diff --git a/code/CMSMain.php b/code/CMSMain.php
index 52854587..fd545dce 100644
--- a/code/CMSMain.php
+++ b/code/CMSMain.php
@@ -849,6 +849,53 @@ HTML;
 		))->renderWith('Dialog');
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Publishes a number of items.
+	 * Called by AJAX
+	 */
+	public function publishitems() {
+		// This method can't be called without ajax.
+		if(!Director::is_ajax()) {
+			Director::redirectBack();
+			return;
+		}
+
+		$ids = split(' *, *', $_REQUEST['csvIDs']);
+
+		$notifications = array();
+
+		$idList = array();
+
+		// make sure all the ids are numeric.
+		// Add all the children to the list of IDs if they are missing
+		foreach($ids as $id) {
+			$brokenPageList = '';
+			if(is_numeric($id)) {
+				$record = DataObject::get_by_id($this->stat('tree_class'), $id);
+
+				if($record) {
+					// Publish this page
+					$this->performPublish($record);
+
+					// Now make sure the 'changed' icon is removed
+					$publishedRecord = DataObject::get_by_id($this->stat('tree_class'), $id);
+					$JS_title = Convert::raw2js($publishedRecord->TreeTitle());
+					FormResponse::add("\$('sitetree').setNodeTitle($id, '$JS_title');");
+					FormResponse::add("$('Form_EditForm').reloadIfSetTo($record->ID);");
+					$record->destroy();
+					unset($record);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (sizeof($ids) > 1) $message = sprintf(_t('CMSMain.PAGESPUB', "%d pages published "), sizeof($ids));
+		else $message = sprintf(_t('CMSMain.PAGEPUB', "%d page published "), sizeof($ids));
+
+		FormResponse::add('statusMessage("'.$message.'","good");');
+
+		return FormResponse::respond();
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Delete a number of items.
 	 * This code supports notification
@@ -933,13 +980,13 @@ HTML;
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (sizeof($ids) > 1) $message = sprintf(_t('CMSMain.PAGEDEL', "%d page deleted "), sizeof($ids));
-		else $message = sprintf(_t('CMSMain.PAGESDEL', "%d pages deleted "), sizeof($ids));
+		if (sizeof($ids) > 1) $message = sprintf(_t('CMSMain.PAGESDEL', "%d pages deleted "), sizeof($ids));
+		else $message = sprintf(_t('CMSMain.PAGEDEL', "%d page deleted "), sizeof($ids));
 		if(isset($brokenPageList) && $brokenPageList != '') {
 			$message .= _t('CMSMain.NOWBROKEN',"  The following pages now have broken links:")."<ul>" . addslashes($brokenPageList) . "</ul>" . _t('CMSMain.NOWBROKEN2',"Their owners have been emailed and they will fix up those pages.");
 		}
 
-		FormResponse::status_message($message);
+		FormResponse::add('statusMessage("'.$message.'","good");');
 
 		return FormResponse::respond();
 	}
diff --git a/css/cms_right.css b/css/cms_right.css
index abe3937d..61108147 100644
--- a/css/cms_right.css
+++ b/css/cms_right.css
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ input.delete:hover {
 	background: #ce0000;
 	color: #fff;
 }
-.ajaxActions input.loading {
+input.loading {
 	background-color: #fff;
 	background-image: url(../images/network-save.gif);
 	background-position: center left;
diff --git a/javascript/CMSMain_left.js b/javascript/CMSMain_left.js
index a84ed11c..8977f9b5 100755
--- a/javascript/CMSMain_left.js
+++ b/javascript/CMSMain_left.js
@@ -97,28 +97,42 @@ addpage.prototype = {
 }
 
 /**
- * Delete page action
+ * Batch Actions button click action
  */
-deletepage = {
-	button_onclick : function() {
+batchactions = Class.create();
+batchactions.applyTo('#batchactions');
+batchactions.prototype = {
+	
+	initialize : function() {
+		Observable.applyTo($(_HANDLER_FORMS.batchactions));
+	},
+	onclick : function() {
 		if(treeactions.toggleSelection(this)) {
-			deletepage.o1 = $('sitetree').observeMethod('SelectionChanged', deletepage.treeSelectionChanged);
-			deletepage.o2 = $(_HANDLER_FORMS.deletepage).observeMethod('Close', deletepage.popupClosed);
+			batchActionGlobals.o1 = $('sitetree').observeMethod('SelectionChanged', batchActionGlobals.treeSelectionChanged);
+			batchActionGlobals.o2 = $(_HANDLER_FORMS.batchactions).observeMethod('Close', batchActionGlobals.popupClosed);
 			addClass($('sitetree'),'multiselect');
 
-			deletepage.selectedNodes = { };
+			batchActionGlobals.selectedNodes = { };
 
 			var sel = $('sitetree').firstSelected();
 			if(sel && sel.className.indexOf('nodelete') == -1) {
 				var selIdx = $('sitetree').getIdxOf(sel);
-				deletepage.selectedNodes[selIdx] = true;
+				batchActionGlobals.selectedNodes[selIdx] = true;
 				sel.removeNodeClass('current');
 				sel.addNodeClass('selected');		
 			}
 		}
 		return false;
-	},
+	}
+}
 
+// batchActionGlobals is needed because calls to observeMethod doesn't seem to preserve instance variables so a Prototype can't be used
+batchActionGlobals = {
+	selectedNodes: { },
+	// count Int - The number of nodes selected
+	count: { },
+	// TODO: Remove 'new-' code http://open.silverstripe.com/ticket/875
+	newNodes: { },
 	treeSelectionChanged : function(selectedNode) {
 		var idx = $('sitetree').getIdxOf(selectedNode);
 
@@ -126,12 +140,12 @@ deletepage = {
 			if(selectedNode.selected) {
 				selectedNode.removeNodeClass('selected');
 				selectedNode.selected = false;
-				deletepage.selectedNodes[idx] = false;
+				batchActionGlobals.selectedNodes[idx] = false;
 	
 			} else {
 				selectedNode.addNodeClass('selected');
 				selectedNode.selected = true;
-				deletepage.selectedNodes[idx] = true;
+				batchActionGlobals.selectedNodes[idx] = true;
 			}
 		}
 		
@@ -140,11 +154,11 @@ deletepage = {
 	
 	popupClosed : function() {
 		removeClass($('sitetree'),'multiselect');
-		$('sitetree').stopObserving(deletepage.o1);
-		$(_HANDLER_FORMS.deletepage).stopObserving(deletepage.o2);
+		$('sitetree').stopObserving(batchActionGlobals.o1);
+		$(_HANDLER_FORMS.batchactions).stopObserving(batchActionGlobals.o2);
 
-		for(var idx in deletepage.selectedNodes) {
-			if(deletepage.selectedNodes[idx]) {
+		for(var idx in batchActionGlobals.selectedNodes) {
+			if(batchActionGlobals.selectedNodes[idx]) {
 				node = $('sitetree').getTreeNodeByIdx(idx);
 				if(node) {
 					node.removeNodeClass('selected');
@@ -152,41 +166,87 @@ deletepage = {
 				}
 			}
 		}
+		batchActionGlobals.selectedNodes = { };
 	},
 
-	form_submit : function() {
-		var csvIDs = "", count = 0;
+	getCsvIds : function() {
+		var csvIDs = "";
+		batchActionGlobals.count = 0;
 		var st = $('sitetree');
-		var newNodes = new Array();
-		
-		for(var idx in deletepage.selectedNodes) {
-			if(deletepage.selectedNodes[idx]) {
+		batchActionGlobals.newNodes = new Array();
+		for(var idx in batchActionGlobals.selectedNodes) {
+			if(batchActionGlobals.selectedNodes[idx]) {
 				
-				// delete new nodes
+				// Delete/Publish new nodes? (Leftover from delete code?) TODO: Remove 'new-' code http://open.silverstripe.com/ticket/875
 				if( idx.match(/^new-[a-z0-9A-Z\-]+$/) ) {
-					newNodes.push( idx );
+					batchActionGlobals.newNodes.push( idx );
 				} else {
-					var i, item, childrenToDelete = st.getTreeNodeByIdx(idx).getElementsByTagName('li');
-					for(i=0;item=childrenToDelete[i];i++) {
-						csvIDs += (csvIDs ? "," : "") + st.getIdxOf(childrenToDelete[i]);
-						count++;
+					var i, item, childrenTopublish = st.getTreeNodeByIdx(idx).getElementsByTagName('li');
+					for(i=0;item=childrenTopublish[i];i++) {
+						csvIDs += (csvIDs ? "," : "") + st.getIdxOf(childrenTopublish[i]);
+						batchActionGlobals.count++;
 					}
 					csvIDs += (csvIDs ? "," : "") + idx;
-					count++;
+					batchActionGlobals.count++;
 				}
 			}
 		}
+		return csvIDs;
+	}
+}
 
-		if(csvIDs || newNodes.length > 0) {
-			count += newNodes.length;
+/**
+ * Publish selected pages action
+ */
+publishpage = Class.create();
+publishpage.applyTo('#publishpage_options');
+publishpage.prototype = {
+	onsubmit : function() {
+		csvIDs = batchActionGlobals.getCsvIds();
+		if(csvIDs) {		
+			this.elements.csvIDs.value = csvIDs;
 			
-			if(confirm("Do you really want to delete the " + count + " marked pages?")) {
-				$(_HANDLER_FORMS.deletepage).elements.csvIDs.value = csvIDs;
+			statusMessage('Publishing pages...');
+			
+			// Put an AJAXY loading icon on the button
+			$('action_publish_selected').className = 'loading';
+			Ajax.SubmitForm(this, null, {
+				onSuccess :  function(response) {
+					Ajax.Evaluator(response);
+					$('action_publish_selected').className = '';
+					treeactions.closeSelection($('batchactions'));
+				},
+				onFailure : function(response) {
+					errorMessage('Error publishing pages', response);
+				}
+			});
+		} else {
+			alert("Please select at least 1 page.");
+		}
+
+		return false;
+	}
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Delete selected pages action
+ */
+deletepage = Class.create();
+deletepage.applyTo('#deletepage_options');
+deletepage.prototype = {
+	onsubmit : function() {
+		csvIDs = batchActionGlobals.getCsvIds();
+		if(csvIDs || batchActionGlobals.newNodes.length > 0) {
+			batchActionGlobals.count += batchActionGlobals.newNodes.length;
+			
+			if(confirm("Do you really want to delete the " + batchActionGlobals.count + " marked pages?")) {
+				this.elements.csvIDs.value = csvIDs;
 				
-				statusMessage('deleting pages');
-	
-				for( var idx = 0; idx < newNodes.length; idx++ ) {
-					var newNode = $('sitetree').getTreeNodeByIdx( newNodes[idx] );
+				statusMessage('Deleting pages...');
+				// TODO: Remove 'new-' code http://open.silverstripe.com/ticket/875	
+				for( var idx = 0; idx < batchActionGlobals.newNodes.length; idx++ ) {
+					var newNode = $('sitetree').getTreeNodeByIdx( batchActionGlobals.newNodes[idx] );
 					
 					if( newNode.parentTreeNode )
 						newNode.parentTreeNode.removeTreeNode( newNode );
@@ -196,16 +256,19 @@ deletepage = {
 					$('Form_EditForm').reloadIfSetTo(idx);
 				}
 				
-				newNodes = new Array();
-	
-				Ajax.SubmitForm(_HANDLER_FORMS.deletepage, null, {
-					onSuccess : deletepage.submit_success,
+				batchActionGlobals.newNodes = new Array();
+				// Put an AJAXY loading icon on the button
+				$('action_delete_selected').className = 'loading';
+				Ajax.SubmitForm(this, null, {
+					onSuccess : function(response) {
+						Ajax.Evaluator(response);
+						$('action_delete_selected').className = '';
+						treeactions.closeSelection($('batchactions'));
+					},
 					onFailure : function(response) {
 						errorMessage('Error deleting pages', response);
 					}
 				});
-	
-				$('deletepage').getElementsByTagName('button')[0].onclick();
 			}
 			
 		} else {
@@ -213,29 +276,9 @@ deletepage = {
 		}
 
 		return false;
-	},
-	submit_success: function(response) {
-		deletepage.selectedNodes = {};
-		
-		Ajax.Evaluator(response);
-		treeactions.closeSelection($('deletepage'));
 	}
 }
 
-/** 
- * Initialisation function to set everything up
- */
-appendLoader(function () {
-	// Set up deleet page
-    if( !$('deletepage') )
-        return;
-    
-	Observable.applyTo($(_HANDLER_FORMS.deletepage));
-	$('deletepage').onclick = deletepage.button_onclick;
-	$('deletepage').getElementsByTagName('button')[0].onclick = function() { return false; };
-	$(_HANDLER_FORMS.deletepage).onsubmit = deletepage.form_submit;
-});
-
 /**
  * Tree context menu
  */
diff --git a/javascript/LeftAndMain_left.js b/javascript/LeftAndMain_left.js
index 15d6da40..9cf3b9ce 100755
--- a/javascript/LeftAndMain_left.js
+++ b/javascript/LeftAndMain_left.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ SiteTreeHandlers.controller_url = 'admin';
 
 var _HANDLER_FORMS = {
 	addpage : 'Form_AddPageOptionsForm',
-	deletepage : 'deletepage_options'
+	batchactions : 'batchactionsforms'
 };
 
 
diff --git a/lang/en_US.php b/lang/en_US.php
index 35730588..4eea6b57 100755
--- a/lang/en_US.php
+++ b/lang/en_US.php
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ $lang['en_US']['CMSMain']['COMPARINGV'] = 'You are comparing versions #%d and #%
 $lang['en_US']['CMSMain']['COPYPUBTOSTAGE'] = 'Do you really want to copy the published content to the stage site?';
 $lang['en_US']['CMSMain']['OK'] = 'OK';
 $lang['en_US']['CMSMain']['CANCEL'] = 'Cancel';
+$lang['en_US']['CMSMain']['PAGEPUB'] = '%d page published ';
+$lang['en_US']['CMSMain']['PAGESPUB'] = '%d pages published ';
 $lang['en_US']['CMSMain']['PAGEDEL'] = '%d page deleted ';
 $lang['en_US']['CMSMain']['PAGESDEL'] = '%d pages deleted ';
 $lang['en_US']['CMSMain']['NOWBROKEN'] = '  The following pages now have broken links:';
@@ -126,19 +128,24 @@ $lang['en_US']['CMSMain_left.ss']['SITECONTENT TITLE'] = array(
 	PR_HIGH
 );
 $lang['en_US']['CMSMain_left.ss']['CREATE'] = array(
-	'Create...',
+	'Create',
 	PR_HIGH
 );
-$lang['en_US']['CMSMain_left.ss']['DELETE'] = array(
-	'Delete...',
+$lang['en_US']['CMSMain_left.ss']['SEARCH'] = array(
+	'Search',
+	PR_HIGH
+);
+$lang['en_US']['CMSMain_left.ss']['BATCHACTIONS'] = array(
+	'Batch Actions',
 	PR_HIGH
 );
 $lang['en_US']['CMSMain_left.ss']['ENABLEDRAGGING'] = array(
 	'Allow drag &amp; drop reordering',
 	 PR_HIGH
 );
-$lang['en_US']['CMSMain_left.ss']['SELECTPAGESDEL'] = 'Select the pages that you want to delete and then click the button below';
+$lang['en_US']['CMSMain_left.ss']['SELECTPAGESACTIONS'] = 'Select the pages that you want to change &amp; then click an action:';
 $lang['en_US']['CMSMain_left.ss']['DELETECONFIRM'] = 'Delete the selected pages';
+$lang['en_US']['CMSMain_left.ss']['PUBLISHCONFIRM'] = 'Publish the selected pages';
 $lang['en_US']['CMSMain_left.ss']['SELECTPAGESDUP'] = 'Select the pages that you want to duplicate, whether it\'s children should be included, and where you want the duplicates placed';
 $lang['en_US']['CMSMain_left.ss']['KEY'] = 'Key:';
 $lang['en_US']['CMSMain_left.ss']['ADDEDNOTPUB'] = 'Added to the draft site and not published yet';
diff --git a/templates/Includes/CMSMain_left.ss b/templates/Includes/CMSMain_left.ss
index 4b346499..cafb021e 100755
--- a/templates/Includes/CMSMain_left.ss
+++ b/templates/Includes/CMSMain_left.ss
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@
 		<div id="sitetree_holder">
 
 			<ul id="TreeActions">
-				<li class="action" id="addpage"><button><% _t('CREATE','Create...',PR_HIGH); %></button></li>
-				<li class="action" id="deletepage"><button><% _t('DELETE','Delete...',PR_HIGH); %></button></li>
+				<li class="action" id="addpage"><button><% _t('CREATE','Create',PR_HIGH); %></button></li>
+				<li class="action" id="search"><button><% _t('SEARCH','Search',PR_HIGH); %></button></li>
+				<li class="action" id="batchactions"><button><% _t('BATCHACTIONS','Batch Actions',PR_HIGH); %></button></li>
 				<!-- <li class="action" id="duplicate"><a href="#">Duplicate</a></li>
 				Sam: this should be put into the Create area, I think, so we don't stuff up the layout -->
 			</ul>
@@ -41,15 +42,21 @@
 				
 			</form>
 			<% end_control %>
-		
-			<form class="actionparams" id="deletepage_options" style="display: none" action="admin/deleteitems">
-				<p><% _t('SELECTPAGESDEL','Select the pages that you want to delete and then click the button below'); %></p>
-				<div>		
-				<input type="hidden" name="csvIDs" />
-				<input type="submit" value="<% _t('DELETECONFIRM','Delete the selected pages'); %>" />
-				</div>
-			</form>
-			
+			<div id="batchactionsforms" style="display: none">
+				<form class="actionparams" style="border:0" id="deletepage_options" action="admin/deleteitems">
+					<p><% _t('SELECTPAGESACTIONS','Select the pages that you want to change &amp; then click an action:'); %></p>
+					<div>		
+					<input type="hidden" name="csvIDs" />
+					<input type="submit"  id="action_delete_selected" value="<% _t('DELETECONFIRM','Delete the selected pages'); %>" />
+					</div>
+				</form>
+				<form class="actionparams" style="border:0" id="publishpage_options" action="admin/publishitems">
+					<div>
+					<input type="hidden" name="csvIDs" />
+					<input type="submit" id="action_publish_selected" value="<% _t('PUBLISHCONFIRM','Publish the selected pages'); %>" />
+					</div>
+				</form>
+			</div>
 			<% control DuplicatePagesOptionsForm %>
 			<form class="actionparams" id="duplicate_options" style="display: none" action="admin/duplicateSiteTree">
 				<p><% _t('SELECTPAGESDUP','Select the pages that you want to duplicate, whether it\'s children should be included, and where you want the duplicates placed'); %></p>