diff --git a/administrator/components/com_banners/views/banners/tmpl/default_batch_body.php b/administrator/components/com_banners/views/banners/tmpl/default_batch_body.php
index 708673688cb96..d24864eb90199 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_banners/views/banners/tmpl/default_batch_body.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_banners/views/banners/tmpl/default_batch_body.php
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 $published = $this->state->get('filter.published');
 ?>
 
-<p><?php echo JText::_('COM_BANNERS_BATCH_TIP'); ?></p>
 <div class="row-fluid">
 	<div class="control-group span6">
 		<div class="controls">
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_categories/views/categories/tmpl/default_batch.php b/administrator/components/com_categories/views/categories/tmpl/default_batch.php
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 4cf5a49231163..846a992246283
--- a/administrator/components/com_categories/views/categories/tmpl/default_batch.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_categories/views/categories/tmpl/default_batch.php
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 							</select>
 						</div>
 					</div>
-					<div class="control-group radio">
+					<div id="batch-copy-move" class="control-group radio">
 						<?php echo JHtml::_('select.radiolist', $options, 'batch[move_copy]', '', 'value', 'text', 'm'); ?>
 					</div>
 				</div>
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_categories/views/categories/tmpl/default_batch_body.php b/administrator/components/com_categories/views/categories/tmpl/default_batch_body.php
index 8a7b6427a48c2..2be505d17e21d 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_categories/views/categories/tmpl/default_batch_body.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_categories/views/categories/tmpl/default_batch_body.php
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 $extension = $this->escape($this->state->get('filter.extension'));
 ?>
 
-<p><?php echo JText::_('COM_CATEGORIES_BATCH_TIP'); ?></p>
 <div class="row-fluid">
 	<div class="control-group span6">
 		<div class="controls">
@@ -40,12 +39,13 @@
 				</label>
 				<div id="batch-choose-action" class="combo controls">
 					<select name="batch[category_id]" id="batch-category-id">
-						<option value=""><?php echo JText::_('JSELECT') ?></option>
+						<option value=""><?php echo JText::_('JLIB_HTML_BATCH_NO_CATEGORY') ?></option>
 						<?php echo JHtml::_('select.options', JHtml::_('category.categories', $extension, array('filter.published' => $published))); ?>
 					</select>
 				</div>
 			</div>
-			<div class="control-group radio">
+			<div id="batch-copy-move" class="control-group radio">
+				<?php echo JText::_('JLIB_HTML_BATCH_MOVE_QUESTION'); ?>
 				<?php echo JHtml::_('select.radiolist', $options, 'batch[move_copy]', '', 'value', 'text', 'm'); ?>
 			</div>
 		</div>
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_contact/views/contacts/tmpl/default_batch_body.php b/administrator/components/com_contact/views/contacts/tmpl/default_batch_body.php
index 3160d7ebb551d..fe5531d26cb99 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_contact/views/contacts/tmpl/default_batch_body.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_contact/views/contacts/tmpl/default_batch_body.php
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 $published = $this->state->get('filter.published');
 ?>
 
-<p><?php echo JText::_('COM_CONTACT_BATCH_TIP'); ?></p>
 <div class="row-fluid">
 	<div class="control-group span6">
 		<div class="controls">
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_content/views/articles/tmpl/default_batch_body.php b/administrator/components/com_content/views/articles/tmpl/default_batch_body.php
index 269fceb66c469..339700b176991 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_content/views/articles/tmpl/default_batch_body.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_content/views/articles/tmpl/default_batch_body.php
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 $published = $this->state->get('filter.published');
 ?>
 
-<p><?php echo JText::_('COM_CONTENT_BATCH_TIP'); ?></p>
 <div class="row-fluid">
 	<div class="control-group span6">
 		<div class="controls">
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_menus/views/items/tmpl/default_batch_body.php b/administrator/components/com_menus/views/items/tmpl/default_batch_body.php
index 5c3a21a9e547e..ee54115349e77 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_menus/views/items/tmpl/default_batch_body.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_menus/views/items/tmpl/default_batch_body.php
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 $published = $this->state->get('filter.published');
 ?>
 
-<p><?php echo JText::_('COM_MENUS_BATCH_TIP'); ?></p>
 <div class="row-fluid">
 	<div class="control-group span6">
 		<div class="controls">
@@ -36,12 +35,13 @@
 			</label>
 			<div class="controls">
 				<select name="batch[menu_id]" id="batch-menu-id">
-					<option value=""><?php echo JText::_('JSELECT') ?></option>
+					<option value=""><?php echo JText::_('JLIB_HTML_BATCH_NO_CATEGORY') ?></option>
 					<?php echo JHtml::_('select.options', JHtml::_('menu.menuitems', array('published' => $published))); ?>
 				</select>
 			</div>
 		</div>
 		<div id="batch-copy-move" class="control-group radio">
+			<?php echo JText::_('JLIB_HTML_BATCH_MOVE_QUESTION'); ?>
 			<?php echo JHtml::_('select.radiolist', $options, 'batch[move_copy]', '', 'value', 'text', 'm'); ?>
 		</div>
 	<?php endif; ?>
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_newsfeeds/views/newsfeeds/tmpl/default_batch_body.php b/administrator/components/com_newsfeeds/views/newsfeeds/tmpl/default_batch_body.php
index e10703582afe3..e0c3ae2cad6bf 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_newsfeeds/views/newsfeeds/tmpl/default_batch_body.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_newsfeeds/views/newsfeeds/tmpl/default_batch_body.php
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 $published = $this->state->get('filter.published');
 ?>
 
-<p><?php echo JText::_('COM_NEWSFEEDS_BATCH_TIP'); ?></p>
 <div class="row-fluid">
 	<div class="control-group span6">
 		<div class="controls">
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_redirect/views/links/tmpl/default_batch_body.php b/administrator/components/com_redirect/views/links/tmpl/default_batch_body.php
index c9100b7f2c466..17fb0c1ce9bfc 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_redirect/views/links/tmpl/default_batch_body.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_redirect/views/links/tmpl/default_batch_body.php
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 $published = $this->state->get('filter.published');
 ?>
 
-<p><?php echo JText::_('COM_REDIRECT_BATCH_TIP'); ?></p>
 <div class="row-fluid">
 	<div class="control-group span12">
 		<div class="controls">
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_tags/views/tags/tmpl/default_batch_body.php b/administrator/components/com_tags/views/tags/tmpl/default_batch_body.php
index a4085944854c3..b99d5b896af66 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_tags/views/tags/tmpl/default_batch_body.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_tags/views/tags/tmpl/default_batch_body.php
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 $published = $this->state->get('filter.published');
 ?>
 
-<p><?php echo JText::_('COM_TAGS_BATCH_TIP'); ?></p>
 <div class="row-fluid">
 	<div class="control-group span6">
 		<div class="controls">
diff --git a/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_categories.ini b/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_categories.ini
index 31b9fc177e726..639c32b31ccf1 100644
--- a/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_categories.ini
+++ b/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_categories.ini
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ COM_CATEGORIES_ACCESS_EDITSTATE_DESC="New setting for <strong>edit state actions
 COM_CATEGORIES_BASIC_FIELDSET_LABEL="Options"
 COM_CATEGORIES_BATCH_CANNOT_CREATE="You are not allowed to create new categories in this category."
 COM_CATEGORIES_BATCH_CANNOT_EDIT="You are not allowed to edit one or more of these categories."
-COM_CATEGORIES_BATCH_CATEGORY_LABEL="Select Category for Move/Copy"
+COM_CATEGORIES_BATCH_CATEGORY_LABEL="To Move or Copy your selection please select a Category."
 COM_CATEGORIES_BATCH_OPTIONS="Batch process the selected categories."
 COM_CATEGORIES_BATCH_TIP="If a category is selected for move/copy, any actions selected will be applied to the copied or moved categories. Otherwise, all actions are applied to the selected categories."
 COM_CATEGORIES_CATEGORIES_BASE_TITLE="Category Manager"
diff --git a/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_contact.ini b/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_contact.ini
index 8235141054385..26f37a32b8875 100644
--- a/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_contact.ini
+++ b/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_contact.ini
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 COM_CONTACT="Contacts"
 COM_CONTACT_BASIC_OPTIONS_FIELDSET_LABEL="Contact Display Options"
-COM_CONTACT_BATCH_MENU_LABEL="Select Category for Move/Copy"
+COM_CONTACT_BATCH_MENU_LABEL="To Move or Copy your selection please select a Category."
 COM_CONTACT_BATCH_OPTIONS="Batch process the selected contacts"
 COM_CONTACT_BATCH_TIP="If a category is selected for move/copy, any actions selected will be applied to the copied or moved contacts. Otherwise, all actions are applied to the selected contacts."
 COM_CONTACT_CATEGORIES_VIEW_DEFAULT_DESC="Shows a list of contact categories within a category."
diff --git a/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_content.ini b/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_content.ini
index 40a7b619a02ac..c1a45ba50df52 100644
--- a/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_content.ini
+++ b/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_content.ini
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ COM_CONTENT_ARTICLE_DETAILS="Article Details"
 COM_CONTENT_ARTICLES_TITLE="Articles"
 COM_CONTENT_ATTRIBS_ARTICLE_SETTINGS_LABEL="Options"
 COM_CONTENT_ATTRIBS_FIELDSET_LABEL="Options"
-COM_CONTENT_BATCH_MENU_LABEL="Select Category for Move/Copy"
+COM_CONTENT_BATCH_MENU_LABEL="To Move or Copy your selection please select a Category."
 COM_CONTENT_BATCH_OPTIONS="Batch process the selected articles"
 COM_CONTENT_BATCH_TIP="If a category is selected for move/copy, any actions selected will be applied to the copied or moved articles. Otherwise, all actions are applied to the selected articles."
 COM_CONTENT_CHANGE_ARTICLE="Select or Change article"
diff --git a/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_menus.ini b/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_menus.ini
index da95cb9291f95..57eba6671b530 100644
--- a/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_menus.ini
+++ b/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_menus.ini
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ COM_MENUS_ADVANCED_FIELDSET_LABEL="Advanced"
 COM_MENUS_BASIC_FIELDSET_LABEL="Options"
 COM_MENUS_BATCH_MENU_ITEM_CANNOT_CREATE="You are not allowed to create new menu items."
 COM_MENUS_BATCH_MENU_ITEM_CANNOT_EDIT="You are not allowed to edit menu items."
-COM_MENUS_BATCH_MENU_LABEL="Select Menu or Parent for Move/Copy"
+COM_MENUS_BATCH_MENU_LABEL="To Move or Copy your selection please select a Menu or parent item."
 COM_MENUS_BATCH_OPTIONS="Batch process the selected menu items"
 COM_MENUS_BATCH_TIP="If a menu or parent is selected for move/copy, any actions selected will be applied to the copied or moved menu items. Otherwise, all actions are applied to the selected menu items."
 COM_MENUS_CONFIGURATION="Menus: Options"
diff --git a/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_newsfeeds.ini b/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_newsfeeds.ini
index b7e7da4fd252f..a1d96a3648bb7 100644
--- a/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_newsfeeds.ini
+++ b/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_newsfeeds.ini
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 ; Note : All ini files need to be saved as UTF-8
 
 COM_NEWSFEEDS="News Feeds"
-COM_NEWSFEEDS_BATCH_MENU_LABEL="Select Category for Move/Copy"
+COM_NEWSFEEDS_BATCH_MENU_LABEL="To Move or Copy your selection please select a Category."
 COM_NEWSFEEDS_BATCH_OPTIONS="Batch process the selected news feeds"
 COM_NEWSFEEDS_BATCH_TIP="If a category is selected for move/copy, any actions selected will be applied to the copied or moved news feeds. Otherwise, all actions are applied to the selected news feeds."
 COM_NEWSFEEDS_CACHE_TIME_HEADING="Cache Time"
diff --git a/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.lib_joomla.ini b/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.lib_joomla.ini
index df47a3956b6f6..e4f78b42fa1f3 100644
--- a/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.lib_joomla.ini
+++ b/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.lib_joomla.ini
@@ -337,8 +337,10 @@ JLIB_HTML_BATCH_COPY="Copy"
 JLIB_HTML_BATCH_LANGUAGE_LABEL="Set Language"
 JLIB_HTML_BATCH_LANGUAGE_LABEL_DESC="Not making a selection will keep the original language when processing."
 JLIB_HTML_BATCH_LANGUAGE_NOCHANGE="- Keep original Language -"
-JLIB_HTML_BATCH_MENU_LABEL="Select Category for Move/Copy"
-JLIB_HTML_BATCH_MOVE="Move."
+JLIB_HTML_BATCH_MENU_LABEL="To Move or Copy your selection please select a Category."
+JLIB_HTML_BATCH_MOVE="Move"
+JLIB_HTML_BATCH_MOVE_QUESTION="Do you want to move the items or make a copy of them?"
+JLIB_HTML_BATCH_NO_CATEGORY="- Don't move or copy -"
 JLIB_HTML_BATCH_NOCHANGE="- Keep original Access Levels -"
 JLIB_HTML_BATCH_TAG_LABEL="Add Tag"
 JLIB_HTML_BATCH_TAG_LABEL_DESC="Add a tag to selected items."
diff --git a/language/en-GB/en-GB.lib_joomla.ini b/language/en-GB/en-GB.lib_joomla.ini
index 01b7bdc595213..d84b7e6947c43 100644
--- a/language/en-GB/en-GB.lib_joomla.ini
+++ b/language/en-GB/en-GB.lib_joomla.ini
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ JLIB_HTML_BATCH_COPY="Copy"
 JLIB_HTML_BATCH_LANGUAGE_LABEL="Set Language"
 JLIB_HTML_BATCH_LANGUAGE_LABEL_DESC="Not making a selection will keep the original language when processing."
 JLIB_HTML_BATCH_LANGUAGE_NOCHANGE="- Keep original Language -"
-JLIB_HTML_BATCH_MENU_LABEL="Select Category for Move/Copy"
+JLIB_HTML_BATCH_MENU_LABEL="To Move or Copy your selection please select a Category."
 JLIB_HTML_BATCH_MOVE="Move"
 JLIB_HTML_BATCH_NOCHANGE="- Keep original Access Levels -"
 JLIB_HTML_BATCH_TAG_LABEL="Add Tag"
diff --git a/libraries/cms/html/batch.php b/libraries/cms/html/batch.php
index ac9ee0aba8d75..93eb1a5628971 100644
--- a/libraries/cms/html/batch.php
+++ b/libraries/cms/html/batch.php
@@ -66,11 +66,12 @@ public static function item($extension)
 			'<label id="batch-choose-action-lbl" for="batch-choose-action">' . JText::_('JLIB_HTML_BATCH_MENU_LABEL') . '</label>'
 			. '<div id="batch-choose-action" class="control-group">'
 			. '<select name="batch[category_id]" class="inputbox" id="batch-category-id">'
-			. '<option value="">' . JText::_('JSELECT') . '</option>'
+			. '<option value="">' . JText::_('JLIB_HTML_BATCH_NO_CATEGORY') . '</option>'
 			. JHtml::_('select.options', JHtml::_('category.options', $extension))
 			. '</select>'
 			. '</div>'
-			. '<div id="batch-move-copy" class="control-group radio">'
+			. '<div id="batch-copy-move" class="control-group radio">'
+			. JText::_('JLIB_HTML_BATCH_MOVE_QUESTION')
 			. JHtml::_('select.radiolist', $options, 'batch[move_copy]', '', 'value', 'text', 'm')
 			. '</div>';
 	}
@@ -86,6 +87,26 @@ public static function language()
 	{
 		JHtml::_('bootstrap.tooltip', '.modalTooltip', array('container' => '.modal-body'));
 
+		JFactory::getDocument()->addScriptDeclaration(
+			'
+		jQuery(document).ready(function($){
+			if ($("#batch-category-id").length){var batchSelector = $("#batch-category-id");}
+			if ($("#batch-menu-id").length){var batchSelector = $("#batch-menu-id");}
+			if ($("#batch-position-id").length){var batchSelector = $("#batch-position-id");}
+			if ($("#batch-copy-move").length) {
+				$("#batch-copy-move").hide();
+				batchSelector.on("change", function(){
+					if (batchSelector.val() != 0 || batchSelector.val() != "") {
+						$("#batch-copy-move").show();
+					} else {
+						$("#batch-copy-move").hide();
+					}
+				});
+			}
+		});
+			'
+		);
+
 		// Create the batch selector to change the language on a selection list.
 		return
 			'<label id="batch-language-lbl" for="batch-language-id" class="modalTooltip"'