diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/views/main.py b/django/contrib/admin/views/main.py
index 5540abf45c..e5abc2a2a0 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/views/main.py
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/views/main.py
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ def add_stage(request, app_label, model_name, show_delete=False, form_url='', po
             # Here, we distinguish between different save types by checking for
             # the presence of keys in request.POST.
             if request.POST.has_key("_continue"):
-                request.user.message_set.add(msg + ' ' + _("You may edit it again below."))
+                request.user.message_set.add(message=msg + ' ' + _("You may edit it again below."))
                 if request.POST.has_key("_popup"):
                     post_url_continue += "?_popup=1"
                 return HttpResponseRedirect(post_url_continue % pk_value)
@@ -218,10 +218,10 @@ def add_stage(request, app_label, model_name, show_delete=False, form_url='', po
                 return HttpResponse('<script type="text/javascript">opener.dismissAddAnotherPopup(window, %s, "%s");</script>' % \
                     (pk_value, repr(new_object).replace('"', '\\"')))
             elif request.POST.has_key("_addanother"):
-                request.user.add_message(msg + ' ' + (_("You may add another %s below.") % opts.verbose_name))
+                request.user.message_set.add(message=msg + ' ' + (_("You may add another %s below.") % opts.verbose_name))
                 return HttpResponseRedirect(request.path)
             else:
-                request.user.add_message(msg)
+                request.user.message_set.add(message=msg)
                 return HttpResponseRedirect(post_url)
     else:
         # Add default data.
@@ -293,19 +293,19 @@ def change_stage(request, app_label, model_name, object_id):
 
             msg = _('The %(name)s "%(obj)s" was changed successfully.') % {'name': opts.verbose_name, 'obj': new_object}
             if request.POST.has_key("_continue"):
-                request.user.add_message(msg + ' ' + _("You may edit it again below."))
+                request.user.message_set.add(message=msg + ' ' + _("You may edit it again below."))
                 if request.REQUEST.has_key('_popup'):
                     return HttpResponseRedirect(request.path + "?_popup=1")
                 else:
                     return HttpResponseRedirect(request.path)
             elif request.POST.has_key("_saveasnew"):
-                request.user.add_message(_('The %(name)s "%(obj)s" was added successfully. You may edit it again below.') % {'name': opts.verbose_name, 'obj': new_object})
+                request.user.message_set.add(message=_('The %(name)s "%(obj)s" was added successfully. You may edit it again below.') % {'name': opts.verbose_name, 'obj': new_object})
                 return HttpResponseRedirect("../%s/" % pk_value)
             elif request.POST.has_key("_addanother"):
-                request.user.add_message(msg + ' ' + (_("You may add another %s below.") % opts.verbose_name))
+                request.user.message_set.add(message=msg + ' ' + (_("You may add another %s below.") % opts.verbose_name))
                 return HttpResponseRedirect("../add/")
             else:
-                request.user.add_message(msg)
+                request.user.message_set.add(message=msg)
                 return HttpResponseRedirect("../")
     else:
         # Populate new_data with a "flattened" version of the current data.
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ def delete_stage(request, app_label, model_name, object_id):
         obj_display = str(obj)
         obj.delete()
         LogEntry.objects.log_action(request.user.id, opts.get_content_type_id(), object_id, obj_display, DELETION)
-        request.user.message_set.add(_('The %(name)s "%(obj)s" was deleted successfully.') % {'name': opts.verbose_name, 'obj': obj_display})
+        request.user.message_set.add(message=_('The %(name)s "%(obj)s" was deleted successfully.') % {'name': opts.verbose_name, 'obj': obj_display})
         return HttpResponseRedirect("../../")
     return render_to_response('admin/delete_confirmation', {
         "title": _("Are you sure?"),