diff --git a/rest_framework/renderers.py b/rest_framework/renderers.py
index 96e5df189..d45351fdd 100644
--- a/rest_framework/renderers.py
+++ b/rest_framework/renderers.py
@@ -683,15 +683,26 @@ class AdminRenderer(BrowsableAPIRenderer):
         self.accepted_media_type = accepted_media_type or ''
         self.renderer_context = renderer_context or {}
 
+        response = renderer_context['response']
+        request = renderer_context['request']
+        view = self.renderer_context['view']
+
+        if response.status_code == status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST:
+            # Errors still need to display the list or detail information.
+            # The only way we can get at that is to simulate a GET request.
+            self.error_form = self.get_rendered_html_form(data, view, request.method, request)
+            self.error_title = {'POST': 'Create', 'PUT': 'Edit'}.get(request.method, 'Errors')
+
+            with override_method(view, request, 'GET') as request:
+                response = view.get(request, *view.args, **view.kwargs)
+            data = response.data
+
         template = loader.get_template(self.template)
         context = self.get_context(data, accepted_media_type, renderer_context)
         context = RequestContext(renderer_context['request'], context)
         ret = template.render(context)
 
         # Creation and deletion should use redirects in the admin style.
-        response = renderer_context['response']
-        request = renderer_context['request']
-
         if (response.status_code == status.HTTP_201_CREATED) and ('Location' in response):
             response.status_code = status.HTTP_302_FOUND
             ret = ''
@@ -742,6 +753,8 @@ class AdminRenderer(BrowsableAPIRenderer):
         context['columns'] = columns
         context['details'] = details
         context['results'] = results
+        context['error_form'] = getattr(self, 'error_form', None)
+        context['error_title'] = getattr(self, 'error_title', None)
         return context
 
 
diff --git a/rest_framework/static/rest_framework/js/default.js b/rest_framework/static/rest_framework/js/default.js
index 22e5efde5..dc6fd642c 100644
--- a/rest_framework/static/rest_framework/js/default.js
+++ b/rest_framework/static/rest_framework/js/default.js
@@ -59,3 +59,7 @@ if (selectedTab && selectedTab.length > 0) {
     // If no tab selected, display rightmost tab.
     $('.form-switcher a:first').tab('show');
 }
+
+$(window).load(function(){
+    $('#errorModal').modal('show');
+});
diff --git a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/admin.html b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/admin.html
index 39f2127c8..74dc7316c 100644
--- a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/admin.html
+++ b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/admin.html
@@ -196,6 +196,31 @@
   </div>
 </div>
 
+{% if error_form %}
+<!-- Errors Modal -->
+<div class="modal" id="errorModal" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="myModalLabel" aria-hidden="true">
+  <div class="modal-dialog">
+    <div class="modal-content">
+      <div class="modal-header">
+        <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"><span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span></button>
+        <h4 class="modal-title" id="myModalLabel">{{ error_title }}</h4>
+      </div>
+      <form action="{{ request.get_full_path }}" method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data" class="form-horizontal" novalidate>
+        <div class="modal-body">
+          <fieldset>
+            {{ error_form }}
+          </fieldset>
+        </div>
+        <div class="modal-footer">
+          <button type="button" class="btn btn-default" data-dismiss="modal">Close</button>
+          <button name="{{ api_settings.FORM_METHOD_OVERRIDE }}" value="{{ request.method }}" type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Save</button>
+        </div>
+      </form>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</div>
+{% endif %}
+
         {% block script %}
             <script src="{% static "rest_framework/js/jquery-1.8.1-min.js" %}"></script>
             <script src="{% static "rest_framework/js/bootstrap.min.js" %}"></script>