3 files changed, 31 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/admin.py b/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/admin.py
index 3369c557b7..04410dd0bc 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/admin.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/admin.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from .models import (Article, Chapter, Account, Media, Child, Parent, Picture,
     Album, Question, Answer, ComplexSortedPerson, PrePopulatedPostLargeSlug,
     AdminOrderedField, AdminOrderedModelMethod, AdminOrderedAdminMethod,
     AdminOrderedCallable, Report, Color2, UnorderedObject, MainPrepopulated,
-    RelatedPrepopulated)
+    RelatedPrepopulated, ReferencedByParent, ChildOfReferer, M2MReference)
 
 
 def callable_year(dt_value):
@@ -616,6 +616,9 @@ site.register(OtherStory, OtherStoryAdmin)
 site.register(Report, ReportAdmin)
 site.register(MainPrepopulated, MainPrepopulatedAdmin)
 site.register(UnorderedObject, UnorderedObjectAdmin)
+site.register(ReferencedByParent)
+site.register(ChildOfReferer)
+site.register(M2MReference)
 
 # We intentionally register Promo and ChapterXtra1 but not Chapter nor ChapterXtra2.
 # That way we cover all four cases:
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/models.py b/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/models.py
index e158e07603..6380abd0a9 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/models.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/models.py
@@ -607,3 +607,21 @@ class UnorderedObject(models.Model):
     """
     name = models.CharField(max_length=255)
     bool = models.BooleanField(default=True)
+
+
+# Models for #23329
+class ReferencedByParent(models.Model):
+    pass
+
+
+class ParentWithFK(models.Model):
+    fk = models.ForeignKey(ReferencedByParent)
+
+
+class ChildOfReferer(ParentWithFK):
+    pass
+
+
+class M2MReference(models.Model):
+    ref = models.ManyToManyField('self')
+
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py
index c40f009177..9c3cf234bc 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py
@@ -586,6 +586,15 @@ class AdminViewBasicTest(TestCase):
         response = self.client.get("/test_admin/admin/admin_views/section/", {TO_FIELD_VAR: 'id'})
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
 
+        # Specifying a field referenced by another model though a m2m should be allowed.
+        response = self.client.get("/test_admin/admin/admin_views/m2mreference/", {TO_FIELD_VAR: 'id'})
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+
+        # Specifying a field that is not refered by any other model directly registered
+        # to this admin site but registered through inheritance should be allowed.
+        response = self.client.get("/test_admin/admin/admin_views/referencedbyparent/", {TO_FIELD_VAR: 'id'})
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+
     def test_allowed_filtering_15103(self):
         """
         Regressions test for ticket 15103 - filtering on fields defined in a