diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/actions.py b/django/contrib/admin/actions.py
index 6e52e34d947..c68184a7682 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/actions.py
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/actions.py
@@ -52,9 +52,19 @@ def delete_selected(modeladmin, request, queryset):
         # Return None to display the change list page again.
         return None
 
+    if len(queryset) == 1:
+        objects_name = force_unicode(opts.verbose_name)
+    else:
+        objects_name = force_unicode(opts.verbose_name_plural)
+
+    if perms_needed or protected:
+        title = _("Cannot delete %(name)s") % {"name": objects_name}
+    else:
+        title = _("Are you sure?")
+
     context = {
-        "title": _("Are you sure?"),
-        "object_name": force_unicode(opts.verbose_name),
+        "title": title,
+        "objects_name": objects_name,
         "deletable_objects": [deletable_objects],
         'queryset': queryset,
         "perms_lacking": perms_needed,
diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/options.py b/django/contrib/admin/options.py
index f51070ca67a..4ad21eb42b9 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/options.py
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/options.py
@@ -1193,9 +1193,16 @@ class ModelAdmin(BaseModelAdmin):
                 return HttpResponseRedirect("../../../../")
             return HttpResponseRedirect("../../")
 
+        object_name = force_unicode(opts.verbose_name)
+
+        if perms_needed or protected:
+            title = _("Cannot delete %(name)s") % {"name": object_name}
+        else:
+            title = _("Are you sure?")
+
         context = {
-            "title": _("Are you sure?"),
-            "object_name": force_unicode(opts.verbose_name),
+            "title": title,
+            "object_name": object_name,
             "object": obj,
             "deleted_objects": deleted_objects,
             "perms_lacking": perms_needed,
diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/delete_confirmation.html b/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/delete_confirmation.html
index db4ef627b76..0e6d47e68d1 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/delete_confirmation.html
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/delete_confirmation.html
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         </ul>
     {% endif %}
     {% if protected %}
-        <p>{% blocktrans with object as escaped_object %}Deleting the {{ object_name }} '{{ escaped_object }}' is not possible, because it would require deleting the following protected related objects:{% endblocktrans %}</p>
+        <p>{% blocktrans with object as escaped_object %}Deleting the {{ object_name }} '{{ escaped_object }}' would require deleting the following protected related objects:{% endblocktrans %}</p>
         <ul>
         {% for obj in protected %}
             <li>{{ obj }}</li>
diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/delete_selected_confirmation.html b/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/delete_selected_confirmation.html
index aad8b13a8a4..2bb4fb47426 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/delete_selected_confirmation.html
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/delete_selected_confirmation.html
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 {% block content %}
 {% if perms_lacking or protected %}
     {% if perms_lacking %}
-        <p>{% blocktrans %}Deleting the {{ object_name }} would result in deleting related objects, but your account doesn't have permission to delete the following types of objects:{% endblocktrans %}</p>
+        <p>{% blocktrans %}Deleting the selected {{ objects_name }} would result in deleting related objects, but your account doesn't have permission to delete the following types of objects:{% endblocktrans %}</p>
         <ul>
         {% for obj in perms_lacking %}
             <li>{{ obj }}</li>
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         </ul>
     {% endif %}
     {% if protected %}
-        <p>{% blocktrans %}Deleting the {{ object_name }} is not possible, because it would require deleting the following protected related objects:{% endblocktrans %}</p>
+        <p>{% blocktrans %}Deleting the selected {{ objects_name }} would require deleting the following protected related objects:{% endblocktrans %}</p>
         <ul>
         {% for obj in protected %}
             <li>{{ obj }}</li>
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         </ul>
     {% endif %}
 {% else %}
-    <p>{% blocktrans %}Are you sure you want to delete the selected {{ object_name }} objects? All of the following objects and their related items will be deleted:{% endblocktrans %}</p>
+    <p>{% blocktrans %}Are you sure you want to delete the selected {{ objects_name }}? All of the following objects and their related items will be deleted:{% endblocktrans %}</p>
     {% for deletable_object in deletable_objects %}
         <ul>{{ deletable_object|unordered_list }}</ul>
     {% endfor %}
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py
index ecc2316760e..661954c7ec5 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py
@@ -1632,7 +1632,7 @@ class AdminActionsTest(TestCase):
             'post': 'yes',
         }
         confirmation = self.client.post('/test_admin/admin/admin_views/subscriber/', action_data)
-        self.assertContains(confirmation, "Are you sure you want to delete the selected subscriber objects")
+        self.assertContains(confirmation, "Are you sure you want to delete the selected subscribers")
         self.assertTrue(confirmation.content.count(ACTION_CHECKBOX_NAME) == 2)
         response = self.client.post('/test_admin/admin/admin_views/subscriber/', delete_confirmation_data)
         self.assertEqual(Subscriber.objects.count(), 0)