diff --git a/wp-admin/admin-post.php b/wp-admin/admin-post.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f45fc62ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wp-admin/admin-post.php
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<?php
+define('WP_ADMIN', TRUE);
+
+if ( defined('ABSPATH') )
+	require_once(ABSPATH . 'wp-load.php');
+else
+	require_once('../wp-load.php');
+
+require_once(ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/admin.php');
+
+if ( !wp_validate_auth_cookie() )
+	wp_die(__('Cheatin&#8217; uh?'));
+
+nocache_headers();
+
+do_action('admin_init');
+
+$action = 'admin_post';
+if ( !empty($_REQUEST['action']) )
+	$action .= '_' . $_REQUEST['action'];
+
+do_action($action);
+
+?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/wp-admin/admin.php b/wp-admin/admin.php
index 53303b590..20ff3693f 100644
--- a/wp-admin/admin.php
+++ b/wp-admin/admin.php
@@ -113,4 +113,7 @@ if (isset($plugin_page)) {
 	do_action("load-$pagenow");
 }
 
+if ( !empty($_REQUEST['action']) )
+	do_action('admin_action_' . $_REQUEST['action']);
+
 ?>