diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/urls/__init__.py b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/urls/__init__.py
index 31a80d8d97..089a4eddb8 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/urls/__init__.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/urls/__init__.py
@@ -5,12 +5,16 @@ from wagtail.wagtailadmin.urls import pages as wagtailadmin_pages_urls
 from wagtail.wagtailadmin.urls import collections as wagtailadmin_collections_urls
 from wagtail.wagtailadmin.urls import password_reset as wagtailadmin_password_reset_urls
 from wagtail.wagtailadmin.views import account, chooser, home, pages, tags, userbar
+from wagtail.wagtailadmin.viewsets import register_viewsets
 from wagtail.wagtailadmin.api import urls as api_urls
 from wagtail.wagtailcore import hooks
 from wagtail.utils.urlpatterns import decorate_urlpatterns
 from wagtail.wagtailadmin.decorators import require_admin_access
 
 
+register_viewsets()
+
+
 urlpatterns = [
     url(r'^$', home.home, name='wagtailadmin_home'),
 
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/viewsets/__init__.py b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/viewsets/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dd6e30afe4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/viewsets/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+from django.conf.urls import url, include
+
+from wagtail.wagtailcore import hooks
+
+
+def register_viewsets():
+    for fn in hooks.get_hooks('register_admin_viewset'):
+        viewset = fn()
+
+        if viewset:
+            urlpatterns = viewset.get_urlpatterns()
+
+            if urlpatterns:
+                @hooks.register('register_admin_urls')
+                def register_admin_urls():
+                    return [
+                        url(
+                            r'^{}/'.format(viewset.name),
+                            include(urlpatterns, app_name=viewset.name, namespace=viewset.name)
+                        ),
+                    ]
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/viewsets/base.py b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/viewsets/base.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a282bd6a18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/viewsets/base.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
+
+
+class ViewSet(object):
+    def __init__(self, name, **kwargs):
+        self.name = name
+
+        for key, value in kwargs.items():
+            setattr(self, key, value)
+
+    def get_urlpatterns(self):
+        return []
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/viewsets/model.py b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/viewsets/model.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b7cc82fedf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/viewsets/model.py
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
+
+from django.conf.urls import url
+from django.forms.models import modelform_factory
+
+from wagtail.wagtailadmin.views import generic
+from wagtail.wagtailcore.permissions import ModelPermissionPolicy
+
+from .base import ViewSet
+
+
+class ModelViewSet(ViewSet):
+    icon = ""
+
+    index_view_class = generic.IndexView
+    add_view_class = generic.CreateView
+    edit_view_class = generic.EditView
+    delete_view_class = generic.DeleteView
+
+    def get_url_name(self, view_name):
+        return self.name + ':' + view_name
+
+    @property
+    def permission_policy(self):
+        return ModelPermissionPolicy(self.model)
+
+    @property
+    def index_view(self):
+        return self.index_view_class.as_view(
+            model=self.model,
+            permission_policy=self.permission_policy,
+            index_url_name=self.get_url_name('index'),
+            add_url_name=self.get_url_name('add'),
+            edit_url_name=self.get_url_name('edit'),
+            header_icon=self.icon,
+        )
+
+    @property
+    def add_view(self):
+        return self.add_view_class.as_view(
+            model=self.model,
+            permission_policy=self.permission_policy,
+            form_class=self.get_form_class(),
+            index_url_name=self.get_url_name('index'),
+            add_url_name=self.get_url_name('add'),
+            edit_url_name=self.get_url_name('edit'),
+            header_icon=self.icon,
+        )
+
+    @property
+    def edit_view(self):
+        return self.edit_view_class.as_view(
+            model=self.model,
+            permission_policy=self.permission_policy,
+            form_class=self.get_form_class(for_update=True),
+            index_url_name=self.get_url_name('index'),
+            edit_url_name=self.get_url_name('edit'),
+            delete_url_name=self.get_url_name('delete'),
+            header_icon=self.icon,
+        )
+
+    @property
+    def delete_view(self):
+        return self.delete_view_class.as_view(
+            model=self.model,
+            permission_policy=self.permission_policy,
+            index_url_name=self.get_url_name('index'),
+            delete_url_name=self.get_url_name('delete'),
+            header_icon=self.icon,
+        )
+
+    def formfield_for_dbfield(self, db_field, **kwargs):
+        return db_field.formfield(**kwargs)
+
+    def get_form_class(self, for_update=False):
+        return modelform_factory(
+            self.model,
+            formfield_callback=self.formfield_for_dbfield,
+            fields='__all__'
+        )
+
+    def get_urlpatterns(self):
+        return [
+            url(r'^$', self.index_view, name='index'),
+            url(r'^new/$', self.add_view, name='add'),
+            url(r'^(\d+)/$', self.edit_view, name='edit'),
+            url(r'^(\d+)/delete/$', self.delete_view, name='delete'),
+        ]