diff --git a/tests/gis_tests/geoadmin/models.py b/tests/gis_tests/geoadmin/models.py
index 68390990397..115ed0624e0 100644
--- a/tests/gis_tests/geoadmin/models.py
+++ b/tests/gis_tests/geoadmin/models.py
@@ -14,8 +14,20 @@ class City(models.Model):
         return self.name
 
 
+class CityAdminCustomWidgetKwargs(admin.GISModelAdmin):
+    gis_widget_kwargs = {
+        'attrs': {
+            'default_lat': 55,
+            'default_lon': 37,
+        },
+    }
+
+
 site = admin.AdminSite(name='gis_admin_modeladmin')
 site.register(City, admin.ModelAdmin)
 
 site_gis = admin.AdminSite(name='gis_admin_gismodeladmin')
 site_gis.register(City, admin.GISModelAdmin)
+
+site_gis_custom = admin.AdminSite(name='gis_admin_gismodeladmin')
+site_gis_custom.register(City, CityAdminCustomWidgetKwargs)
diff --git a/tests/gis_tests/geoadmin/tests.py b/tests/gis_tests/geoadmin/tests.py
index 00191e193f0..2e4e4903ec0 100644
--- a/tests/gis_tests/geoadmin/tests.py
+++ b/tests/gis_tests/geoadmin/tests.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from django.contrib.gis.geos import Point
 from django.test import SimpleTestCase, override_settings
 
-from .models import City, site, site_gis
+from .models import City, site, site_gis, site_gis_custom
 
 
 @override_settings(ROOT_URLCONF='django.contrib.gis.tests.geoadmin.urls')
@@ -57,3 +57,19 @@ class GeoAdminTest(SimpleTestCase):
 
 class GISAdminTests(GeoAdminTest):
     admin_site = site_gis  # GISModelAdmin
+
+    def test_default_gis_widget_kwargs(self):
+        geoadmin = self.admin_site._registry[City]
+        form = geoadmin.get_changelist_form(None)()
+        widget = form['point'].field.widget
+        self.assertEqual(widget.attrs['default_lat'], 47)
+        self.assertEqual(widget.attrs['default_lon'], 5)
+        self.assertEqual(widget.attrs['default_zoom'], 12)
+
+    def test_custom_gis_widget_kwargs(self):
+        geoadmin = site_gis_custom._registry[City]
+        form = geoadmin.get_changelist_form(None)()
+        widget = form['point'].field.widget
+        self.assertEqual(widget.attrs['default_lat'], 55)
+        self.assertEqual(widget.attrs['default_lon'], 37)
+        self.assertEqual(widget.attrs['default_zoom'], 12)