diff --git a/code/CMSBatchAction.php b/code/CMSBatchAction.php
index d8b33cf7..0facc18d 100644
--- a/code/CMSBatchAction.php
+++ b/code/CMSBatchAction.php
@@ -44,9 +44,11 @@ abstract class CMSBatchAction extends Object {
 		foreach($pages as $page) {
 			
 			// Perform the action
-			if (!call_user_func_array(array($page, $helperMethod), $arguments)) {
+			if (call_user_func_array(array($page, $helperMethod), $arguments) === false) {
 				$failures++;
+				FormResponse::add("\$('sitetree').addNodeClassByIdx('$page->ID', 'failed');");
 			}
+				
 			
 			// Now make sure the tree title is appropriately updated
 			$publishedRecord = DataObject::get_by_id('SiteTree', $page->ID);
diff --git a/css/cms_left.css b/css/cms_left.css
index 89c8b887..4935eebc 100644
--- a/css/cms_left.css
+++ b/css/cms_left.css
@@ -119,6 +119,9 @@ ul.tree.multiselect span.a.nodelete span.b a {
 ul.tree.multiselect span.a.treeloading span.b a {
 	background-image: url(../images/tickbox-greyedout.gif) !important;
 }
+ul.tree.multiselect span.a.failed span.b a {
+	background-image: url(../images/tickbox-fail.gif) !important;
+}
 
 
 ul.tree.multiselect span.a.selected span.b span.c a {
diff --git a/images/tickbox-fail.gif b/images/tickbox-fail.gif
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..88666fe2
Binary files /dev/null and b/images/tickbox-fail.gif differ
diff --git a/javascript/CMSMain_left.js b/javascript/CMSMain_left.js
index f13d4ece..b00fe33c 100755
--- a/javascript/CMSMain_left.js
+++ b/javascript/CMSMain_left.js
@@ -273,6 +273,9 @@ batchactionsclass.prototype = {
 			jQuery('#BatchActionParameters').hide();
 		}
 		
+		// Don't show actions that have failed from the previous execution
+		batchActionGlobals.removeFailures();
+		
 		batchActionGlobals.refreshSelected();
 	},
 	
@@ -407,7 +410,7 @@ batchActionGlobals = {
 			});
 		
 			// Post to the server to ask which pages can have this batch action applied
-			var applicablePagesURL = $('choose_batch_action').value + '/applicablepages?csvIDs=' + ids.join(',') + ',horse';
+			var applicablePagesURL = $('choose_batch_action').value + '/applicablepages?csvIDs=' + ids.join(',');
 			jQuery.getJSON(applicablePagesURL, function(applicableIDs) {
 				var i;
 				var applicableIDMap = {};
@@ -433,6 +436,27 @@ batchActionGlobals = {
 			});
 		}
 	},
+
+	/**
+	 * Deselect all nodes in the tree
+	 */
+	deselectAll : function() {
+		batchActionGlobals.selectedNodes = {}
+		jQuery('#sitetree').find('li').each(function() {
+			this.removeNodeClass('selected');
+			this.selected = false;
+		});
+	},
+
+	/**
+	 * Remove the indications of failed batch actions
+	 */
+	removeFailures : function() {
+		jQuery('#sitetree').find('li.failed').each(function() {
+			this.removeNodeClass('failed');
+		});
+	},
+	
 	unfilterSiteTree : function() {
 		// Reload the site tree if it has been filtered
 		if ($('SiteTreeIsFiltered').value == 1) {
@@ -495,12 +519,15 @@ publishpage.prototype = {
 			statusMessage(ingText);
 			$('batchactions_go').className = 'loading';
 			
+			// Don't show actions that have failed from the previous execution
+			batchActionGlobals.removeFailures();
+			
 			// Submit form
 			Ajax.SubmitForm(this, null, {
 				onSuccess :  function(response) {
 					Ajax.Evaluator(response);
 					$('batchactions_go').className = '';
-					treeactions.closeSelection($('batchactions'));
+					batchActionGlobals.deselectAll();
 				},
 				onFailure : function(response) {
 					errorMessage('Error ' + ingText, response);
diff --git a/javascript/LeftAndMain_left.js b/javascript/LeftAndMain_left.js
index 2d4b33ff..7289dbd2 100755
--- a/javascript/LeftAndMain_left.js
+++ b/javascript/LeftAndMain_left.js
@@ -132,6 +132,12 @@ TreeAPI.prototype = {
 			aTag.innerHTML = title;
 		});
 	},
+
+	addNodeClassByIdx : function(idx, className) {
+		this.performOnTreeNode(idx, function(treeNode) {
+			treeNode.addNodeClass(className);
+		});
+	},
 	
 	setNodeIcon: function(idx, oldClassName, newClassName) {
 		this.performOnTreeNode(idx, function(treeNode) {