diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/topic_bulk_actions_controller.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/topic_bulk_actions_controller.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7d24571b0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/topic_bulk_actions_controller.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/**
+  Modal for performing bulk actions on topics
+
+  @class TopicBulkActionsController
+  @extends Ember.ArrayController
+  @namespace Discourse
+  @uses Discourse.ModalFunctionality
+  @module Discourse
+**/
+Discourse.TopicBulkActionsController = Ember.ArrayController.extend(Discourse.ModalFunctionality, {
+  onShow: function() {
+    this.set('controllers.modal.modalClass', 'topic-bulk-actions-modal');
+  }
+});
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/discovery_route.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/discovery_route.js
index dbedf8d3dd..6fbf9e8d83 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/discovery_route.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/discovery_route.js
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ Discourse.DiscoveryRoute = Discourse.Route.extend({
         draftKey: topicsController.get('draft_key'),
         draftSequence: topicsController.get('draft_sequence')
       });
+    },
+
+    showBulkActions: function() {
+      var selected = this.controllerFor('discoveryTopics').get('selected');
+      Discourse.Route.showModal(this, 'topicBulkActions', selected);
     }
   }
 });
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/discovery/topics.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/discovery/topics.js.handlebars
index d6f217f727..c23fcd0494 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/discovery/topics.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/discovery/topics.js.handlebars
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+{{#if selected}}
+  <div id='bulk-select'>
+    <button class='btn' {{action showBulkActions}}><i class="fa fa-wrench"></i></button>
+  </div>
+{{/if}}
+
 <div class='contents'>
   {{#if showTable}}
     <table id='topic-list'>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/topic_bulk_actions.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/topic_bulk_actions.js.handlebars
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e0368634dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/modal/topic_bulk_actions.js.handlebars
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<div class='modal-body'>
+
+  <p>{{{i18n topics.selected count=length}}}</p>
+
+  <button class='btn'>Change Category</button>
+
+</div>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/topic_bulk_actions_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/topic_bulk_actions_view.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..53eee4ba5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/topic_bulk_actions_view.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/**
+  Handles the view for the topic bulk actions modal
+
+  @class TopicBulkActionsView
+  @extends Discourse.ModalBodyView
+  @namespace Discourse
+  @module Discourse
+**/
+Discourse.TopicBulkActionsView = Discourse.ModalBodyView.extend({
+  templateName: 'modal/topic_bulk_actions',
+  title: I18n.t('topics.bulk_actions')
+});
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/modal.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/modal.scss
index d0ecee0c6f..4c7ec965ca 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/modal.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/modal.scss
@@ -247,6 +247,11 @@
   }
 }
 
+.topic-bulk-actions-modal {
+  p {
+    margin-top: 0;
+  }
+}
 .tabbed-modal {
   .modal-body {
     position: relative;
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-list.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-list.scss
index 150400ceb6..d8098c18c3 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-list.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-list.scss
@@ -532,8 +532,6 @@ ol.category-breadcrumb {
 
     text-align: center;
     margin-right: 20px;
-
-
   }
 
 
@@ -542,3 +540,12 @@ ol.category-breadcrumb {
   }
 }
 
+#bulk-select {
+  position: fixed;
+  right: 20px;
+  padding: 5px;
+  background-color: white;
+  button {
+    padding: 3px 0 3px 6px;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/config/locales/client.en.yml b/config/locales/client.en.yml
index 57d62d4533..2c99efe14f 100644
--- a/config/locales/client.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/client.en.yml
@@ -601,6 +601,10 @@ en:
 
     topics:
       toggle_bulk_select: "toggle bulk selection of topics"
+      bulk_actions: "Bulk Actions"
+      selected:
+        one: "You have selected <b>1</b> topic."
+        other: "You have selected <b>{{count}}</b> topics."
 
       none:
         starred: "You haven't starred any topics yet. To star a topic, click or tap the star next to the title."