diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/base.html b/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/base.html
index 87f6c8738d..cc1f22c4c3 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/base.html
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/base.html
@@ -55,11 +55,13 @@
     {% block breadcrumbs %}<div class="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">{% trans 'Home' %}</a>{% if title %} &rsaquo; {{ title }}{% endif %}</div>{% endblock %}
     {% endif %}
 
+    {% block messages %}
         {% if messages %}
         <ul class="messagelist">{% for message in messages %}
           <li{% if message.tags %} class="{{ message.tags }}"{% endif %}>{{ message }}</li>
-	{% endfor %}</ul>
+        {% endfor %}</ul>
         {% endif %}
+    {% endblock messages %}
 
     <!-- Content -->
     <div id="content" class="{% block coltype %}colM{% endblock %}">