diff --git a/django/contrib/auth/forms.py b/django/contrib/auth/forms.py
index d20c472..cc0f707 100644
--- a/django/contrib/auth/forms.py
+++ b/django/contrib/auth/forms.py
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class PasswordResetForm(forms.Form):
         return email
 
     def save(self, domain_override=None, email_template_name='registration/password_reset_email.html',
-             use_https=False, token_generator=default_token_generator):
+             use_https=False, token_generator=default_token_generator, from_email=None):
         """
         Generates a one-use only link for resetting password and sends to the user
         """
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ class PasswordResetForm(forms.Form):
                 'protocol': use_https and 'https' or 'http',
             }
             send_mail(_("Password reset on %s") % site_name,
-                t.render(Context(c)), None, [user.email])
+                t.render(Context(c)), from_email, [user.email])
 
 class SetPasswordForm(forms.Form):
     """
diff --git a/django/contrib/auth/tests/urls.py b/django/contrib/auth/tests/urls.py
index c6252ed..bc2f7e7 100644
--- a/django/contrib/auth/tests/urls.py
+++ b/django/contrib/auth/tests/urls.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ urlpatterns += patterns('',
     (r'^logout/custom_query/$', 'django.contrib.auth.views.logout', dict(redirect_field_name='follow')),
     (r'^logout/next_page/$', 'django.contrib.auth.views.logout', dict(next_page='/somewhere/')),
     (r'^remote_user/$', remote_user_auth_view),
+    (r'^password_reset_from_email/$', 'django.contrib.auth.views.password_reset', dict(from_email='staffmember@example.com')),
     (r'^login_required/$', login_required(password_reset)),
     (r'^login_required_login_url/$', login_required(password_reset, login_url='/somewhere/')),
 )
diff --git a/django/contrib/auth/tests/views.py b/django/contrib/auth/tests/views.py
index 6b8efad..e20afbc 100644
--- a/django/contrib/auth/tests/views.py
+++ b/django/contrib/auth/tests/views.py
@@ -62,6 +62,14 @@ class PasswordResetTest(AuthViewsTestCase):
         self.assertEquals(response.status_code, 302)
         self.assertEquals(len(mail.outbox), 1)
         self.assert_("http://" in mail.outbox[0].body)
+        self.assertEquals(settings.DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL, mail.outbox[0].from_email)
+
+    def test_email_found_custom_from(self):
+        "Email is sent if a valid email address is provided for password reset when a custom from_email is provided."
+        response = self.client.post('/password_reset_from_email/', {'email': 'staffmember@example.com'})
+        self.assertEquals(response.status_code, 302)
+        self.assertEquals(len(mail.outbox), 1)
+        self.assertEquals("staffmember@example.com", mail.outbox[0].from_email)
 
     def _test_confirm_start(self):
         # Start by creating the email
diff --git a/django/contrib/auth/views.py b/django/contrib/auth/views.py
index b2e875a..eaa0dbe 100644
--- a/django/contrib/auth/views.py
+++ b/django/contrib/auth/views.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ def redirect_to_login(next, login_url=None, redirect_field_name=REDIRECT_FIELD_N
 def password_reset(request, is_admin_site=False, template_name='registration/password_reset_form.html',
         email_template_name='registration/password_reset_email.html',
         password_reset_form=PasswordResetForm, token_generator=default_token_generator,
-        post_reset_redirect=None):
+        post_reset_redirect=None, from_email=None):
     if post_reset_redirect is None:
         post_reset_redirect = reverse('django.contrib.auth.views.password_reset_done')
     if request.method == "POST":
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ def password_reset(request, is_admin_site=False, template_name='registration/pas
             opts = {}
             opts['use_https'] = request.is_secure()
             opts['token_generator'] = token_generator
+            opts['from_email'] = from_email
             if is_admin_site:
                 opts['domain_override'] = request.META['HTTP_HOST']
             else:
diff --git a/docs/topics/auth.txt b/docs/topics/auth.txt
index 00b95ba..22f498a 100644
--- a/docs/topics/auth.txt
+++ b/docs/topics/auth.txt
@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ includes a few other useful built-in views located in
           default to :file:`registration/password_change_done.html` if not
           supplied.
 
-.. function:: views.password_reset(request[, is_admin_site, template_name, email_template_name, password_reset_form, token_generator, post_reset_redirect])
+.. function:: views.password_reset(request[, is_admin_site, template_name, email_template_name, password_reset_form, token_generator, post_reset_redirect, from_email])
 
     Allows a user to reset their password by generating a one-time use link
     that can be used to reset the password, and sending that link to the
@@ -932,6 +932,9 @@ includes a few other useful built-in views located in
         * ``post_reset_redirect``: The URL to redirect to after a successful
           password change.
 
+        * ``from_email``: A valid e-mail address. By default Django uses
+          the :setting:`DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL`.
+
     **Template context:**
 
         * ``form``: The form for resetting the user's password.
