diff --git a/jquery_update.module b/jquery_update.module
index 520e076..6b4415a 100644
--- a/jquery_update.module
+++ b/jquery_update.module
@@ -65,6 +65,12 @@ function jquery_update_library() {
  */
 function jquery_update_library_alter(&$javascript, $module) {
 
+  // Don't update jQuery on admin pages if the variable jquery_update_exclude_admin is set to TRUE
+  // Fix for issue #2347525 - https://www.drupal.org/node/2347525
+  if (variable_get('jquery_update_exclude_admin', FALSE) && user_access('view the administration theme') && path_is_admin(current_path())) {
+    return FALSE;
+  }
+
   // We are updating just the system module. For all other cases we return.
   if ($module != 'system') {
     return;
@@ -149,6 +155,11 @@ function jquery_update_settings_form() {
     '#default_value' => variable_get('jquery_update_jquery_cdn', 'none'),
     '#description' => t('Use jQuery and jQuery UI from a CDN. If the CDN is not available the local version of jQuery and jQuery UI will be used.'),
   );
+  $form['jquery_update_exclude_admin'] = array(
+    '#type' => 'checkbox',
+    '#title' => t('Do not update jQuery within the Drupal administration interface'),
+    '#default_value' => variable_get('jquery_update_exclude_admin', FALSE),
+  );
 
   return system_settings_form($form);
 }