diff --git a/wp-admin/admin-footer.php b/wp-admin/admin-footer.php
index 311a4c1eb3..3818ab411e 100644
--- a/wp-admin/admin-footer.php
+++ b/wp-admin/admin-footer.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ if ( !defined('ABSPATH') )
 <div class="clear"></div></div><!-- wpbody -->
 <div class="clear"></div></div><!-- wpcontent -->
 
-<div id="footer">
+<div id="wpfooter">
 <?php do_action( 'in_admin_footer' ); ?>
 <p id="footer-left" class="alignleft"><?php
 echo apply_filters( 'admin_footer_text', '<span id="footer-thankyou">' . __( 'Thank you for creating with <a href="http://wordpress.org/">WordPress</a>.' ) . '</span>' );
diff --git a/wp-admin/css/colors-classic.css b/wp-admin/css/colors-classic.css
index aba8bd1e5e..e019888f60 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/colors-classic.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/colors-classic.css
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ input.readonly, textarea.readonly {
 	color: #d54e21 !important;
 }
 
-#footer {
+#wpfooter {
 	color: #777;
 	border-color: #b0c8d7;
 }
@@ -933,12 +933,12 @@ table.widefat span.spam a,
 	color: #174f69;
 }
 
-#footer a:link,
-#footer a:visited {
+#wpfooter a:link,
+#wpfooter a:visited {
 	text-decoration: none;
 }
 
-#footer a:hover {
+#wpfooter a:hover {
 	color: #000;
 	text-decoration: underline;
 }
diff --git a/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.css b/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.css
index de8df2fe3b..cc7b995e35 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.css
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ input[type=submit] {
 	background-image:      -o-linear-gradient(top, #fff, #eee);
 	background-image:   linear-gradient(to bottom, #fff, #eee);
 	border-color: #ccc;
-	-webkit-box-shadow: inset 0 0 1px 1px rgba(255,255,255, 0.9); 
+	-webkit-box-shadow: inset 0 0 1px 1px rgba(255,255,255, 0.9);
  	box-shadow: inset 0 0 1px 1px rgba(255,255,255, 0.9);
  	color: #464646;
 	text-shadow: 1px 1px 0 #fff;
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ input[type=submit]:focus {
 	background-image:      -o-linear-gradient(top, #fff, #eee);
 	background-image:   linear-gradient(to bottom, #fff, #eee);
 	border-color: #bbb;
-	-webkit-box-shadow: 0px 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,.1); 
+	-webkit-box-shadow: 0px 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,.1);
 	box-shadow: 0px 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,.1);
 	color: #000;
 }
@@ -437,8 +437,8 @@ input[type=submit]:active {
 	background-image:   linear-gradient(to bottom, #eee, #f9f9f9);
 	border-color: #999 #ddd #ddd #999;
 	color: #555;
-	-webkit-box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 rgba(50,50,50,0.1); 
- 	box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 rgba(50,50,50,0.1); 
+	-webkit-box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 rgba(50,50,50,0.1);
+ 	box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 rgba(50,50,50,0.1);
 }
 
 .button.focus,
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ a.button-primary {
 	background-image:   linear-gradient(to bottom, #2a95c5, #21759b);
 	border-color: #21759b;
 	border-bottom-color: #1e6a8d;
-	-webkit-box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(120,200,230,0.5); 
+	-webkit-box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(120,200,230,0.5);
  	box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(120,200,230,0.5);
  	color: #fff;
 	text-decoration: none;
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ a.button-primary:focus {
 	background-image:      -o-linear-gradient(top, #2e9fd2, #21759b);
 	background-image:   linear-gradient(to bottom, #2e9fd2, #21759b);
 	border-color: #1b607f;
-	-webkit-box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(120,200,230,0.6), 0 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,.3); 
+	-webkit-box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(120,200,230,0.6), 0 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,.3);
  	box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(120,200,230,0.6), 0 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,.3);
 	color: #fff;
 	text-shadow: -1px -1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
@@ -504,8 +504,8 @@ a.button-primary:active {
 	background-image:   linear-gradient(to bottom, #21759b, #278ab7);
 	border-color: #124560 #2382ae #2382ae #124560;
 	color: rgba(255,255,255,0.95);
-	-webkit-box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.1); 
- 	box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.1); 
+	-webkit-box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
+ 	box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
 }
 
 input.button-primary.focus,
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ input.readonly, textarea.readonly {
 	color: #d54e21 !important;
 }
 
-#footer {
+#wpfooter {
 	color: #777;
 	border-color: #dfdfdf;
 }
@@ -991,12 +991,12 @@ table.widefat span.spam a,
 	color: #464646;
 }
 
-#footer a:link,
-#footer a:visited {
+#wpfooter a:link,
+#wpfooter a:visited {
 	text-decoration: none;
 }
 
-#footer a:hover {
+#wpfooter a:hover {
 	text-decoration: underline;
 }
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/css/ie.css b/wp-admin/css/ie.css
index 21d481a80b..0da68d9be0 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/ie.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/ie.css
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ table.ie-fixed {
 	margin: 0;
 }
 
-* html #footer {
+* html #wpfooter {
 	margin: 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/css/wp-admin-rtl.css b/wp-admin/css/wp-admin-rtl.css
index 7cbbd6aa52..3ff5651ee3 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/wp-admin-rtl.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/wp-admin-rtl.css
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ form.upgrade .hint {
 	margin-right: 52px;
 }
 
-.folded.wp-admin #footer {
+.folded.wp-admin #wpfooter {
 	margin-left: 15px;
 	margin-right: 52px;
 }
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ form.upgrade .hint {
 		margin-right: 52px;
 	}
 
-	.auto-fold.wp-admin #footer {
+	.auto-fold.wp-admin #wpfooter {
 		margin-left: 15px;
 		margin-right: 52px;
 	}
@@ -1335,12 +1335,12 @@ h2 .nav-tab {
   21.0 - Admin Footer
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-#footer {
+#wpfooter {
 	margin-left: 20px;
 }
 
 #wpcontent,
-#footer {
+#wpfooter {
 	margin-right: 165px;
 }
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css b/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css
index 554fac5b94..f502326043 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css
@@ -59,12 +59,12 @@ TABLE OF CONTENTS:
 }
 
 #wpcontent,
-#footer {
+#wpfooter {
 	margin-left: 165px;
 }
 
 .folded #wpcontent,
-.folded #footer {
+.folded #wpfooter {
 	margin-left: 52px;
 }
 
@@ -1685,7 +1685,7 @@ form.upgrade .hint {
 /* Auto-folding of the admin menu */
 @media only screen and (max-width: 900px) {
 	.auto-fold #wpcontent,
-	.auto-fold #footer {
+	.auto-fold #wpfooter {
 		margin-left: 52px;
 	}
 
@@ -4878,7 +4878,7 @@ h2 .nav-tab {
   21.0 - Admin Footer
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-#footer {
+#wpfooter {
 	position: absolute;
 	bottom: 0;
 	left: 0;
@@ -4889,16 +4889,16 @@ h2 .nav-tab {
 	border-top-style: solid;
 }
 
-#footer p {
+#wpfooter p {
 	margin: 0;
 	line-height: 20px;
 }
 
-#footer a {
+#wpfooter a {
 	text-decoration: none;
 }
 
-#footer a:hover {
+#wpfooter a:hover {
 	text-decoration: underline;
 }