diff --git a/sites/all/modules/jquery_update/jquery_update.module b/sites/all/modules/jquery_update/jquery_update.module
index 520e076..7329525 100644
--- a/sites/all/modules/jquery_update/jquery_update.module
+++ b/sites/all/modules/jquery_update/jquery_update.module
@@ -70,6 +70,16 @@ function jquery_update_library_alter(&$javascript, $module) {
     return;
   }
 
+  // Ignore admin theme
+  $ignore_admin_theme = variable_get('jquery_update_ignore_admin_theme', '0');
+  if ($ignore_admin_theme) {
+    global $theme_key;
+    $admin_theme_key = variable_get('admin_theme', '0');
+    if ($theme_key === $admin_theme_key) {
+      return;
+    }
+  }
+
   $path = drupal_get_path('module', 'jquery_update');
 
   // Make sure we inject either the minified or uncompressed version as desired.
@@ -150,6 +160,13 @@ function jquery_update_settings_form() {
     '#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.'),
   );
 
+  $form['jquery_update_ignore_admin_theme'] = array(
+    '#type' => 'checkbox',
+    '#title' => t('Ignore Admin Theme'),
+    '#default_value' => variable_get('jquery_update_ignore_admin_theme', '0'),
+    '#description' => t('Ignores the admin theme. It defaults to Drupal’s jQuery version for all administration pages.'),
+  );
+
   return system_settings_form($form);
 }