diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/oldforms/__init__.py b/django/contrib/gis/oldforms/__init__.py
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+from django.oldforms import LargeTextField
+from django.contrib.gis.geos import hex_to_wkt
+
+class WKTField(LargeTextField):
+    "An oldforms LargeTextField for editing WKT text in the admin."
+    
+    def render(self, data):
+        # PostGIS uses EWKBHEX to store its values internally, converting
+        # to WKT for the admin first.
+        return super(WKTField, self).render(hex_to_wkt(data))
+    
+