dev/null
+++ b/django/contrib/localflavor/it/util.py
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+def ssn_check_digit(value):
+    "Calculate Italian social security number check digit."
+    ssn_even_chars = {
+        '0': 0, '1': 1, '2': 2, '3': 3, '4': 4, '5': 5, '6': 6, '7': 7, '8': 8, '9': 9,
+        'A': 0, 'B': 1, 'C': 2, 'D': 3, 'E': 4, 'F': 5, 'G': 6, 'H': 7, 'I': 8, 'J': 9,
+        'K': 10, 'L': 11, 'M': 12, 'N': 13, 'O': 14, 'P': 15, 'Q': 16, 'R': 17, 'S': 18,
+        'T': 19, 'U': 20, 'V': 21, 'W': 22, 'X': 23, 'Y': 24, 'Z': 25
+    }
+    ssn_odd_chars = {
+        '0': 1, '1': 0, '2': 5, '3': 7, '4': 9, '5': 13, '6': 15, '7': 17, '8': 19, '9': 21,
+        'A': 1, 'B': 0, 'C': 5, 'D': 7, 'E': 9, 'F': 13, 'G': 15, 'H': 17, 'I': 19, 'J': 21,
+        'K': 2, 'L': 4, 'M': 18, 'N': 20, 'O': 11, 'P': 3, 'Q': 6, 'R': 8, 'S': 12,
+        'T': 14, 'U': 16, 'V': 10, 'W': 22, 'X': 25, 'Y': 24, 'Z': 23
+    }
+    # Chars from 'A' to 'Z'
+    ssn_check_digits = [chr(x) for x in range(65, 91)]
+
+    ssn = value.upper()
+    total = 0
+    for i in range(0,15):
+        try:
+            if i % 2 == 0:
+                total += ssn_odd_chars[ssn[i]]
+            else:
+                total += ssn_even_chars[ssn[i]]
+        except KeyError:
+            msg = "Character '%(char)s' is not allowed." % {'char': ssn[i]}
+            raise ValueError(msg)
+    return ssn_check_digits[total % 26]
+
+def vat_number_check_digit(vat_number):
+    "Calculate Italian VAT number check digit."
+    normalized_vat_number = str(vat_number).zfill(10)
+    total = 0
+    for i in range(0, 10, 2):
+        total += int(normalized_vat_number[i])
+    for i in range(1, 11, 2):
+        quotient , remainder = divmod(int(normalized_vat_number[i]) * 2, 10)
+        total += quotient + remainder
+    return str((10 - total % 10) % 10)
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/forms/localflavor.py b/tests/regressiontests/forms/localflavor.py
index 2f54fcd109..3f4f41ae8d 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/forms/localflavor.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/forms/localflavor.py
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ u'00100'
 >>> f.clean(' 00100')
 Traceback (most recent call last):
 ...
-ValidationError: [u'Enter a zip code in the format XXXXX.']
+ValidationError: [u'Enter a valid zip code.']
 
 # ITRegionSelect #############################################################
 
@@ -642,6 +642,46 @@ ValidationError: [u'Enter a zip code in the format XXXXX.']
 >>> w.render('regions', 'PMN')
 u'<select name="regions">\n<option value="ABR">Abruzzo</option>\n<option value="BAS">Basilicata</option>\n<option value="CAL">Calabria</option>\n<option value="CAM">Campania</option>\n<option value="EMR">Emilia-Romagna</option>\n<option value="FVG">Friuli-Venezia Giulia</option>\n<option value="LAZ">Lazio</option>\n<option value="LIG">Liguria</option>\n<option value="LOM">Lombardia</option>\n<option value="MAR">Marche</option>\n<option value="MOL">Molise</option>\n<option value="PMN" selected="selected">Piemonte</option>\n<option value="PUG">Puglia</option>\n<option value="SAR">Sardegna</option>\n<option value="SIC">Sicilia</option>\n<option value="TOS">Toscana</option>\n<option value="TAA">Trentino-Alto Adige</option>\n<option value="UMB">Umbria</option>\n<option value="VAO">Valle d\u2019Aosta</option>\n<option value="VEN">Veneto</option>\n</select>'
 
+# ITSocialSecurityNumberField #################################################
+
+>>> from django.contrib.localflavor.it.forms import ITSocialSecurityNumberField
+>>> f = ITSocialSecurityNumberField()
+>>> f.clean('LVSGDU99T71H501L')
+u'LVSGDU99T71H501L'
+>>> f.clean('LBRRME11A01L736W')
+u'LBRRME11A01L736W'
+>>> f.clean('lbrrme11a01l736w')
+u'LBRRME11A01L736W'
+>>> f.clean('LBR RME 11A01 L736W')
+u'LBRRME11A01L736W'
+>>> f.clean('LBRRME11A01L736A')
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+...
+ValidationError: [u'Enter a valid Social Security number.']
+>>> f.clean('%BRRME11A01L736W')
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+...
+ValidationError: [u'Enter a valid Social Security number.']
+
+# ITVatNumberField ###########################################################
+
+>>> from django.contrib.localflavor.it.forms import ITVatNumberField
+>>> f = ITVatNumberField()
+>>> f.clean('07973780013')
+u'07973780013'
+>>> f.clean('7973780013')
+u'07973780013'
+>>> f.clean(7973780013)
+u'07973780013'
+>>> f.clean('07973780014')
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+...
+ValidationError: [u'Enter a valid VAT number.']
+>>> f.clean('A7973780013')
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+...
+ValidationError: [u'Enter a valid VAT number.']
+
 # FIZipCodeField #############################################################
 
 FIZipCodeField validates that the data is a valid FI zipcode.