diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 304732b9f..835108280 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 All enhancements and patches to Cookiecutter Django will be documented in this file.
 This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
+## [2019-01-30]
+### Added
+- Added `DJANGO_ADMIN_FORCE_ALLAUTH` environment variable to force the `admin` sign in process to go through the `django-allauth` workflow
+
 ## [2018-02-16]
 ### Changed
 - Upgraded to Django 2.0 (@epicwhale)
diff --git a/docs/settings.rst b/docs/settings.rst
index 26b161a09..8c0f5431c 100644
--- a/docs/settings.rst
+++ b/docs/settings.rst
@@ -57,3 +57,6 @@ Other Environment Settings
 
 DJANGO_ACCOUNT_ALLOW_REGISTRATION (=True)
     Allow enable or disable user registration through `django-allauth` without disabling other characteristics like authentication and account management. (Django Setting: ACCOUNT_ALLOW_REGISTRATION)
+
+DJANGO_ADMIN_FORCE_ALLAUTH (=False)
+    Force the `admin` sign in process to go through the `django-allauth` workflow.
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py
index 950b9ed7f..09a12cc0a 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py
@@ -235,6 +235,9 @@ ADMINS = [
 ]
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#managers
 MANAGERS = ADMINS
+# https://cookiecutter-django.readthedocs.io/en/latest/settings.html#other-environment-settings
+# Force the `admin` sign in process to go through the `django-allauth` workflow
+DJANGO_ADMIN_FORCE_ALLAUTH = env.bool('DJANGO_ADMIN_FORCE_ALLAUTH', default=False)
 
 {% if cookiecutter.use_celery == 'y' -%}
 # Celery
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/users/admin.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/users/admin.py
index cc6efed5f..49a1f7308 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/users/admin.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/users/admin.py
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
+from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib import admin
 from django.contrib.auth import admin as auth_admin
-from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
+from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model, decorators
 
 from {{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}.users.forms import UserChangeForm, UserCreationForm
 
 User = get_user_model()
 
+if settings.DJANGO_ADMIN_FORCE_ALLAUTH:
+    # Force the `admin` sign in process to go through the `django-allauth` workflow
+    admin.site.login = decorators.login_required(admin.site.login)
+
 
 @admin.register(User)
 class UserAdmin(auth_admin.UserAdmin):