diff --git a/application/controllers/ItemsController.php b/application/controllers/ItemsController.php
index 3d567ce41b..373b7bad72 100644
--- a/application/controllers/ItemsController.php
+++ b/application/controllers/ItemsController.php
@@ -214,29 +214,31 @@ public function batchEditAction()
 
         $delete = (boolean) $this->_getParam('submit-batch-delete');
 
+        $params = json_decode($this->_getParam('params'), true) ?: array();
+        unset($params['admin']);
+        unset($params['module']);
+        unset($params['controller']);
+        unset($params['action']);
+        unset($params['submit_search']);
+        unset($params['page']);
+        $redirectTo = 'items/browse'. (empty($params) ? '' : '?'. http_build_query($params));
+
         $batchAll = (boolean) $this->_getParam('batch-all');
         // Process all searched items.
         if ($batchAll) {
-            $params = json_decode($this->_getParam('params'), true) ?: array();
-            unset($params['admin']);
-            unset($params['module']);
-            unset($params['controller']);
-            unset($params['action']);
-            unset($params['submit_search']);
-            unset($params['page']);
 
             $totalRecords = $this->_helper->db->count($params);
 
             if (empty($totalRecords)) {
                 $this->_helper->flashMessenger(__('No item to batch edit.'), 'error');
-                $this->_helper->redirector('browse', 'items', null, $params);
+                $this->_helper->redirector->gotoUrl($redirectTo);
                 return;
             }
 
             // Special check to avoid the deletion of all the base.
             if ($delete && total_records('Item') == $totalRecords) {
                 $this->_helper->flashMessenger(__('The deletion of all items is forbidden.'), 'error');
-                $this->_helper->redirector('browse', 'items', null, $params);
+                $this->_helper->redirector->gotoUrl($redirectTo);
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -253,7 +255,7 @@ public function batchEditAction()
         $itemIds = $this->_getParam('items');
         if (empty($itemIds)) {
             $this->_helper->flashMessenger(__('You must choose some items to batch edit.'), 'error');
-            $this->_helper->redirector('browse', 'items');
+            $this->_helper->redirector->gotoUrl($redirectTo);
             return;
         }
 
@@ -278,6 +280,7 @@ public function batchEditSaveAction()
             return $this->_batchEditAllSave();
         }
 
+        $redirectToSelection = true;
         $itemIds = $this->_getParam('items');
         if ($itemIds) {
             $metadata = $this->_getParam('metadata');
@@ -354,6 +357,7 @@ public function batchEditSaveAction()
                 $dispatcher->send('Job_ItemBatchEdit', $options);
 
                 if ($delete) {
+                    $redirectToSelection = false;
                     $message = __('The items were successfully deleted!');
                 } else {
                     $message = __('The items were successfully changed!');
@@ -364,7 +368,11 @@ public function batchEditSaveAction()
             $this->_helper->flashMessenger(__('No item to batch edit.'), 'error');
         }
 
-        $this->_helper->redirector('browse', 'items');
+        if ($redirectToSelection && !empty($itemIds)) {
+            $this->_helper->redirector->gotoUrl('items/browse?'. http_build_query(array('range' => implode(',', (array) $itemIds))));
+        } else {
+            $this->_helper->redirector('browse', 'items');
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -372,6 +380,7 @@ public function batchEditSaveAction()
      */
     protected function _batchEditAllSave()
     {
+        $redirectToSelection = true;
         // Get the record ids filtered to Omeka_Db_Table::applySearchFilters().
         $params = json_decode($this->_getParam('params'), true) ?: array();
         $totalRecords = $this->_helper->db->count($params);
@@ -419,6 +428,7 @@ protected function _batchEditAllSave()
                 $dispatcher->sendLongRunning('Job_ItemBatchEditAll', $options);
 
                 if ($delete) {
+                    $redirectToSelection = false;
                     $message = __('The items are checked and deleted one by one in the background.');
                 } else {
                     $message = __('The items are checked and changed one by one in the background.');
@@ -430,6 +440,10 @@ protected function _batchEditAllSave()
             $this->_helper->flashMessenger(__('No item to batch edit.'), 'error');
         }
 
-        $this->_helper->redirector('browse', 'items');
+        if ($redirectToSelection && !empty($params)) {
+            $this->_helper->redirector->gotoUrl('items/browse?'. http_build_query($params));
+        } else {
+            $this->_helper->redirector('browse', 'items');
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/application/tests/suite/Controllers/ItemsController/BatchEditTest.php b/application/tests/suite/Controllers/ItemsController/BatchEditTest.php
index 895843538c..1ee714effb 100644
--- a/application/tests/suite/Controllers/ItemsController/BatchEditTest.php
+++ b/application/tests/suite/Controllers/ItemsController/BatchEditTest.php
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ public function testBatchEditSaveSuperUser()
             $this->assertEquals(3, count($item->getTags()));
         }
 
-        $this->assertRedirectTo('/items/browse');
+        $this->assertRedirectTo('/items/browse?range='.urlencode(implode(',', $itemIds)));
         $flash = Zend_Controller_Action_HelperBroker::getStaticHelper('FlashMessenger');
         $messages = $flash->getCurrentMessages();
         $this->assertContains("The items were successfully changed!", $messages['success']);
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ public function testBatchEditSaveAdminUser()
             $this->assertEquals(3, count($item->getTags()));
         }
 
-        $this->assertRedirectTo('/items/browse');
+        $this->assertRedirectTo('/items/browse?range='.urlencode(implode(',', $itemIds)));
         $flash = Zend_Controller_Action_HelperBroker::getStaticHelper('FlashMessenger');
         $messages = $flash->getCurrentMessages();
         $this->assertContains("The items were successfully changed!", $messages['success']);
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ public function testBatchEditContributorUserSaveAllowedData()
             $this->assertEquals(3, count($item->getTags()));
         }
 
-        $this->assertRedirectTo('/items/browse');
+        $this->assertRedirectTo('/items/browse?range='.urlencode(implode(',', $itemIds)));
         $flash = Zend_Controller_Action_HelperBroker::getStaticHelper('FlashMessenger');
         $messages = $flash->getCurrentMessages();
         $this->assertContains("The items were successfully changed!", $messages['success']);
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ public function testBatchEditContributorUserSaveDisallowedData()
         $this->_makePost();
 
         $this->dispatch('/items/batch-edit-save');
-        $this->assertRedirectTo('/items/browse');
+        $this->assertRedirectTo('/items/browse?range='.urlencode(implode(',', $itemIds)));
         $flash = Zend_Controller_Action_HelperBroker::getStaticHelper('FlashMessenger');
         $messages = $flash->getCurrentMessages();
         $this->assertContains("User is not allowed", $messages['error'][0]);
@@ -303,7 +303,11 @@ public function testBatchDeletePermissions($userRole, $succeeds)
         $this->_authenticateUser($this->_users[$userRole]);
         $this->_makePost($post);
         $this->dispatch('/items/batch-edit-save');
-        $this->assertRedirectTo('/items/browse');
+        if ($succeeds) {
+            $this->assertRedirectTo('/items/browse');
+        } else {
+            $this->assertRedirectTo('/items/browse?range='.urlencode(implode(',', $itemIds)));
+        }
         $flash = Zend_Controller_Action_HelperBroker::getStaticHelper('FlashMessenger');
         $messages = $flash->getCurrentMessages();
 
@@ -354,7 +358,7 @@ public function testBatchEditMakeNotPublicNotFeatured()
             $this->assertFalse($item->isFeatured());
         }
 
-        $this->assertRedirectTo('/items/browse');
+        $this->assertRedirectTo('/items/browse?range='.urlencode(implode(',', $itemIds)));
         $flash = Zend_Controller_Action_HelperBroker::getStaticHelper('FlashMessenger');
         $messages = $flash->getCurrentMessages();
         $this->assertContains("The items were successfully changed!", $messages['success']);
@@ -396,7 +400,7 @@ public function testBatchEditRemoveMetadata()
             $this->assertNull($item->item_type_id);
         }
 
-        $this->assertRedirectTo('/items/browse');
+        $this->assertRedirectTo('/items/browse?range='.urlencode(implode(',', $itemIds)));
         $flash = Zend_Controller_Action_HelperBroker::getStaticHelper('FlashMessenger');
         $messages = $flash->getCurrentMessages();
         $this->assertContains("The items were successfully changed!", $messages['success']);