diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/actions.py b/django/contrib/admin/actions.py
index 5cc2f811e49..69374626cc0 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/actions.py
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/actions.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def delete_selected(modeladmin, request, queryset):
     }
 
     # Display the confirmation page
-    return render_to_response(modeladmin.delete_confirmation_template or [
+    return render_to_response(modeladmin.delete_selected_confirmation_template or [
         "admin/%s/%s/delete_selected_confirmation.html" % (app_label, opts.object_name.lower()),
         "admin/%s/delete_selected_confirmation.html" % app_label,
         "admin/delete_selected_confirmation.html"
diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/options.py b/django/contrib/admin/options.py
index 7d2904002ea..6f66893c262 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/options.py
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/options.py
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ class ModelAdmin(BaseModelAdmin):
     change_form_template = None
     change_list_template = None
     delete_confirmation_template = None
+    delete_selected_confirmation_template = None
     object_history_template = None
 
     # Actions
diff --git a/docs/ref/contrib/admin/index.txt b/docs/ref/contrib/admin/index.txt
index e80af72f467..c779b3ca6dc 100644
--- a/docs/ref/contrib/admin/index.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/contrib/admin/index.txt
@@ -737,6 +737,15 @@ templates used by the :class:`ModelAdmin` views:
     Path to a custom template, used by :meth:`delete_view` for displaying a
     confirmation page when deleting one or more objects.
 
+.. attribute:: ModelAdmin.delete_selected_confirmation_template
+
+    .. versionadded:: 1.2
+
+    Path to a custom template, used by the :meth:`delete_selected`
+    action method for displaying a confirmation page when deleting one
+    or more objects. See the :ref:`actions
+    documentation<ref-contrib-admin-actions>`.
+
 .. attribute:: ModelAdmin.object_history_template
 
     Path to a custom template, used by :meth:`history_view`.
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/models.py b/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/models.py
index e66e65fa854..be5782886fd 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/models.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/models.py
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ class CustomArticleAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
     add_form_template = 'custom_admin/add_form.html'
     object_history_template = 'custom_admin/object_history.html'
     delete_confirmation_template = 'custom_admin/delete_confirmation.html'
+    delete_selected_confirmation_template = 'custom_admin/delete_selected_confirmation.html'
 
     def changelist_view(self, request):
         "Test that extra_context works"
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py
index 3414ea06469..00c5db4dfb0 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py
@@ -606,6 +606,12 @@ class AdminViewPermissionsTest(TestCase):
         self.assertTemplateUsed(request, 'custom_admin/change_form.html')
         request = self.client.get('/test_admin/admin/admin_views/customarticle/1/delete/')
         self.assertTemplateUsed(request, 'custom_admin/delete_confirmation.html')
+        request = self.client.post('/test_admin/admin/admin_views/customarticle/', data={
+                'index': 0,
+                'action': ['delete_selected'],
+                '_selected_action': ['1'],
+            })
+        self.assertTemplateUsed(request, 'custom_admin/delete_selected_confirmation.html')
         request = self.client.get('/test_admin/admin/admin_views/customarticle/1/history/')
         self.assertTemplateUsed(request, 'custom_admin/object_history.html')
 
diff --git a/tests/templates/custom_admin/delete_selected_confirmation.html b/tests/templates/custom_admin/delete_selected_confirmation.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..92685360924
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/templates/custom_admin/delete_selected_confirmation.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{% extends "admin/delete_selected_confirmation.html" %}