diff --git a/django/core/management/__init__.py b/django/core/management/__init__.py
index 0502489d4e..047e822e1a 100644
--- a/django/core/management/__init__.py
+++ b/django/core/management/__init__.py
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ def call_command(name, *args, **options):
         # Legacy optparse method
         defaults, _ = parser.parse_args(args=[])
         defaults = dict(defaults.__dict__, **options)
+    if 'skip_checks' not in options:
+        defaults['skip_checks'] = True
 
     return command.execute(*args, **defaults)
 
diff --git a/docs/releases/1.8.txt b/docs/releases/1.8.txt
index 63513780ad..8fb6b1ec26 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.8.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/1.8.txt
@@ -634,6 +634,9 @@ Miscellaneous
   class name found in the :setting:`BACKEND <CACHES-BACKEND>` key of the
   :setting:`CACHES` setting.
 
+* By default, :ref:`call_command <call-command>` now always skips the check
+  framework (unless you pass it ``skip_checks=False``).
+
 .. _deprecated-features-1.8:
 
 Features deprecated in 1.8
diff --git a/tests/user_commands/management/commands/dance.py b/tests/user_commands/management/commands/dance.py
index e27042f9d4..0fc82724f4 100644
--- a/tests/user_commands/management/commands/dance.py
+++ b/tests/user_commands/management/commands/dance.py
@@ -15,5 +15,6 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
         example = options["example"]
         if example == "raise":
             raise CommandError()
-        self.stdout.write("I don't feel like dancing %s." % options["style"])
-        self.stdout.write(','.join(options.keys()))
+        if options['verbosity'] > 0:
+            self.stdout.write("I don't feel like dancing %s." % options["style"])
+            self.stdout.write(','.join(options.keys()))
diff --git a/tests/user_commands/tests.py b/tests/user_commands/tests.py
index 32224ef277..25d1ad7c33 100644
--- a/tests/user_commands/tests.py
+++ b/tests/user_commands/tests.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import warnings
 
 from django.db import connection
 from django.core import management
-from django.core.management import CommandError
+from django.core.management import BaseCommand, CommandError
 from django.core.management.utils import find_command, popen_wrapper
 from django.test import SimpleTestCase
 from django.utils import translation
@@ -136,6 +136,26 @@ class CommandTests(SimpleTestCase):
         self.assertTrue(output.startswith(connection.ops.start_transaction_sql()))
         self.assertTrue(output.endswith(connection.ops.end_transaction_sql()))
 
+    def test_call_command_no_checks(self):
+        """
+        By default, call_command should not trigger the check framework, unless
+        specifically asked.
+        """
+        self.counter = 0
+
+        def patched_check(self_, **kwargs):
+            self.counter = self.counter + 1
+
+        saved_check = BaseCommand.check
+        BaseCommand.check = patched_check
+        try:
+            management.call_command("dance", verbosity=0)
+            self.assertEqual(self.counter, 0)
+            management.call_command("dance", verbosity=0, skip_checks=False)
+            self.assertEqual(self.counter, 1)
+        finally:
+            BaseCommand.check = saved_check
+
 
 class UtilsTests(SimpleTestCase):