diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index 94f60449261..d3346d2a1d0 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ answer newbie questions, and generally made Django that much better:
     Shannon -jj Behrens <http://jjinux.blogspot.com/>
     Esdras Beleza <linux@esdrasbeleza.com>
     James Bennett
+    Ben <afternoon@uk2.net>
     Paul Bissex <http://e-scribe.com/>
     Simon Blanchard
     Andrew Brehaut <http://brehaut.net/blog>
diff --git a/django/contrib/auth/forms.py b/django/contrib/auth/forms.py
index 7700ec7d7aa..023f9b43be7 100644
--- a/django/contrib/auth/forms.py
+++ b/django/contrib/auth/forms.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from django.contrib.sites.models import Site
 from django.template import Context, loader
 from django.core import validators
 from django import oldforms
+from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
 
 class UserCreationForm(oldforms.Manipulator):
     "A form that creates a user, with no privileges, from the given username and password."
diff --git a/django/test/client.py b/django/test/client.py
index f66b1808672..ca1a04e659d 100644
--- a/django/test/client.py
+++ b/django/test/client.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+import sys
 from cStringIO import StringIO
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.handlers.base import BaseHandler
 from django.core.handlers.wsgi import WSGIRequest
+from django.core.signals import got_request_exception
 from django.dispatch import dispatcher
 from django.http import urlencode, SimpleCookie
 from django.test import signals
@@ -100,6 +102,14 @@ class Client:
         self.defaults = defaults
         self.cookies = SimpleCookie()
         self.session = {}
+        self.exc_info = None
+        
+    def store_exc_info(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Utility method that can be used to store exceptions when they are
+        generated by a view.
+        """
+        self.exc_info = sys.exc_info()
 
     def request(self, **request):
         """
@@ -128,6 +138,9 @@ class Client:
         on_template_render = curry(store_rendered_templates, data)
         dispatcher.connect(on_template_render, signal=signals.template_rendered)
 
+        # Capture exceptions created by the handler
+        dispatcher.connect(self.store_exc_info, signal=got_request_exception)
+
         response = self.handler(environ)
 
         # Add any rendered template detail to the response
@@ -142,6 +155,11 @@ class Client:
             else:
                 setattr(response, detail, None)
 
+        # Look for a signalled exception and reraise it
+        if self.exc_info:
+            raise self.exc_info[1], None, self.exc_info[2]
+        
+        # Update persistent cookie and session data
         if response.cookies:
             self.cookies.update(response.cookies)
 
diff --git a/docs/testing.txt b/docs/testing.txt
index 99067497232..cab31ed63b5 100644
--- a/docs/testing.txt
+++ b/docs/testing.txt
@@ -291,6 +291,17 @@ for testing purposes:
 
 .. _RFC2616: http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html
 
+Exceptions
+~~~~~~~~~~
+
+If you point the Test Client at a view that raises an exception, that exception
+will be visible in the test case. You can then use a standard ``try...catch`` 
+block, or ``unittest.TestCase.assertRaises()`` to test for exceptions.
+
+The only exceptions that are not visible in a Test Case are ``Http404``, 
+``PermissionDenied`` and ``SystemExit``. Django catches these exceptions 
+internally and converts them into the appropriate HTTP responses codes.
+
 Persistent state
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/tests/modeltests/test_client/models.py b/tests/modeltests/test_client/models.py
index b6c3fbd5b13..74f5e9700ce 100644
--- a/tests/modeltests/test_client/models.py
+++ b/tests/modeltests/test_client/models.py
@@ -114,4 +114,14 @@ class ClientTest(unittest.TestCase):
         
         # Check that the session was modified
         self.assertEquals(self.client.session['tobacconist'], 'hovercraft')
-        
\ No newline at end of file
+
+    def test_view_with_exception(self):
+        "Request a page that is known to throw an error"
+        self.assertRaises(KeyError, self.client.get, "/test_client/broken_view/")
+        
+        #Try the same assertion, a different way
+        try:
+            self.client.get('/test_client/broken_view/')
+            self.fail('Should raise an error')
+        except KeyError:
+            pass
diff --git a/tests/modeltests/test_client/urls.py b/tests/modeltests/test_client/urls.py
index 5c77260c924..96da4ec34e2 100644
--- a/tests/modeltests/test_client/urls.py
+++ b/tests/modeltests/test_client/urls.py
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ urlpatterns = patterns('',
     (r'^post_view/$', views.post_view),
     (r'^redirect_view/$', views.redirect_view),
     (r'^login_protected_view/$', views.login_protected_view),
-    (r'^session_view/$', views.session_view)
+    (r'^session_view/$', views.session_view),
+    (r'^broken_view/$', views.broken_view)
 )
diff --git a/tests/modeltests/test_client/views.py b/tests/modeltests/test_client/views.py
index 406a814dec1..b1f2739845a 100644
--- a/tests/modeltests/test_client/views.py
+++ b/tests/modeltests/test_client/views.py
@@ -36,11 +36,13 @@ login_protected_view = login_required(login_protected_view)
 
 def session_view(request):
     "A view that modifies the session"
-    
     request.session['tobacconist'] = 'hovercraft'
     
     t = Template('This is a view that modifies the session.', 
                  name='Session Modifying View Template')
     c = Context()
     return HttpResponse(t.render(c))
-    
\ No newline at end of file
+
+def broken_view(request):
+    """A view which just raises an exception, simulating a broken view."""
+    raise KeyError("Oops! Looks like you wrote some bad code.")