diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/filterspecs.py b/django/contrib/admin/filterspecs.py
index d6a4a0bc480..97f4cb2056f 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/filterspecs.py
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/filterspecs.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class RelatedFilterSpec(FilterSpec):
             self.lookup_title = f.verbose_name
         self.lookup_kwarg = '%s__%s__exact' % (f.name, f.rel.to._meta.pk.name)
         self.lookup_val = request.GET.get(self.lookup_kwarg, None)
-        self.lookup_choices = f.rel.to._default_manager.all()
+        self.lookup_choices = f.get_choices(include_blank=False)
 
     def has_output(self):
         return len(self.lookup_choices) > 1
@@ -72,8 +72,7 @@ class RelatedFilterSpec(FilterSpec):
         yield {'selected': self.lookup_val is None,
                'query_string': cl.get_query_string({}, [self.lookup_kwarg]),
                'display': _('All')}
-        for val in self.lookup_choices:
-            pk_val = getattr(val, self.field.rel.to._meta.pk.attname)
+        for pk_val, val in self.lookup_choices:
             yield {'selected': self.lookup_val == smart_unicode(pk_val),
                    'query_string': cl.get_query_string({self.lookup_kwarg: pk_val}),
                    'display': val}
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/fixtures/admin-views-colors.xml b/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/fixtures/admin-views-colors.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e1213561b94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/fixtures/admin-views-colors.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<django-objects version="1.0">
+    <object pk="1" model="admin_views.color">
+        <field type="CharField" name="value">Red</field>
+        <field type="BooleanField" name="warm">1</field>
+    </object>
+    <object pk="2" model="admin_views.color">
+        <field type="CharField" name="value">Orange</field>
+        <field type="BooleanField" name="warm">1</field>
+    </object>
+    <object pk="3" model="admin_views.color">
+        <field type="CharField" name="value">Blue</field>
+        <field type="BooleanField" name="warm">0</field>
+    </object>
+    <object pk="4" model="admin_views.color">
+        <field type="CharField" name="value">Green</field>
+        <field type="BooleanField" name="warm">0</field>
+    </object>
+</django-objects>
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/models.py b/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/models.py
index 52e75699ea1..d381edadd06 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/models.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/models.py
@@ -74,7 +74,24 @@ class ModelWithStringPrimaryKey(models.Model):
     def __unicode__(self):
         return self.id
 
+class Color(models.Model):
+    value = models.CharField(max_length=10)
+    warm = models.BooleanField()   
+    def __unicode__(self):
+        return self.value
+
+class Thing(models.Model):
+    title = models.CharField(max_length=20)
+    color = models.ForeignKey(Color, limit_choices_to={'warm': True})
+    def __unicode__(self):
+        return self.title
+
+class ThingAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
+    list_filter = ('color',)
+
 admin.site.register(Article, ArticleAdmin)
 admin.site.register(CustomArticle, CustomArticleAdmin)
 admin.site.register(Section, inlines=[ArticleInline])
 admin.site.register(ModelWithStringPrimaryKey)
+admin.site.register(Color)
+admin.site.register(Thing, ThingAdmin)
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py
index f331c125917..bc9d1d49ae7 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from django.utils.html import escape
 from models import Article, CustomArticle, Section, ModelWithStringPrimaryKey
 
 class AdminViewBasicTest(TestCase):
-    fixtures = ['admin-views-users.xml']
+    fixtures = ['admin-views-users.xml', 'admin-views-colors.xml']
     
     def setUp(self):
         self.client.login(username='super', password='secret')
@@ -147,6 +147,19 @@ class AdminViewBasicTest(TestCase):
             response.content.index('Middle content') < response.content.index('Newest content'),
             "Results of sorting on ModelAdmin method are out of order."
         )
+        
+    def testLimitedFilter(self):
+        """Ensure admin changelist filters do not contain objects excluded via limit_choices_to."""
+        response = self.client.get('/test_admin/admin/admin_views/thing/')
+        self.failUnlessEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        self.failUnless(
+            '<div id="changelist-filter">' in response.content, 
+            "Expected filter not found in changelist view."
+        )
+        self.failIf(
+            '<a href="?color__id__exact=3">Blue</a>' in response.content,
+            "Changelist filter not correctly limited by limit_choices_to."
+        )
     
 def get_perm(Model, perm):
     """Return the permission object, for the Model"""