diff --git a/cps/editbooks.py b/cps/editbooks.py
index 230b6ec5..45cec33f 100644
--- a/cps/editbooks.py
+++ b/cps/editbooks.py
@@ -525,6 +525,27 @@ def delete_selected_books():
         return json.dumps({'success': True})
     return ""
 
+@editbook.route("/ajax/readselectedbooks", methods=['POST'])
+@user_login_required
+@edit_required
+def read_selected_books():
+    vals = request.get_json().get('selections')
+    markAsRead = request.get_json().get('markAsRead')
+    if vals:
+        try:
+            for book_id in vals:
+                ret = helper.edit_book_read_status(book_id, markAsRead)
+
+        except (OperationalError, IntegrityError, StaleDataError) as e:
+            calibre_db.session.rollback()
+            log.error_or_exception("Database error: {}".format(e))
+            ret = Response(json.dumps({'success': False,
+                    'msg': 'Database error: {}'.format(e.orig if hasattr(e, "orig") else e)}),
+                    mimetype='application/json')
+
+        return json.dumps({'success': True})
+    return ""
+
 @editbook.route("/ajax/mergebooks", methods=['POST'])
 @user_login_required
 @edit_required
diff --git a/cps/static/js/table.js b/cps/static/js/table.js
index 73ebc2f1..24a1c685 100644
--- a/cps/static/js/table.js
+++ b/cps/static/js/table.js
@@ -90,6 +90,12 @@ $(function() {
 
                 $("#unarchive_selected_books").removeClass("disabled");
                 $("#unarchive_selected_books").attr("aria-disabled", false);
+
+                $("#read_selected_books").removeClass("disabled");
+                $("#read_selected_books").attr("aria-disabled", false);
+
+                $("#unread_selected_books").removeClass("disabled");
+                $("#unread_selected_books").attr("aria-disabled", false);
             } else {
                 $("#delete_selected_books").addClass("disabled");
                 $("#delete_selected_books").attr("aria-disabled", true);
@@ -99,6 +105,12 @@ $(function() {
 
                 $("#unarchive_selected_books").addClass("disabled");
                 $("#unarchive_selected_books").attr("aria-disabled", true);
+
+                $("#read_selected_books").addClass("disabled");
+                $("#read_selected_books").attr("aria-disabled", true);
+
+                $("#unread_selected_books").addClass("disabled");
+                $("#unread_selected_books").attr("aria-disabled", true);
             }
             if (selections.length < 1) {
                 $("#delete_selection").addClass("disabled");
@@ -154,7 +166,7 @@ $(function() {
         });
     });
 
-    $("#archive_selected_books").click(function(event) {
+    $(document).on('click', '#archive_selected_books', function(event) {
         if ($(this).hasClass("disabled")) {
             event.stopPropagation()
         } else {
@@ -176,7 +188,7 @@ $(function() {
         });
     });
 
-    $("#archive_selected_confirm").click(function(event) {
+    $(document).on('click', '#archive_selected_confirm', function(event) {
         $.ajax({
             method:"post",
             contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
@@ -190,7 +202,7 @@ $(function() {
         });
     });
 
-    $("#unarchive_selected_books").click(function(event) {
+    $(document).on('click', '#unarchive_selected_books', function(event) {
         if ($(this).hasClass("disabled")) {
             event.stopPropagation()
         } else {
@@ -212,7 +224,7 @@ $(function() {
         });
     });
 
-    $("#unarchive_selected_confirm").click(function(event) {
+    $(document).on('click', '#unarchive_selected_confirm', function(event) {
         $.ajax({
             method:"post",
             contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
@@ -226,7 +238,7 @@ $(function() {
         });
     });
 
-    $("#delete_selected_books").click(function(event) {
+    $(document).on('click', '#delete_selected_books', function(event) {
         if ($(this).hasClass("disabled")) {
             event.stopPropagation()
         } else {
@@ -248,7 +260,7 @@ $(function() {
         });
     });
 
-    $("#delete_selected_confirm").click(function(event) {
+    $(document).on('click', '#delete_selected_confirm', function(event) {
         $.ajax({
             method:"post",
             contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
@@ -262,6 +274,78 @@ $(function() {
         });
     });
 
+    $(document).on('click', '#read_selected_books', function(event) {
+        if ($(this).hasClass("disabled")) {
+            event.stopPropagation()
+        } else {
+            $('#read_selected_modal').modal("show");
+        }
+        $.ajax({
+            method:"post",
+            contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
+            dataType: "json",
+            url: window.location.pathname + "/../ajax/displayselectedbooks",
+            data: JSON.stringify({"selections":selections}),
+            success: function success(booTitles) {
+                $('#display-read-selected-books').empty();
+                $.each(booTitles.books, function(i, item) {
+                    $("<span>- " + item + "</span><p></p>").appendTo("#display-read-selected-books");
+                });
+
+            }
+        });
+    });
+
+    $(document).on('click', '#read_selected_confirm', function(event) {
+        $.ajax({
+            method:"post",
+            contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
+            dataType: "json",
+            url: window.location.pathname + "/../ajax/readselectedbooks",
+            data: JSON.stringify({"selections":selections, "markAsRead": true}),
+            success: function success(booTitles) {
+                $("#books-table").bootstrapTable("refresh");
+                $("#books-table").bootstrapTable("uncheckAll");
+            }
+        });
+    });
+
+    $(document).on('click', '#unread_selected_books', function(event) {
+        if ($(this).hasClass("disabled")) {
+            event.stopPropagation()
+        } else {
+            $('#unread_selected_modal').modal("show");
+        }
+        $.ajax({
+            method:"post",
+            contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
+            dataType: "json",
+            url: window.location.pathname + "/../ajax/displayselectedbooks",
+            data: JSON.stringify({"selections":selections}),
+            success: function success(booTitles) {
+                $('#display-unread-selected-books').empty();
+                $.each(booTitles.books, function(i, item) {
+                    $("<span>- " + item + "</span><p></p>").appendTo("#display-unread-selected-books");
+                });
+
+            }
+        });
+    });
+
+    $(document).on('click', '#unread_selected_confirm', function(event) {
+        $.ajax({
+            method:"post",
+            contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
+            dataType: "json",
+            url: window.location.pathname + "/../ajax/readselectedbooks",
+            data: JSON.stringify({"selections":selections, "markAsRead": false}),
+            success: function success(booTitles) {
+                $("#books-table").bootstrapTable("refresh");
+                $("#books-table").bootstrapTable("uncheckAll");
+            }
+        });
+    });
+
     $("#table_xchange").click(function() {
         $.ajax({
             method:"post",
diff --git a/cps/templates/book_table.html b/cps/templates/book_table.html
index 61bdced1..396a812d 100644
--- a/cps/templates/book_table.html
+++ b/cps/templates/book_table.html
@@ -15,14 +15,26 @@
 {%- endmacro %}
 
 {% macro book_checkbox_row(parameter, show_text, sort) -%}
-<th data-name="{{parameter}}" data-field="{{parameter}}"
+<th data-name="{{parameter}}" data-field="{{parameter}}" data-switchable="false"
     {% if sort %}data-sortable="true" {% endif %}
     data-visible="{{visiblility.get(parameter)}}"
     data-formatter="bookCheckboxFormatter">
-    {% if parameter == "is_archived"%}
-        <div class="btn btn-default disabled" id="archive_selected_books" aria-disabled="true">{{_('Archive selected books')}}</div>
+    {% if parameter == "is_archived" %}
+        <div class="btn btn-default disabled" id="archive_selected_books" aria-disabled="true">
+          {{_('Archive selected books')}}
+        </div>
         <br>
-        <div class="btn btn-default disabled" id="unarchive_selected_books" aria-disabled="true">{{_('Unarchive selected books')}}</div>
+        <div class="btn btn-default disabled" id="unarchive_selected_books" aria-disabled="true">
+          {{_('Unarchive selected books')}}
+        </div>
+        <br>
+    {% elif parameter == "read_status" %}
+        <div class="btn btn-default disabled" id="read_selected_books" aria-disabled="true">
+          {{_('Mark selected books as read')}}
+        </div>
+        <br>
+        <div class="btn btn-default disabled" id="unread_selected_books" aria-disabled="true">
+          {{_('Mark selected books as unread')}}</div>
         <br>
     {% endif %}
     {{show_text}}
@@ -40,8 +52,12 @@
       <input type="hidden" name="csrf_token" value="{{ csrf_token() }}">
       <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6">
         <div class="row form-group">
-          <div class="btn btn-default disabled" id="merge_books" aria-disabled="true">{{_('Merge selected books')}}</div>
-          <div class="btn btn-default disabled" id="delete_selection" aria-disabled="true">{{_('Clear selections')}}</div>
+          <div class="btn btn-default disabled" id="merge_books" aria-disabled="true">
+            {{_('Merge selected books')}}
+          </div>
+          <div class="btn btn-default disabled" id="delete_selection" aria-disabled="true">
+            {{_('Clear selections')}}
+          </div>
         </div>
         <div class="row form-group">
             <div class="btn btn-default disabled" id="table_xchange" ><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-up"></span><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-down"></span>{{_('Exchange author and title')}}</div>
@@ -103,7 +119,13 @@
               {% endif %}
             {% endfor %}
           {% if current_user.role_delete_books() and current_user.role_edit()%}
-            <th data-align="right" data-formatter="EbookActions" data-switchable="false"><div class="btn btn-default disabled" id="delete_selected_books" aria-disabled="true">{{_('Delete selected books')}}</div><br>{{_('Delete')}}</th>
+            <th data-align="right" data-formatter="EbookActions" data-switchable="false">
+                <div class="btn btn-default disabled" id="delete_selected_books" aria-disabled="true">
+                    {{_('Delete selected books')}}
+                </div>
+                <br>
+                {{_('Delete')}}
+            </th>
           {% endif %}
         </tr>
       </thead>
@@ -130,7 +152,7 @@
             <div class="text-left" id="merge_to"></div>
         </div>
       <div class="modal-footer">
-        <input id="merge_confirm"  type="button" class="btn btn-danger" value="{{_('Merge')}}" name="merge_confirm" id="merge_confirm" data-dismiss="modal">
+        <input id="merge_confirm" type="button" class="btn btn-danger" value="{{_('Merge')}}" name="merge_confirm" data-dismiss="modal">
         <button id="merge_abort" type="button" class="btn btn-default" data-dismiss="modal">{{_('Cancel')}}</button>
       </div>
     </div>
@@ -149,7 +171,7 @@
         <p></p>
             <div class="text-left" id="display-delete-selected-books"></div>
       <div class="modal-footer">
-        <input id="delete_selected_confirm" type="button" class="btn btn-danger" value="{{_('Delete')}}" name="delete_selected_confirm" id="delete_selected_confirm" data-dismiss="modal">
+        <input id="delete_selected_confirm" type="button" class="btn btn-danger" value="{{_('Delete')}}" name="delete_selected_confirm" data-dismiss="modal">
         <button id="delete_selected_abort" type="button" class="btn btn-default" data-dismiss="modal">{{_('Cancel')}}</button>
       </div>
       </div>
@@ -169,7 +191,7 @@
         <p></p>
             <div class="text-left" id="display-archive-selected-books"></div>
       <div class="modal-footer">
-        <input id="archive_selected_confirm" type="button" class="btn btn-danger" value="{{_('Archive')}}" name="archive_selected_confirm" id="archive_selected_confirm" data-dismiss="modal">
+        <input id="archive_selected_confirm" type="button" class="btn btn-danger" value="{{_('Archive')}}" name="archive_selected_confirm" data-dismiss="modal">
         <button id="archive_selected_abort" type="button" class="btn btn-default" data-dismiss="modal">{{_('Cancel')}}</button>
       </div>
       </div>
@@ -189,13 +211,53 @@
         <p></p>
             <div class="text-left" id="display-unarchive-selected-books"></div>
       <div class="modal-footer">
-        <input id="unarchive_selected_confirm" type="button" class="btn btn-danger" value="{{_('Unarchive')}}" name="unarchive_selected_confirm" id="unarchive_selected_confirm" data-dismiss="modal">
+        <input id="unarchive_selected_confirm" type="button" class="btn btn-danger" value="{{_('Unarchive')}}" name="unarchive_selected_confirm" data-dismiss="modal">
         <button id="unarchive_selected_abort" type="button" class="btn btn-default" data-dismiss="modal">{{_('Cancel')}}</button>
       </div>
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>
 </div>
+
+<div class="modal fade" id="read_selected_modal" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="metaReadSelectedLabel">
+  <div class="modal-dialog">
+    <div class="modal-content">
+      <div class="modal-header bg-danger text-center">
+          <span>{{_('Are you really sure?')}}</span>
+      </div>
+      <div class="modal-body">
+        <p></p>
+            <div class="text-left">{{_('The following books will be marked read:')}}</div>
+        <p></p>
+            <div class="text-left" id="display-read-selected-books"></div>
+      <div class="modal-footer">
+        <input id="read_selected_confirm" type="button" class="btn btn-danger" value="{{_('Mark as read')}}" name="read_selected_confirm" data-dismiss="modal">
+        <button id="read_selected_abort" type="button" class="btn btn-default" data-dismiss="modal">{{_('Cancel')}}</button>
+      </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</div>
+
+<div class="modal fade" id="unread_selected_modal" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="metaReadSelectedLabel">
+  <div class="modal-dialog">
+    <div class="modal-content">
+      <div class="modal-header bg-danger text-center">
+          <span>{{_('Are you really sure?')}}</span>
+      </div>
+      <div class="modal-body">
+        <p></p>
+            <div class="text-left">{{_('The following books will be marked unread:')}}</div>
+        <p></p>
+            <div class="text-left" id="display-unread-selected-books"></div>
+      <div class="modal-footer">
+        <input id="unread_selected_confirm" type="button" class="btn btn-danger" value="{{_('Mark as unread')}}" name="unread_selected_confirm" data-dismiss="modal">
+        <button id="read_selected_abort" type="button" class="btn btn-default" data-dismiss="modal">{{_('Cancel')}}</button>
+      </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</div>
 {% endif %}
 {% endblock %}