diff --git a/apps/sources/management/__init__.py b/apps/sources/management/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/apps/sources/management/commands/__init__.py b/apps/sources/management/commands/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/apps/sources/management/commands/bulk_upload.py b/apps/sources/management/commands/bulk_upload.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..42563116d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/sources/management/commands/bulk_upload.py
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
+import os
+from optparse import make_option
+
+from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand, CommandError, LabelCommand
+
+from ...models import OutOfProcess
+from ...compressed_file import CompressedFile, NotACompressedFile
+
+
+class Command(LabelCommand):
+    args = '<filename>'
+    help = 'Upload documents from a compressed file in to the database.'
+    option_list = LabelCommand.option_list + (
+        make_option('--noinput', action='store_false', dest='interactive',
+            default=True, help='Do not ask the user for confirmation before '
+                'starting.'),
+        #make_option('--metadata', action='store', dest='metadata',
+        #    help='A metadata dictionary to apply to the documents.'),
+    )
+        
+    def handle_label(self, label, **options):
+        if not os.access(label, os.R_OK):
+            raise CommandError("File '%s' is not readable." % label)
+
+        if _confirm(options['interactive']) == 'yes':
+            print 'Beginning upload...'
+            fd = open(label)
+            source = OutOfProcess()
+            try:
+                result = source.upload_file(fd, filename=None, use_file_name=False, document_type=None, expand=True, metadata_dict_list=None, user=None, document=None, new_version_data=None, verbose=True)
+            except NotACompressedFile:
+                print '%s is not a compressed file.'
+            else:
+                print 'Finished.'
+
+            fd.close()
+        else:
+            print 'Cancelled.'
+
+    
+def _confirm(interactive):
+    if not interactive:
+        return 'yes'
+    return raw_input('You have requested to bulk upload a number of documents from a compressed file.\n' 
+            'Are you sure you want to do this?\n'
+            'Type \'yes\' to continue, or any other value to cancel: ')
diff --git a/apps/sources/models.py b/apps/sources/models.py
index d7fb8f7161..7243583f90 100644
--- a/apps/sources/models.py
+++ b/apps/sources/models.py
@@ -55,13 +55,17 @@ class BaseModel(models.Model):
     def get_transformation_list(self):
         return SourceTransformation.transformations.get_for_object_as_list(self)
 
-    def upload_file(self, file_object, filename=None, use_file_name=False, document_type=None, expand=False, metadata_dict_list=None, user=None, document=None, new_version_data=None):
+    def upload_file(self, file_object, filename=None, use_file_name=False, document_type=None, expand=False, metadata_dict_list=None, user=None, document=None, new_version_data=None, verbose=False):
         if expand:
             try:
                 cf = CompressedFile(file_object)
+                count = 1
                 for fp in cf.children():
+                    if verbose:
+                        print 'Uploading file #%d: %s' % (count, fp)
                     self.upload_single_file(fp, None, document_type, metadata_dict_list, user)
                     fp.close()
+                    count += 1
 
             except NotACompressedFile:
                 self.upload_single_file(file_object, filename, document_type, metadata_dict_list, user)
@@ -256,3 +260,23 @@ class SourceTransformation(models.Model):
         ordering = ('order',)
         verbose_name = _(u'document source transformation')
         verbose_name_plural = _(u'document source transformations')
+
+
+class OutOfProcess(BaseModel):
+    #icon = models.CharField(blank=True, null=True, max_length=24, choices=SOURCE_ICON_CHOICES, verbose_name=_(u'icon'), help_text=_(u'An icon to visually distinguish this source.'))
+
+    #def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    #    if not self.icon:
+    #        self.icon = self.default_icon
+    #    super(BaseModel, self).save(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    is_interactive = False
+    #source_type = SOURCE_CHOICE_WEB_FORM
+    #default_icon = SOURCE_ICON_DISK
+
+    #uncompress = models.CharField(max_length=1, choices=SOURCE_INTERACTIVE_UNCOMPRESS_CHOICES, verbose_name=_(u'uncompress'), help_text=_(u'Whether to expand or not compressed archives.'))
+    #Default path
+
+    class Meta(BaseModel.Meta):
+        verbose_name = _(u'out of process')
+        verbose_name_plural = _(u'out of process')