diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/widgets.py b/django/contrib/admin/widgets.py
index 19b4187b52..b5d1c498d5 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/widgets.py
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/widgets.py
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ class RelatedFieldWidgetWrapper(forms.Widget):
 
     @property
     def media(self):
-        media = Media(js=['admin/js/related-widget-wrapper.js'])
+        media = Media(js=[static('admin/js/related-widget-wrapper.js')])
         return self.widget.media + media
 
     def get_related_url(self, info, action, *args):
diff --git a/docs/releases/1.8.1.txt b/docs/releases/1.8.1.txt
index 14d48a5ed7..edfff1f910 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.8.1.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/1.8.1.txt
@@ -58,3 +58,6 @@ Bugfixes
 
 * Prevented the loss of ``null``/``not null`` column properties during field
   alteration of MySQL databases (:ticket:`24595`).
+
+* Fixed JavaScript path of ``contrib.admin``’s related field widget when using
+  alternate static file storages (:ticket:`24655`) .