diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/views/autocomplete.py b/django/contrib/admin/views/autocomplete.py
index df5725293a..7980ec7bb6 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/views/autocomplete.py
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/views/autocomplete.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from django.db.models.query import QuerySet
 from django.utils.encoding import smart_str
 from django.http import HttpResponse, HttpResponseNotFound
 from django.conf import settings
+from django.contrib.admin.views import staff_member_required
  
 def foreignkey_autocomplete(request, related_string_functions=None):
     """
@@ -55,4 +56,5 @@ def foreignkey_autocomplete(request, related_string_functions=None):
             else:
                 data = to_string_function(obj)
         return HttpResponse(data)
-    return HttpResponseNotFound()
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+    return HttpResponseNotFound()
+foreignkey_autocomplete = staff_member_required(foreignkey_autocomplete)
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