diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index 5aa3f90ebe..0f80baf81a 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ answer newbie questions, and generally made Django that much better:
     Alex Dedul
     deric@monowerks.com
     dne@mayonnaise.net
+    Maximillian Dornseif <md@hudora.de>
     Jeremy Dunck <http://dunck.us/>
     Andy Dustman <farcepest@gmail.com>
     Clint Ecker
diff --git a/django/core/xheaders.py b/django/core/xheaders.py
index e173bcbca8..69f6115839 100644
--- a/django/core/xheaders.py
+++ b/django/core/xheaders.py
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@ def populate_xheaders(request, response, model, object_id):
     """
     Adds the "X-Object-Type" and "X-Object-Id" headers to the given
     HttpResponse according to the given model and object_id -- but only if the
-    given HttpRequest object has an IP address within the INTERNAL_IPS setting.
+    given HttpRequest object has an IP address within the INTERNAL_IPS setting
+    or if the request is from a logged in staff member.
     """
     from django.conf import settings
-    if request.META.get('REMOTE_ADDR') in settings.INTERNAL_IPS:
+    if request.META.get('REMOTE_ADDR') in settings.INTERNAL_IPS or (request.user.is_authenticated() and request.user.is_staff):
         response['X-Object-Type'] = "%s.%s" % (model._meta.app_label, model._meta.object_name.lower())
         response['X-Object-Id'] = str(object_id)
diff --git a/django/middleware/doc.py b/django/middleware/doc.py
index 6600e588cd..48c155c392 100644
--- a/django/middleware/doc.py
+++ b/django/middleware/doc.py
@@ -7,11 +7,12 @@ class XViewMiddleware(object):
     """
     def process_view(self, request, view_func, view_args, view_kwargs):
         """
-        If the request method is HEAD and the IP is internal, quickly return
-        with an x-header indicating the view function.  This is used by the
-        documentation module to lookup the view function for an arbitrary page.
+        If the request method is HEAD and either the IP is internal or the
+        user is a logged-in staff member, quickly return with an x-header
+        indicating the view function.  This is used by the documentation module
+        to lookup the view function for an arbitrary page.
         """
-        if request.method == 'HEAD' and request.META.get('REMOTE_ADDR') in settings.INTERNAL_IPS:
+        if request.method == 'HEAD' and (request.META.get('REMOTE_ADDR') in settings.INTERNAL_IPS or (request.user.is_authenticated() and request.user.is_staff)):
             response = http.HttpResponse()
             response['X-View'] = "%s.%s" % (view_func.__module__, view_func.__name__)
             return response