diff --git a/code/AssetAdmin.php b/code/AssetAdmin.php
index d570aa61..9b421dd9 100755
--- a/code/AssetAdmin.php
+++ b/code/AssetAdmin.php
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ class AssetAdmin extends LeftAndMain {
 	public static $apply_restrictions_to_admin = false;
 	
 	static $allowed_actions = array(
-		'addfolder',
-		'deletefolder',
+		'doAdd',
+		'AddForm',
 		'deletemarked',
 		'DeleteItemsForm',
 		'deleteUnusedThumbnails',
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ class AssetAdmin extends LeftAndMain {
 		'savefile',
 		'uploadiframe',
 		'UploadForm',
-		'deleteUnusedThumbnails' => 'ADMIN'
+		'deleteUnusedThumbnails' => 'ADMIN',
+		'batchactions',
+		'BatchActionsForm'
 	);
 	
 	/**
@@ -105,6 +107,8 @@ class AssetAdmin extends LeftAndMain {
 			};
 JS
 		);
+		
+		CMSBatchActionHandler::register('delete', 'AssetAdmin_DeleteBatchAction', 'Folder');
 	}
 	
 	/**
@@ -506,10 +510,33 @@ JS;
 
 	// Data saving handlers
 
+	/**
+	 * @return Form
+	 */
+	function AddForm() {
+		$typeMap = array('Folder' => singleton('Folder')->i18n_singular_name());
+		$typeField = new DropdownField('Type', false, $typeMap, 'Folder');
+		$form = new Form(
+			$this,
+			'AddForm',
+			new FieldSet(
+				new HiddenField('ParentID'),
+				$typeField->performReadonlyTransformation()
+			),
+			new FieldSet(
+				new FormAction('doAdd', _t('AssetAdmin_left.ss.GO','Go'))
+			)
+		);
+		$form->setValidator(null);
+		$form->addExtraClass('actionparams');
+		
+		return $form;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Add a new folder and return its details suitable for ajax.
 	 */
-	public function addfolder() {
+	public function doAdd() {
 		$parent = ($_REQUEST['ParentID'] && is_numeric($_REQUEST['ParentID'])) ? (int)$_REQUEST['ParentID'] : 0;
 		$name = (isset($_REQUEST['Name'])) ? basename($_REQUEST['Name']) : _t('AssetAdmin.NEWFOLDER',"NewFolder");
 		
@@ -552,63 +579,51 @@ JS;
 	}
 	
 	/**
-	 * @return Form
+	 * Batch Actions Handler
 	 */
-	function DeleteItemsForm() {
-		$form = new Form(
-			$this,
-			'DeleteItemsForm',
-			new FieldSet(
-				new LiteralField('SelectedPagesNote',
-					sprintf('<p>%s</p>', _t('AssetAdmin_left.ss.SELECTTODEL','Select the folders that you want to delete and then click the button below'))
-				),
-				new HiddenField('csvIDs')
-			),
-			new FieldSet(
-				new FormAction('deletefolder', _t('AssetAdmin_left.ss.DELFOLDERS','Delete the selected folders'))
-			)
-		);
-		$form->addExtraClass('actionparams');
-		
-		return $form;
+	function batchactions() {
+		return new CMSBatchActionHandler($this, 'batchactions', 'Folder');
 	}
 	
 	/**
-	 * Delete a folder
+	 * @return Form
 	 */
-	public function deletefolder() {
-		$script = '';
-		$ids = split(' *, *', $_REQUEST['csvIDs']);
-		$script = '';
+	function BatchActionsForm() {
+		$actions = $this->batchactions()->batchActionList();
+		$actionsMap = array();
+		foreach($actions as $action) $actionsMap[$action->Link] = $action->Title;
 		
-		if(!$ids) return false;
+		$form = new Form(
+			$this,
+			'BatchActionsForm',
+			new FieldSet(
+				new LiteralField(
+					'Intro',
+					sprintf('<p><small>%s</small></p>',
+						_t(
+							'CMSMain_left.ss.SELECTPAGESACTIONS',
+							'Select the pages that you want to change &amp; then click an action:'
+						)
+					)
+				),
+				new HiddenField('csvIDs'),
+				new DropdownField(
+					'Action',
+					false,
+					$actionsMap
+				)
+			),
+			new FieldSet(
+				// TODO i18n
+				new FormAction('submit', "Go")
+			)
+		);
+		$form->addExtraClass('actionparams');
+		$form->unsetValidator();
 		
-		foreach($ids as $id) {
-			if(is_numeric($id)) {
-				$record = DataObject::get_by_id($this->stat('tree_class'), $id);
-				if($record) {
-					$record->delete();
-					$record->destroy();
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		
-		$size = sizeof($ids);
-		if($size > 1) {
-		  $message = $size.' '._t('AssetAdmin.FOLDERSDELETED', 'folders deleted.');
-		} else {
-		  $message = $size.' '._t('AssetAdmin.FOLDERDELETED', 'folder deleted.');
-		}
-
-		if(isset($brokenPageList)) {
-		  $message .= '  '._t('AssetAdmin.NOWBROKEN', 'The following pages now have broken links:').'<ul>'.addslashes($brokenPageList).'</ul>'.
-		    _t('AssetAdmin.NOWBROKEN2', 'Their owners have been emailed and they will fix up those pages.');			
-		}
-
-		$script .= "statusMessage('$message');";
-		echo $script;
+		return $form;
 	}
-	
+		
 	public function removefile(){
 		if($fileID = $this->urlParams['ID']) {
 			$file = DataObject::get_by_id('File', $fileID);
@@ -754,4 +769,38 @@ JS;
 	}
 	
 }
+/**
+ * Delete multiple {@link Folder} records (and the associated filesystem nodes).
+ * Usually used through the {@link AssetAdmin} interface.
+ * 
+ * @package cms
+ * @subpackage batchactions
+ */
+class AssetAdmin_DeleteBatchAction extends CMSBatchAction {
+	function getActionTitle() {
+		// _t('AssetAdmin_left.ss.SELECTTODEL','Select the folders that you want to delete and then click the button below')
+		return _t('AssetAdmin_DeleteBatchAction.TITLE', 'Delete folders');
+	}
+
+	function run(DataObjectSet $records) {
+		$status = array(
+			'modified'=>array(),
+			'deleted'=>array()
+		);
+		
+		foreach($records as $record) {
+			$id = $record->ID;
+			
+			// Perform the action
+			if($record->canDelete()) $record->delete();
+
+			$status['deleted'][$id] = array();
+
+			$record->destroy();
+			unset($record);
+		}
+
+		return Convert::raw2json($status);
+	}
+}
 ?>
diff --git a/css/AssetAdmin.css b/css/AssetAdmin.css
index 8e88a14d..c638adb2 100644
--- a/css/AssetAdmin.css
+++ b/css/AssetAdmin.css
@@ -21,4 +21,21 @@
 }
 .DraggedHandle {
 	width: 30em !important;
+}
+form#Form_AddForm fieldset {
+	float: left;
+	margin-right: 1em;
+}
+form#Form_AddForm .field span.readonly {
+	background: none;
+	border: none;
+	margin: 0;
+	padding: 0;
+	width: auto;
+}
+
+#TreeActions-sync {
+	/* Same as .checkboxAboveTree */
+	border-top: 1px solid #CCCCCC;
+	padding: .5em;
 }
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diff --git a/javascript/AssetAdmin.js b/javascript/AssetAdmin.js
index b0d62a90..53b329b8 100755
--- a/javascript/AssetAdmin.js
+++ b/javascript/AssetAdmin.js
@@ -10,132 +10,146 @@ SiteTreeHandlers.showRecord_url = 'admin/assets/show/';
 SiteTreeHandlers.controller_url = 'admin/assets';
 
 var _HANDLER_FORMS = {
-	addpage : 'Form_AddPageOptionsForm',
+	addpage : 'Form_AddForm',
 	deletepage : 'Form_DeleteItemsForm',
 	sortitems : 'sortitems_options'
 };
 
 (function($) {
 	/**
-	 * Overload the "Create" tab to execute action instead of
-	 * opening the tab content.
+	 * @class Simple form with a page type dropdown
+	 * which creates a new page through #Form_EditForm and adds a new tree node.
+	 * @name ss.Form_AddForm
+	 * @requires ss.i18n
+	 * @requires ss.Form_EditForm
 	 */
-	$('#TreeActions-create-btn').concrete('ss', function($) {
-		return {
+	$('#Form_AddForm').concrete(function($) {
+	  return/** @lends ss.Form_AddForm */{
+			/**
+			 * @type DOMElement
+			 */
+			Tree: null,
+			
+			/**
+			 * @type Array Internal counter to create unique page identifiers prior to ajax saving
+			 */
+			_NewPages: [],
+			
 			onmatch: function() {
-				this.bind('click', function(e) {
-					var form = $('form#addpage_options');
-					jQuery.post(
-						form.attr('action'),
-						form.serialize(),
-						function(data) {
+				var self = this;
+				
+				this.bind('submit', function(e) {
+				  return self._submit(e);
+				});
+				
+				Observable.applyTo(this[0]);
+				
+				var tree = jQuery('#sitetree')[0];
+				this.setTree(tree);
+			},
+			
+			_submit: function(e) {
+				var newPages = this._NewPages();
+				var tree = this.Tree();
+				var parentID = (tree.firstSelected()) ? tree.getIdxOf(tree.firstSelected()) : 0;
 
-						}
-					);
-					return false;
-				})
+				// TODO: Remove 'new-' code http://open.silverstripe.com/ticket/875
+				if(parentID && parentID.substr(0,3) == 'new') {
+					alert(ss.i18n._t('CMSMAIN.WARNINGSAVEPAGESBEFOREADDING'));
+				}
+				
+				if(tree.firstSelected() && jQuery(tree.firstSelected()).hasClass("nochildren")) {
+					alert(ss.i18n._t('CMSMAIN.CANTADDCHILDREN') );
+				} 
+				
+				// Optionally initalize the new pages tracker
+				if(!newPages[parentID] ) newPages[parentID] = 1;
+
+				// default to first button
+				var button = jQuery(this).find(':submit:first');
+				button.addClass('loading');
+				
+				// collect data and submit the form
+				var data = jQuery(this).serializeArray();
+				data.push({name:'Suffix',value:newPages[parentID]++});
+				data.push({name:button.attr('name'),value:button.val()});
+				jQuery('#Form_EditForm').concrete('ss').loadForm(
+					jQuery(this).attr('action'),
+					function() {
+						button.removeClass('loading');
+					},
+					{type: 'POST', data: data}
+				);
+				
+				this.set_NewPages(newPages);
+
+				return false;
 			}
 		};
 	});
-}(jQuery));
-
-
-/**
- * Add File Action
- */
-addfolder = Class.create();
-addfolder.applyTo('#addpage');
-addfolder.prototype = {
-	initialize: function () {
-		Observable.applyTo($(this.id + '_options'));
-		this.getElementsByTagName('button')[0].onclick = returnFalse;
-		$(this.id + '_options').onsubmit = this.form_submit;
-		
-	},
 	
-	onclick : function() {
-		statusMessage('Creating new folder...');
-		this.form_submit();
-/*		
-			if(treeactions.toggleSelection(this)) {
-			var selectedNode = $('sitetree').firstSelected();
-			
-			if(selectedNode) {
-				while(selectedNode.parentTreeNode && !selectedNode.hints.defaultChild) {
-					$('sitetree').changeCurrentTo(selectedNode.parentTreeNode);
-					selectedNode = selectedNode.parentTreeNode;
+	$('#Form_SyncForm').concrete('ss', function($) {
+		return {
+			onmatch: function() {
+				this.bind('submit', this._onsubmit);			
+				this._super();
+			},
+			_onsubmit: function(e) {
+				var button = jQuery(this).find(':submit:first');
+				button.addClass('loading');
+				$.get(
+					jQuery(this).attr('action'),
+					function() {
+						button.removeClass('loading');
+					}
+				);
+				
+				return false;
+			}
+		};
+	});
+	
+	$('#Form_DeleteItemsForm').concrete('ss', function($) {
+		return {
+			onmatch: function() {
+				$('#TreeActions').bind('tabsselect', function(e, ui) {
+					if($(ui.tab).attr('id') == 'TreeActions-delete-btn') {
+						
+					}
+				});
+			},
+			/**
+			 * @param {Boolean}
+			 */
+			toggleTree: function(bool) {
+				if(bool) {
+					deletefolder.o1 = $('sitetree').observeMethod('SelectionChanged', deletefolder.treeSelectionChanged);
+					deletefolder.o2 = $('Form_DeleteItemsForm').observeMethod('Close', deletefolder.popupClosed);
+
+					jQuery('#sitetree').addClass('multiselect');
+
+					deletefolder.selectedNodes = { };
+
+					var sel = $('sitetree').firstSelected()
+					if(sel) {
+						var selIdx = $('sitetree').getIdxOf(sel);
+						deletefolder.selectedNodes[selIdx] = true;
+						sel.removeNodeClass('current');
+						sel.addNodeClass('selected');		
+					}
 				}
 			}
-		}
-*/		
-		return false;
-	},
-
-	form_submit : function() {
-		var st = $('sitetree');
-
-		$('Form_AddPageOptionsForm').elements.ParentID.value = st.getIdxOf(st.firstSelected());		
-		Ajax.SubmitForm('Form_AddPageOptionsForm', null, {
-			onSuccess : this.onSuccess,
-			onFailure : this.showAddPageError
-		});
-		return false;
-	},
-	onSuccess: function(response) {
-		Ajax.Evaluator(response);
-		// Make it possible to drop files into the new folder
-		DropFileItem.applyTo('#sitetree li');
-	},
-	showAddPageError: function(response) {
-		errorMessage('Error adding folder', response);
-	}	
-}
-
-/**
- * Look for new files (FilesystemSync) action
- */
-FilesystemSyncClass = Class.create();
-FilesystemSyncClass.applyTo('#filesystemsync');
-FilesystemSyncClass.prototype = {
-	initialize: function () {
-		this.getElementsByTagName('button')[0].onclick = returnFalse;
-	},
-	
-	onclick : function() {
-		statusMessage('Looking for new files');
-        new Ajax.Request('dev/tasks/FilesystemSyncTask', {
-            onSuccess: function(t) {
-                statusMessage(t.responseText, "good");
-            },
-            onFailure: function(t) {
-                errorMessage("There was an error looking for new files");
-            }
-		});
-		return false;
-	}
-}
+			
+		};
+	});
+}(jQuery));
 
 /**
  * Delete folder action
  */
 deletefolder = {
 	button_onclick : function() {
-		if(treeactions.toggleSelection(this)) {
-			deletefolder.o1 = $('sitetree').observeMethod('SelectionChanged', deletefolder.treeSelectionChanged);
-			deletefolder.o2 = $('Form_DeleteItemsForm').observeMethod('Close', deletefolder.popupClosed);
-			
-			jQuery('#sitetree').addClass('multiselect');
-
-			deletefolder.selectedNodes = { };
-
-			var sel = $('sitetree').firstSelected()
-			if(sel) {
-				var selIdx = $('sitetree').getIdxOf(sel);
-				deletefolder.selectedNodes[selIdx] = true;
-				sel.removeNodeClass('current');
-				sel.addNodeClass('selected');		
-			}
-		}
+		
 		return false;
 	},
 
diff --git a/templates/Includes/AssetAdmin_left.ss b/templates/Includes/AssetAdmin_left.ss
index a748f6c4..3a041ff8 100755
--- a/templates/Includes/AssetAdmin_left.ss
+++ b/templates/Includes/AssetAdmin_left.ss
@@ -13,34 +13,18 @@
 						</a>
 					</li>
 					<li>
-						<a href="#TreeActions-delete" id="TreeActions-delete-btn">
-							<% _t('DELETE','Delete',PR_HIGH) %>
-						</a>
-					</li>
-					<li>
-						<a href="#" title="<% _t('FILESYSTEMSYNC_DESC', 'SilverStripe maintains its own database of the files &amp; images stored in your assets/ folder.  Click this button to update that database, if files are added to the assets/ folder from outside SilverStripe, for example, if you have uploaded files via FTP.') %>">
-							<% _t('FILESYSTEMSYNC','Look for new files') %>
+						<a href="#TreeActions-batchactions" id="batchactions">
+							<% _t('BATCHACTIONS','Batch Actions',PR_HIGH) %>
 						</a>
 					</li>
 				</ul>
 
 				<div id="TreeActions-create">
-					<form class="actionparams" id="addpage_options" action="admin/assets/addfolder">
-						<div>
-						<input type="hidden" name="ParentID" />
-						<input class="action" type="submit" value="<% _t('GO','Go') %>" />
-						</div>
-					</form>
+					$AddForm
 				</div>
 
-				<div id="TreeActions-delete">
-					<form class="actionparams" id="deletepage_options" style="display: none" action="admin/assets/deletefolder">
-						<p><% _t('SELECTTODEL','Select the folders that you want to delete and then click the button below') %></p>
-						<div>		
-							<input type="hidden" name="csvIDs" />
-							<input type="submit" value="<% _t('DELFOLDERS','Delete the selected folders') %>" class="action delete" />
-						</div>
-					</form>
+				<div id="TreeActions-batchactions">
+					$BatchActionsForm
 				</div>
 
 			</div>
@@ -56,6 +40,10 @@
 				$SiteTreeAsUL
 			</div>
 			
+			<div id="TreeActions-sync">
+				$SyncForm
+			</div>
+			
 		</div>
 
 	</div>
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