diff --git a/apps/document_indexing/views.py b/apps/document_indexing/views.py
index 9f85a9393b..7a0f051b2f 100644
--- a/apps/document_indexing/views.py
+++ b/apps/document_indexing/views.py
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ def index_instance_list(request, index_id=None):
     else:
         index_instance_list = IndexInstance.objects.filter(parent=None)
         breadcrumbs = get_instance_link()
+        index_instance = None
+    
+    show_multi_select_buttons = False
+    if index_instance:
+        if index_instance.index.link_documents:
+            show_multi_select_buttons = True
 
     title = mark_safe(_(u'contents for index: %s') % breadcrumbs)
 
@@ -43,6 +49,8 @@ def index_instance_list(request, index_id=None):
         'title': title,
         'hide_links': True,
         'hide_object': True,
+        'multi_select_as_buttons': show_multi_select_buttons,
+
     }, context_instance=RequestContext(request))
 
 
diff --git a/apps/documents/__init__.py b/apps/documents/__init__.py
index eb55905949..e6edf13967 100644
--- a/apps/documents/__init__.py
+++ b/apps/documents/__init__.py
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ register_links(['document_type_filename_edit', 'document_type_filename_delete'],
 
 # Register document links 
 register_links(Document, [document_edit, document_print, document_delete, document_download, document_find_duplicates, document_clear_transformations, document_create_siblings])
-register_multi_item_links(['document_type_document_list', 'search', 'results', 'document_group_view', 'document_list', 'document_list_recent'], [document_multiple_clear_transformations, document_multiple_delete])
+register_multi_item_links(['index_instance_list', 'document_type_document_list', 'search', 'results', 'document_group_view', 'document_list', 'document_list_recent'], [document_multiple_clear_transformations, document_multiple_delete])
 
 register_links(['document_list_recent', 'document_list', 'document_create', 'document_create_multiple', 'upload_document', 'upload_document_from_local', 'upload_document_from_staging', 'upload_document_from_user_staging', 'document_find_duplicates'], [document_list_recent, document_list, document_create_multiple], menu_name='secondary_menu')
 
diff --git a/apps/metadata/__init__.py b/apps/metadata/__init__.py
index 44adeb25a5..3c3ecad36b 100644
--- a/apps/metadata/__init__.py
+++ b/apps/metadata/__init__.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ setup_document_type_metadata = {'text': _(u'default metadata'), 'view': 'setup_d
 #register_links(Document, [metadata_add, metadata_edit, metadata_remove])
 register_links(['metadata_add', 'metadata_edit', 'metadata_remove', 'metadata_view'], [metadata_add, metadata_edit, metadata_remove], menu_name='sidebar')
 register_links(Document, [metadata_view], menu_name='form_header')#, metadata_edit, metadata_remove])
-register_multi_item_links(['document_type_document_list', 'search', 'results', 'document_group_view', 'document_list', 'document_list_recent'], [metadata_multiple_add, metadata_multiple_edit, metadata_multiple_remove])
+register_multi_item_links(['index_instance_list', 'document_type_document_list', 'search', 'results', 'document_group_view', 'document_list', 'document_list_recent'], [metadata_multiple_add, metadata_multiple_edit, metadata_multiple_remove])
 
 register_links(MetadataType, [setup_metadata_type_edit, setup_metadata_type_delete])
 register_links(['setup_metadata_type_delete', 'setup_metadata_type_edit', 'setup_metadata_type_list', 'setup_metadata_type_create'], [setup_metadata_type_create], menu_name='sidebar')