diff --git a/django/contrib/auth/__init__.py b/django/contrib/auth/__init__.py
index dbcc28cc59a..d4cf945e3b6 100644
--- a/django/contrib/auth/__init__.py
+++ b/django/contrib/auth/__init__.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import re
 
 from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
 from django.utils.importlib import import_module
+from django.middleware.csrf import rotate_token
 from django.contrib.auth.signals import user_logged_in, user_logged_out, user_login_failed
 
 SESSION_KEY = '_auth_user_id'
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ def login(request, user):
     request.session[BACKEND_SESSION_KEY] = user.backend
     if hasattr(request, 'user'):
         request.user = user
+    rotate_token(request)
     user_logged_in.send(sender=user.__class__, request=request, user=user)
 
 
diff --git a/django/contrib/auth/tests/views.py b/django/contrib/auth/tests/views.py
index 89e23e3ffae..629587b684e 100644
--- a/django/contrib/auth/tests/views.py
+++ b/django/contrib/auth/tests/views.py
@@ -7,18 +7,21 @@ from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from django.core import mail
 from django.core.exceptions import SuspiciousOperation
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse, NoReverseMatch
-from django.http import QueryDict
+from django.http import QueryDict, HttpRequest
 from django.utils.encoding import force_text
 from django.utils.html import escape
 from django.utils.http import urlquote
 from django.utils._os import upath
 from django.test import TestCase
 from django.test.utils import override_settings
+from django.middleware.csrf import CsrfViewMiddleware
+from django.contrib.sessions.middleware import SessionMiddleware
 
 from django.contrib.auth import SESSION_KEY, REDIRECT_FIELD_NAME
 from django.contrib.auth.forms import (AuthenticationForm, PasswordChangeForm,
                 SetPasswordForm, PasswordResetForm)
 from django.contrib.auth.tests.utils import skipIfCustomUser
+from django.contrib.auth.views import login as login_view
 
 
 @override_settings(
@@ -361,6 +364,41 @@ class LoginTest(AuthViewsTestCase):
             self.assertTrue(good_url in response['Location'],
                             "%s should be allowed" % good_url)
 
+    def test_login_csrf_rotate(self, password='password'):
+        """
+        Makes sure that a login rotates the currently-used CSRF token.
+        """
+        # Do a GET to establish a CSRF token
+        # TestClient isn't used here as we're testing middleware, essentially.
+        req = HttpRequest()
+        CsrfViewMiddleware().process_view(req, login_view, (), {})
+        req.META["CSRF_COOKIE_USED"] = True
+        resp = login_view(req)
+        resp2 = CsrfViewMiddleware().process_response(req, resp)
+        csrf_cookie = resp2.cookies.get(settings.CSRF_COOKIE_NAME, None)
+        token1 = csrf_cookie.coded_value
+
+        # Prepare the POST request
+        req = HttpRequest()
+        req.COOKIES[settings.CSRF_COOKIE_NAME] = token1
+        req.method = "POST"
+        req.POST = {'username': 'testclient', 'password': password, 'csrfmiddlewaretoken': token1}
+        req.REQUEST = req.POST
+
+        # Use POST request to log in
+        SessionMiddleware().process_request(req)
+        CsrfViewMiddleware().process_view(req, login_view, (), {})
+        req.META["SERVER_NAME"] = "testserver"  # Required to have redirect work in login view
+        req.META["SERVER_PORT"] = 80
+        req.META["CSRF_COOKIE_USED"] = True
+        resp = login_view(req)
+        resp2 = CsrfViewMiddleware().process_response(req, resp)
+        csrf_cookie = resp2.cookies.get(settings.CSRF_COOKIE_NAME, None)
+        token2 = csrf_cookie.coded_value
+
+        # Check the CSRF token switched
+        self.assertNotEqual(token1, token2)
+
 
 @skipIfCustomUser
 class LoginURLSettings(AuthViewsTestCase):
diff --git a/django/middleware/csrf.py b/django/middleware/csrf.py
index 339f42a1105..c7c25bf34f2 100644
--- a/django/middleware/csrf.py
+++ b/django/middleware/csrf.py
@@ -53,6 +53,14 @@ def get_token(request):
     return request.META.get("CSRF_COOKIE", None)
 
 
+def rotate_token(request):
+    """
+    Changes the CSRF token in use for a request - should be done on login
+    for security purposes.
+    """
+    request.META["CSRF_COOKIE"] = _get_new_csrf_key()
+
+
 def _sanitize_token(token):
     # Allow only alphanum
     if len(token) > CSRF_KEY_LENGTH: