diff --git a/django/core/management/commands/flush.py b/django/core/management/commands/flush.py
index bd1dc204d2..395359d269 100644
--- a/django/core/management/commands/flush.py
+++ b/django/core/management/commands/flush.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class Command(NoArgsCommand):
             except ImportError:
                 pass
 
-        sql_list = sql_flush(self.style)
+        sql_list = sql_flush(self.style, only_django=True)
 
         if interactive:
             confirm = raw_input("""You have requested a flush of the database.
diff --git a/django/core/management/commands/sqlflush.py b/django/core/management/commands/sqlflush.py
index 7d14fe61e1..261aa0d423 100644
--- a/django/core/management/commands/sqlflush.py
+++ b/django/core/management/commands/sqlflush.py
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ class Command(NoArgsCommand):
 
     def handle_noargs(self, **options):
         from django.core.management.sql import sql_flush
-        return '\n'.join(sql_flush(self.style))
+        return '\n'.join(sql_flush(self.style, only_django=True))
diff --git a/django/core/management/sql.py b/django/core/management/sql.py
index 11056bbf3b..8f7f6a023a 100644
--- a/django/core/management/sql.py
+++ b/django/core/management/sql.py
@@ -13,6 +13,25 @@ def table_list():
     cursor = connection.cursor()
     return get_introspection_module().get_table_list(cursor)
 
+def django_table_list(only_existing=False):
+    """
+    Returns a list of all table names that have associated Django models and
+    are in INSTALLED_APPS.
+
+    If only_existing is True, the resulting list will only include the tables
+    that actually exist in the database.
+    """
+    from django.db import models
+    tables = []
+    for app in models.get_apps():
+        for model in models.get_models(app):
+            tables.append(model._meta.db_table)
+            tables.extend([f.m2m_db_table() for f in model._meta.many_to_many])
+    if only_existing:
+        existing = table_list()
+        tables = [t for t in tables if t in existing]
+    return tables
+
 def installed_models(table_list):
     "Returns a set of all models that are installed, given a list of existing table names."
     from django.db import connection, models
@@ -181,10 +200,19 @@ def sql_reset(app, style):
     "Returns a list of the DROP TABLE SQL, then the CREATE TABLE SQL, for the given module."
     return sql_delete(app, style) + sql_all(app, style)
 
-def sql_flush(style):
-    "Returns a list of the SQL statements used to flush the database."
+def sql_flush(style, only_django=False):
+    """
+    Returns a list of the SQL statements used to flush the database.
+    
+    If only_django is True, then only table names that have associated Django
+    models and are in INSTALLED_APPS will be included.
+    """
     from django.db import connection
-    statements = connection.ops.sql_flush(style, table_list(), sequence_list())
+    if only_django:
+        tables = django_table_list()
+    else:
+        tables = table_list()
+    statements = connection.ops.sql_flush(style, tables, sequence_list())
     return statements
 
 def sql_custom(app):
diff --git a/docs/django-admin.txt b/docs/django-admin.txt
index aea990c5dc..366483a47a 100644
--- a/docs/django-admin.txt
+++ b/docs/django-admin.txt
@@ -124,6 +124,13 @@ executed. This means that all data will be removed from the database, any
 post-synchronization handlers will be re-executed, and the ``initial_data``
 fixture will be re-installed.
 
+The behavior of this command has changed in the Django development version.
+Previously, this command cleared *every* table in the database, including any
+table that Django didn't know about (i.e., tables that didn't have associated
+models and/or weren't in ``INSTALLED_APPS``). Now, the command only clears
+tables that are represented by Django models and are activated in
+``INSTALLED_APPS``.
+
 inspectdb
 ---------
 
@@ -240,6 +247,7 @@ Executes the equivalent of ``sqlreset`` for the given appnames.
 
 runfcgi [options]
 -----------------
+
 Starts a set of FastCGI processes suitable for use with any web server
 which supports the FastCGI protocol. See the `FastCGI deployment
 documentation`_ for details. Requires the Python FastCGI module from
@@ -337,7 +345,7 @@ Refer to the description of ``sqlcustom`` for an explanation of how to
 specify initial data.
 
 sqlclear [appname appname ...]
---------------------------------------
+------------------------------
 
 Prints the DROP TABLE SQL statements for the given appnames.
 
@@ -360,18 +368,23 @@ table modifications, or insert any SQL functions into the database.
 
 Note that the order in which the SQL files are processed is undefined.
 
+sqlflush
+--------
+
+Prints the SQL statements that would be executed for the `flush`_ command.
+
 sqlindexes [appname appname ...]
-----------------------------------------
+--------------------------------
 
 Prints the CREATE INDEX SQL statements for the given appnames.
 
 sqlreset [appname appname ...]
---------------------------------------
+------------------------------
 
 Prints the DROP TABLE SQL, then the CREATE TABLE SQL, for the given appnames.
 
 sqlsequencereset [appname appname ...]
-----------------------------------------------
+--------------------------------------
 
 Prints the SQL statements for resetting sequences for the given
 appnames.