diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/change_form.html b/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/change_form.html
index 7c96628963..08347abe78 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/change_form.html
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/change_form.html
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 {% block breadcrumbs %}{% if not is_popup %}
 <div class="breadcrumbs">
      <a href="../../../">{% trans "Home" %}</a> &rsaquo;
-     <a href="../../">{{ app_label|capfirst|escape }}</a> &rsaquo; 
-     {% if has_change_permission %}<a href="../">{{ opts.verbose_name_plural|capfirst }}</a>{% else %}{{ opts.verbose_name_plural|capfirst }}{% endif %} &rsaquo; 
+     <a href="../../">{{ app_label|capfirst|escape }}</a> &rsaquo;
+     {% if has_change_permission %}<a href="../">{{ opts.verbose_name_plural|capfirst }}</a>{% else %}{{ opts.verbose_name_plural|capfirst }}{% endif %} &rsaquo;
      {% if add %}{% trans "Add" %} {{ opts.verbose_name }}{% else %}{{ original|truncatewords:"18" }}{% endif %}
 </div>
 {% endif %}{% endblock %}
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 {% submit_row %}
 
 {% if adminform and add %}
-   <script type="text/javascript">document.getElementById("{{ adminform.first_field.auto_id }}").focus();</script>
+   <script type="text/javascript">document.getElementById("{{ adminform.first_field.id_for_label }}").focus();</script>
 {% endif %}
 
 {# JavaScript for prepopulated fields #}
diff --git a/django/forms/forms.py b/django/forms/forms.py
index 46e97ef5b9..b520d7e32e 100644
--- a/django/forms/forms.py
+++ b/django/forms/forms.py
@@ -518,3 +518,14 @@ class BoundField(StrAndUnicode):
             return self.html_name
         return ''
     auto_id = property(_auto_id)
+
+    def _id_for_label(self):
+        """
+        Wrapper around the field widget's `id_for_label` class method.
+        Useful, for example, for focusing on this field regardless of whether
+        it has a single widget or a MutiWidget.
+        """
+        widget = self.field.widget
+        id_ = widget.attrs.get('id') or self.auto_id
+        return widget.id_for_label(id_)
+    id_for_label = property(_id_for_label)
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/models.py b/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/models.py
index b840c0a4b5..60d8d06942 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/models.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/models.py
@@ -629,6 +629,10 @@ class WorkHourAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
     list_display = ('datum', 'employee')
     list_filter = ('employee',)
 
+class Reservation(models.Model):
+    start_date = models.DateTimeField()
+    price = models.IntegerField()
+    
 admin.site.register(Article, ArticleAdmin)
 admin.site.register(CustomArticle, CustomArticleAdmin)
 admin.site.register(Section, save_as=True, inlines=[ArticleInline])
@@ -664,6 +668,7 @@ admin.site.register(PlotDetails)
 admin.site.register(CyclicOne)
 admin.site.register(CyclicTwo)
 admin.site.register(WorkHour, WorkHourAdmin)
+admin.site.register(Reservation)
 
 # We intentionally register Promo and ChapterXtra1 but not Chapter nor ChapterXtra2.
 # That way we cover all four cases:
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py
index 97f9061a23..384959c500 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py
@@ -376,6 +376,29 @@ class AdminViewBasicTest(TestCase):
         except SuspiciousOperation:
             self.fail("Filters should be allowed if they are defined on a ForeignKey pointing to this model")
 
+class AdminJavaScriptTest(AdminViewBasicTest):
+    def testSingleWidgetFirsFieldFocus(self):
+        """
+        JavaScript-assisted auto-focus on first field.
+        """
+        response = self.client.get('/test_admin/%s/admin_views/picture/add/' % self.urlbit)
+        self.assertContains(
+            response,
+            '<script type="text/javascript">document.getElementById("id_name").focus();</script>'
+        )
+        
+    def testMultiWidgetFirsFieldFocus(self):
+        """
+        JavaScript-assisted auto-focus should work if a model/ModelAdmin setup
+        is such that the first form field has a MultiWidget.
+        """
+        response = self.client.get('/test_admin/%s/admin_views/reservation/add/' % self.urlbit)
+        self.assertContains(
+            response,
+            '<script type="text/javascript">document.getElementById("id_start_date_0").focus();</script>'
+        )
+
+
 class SaveAsTests(TestCase):
     fixtures = ['admin-views-users.xml','admin-views-person.xml']