diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/sites.py b/django/contrib/admin/sites.py
index ac8835529e..acaceb4ac4 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/sites.py
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/sites.py
@@ -196,7 +196,8 @@ class AdminSite(object):
             inner = never_cache(inner)
         # We add csrf_protect here so this function can be used as a utility
         # function for any view, without having to repeat 'csrf_protect'.
-        inner = csrf_protect(inner)
+        if not getattr(view, 'csrf_exempt', False):
+            inner = csrf_protect(inner)
         return update_wrapper(inner, view)
 
     def get_urls(self):