diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/options.py b/django/contrib/admin/options.py
index 3d88662563..0673e65a45 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/options.py
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/options.py
@@ -207,6 +207,10 @@ class ModelAdmin(object):
         if isinstance(db_field, models.ManyToManyField) and db_field.rel.filter_interface:
             widget = widgets.FilteredSelectMultiple(db_field.verbose_name, db_field.rel.filter_interface-1)
             return db_field.formfield(widget=widget, **kwargs)
+        # For DateTimeFields, use a special field and widget.
+        if isinstance(db_field, models.DateTimeField):
+            return forms.SplitDateTimeField(required=not db_field.blank,
+                widget=widgets.AdminSplitDateTime(), label=capfirst(db_field.verbose_name), **kwargs)
         return db_field.formfield(**kwargs)
 
     def has_add_permission(self, request):
diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/templates/widget/date_time.html b/django/contrib/admin/templates/widget/date_time.html
deleted file mode 100644
index cbd4a2e1c6..0000000000
--- a/django/contrib/admin/templates/widget/date_time.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{% load i18n %}
-<p class="datetime"> 
-   {% trans "Date:" %} {{ bound_field.form_fields.0 }}<br />
-   {% trans "Time:" %} {{ bound_field.form_fields.1 }}
-</p>
diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/widgets.py b/django/contrib/admin/widgets.py
index 96346011ce..15ccaf14a5 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/widgets.py
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/widgets.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Form Widget classes specific to the Django admin site.
 """
 
 from django import newforms as forms
+import datetime
 
 class FilteredSelectMultiple(forms.SelectMultiple):
     """
@@ -19,9 +20,24 @@ class FilteredSelectMultiple(forms.SelectMultiple):
     def render(self, name, value, attrs=None, choices=()):
         from django.conf import settings
         output = [super(FilteredSelectMultiple, self).render(name, value, attrs, choices)]
-        output.append('<script type="text/javascript">addEvent(window, "load", function(e) {')
+        output.append(u'<script type="text/javascript">addEvent(window, "load", function(e) {')
         # TODO: "id_" is hard-coded here. This should instead use the correct
         # API to determine the ID dynamically.
-        output.append('SelectFilter.init("id_%s", "%s", %s, "%s"); });</script>\n' % \
+        output.append(u'SelectFilter.init("id_%s", "%s", %s, "%s"); });</script>\n' % \
             (name, self.verbose_name.replace('"', '\\"'), int(self.is_stacked), settings.ADMIN_MEDIA_PREFIX))
-        return ''.join(output)
+        return u''.join(output)
+
+class AdminSplitDateTime(forms.SplitDateTimeWidget):
+    """
+    A SplitDateTime Widget that has some admin-specific styling.
+    """
+    def __init__(self, attrs=None):
+        widgets = [forms.TextInput(attrs={'class': 'vDateField', 'size': '10'}),
+                   forms.TextInput(attrs={'class': 'vTimeField', 'size': '8'})]
+        # Note that we're calling MultiWidget, not SplitDateTimeWidget, because
+        # we want to define widgets.
+        forms.MultiWidget.__init__(self, widgets, attrs)
+
+    def format_output(self, rendered_widgets):
+        return u'<p class="datetime">%s %s<br />%s %s</p>' % \
+            (_('Date:'), rendered_widgets[0], _('Time:'), rendered_widgets[1])