diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/options.py b/django/contrib/admin/options.py
index d57270dcb5..77a65ee990 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/options.py
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/options.py
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ class ModelAdmin(BaseModelAdmin):
         if request.method == 'POST':
             form = ModelForm(request.POST, request.FILES)
             for FormSet in self.get_inline_formsets():
-                inline_formset = FormSet(data=request.POST)
+                inline_formset = FormSet(data=request.POST, files=request.FILES)
                 inline_formsets.append(inline_formset)
             if all_valid(inline_formsets) and form.is_valid():
                 return self.save_add(request, model, form, inline_formsets, '../%s/')
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ class ModelAdmin(BaseModelAdmin):
         if request.method == 'POST':
             form = ModelForm(request.POST, request.FILES)
             for FormSet in self.get_inline_formsets():
-                inline_formset = FormSet(obj, request.POST)
+                inline_formset = FormSet(obj, request.POST, request.FILES)
                 inline_formsets.append(inline_formset)
 
             if all_valid(inline_formsets) and form.is_valid():
diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/views/main.py b/django/contrib/admin/views/main.py
index 8937a1c95b..2366123415 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/views/main.py
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/views/main.py
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ def render_change_form(model_admin, model, manipulator, context, add=False, chan
         'change': change,
         'has_delete_permission': context['perms'][app_label][opts.get_delete_permission()],
         'has_change_permission': context['perms'][app_label][opts.get_change_permission()],
-        'has_file_field': opts.has_field_type(models.FileField),
+        'has_file_field': True, # FIXME - this should check if form or formsets have a FileField,
         'has_absolute_url': hasattr(model, 'get_absolute_url'),
         'ordered_objects': ordered_objects,
         'inline_related_objects': inline_related_objects,
diff --git a/django/newforms/formsets.py b/django/newforms/formsets.py
index eb8eb309f3..b6e142ed95 100644
--- a/django/newforms/formsets.py
+++ b/django/newforms/formsets.py
@@ -20,15 +20,16 @@ class ManagementForm(Form):
 class BaseFormSet(object):
     """A collection of instances of the same Form class."""
 
-    def __init__(self, data=None, auto_id='id_%s', prefix=None, initial=None):
-        self.is_bound = data is not None
+    def __init__(self, data=None, files=None, auto_id='id_%s', prefix=None, initial=None):
+        self.is_bound = data is not None and files is not None
         self.prefix = prefix or 'form'
         self.auto_id = auto_id
         self.data = data
+        self.files = files
         self.initial = initial
         # initialization is different depending on whether we recieved data, initial, or nothing
-        if data:
-            self.management_form = ManagementForm(data, auto_id=self.auto_id, prefix=self.prefix)
+        if data or files:
+            self.management_form = ManagementForm(data, files, auto_id=self.auto_id, prefix=self.prefix)
             if self.management_form.is_valid():
                 self.total_forms = self.management_form.cleaned_data[FORM_COUNT_FIELD_NAME]
                 self.required_forms = self.total_forms - self.num_extra
@@ -56,6 +57,8 @@ class BaseFormSet(object):
                 kwargs = {'auto_id': self.auto_id, 'prefix': self.add_prefix(i)}
                 if self.data:
                     kwargs['data'] = self.data
+                if self.files:
+                    kwargs['files'] = self.files
                 add_form = FormClass(**kwargs)
                 self.add_fields(add_form, i)
                 add_forms.append(add_form)
@@ -72,6 +75,8 @@ class BaseFormSet(object):
                 kwargs = {'auto_id': self.auto_id, 'prefix': self.add_prefix(i)}
                 if self.data:
                     kwargs['data'] = self.data
+                if self.files:
+                    kwargs['files'] = self.files
                 if self.initial:
                     kwargs['initial'] = self.initial[i]
                 change_form = FormClass(**kwargs)
diff --git a/django/newforms/models.py b/django/newforms/models.py
index 4ae8eee20a..16800dfdbf 100644
--- a/django/newforms/models.py
+++ b/django/newforms/models.py
@@ -234,9 +234,9 @@ class BaseModelFormSet(BaseFormSet):
     """
     model = None
     
-    def __init__(self, data=None, auto_id='id_%s', prefix=None, instances=None):
+    def __init__(self, data=None, files=None, auto_id='id_%s', prefix=None, instances=None):
         self.instances = instances
-        kwargs = {'data': data, 'auto_id': auto_id, 'prefix': prefix}
+        kwargs = {'data': data, 'files': files, 'auto_id': auto_id, 'prefix': prefix}
         if instances:
             kwargs['initial'] = [initial_data(instance) for instance in instances]
         super(BaseModelFormSet, self).__init__(**kwargs)
@@ -287,12 +287,12 @@ def formset_for_model(model, form=BaseForm, formfield_callback=lambda f: f.formf
 
 class InlineFormset(BaseModelFormSet):
     """A formset for child objects related to a parent."""
-    def __init__(self, instance=None, data=None):
+    def __init__(self, instance=None, data=None, files=None):
         from django.db.models.fields.related import RelatedObject
         self.instance = instance
         # is there a better way to get the object descriptor?
         self.rel_name = RelatedObject(self.fk.rel.to, self.model, self.fk).get_accessor_name()
-        super(InlineFormset, self).__init__(data, instances=self.get_inline_objects(), prefix=self.rel_name)
+        super(InlineFormset, self).__init__(data, files, instances=self.get_inline_objects(), prefix=self.rel_name)
 
     def get_inline_objects(self):
         if self.instance is None: