diff --git a/backend/apps/library/tests/test_uploads.py b/backend/apps/library/tests/test_uploads.py
index 4869235..d122946 100644
--- a/backend/apps/library/tests/test_uploads.py
+++ b/backend/apps/library/tests/test_uploads.py
@@ -1,21 +1,31 @@
-"""The staged-upload list is a complete set, not a page.
-
-The upload board partitions it into Pending / Visual similarity / Auto-uploaded
-columns; with the standard 48-item pagination a 69-file batch silently lost 21
-entries from the board (and from the similarity sweep that reads it back).
-"""
+"""Staged uploads: complete-set listing and the bulk rating tool."""
 
+import base64
 import hashlib
+import json
+import shutil
+import tempfile
+from pathlib import Path
 
 from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
-from django.test import Client, TestCase
+from django.core.files.uploadedfile import SimpleUploadedFile
+from django.test import Client, TestCase, override_settings
 
 from rest_framework.authtoken.models import Token
 
-from apps.library.models import TempUpload
+from apps.library.models import MediaItem, TempUpload
 
 User = get_user_model()
 
+# 1x1 transparent PNG so indexing/hashing has a real image to chew on.
+TINY_PNG = base64.b64decode(
+    "iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAYAAAAfFcSJAAAADUlEQVR42mP8z8BQDwAEhQGAhKmMIQAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=="
+)
+
+
+def jpost(client, path, body=None):
+    return client.post(path, data=json.dumps(body or {}), content_type="application/json")
+
 
 class TempUploadListTests(TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
@@ -73,3 +83,115 @@ class TempUploadListTests(TestCase):
 
     def test_anonymous_cannot_list(self):
         self.assertEqual(Client().get("/api/uploads/").status_code, 401)
+
+
+class BulkResolveTests(TestCase):
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super().setUpClass()
+        cls._tmp = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="j621-bulk-")
+        cls._watched = Path(cls._tmp) / "library"
+        cls._watched.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        cls._settings = override_settings(
+            MEDIA_ROOT=cls._tmp, WATCHED_FOLDER=str(cls._watched)
+        )
+        cls._settings.enable()
+
+    @classmethod
+    def tearDownClass(cls):
+        cls._settings.disable()
+        shutil.rmtree(cls._tmp, ignore_errors=True)
+        super().tearDownClass()
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.uploader = User.objects.create_user(
+            username="bulk-uploader", password="bulk-pass-123456"
+        )
+        self.uploader.role = "uploader"
+        self.uploader.save(update_fields=["role"])
+        self.other = User.objects.create_user(
+            username="bulk-other", password="bulk-pass-123456"
+        )
+        self.other.role = "uploader"
+        self.other.save(update_fields=["role"])
+
+    def api_client(self, user):
+        client = Client()
+        client.defaults["HTTP_AUTHORIZATION"] = (
+            f"Token {Token.objects.create(user=user).key}"
+        )
+        return client
+
+    def make_temp(self, user, label, status=TempUpload.STATUS_PENDING):
+        return TempUpload.objects.create(
+            user=user,
+            file=SimpleUploadedFile(f"{label}.png", TINY_PNG, content_type="image/png"),
+            original_filename=f"{label}.png",
+            md5=hashlib.md5(label.encode()).hexdigest(),
+            size=len(TINY_PNG),
+            status=status,
+        )
+
+    def resolve_bulk(self, client, ids, rating):
+        return jpost(
+            client,
+            "/api/uploads/resolve-bulk/",
+            {"temp_ids": [str(value) for value in ids], "rating": rating},
+        )
+
+    def test_resolves_selected_uploads_with_the_rating(self):
+        client = self.api_client(self.uploader)
+        first = self.make_temp(self.uploader, "one")
+        second = self.make_temp(self.uploader, "two")
+        untouched = self.make_temp(self.uploader, "three")
+
+        response = self.resolve_bulk(client, [first.id, second.id], "q")
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        body = response.json()
+        self.assertEqual(len(body["resolved"]), 2)
+        self.assertEqual(body["errors"], [])
+
+        for temp in (first, second):
+            temp.refresh_from_db()
+            self.assertEqual(temp.status, TempUpload.STATUS_COMPLETED)
+            self.assertIsNotNone(temp.library_item_id)
+            self.assertEqual(temp.library_item.rating, "q")
+            self.assertEqual(temp.library_item.uploaded_by_id, self.uploader.id)
+        untouched.refresh_from_db()
+        self.assertEqual(untouched.status, TempUpload.STATUS_PENDING)
+
+    def test_rejects_bad_input(self):
+        client = self.api_client(self.uploader)
+        temp = self.make_temp(self.uploader, "input")
+        self.assertEqual(self.resolve_bulk(client, [], "s").status_code, 400)
+        self.assertEqual(self.resolve_bulk(client, [temp.id], "").status_code, 400)
+        self.assertEqual(self.resolve_bulk(client, [temp.id], "x").status_code, 400)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            jpost(
+                client,
+                "/api/uploads/resolve-bulk/",
+                {"temp_ids": ["not-a-uuid"], "rating": "s"},
+            ).status_code,
+            400,
+        )
+
+    def test_other_users_uploads_are_left_alone(self):
+        client = self.api_client(self.uploader)
+        theirs = self.make_temp(self.other, "theirs")
+        response = self.resolve_bulk(client, [theirs.id], "s")
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        body = response.json()
+        self.assertEqual(body["resolved"], [])
+        self.assertEqual(body["errors"][0]["error"], "not found")
+        theirs.refresh_from_db()
+        self.assertEqual(theirs.status, TempUpload.STATUS_PENDING)
+
+    def test_completed_uploads_report_an_error_but_others_resolve(self):
+        client = self.api_client(self.uploader)
+        done = self.make_temp(self.uploader, "done", status=TempUpload.STATUS_COMPLETED)
+        pending = self.make_temp(self.uploader, "pending")
+        response = self.resolve_bulk(client, [done.id, pending.id], "e")
+        body = response.json()
+        self.assertEqual(len(body["resolved"]), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(body["errors"][0]["error"], "already in the library")
+        self.assertEqual(MediaItem.objects.count(), 1)
diff --git a/backend/apps/library/uploads.py b/backend/apps/library/uploads.py
index 63c0899..7ec5a03 100644
--- a/backend/apps/library/uploads.py
+++ b/backend/apps/library/uploads.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ from urllib.parse import urlparse
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
 from django.core import signing
+from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
 from django.http import Http404
 from django.utils import timezone
 from rest_framework import mixins, status, viewsets
@@ -328,6 +329,64 @@ class TempUploadViewSet(
         temp.refresh_from_db()
         return Response(self.get_serializer(temp).data)
 
+    @action(detail=False, methods=["post"], url_path="resolve-bulk")
+    def resolve_bulk(self, request):
+        """Move many staged uploads into the library with one rating.
+
+        The upload board's bulk tool: pick a rating, tick pending files, and
+        they are all resolved as custom entries (their staged tags/notes are
+        kept). Own rows only, like the rest of the viewset.
+        """
+        ids = request.data.get("temp_ids")
+        if not isinstance(ids, list) or not ids:
+            return Response(
+                {"detail": "temp_ids must be a non-empty list."},
+                status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST,
+            )
+        rating = str(request.data.get("rating") or "").strip()
+        if rating not in {"s", "q", "e"}:
+            return Response(
+                {"detail": "rating must be one of s, q or e."},
+                status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST,
+            )
+
+        try:
+            queryset = self.get_queryset().filter(
+                pk__in=[str(value) for value in ids]
+            )
+        except (ValidationError, ValueError):
+            return Response(
+                {"detail": "One or more ids are not valid upload ids."},
+                status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST,
+            )
+
+        resolved: list[str] = []
+        errors: list[dict[str, str]] = []
+        for temp in queryset:
+            if temp.status == TempUpload.STATUS_COMPLETED:
+                errors.append(
+                    {"temp_id": str(temp.id), "error": "already in the library"}
+                )
+                continue
+            temp.custom_rating = rating
+            temp.resolution = TempUpload.RESOLUTION_CUSTOM
+            temp.save(update_fields=["custom_rating", "resolution", "updated_at"])
+            try:
+                complete_temp_upload(temp)
+            except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001 - report per-file failures
+                logger.exception("Could not complete staged upload %s", temp.id)
+                temp.status = TempUpload.STATUS_ERROR
+                temp.save(update_fields=["status", "updated_at"])
+                errors.append({"temp_id": str(temp.id), "error": str(exc)})
+                continue
+            resolved.append(str(temp.id))
+
+        found = {str(temp.id) for temp in queryset}
+        for value in sorted({str(value) for value in ids} - found):
+            errors.append({"temp_id": value, "error": "not found"})
+
+        return Response({"resolved": resolved, "errors": errors})
+
     def perform_destroy(self, instance):
         if instance.file:
             instance.file.delete(save=False)
diff --git a/frontend/src/features/upload/BulkRateModal.tsx b/frontend/src/features/upload/BulkRateModal.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..00ea59e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/features/upload/BulkRateModal.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,228 @@
+import { useMutation, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import { Check, Video, X } from "lucide-react";
+import { useState } from "react";
+
+import { Button, Spinner } from "@/components/ui";
+import { api, errorMessage } from "@/lib/api";
+import { cn } from "@/lib/cn";
+import type { TempUpload } from "@/lib/types";
+import { toast } from "@/store/toasts";
+
+const RATING_OPTIONS = [
+  {
+    value: "s",
+    label: "Safe",
+    active: "border-ctp-green/40 bg-ctp-green/15 text-ctp-green",
+  },
+  {
+    value: "q",
+    label: "Questionable",
+    active: "border-ctp-peach/40 bg-ctp-peach/15 text-ctp-peach",
+  },
+  {
+    value: "e",
+    label: "Explicit",
+    active: "border-ctp-red/40 bg-ctp-red/15 text-ctp-red",
+  },
+];
+
+interface BulkResult {
+  resolved: string[];
+  errors: { temp_id: string; error: string }[];
+}
+
+/**
+ * Bulk-rating tool for the Pending & Unmatched column: pick a rating, tick
+ * every thumbnail that belongs to it, and they all move into the library as
+ * custom entries in one request.
+ */
+export function BulkRateModal({
+  uploads,
+  onClose,
+}: {
+  uploads: TempUpload[];
+  onClose: () => void;
+}) {
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
+  const [rating, setRating] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [selected, setSelected] = useState<Set<string>>(new Set());
+
+  const mutation = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: (payload: { temp_ids: string[]; rating: string }) =>
+      api<BulkResult>("/api/uploads/resolve-bulk/", {
+        method: "POST",
+        json: payload,
+      }),
+    onSuccess: (result) => {
+      void queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["uploads"] });
+      void queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["files"] });
+      if (result.resolved.length > 0) {
+        toast.ok(`Moved ${result.resolved.length} upload(s) into the library.`);
+      }
+      if (result.errors.length > 0) {
+        toast.error(
+          `${result.errors.length} could not be resolved: ${result.errors[0].error}`,
+        );
+      }
+      onClose();
+    },
+    onError: (error) => toast.error(errorMessage(error)),
+  });
+
+  function toggle(id: string) {
+    setSelected((current) => {
+      const next = new Set(current);
+      if (next.has(id)) next.delete(id);
+      else next.add(id);
+      return next;
+    });
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      className="fixed inset-0 z-[70] flex items-start justify-center overflow-y-auto bg-ctp-crust/70 px-4 py-8 backdrop-blur-sm"
+      onClick={onClose}
+    >
+      <div
+        className="flex w-full max-w-6xl flex-col overflow-hidden rounded-lg border border-ctp-surface1 bg-ctp-base"
+        onClick={(event) => event.stopPropagation()}
+      >
+        <header className="flex items-start justify-between gap-3 border-b border-ctp-surface0 px-4 py-3">
+          <div>
+            <h2 className="text-sm font-semibold text-ctp-text">
+              Rate unmatched uploads
+            </h2>
+            <p className="mt-0.5 text-xs text-ctp-overlay0">
+              Pick a rating, tick every file that belongs to it, and they move
+              into the library in one go ({uploads.length} pending).
+            </p>
+          </div>
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            onClick={onClose}
+            title="Close"
+            className="rounded-md p-1 text-ctp-overlay0 transition hover:bg-ctp-surface0 hover:text-ctp-text"
+          >
+            <X className="h-4 w-4" />
+          </button>
+        </header>
+
+        <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2 border-b border-ctp-surface0 px-4 py-2.5">
+          {RATING_OPTIONS.map((option) => (
+            <button
+              key={option.value}
+              type="button"
+              onClick={() => setRating(option.value)}
+              className={cn(
+                "rounded-full border px-3 py-1 text-xs font-medium transition",
+                rating === option.value
+                  ? option.active
+                  : "border-ctp-surface1 text-ctp-subtext0 hover:border-ctp-surface2 hover:text-ctp-text",
+              )}
+            >
+              {option.label}
+            </button>
+          ))}
+          <span className="ml-auto flex items-center gap-2">
+            <Button
+              variant="secondary"
+              className="px-2 py-1 text-xs"
+              onClick={() =>
+                setSelected(new Set(uploads.map((temp) => temp.temp_id)))
+              }
+            >
+              Select all
+            </Button>
+            <Button
+              variant="ghost"
+              className="px-2 py-1 text-xs"
+              disabled={selected.size === 0}
+              onClick={() => setSelected(new Set())}
+            >
+              Clear
+            </Button>
+          </span>
+        </div>
+
+        <div className="max-h-[60vh] overflow-y-auto overscroll-contain p-4">
+          {uploads.length === 0 ? (
+            <p className="py-8 text-center text-sm text-ctp-overlay0">
+              Nothing pending.
+            </p>
+          ) : (
+            <div className="grid grid-cols-[repeat(auto-fill,minmax(130px,1fr))] content-start gap-2">
+              {uploads.map((temp) => {
+                const isSelected = selected.has(temp.temp_id);
+                const preview = temp.preview_url ?? temp.file_url;
+                return (
+                  <button
+                    key={temp.temp_id}
+                    type="button"
+                    onClick={() => toggle(temp.temp_id)}
+                    title={temp.original_filename}
+                    className={cn(
+                      "relative overflow-hidden rounded-md border bg-ctp-mantle text-left transition",
+                      isSelected
+                        ? "border-ctp-mauve ring-2 ring-ctp-mauve/40"
+                        : "border-ctp-surface0 hover:border-ctp-surface2",
+                    )}
+                  >
+                    <span className="block aspect-square overflow-hidden">
+                      {preview ? (
+                        <img
+                          src={preview}
+                          alt={temp.original_filename}
+                          loading="lazy"
+                          className="h-full w-full object-cover"
+                        />
+                      ) : (
+                        <span className="flex h-full w-full items-center justify-center">
+                          <Video className="h-5 w-5 text-ctp-overlay0" />
+                        </span>
+                      )}
+                    </span>
+                    {isSelected ? (
+                      <span className="absolute left-1 top-1 flex h-4 w-4 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-ctp-mauve text-ctp-crust">
+                        <Check className="h-3 w-3" strokeWidth={3} />
+                      </span>
+                    ) : null}
+                    <span className="block truncate px-1 py-0.5 font-mono text-[10px] text-ctp-overlay0">
+                      {temp.original_filename}
+                    </span>
+                  </button>
+                );
+              })}
+            </div>
+          )}
+        </div>
+
+        <footer className="flex flex-wrap items-center justify-between gap-3 border-t border-ctp-surface0 px-4 py-3">
+          <span className="font-mono text-[11px] text-ctp-overlay0">
+            {selected.size} selected
+            {rating ? "" : " · pick a rating"}
+          </span>
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+            <Button variant="ghost" onClick={onClose}>
+              Cancel
+            </Button>
+            <Button
+              disabled={selected.size === 0 || !rating || mutation.isPending}
+              onClick={() => {
+                if (!rating) return;
+                mutation.mutate({ temp_ids: [...selected], rating });
+              }}
+            >
+              {mutation.isPending ? (
+                <>
+                  <Spinner className="h-3.5 w-3.5" /> Moving…
+                </>
+              ) : (
+                `Move ${selected.size} into the library`
+              )}
+            </Button>
+          </div>
+        </footer>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/features/upload/UploadPage.tsx b/frontend/src/features/upload/UploadPage.tsx
index 87ca2e2..eb0b7a3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/features/upload/UploadPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/features/upload/UploadPage.tsx
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 import { useQuery, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import {
   CheckCircle2,
+  ListChecks,
   UploadCloud,
   Video,
   X,
 } from "lucide-react";
 import {
   useEffect,
-  useMemo,
   useRef,
   useState,
   type DragEvent,
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
 import { Link } from "react-router-dom";
 
 import { Button, EmptyState, Spinner, inputClass } from "@/components/ui";
+import { BulkRateModal } from "@/features/upload/BulkRateModal";
 import { api, authHeaders, apiUrl, errorMessage, uploadFile } from "@/lib/api";
 import { cn } from "@/lib/cn";
 import {
@@ -39,14 +40,6 @@ type UploadStatus = "queued" | "uploading" | "done" | "error";
 /** How many files upload at once; big batches were painfully serial. */
 const UPLOAD_CONCURRENCY = 3;
 
-/** Display order: the file being uploaded stays at the top of the grid. */
-const STATUS_ORDER: Record<UploadStatus, number> = {
-  uploading: 0,
-  queued: 1,
-  error: 2,
-  done: 3,
-};
-
 interface UploadEntry {
   id: string;
   file: File;
@@ -639,6 +632,7 @@ export default function UploadPage() {
   const [processing, setProcessing] = useState(false);
   const [checkingIds, setCheckingIds] = useState<string[]>([]);
   const [modalFor, setModalFor] = useState<TempUpload | null>(null);
+  const [bulkOpen, setBulkOpen] = useState(false);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const urls = objectUrls.current;
@@ -661,13 +655,10 @@ export default function UploadPage() {
     (temp) => temp.status === "completed" || temp.status === "error",
   );
 
-  // Active work first so a long batch never hides the file in progress.
-  const orderedEntries = useMemo(
-    () =>
-      [...entries].sort(
-        (a, b) => STATUS_ORDER[a.status] - STATUS_ORDER[b.status],
-      ),
-    [entries],
+  // Active work stays in insertion order (the grid must not reshuffle while
+  // you scroll it); the in-flight files get their own strip above it.
+  const uploadingEntries = entries.filter(
+    (entry) => entry.status === "uploading",
   );
 
   const uploadedCount = entries.filter((entry) => entry.status === "done").length;
@@ -1023,8 +1014,34 @@ export default function UploadPage() {
               {batchPercent}%
             </span>
           </div>
-          <div className="grid max-h-[46rem] grid-cols-2 gap-3 overflow-y-auto pr-1 sm:grid-cols-3 lg:grid-cols-4">
-            {orderedEntries.map((entry) => (
+          {uploadingEntries.length > 0 ? (
+            <div className="flex flex-col gap-1.5 rounded-lg border border-ctp-surface0 bg-ctp-base p-2">
+              {uploadingEntries.map((entry) => (
+                <div
+                  key={entry.id}
+                  className="flex items-center gap-2 text-[11px]"
+                >
+                  <span
+                    className="w-40 shrink-0 truncate font-mono text-ctp-subtext1 sm:w-56"
+                    title={entry.file.name}
+                  >
+                    {entry.file.name}
+                  </span>
+                  <div className="h-1 min-w-0 flex-1 overflow-hidden rounded-full bg-ctp-surface0">
+                    <div
+                      className="h-full bg-ctp-mauve transition-[width] duration-150"
+                      style={{ width: `${entry.progress}%` }}
+                    />
+                  </div>
+                  <span className="w-9 shrink-0 text-right font-mono text-ctp-overlay0">
+                    {entry.progress}%
+                  </span>
+                </div>
+              ))}
+            </div>
+          ) : null}
+          <div className="grid max-h-[60vh] grid-cols-[repeat(auto-fill,minmax(150px,1fr))] content-start gap-3 overflow-y-auto overscroll-contain pr-1">
+            {entries.map((entry) => (
               <div
                 key={entry.id}
                 className="overflow-hidden rounded-lg border border-ctp-surface0 bg-ctp-base"
@@ -1081,7 +1098,22 @@ export default function UploadPage() {
       ) : null}
 
       <div className="grid gap-6 lg:grid-cols-3">
-        {column("Pending & Unmatched", pending, "Nothing waiting.")}
+        {column(
+          "Pending & Unmatched",
+          pending,
+          "Nothing waiting.",
+          pending.length > 0 ? (
+            <Button
+              variant="secondary"
+              className="px-2 py-0.5 text-[11px]"
+              onClick={() => setBulkOpen(true)}
+              title="Pick a rating and move a bunch of pending uploads into the library"
+            >
+              <ListChecks className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+              bulk rate
+            </Button>
+          ) : null,
+        )}
         {column(
           "Visual Similarity Detected",
           visual,
@@ -1107,6 +1139,10 @@ export default function UploadPage() {
       {modalFor ? (
         <MetadataModal temp={modalFor} onClose={() => setModalFor(null)} />
       ) : null}
+
+      {bulkOpen ? (
+        <BulkRateModal uploads={pending} onClose={() => setBulkOpen(false)} />
+      ) : null}
     </div>
   );
 }