diff --git a/packages/api/src/jobs/batch_update.ts b/packages/api/src/jobs/batch_update.ts
index b7961a2a2..2657fedec 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/jobs/batch_update.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/jobs/batch_update.ts
@@ -3,24 +3,16 @@ import { batchUpdateLibraryItems } from '../services/library_item'
 
 export interface BatchUpdateData {
   userId: string
-  labelIds: string[]
   libraryItemIds: string[]
   action: BulkActionType
-  size: number
+  labelIds?: string[]
   args?: unknown
 }
 
 export const BATCH_UPDATE_JOB_NAME = 'batch-update'
 
 export const batchUpdate = async (data: BatchUpdateData) => {
-  const { userId, action, labelIds, libraryItemIds, args, size } = data
+  const { userId, action, labelIds, libraryItemIds, args } = data
 
-  const searchArgs = {
-    size,
-    query: `in:all includes:${libraryItemIds.join()}`,
-  }
-
-  await batchUpdateLibraryItems(action, searchArgs, userId, labelIds, args)
-
-  return true
+  return batchUpdateLibraryItems(action, libraryItemIds, userId, labelIds, args)
 }
diff --git a/packages/api/src/jobs/bulk_action.ts b/packages/api/src/jobs/bulk_action.ts
index b8f3623cc..fbef5b2b9 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/jobs/bulk_action.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/jobs/bulk_action.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { BulkActionType } from '../generated/graphql'
 import { getBackendQueue } from '../queue-processor'
 import { searchLibraryItems } from '../services/library_item'
+import { stringToHash } from '../utils/helpers'
 import { logger } from '../utils/logger'
 import { BATCH_UPDATE_JOB_NAME } from './batch_update'
 
@@ -9,15 +10,19 @@ export interface BulkActionData {
   userId: string
   action: BulkActionType
   query: string
-  labelIds: string[]
   batchSize: number
+  labelIds?: string[]
   args?: unknown
   useFolders?: boolean
 }
 
 export const BULK_ACTION_JOB_NAME = 'bulk-action'
 
-export const bulkAction = async (data: BulkActionData) => {
+export const bulkAction = async (data: BulkActionData, id?: string) => {
+  if (!id) {
+    throw new Error('Missing id')
+  }
+
   const {
     userId,
     action,
@@ -33,7 +38,7 @@ export const bulkAction = async (data: BulkActionData) => {
   if (!queue) {
     throw new Error('Queue not initialized')
   }
-
+  const parent = { id, queue: queue.name }
   let offset = 0
 
   do {
@@ -54,12 +59,18 @@ export const bulkAction = async (data: BulkActionData) => {
       args,
       size: batchSize,
     }
+    const libraryItemIdsStr = libraryItemIds.sort().join()
+    const jobId = `${BATCH_UPDATE_JOB_NAME}-${stringToHash(libraryItemIdsStr)}`
 
     // enqueue job for each batch
     try {
       await queue.add(BATCH_UPDATE_JOB_NAME, data, {
         attempts: 1,
         priority: 10,
+        jobId, // deduplication
+        removeOnComplete: true,
+        removeOnFail: true,
+        parent, // for tracking
       })
     } catch (error) {
       logger.error('Error enqueuing batch update job', error)
diff --git a/packages/api/src/queue-processor.ts b/packages/api/src/queue-processor.ts
index 70f7d7359..ecb255e95 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/queue-processor.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/queue-processor.ts
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ export const createWorker = (connection: ConnectionOptions) =>
         case SYNC_READ_POSITIONS_JOB_NAME:
           return syncReadPositionsJob(job.data)
         case BULK_ACTION_JOB_NAME:
-          return bulkAction(job.data)
+          return bulkAction(job.data, job.id)
         case BATCH_UPDATE_JOB_NAME:
           return batchUpdate(job.data)
       }
diff --git a/packages/api/src/resolvers/article/index.ts b/packages/api/src/resolvers/article/index.ts
index c60f821d2..1441acbd3 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/resolvers/article/index.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/resolvers/article/index.ts
@@ -59,12 +59,11 @@ import {
   UpdatesSinceError,
   UpdatesSinceSuccess,
 } from '../../generated/graphql'
-import { BULK_ACTION_JOB_NAME } from '../../jobs/bulk_action'
-import { getBackendQueue } from '../../queue-processor'
 import { authTrx, getColumns } from '../../repository'
 import { getInternalLabelWithColor } from '../../repository/label'
 import { libraryItemRepository } from '../../repository/library_item'
 import { userRepository } from '../../repository/user'
+import { clearCachedReadingPosition } from '../../services/cached_reading_position'
 import { createPageSaveRequest } from '../../services/create_page_save_request'
 import { findHighlightsByLibraryItemId } from '../../services/highlights'
 import {
@@ -93,6 +92,7 @@ import {
 import { traceAs } from '../../tracing'
 import { analytics } from '../../utils/analytics'
 import { isSiteBlockedForParse } from '../../utils/blocked'
+import { enqueueBulkAction } from '../../utils/createTask'
 import { authorized } from '../../utils/gql-utils'
 import {
   cleanUrl,
@@ -112,10 +112,6 @@ import {
   parsePreparedContent,
 } from '../../utils/parser'
 import { getStorageFileDetails } from '../../utils/uploads'
-import {
-  clearCachedReadingPosition,
-  fetchCachedReadingPosition,
-} from '../../services/cached_reading_position'
 
 export enum ArticleFormat {
   Markdown = 'markdown',
@@ -879,10 +875,11 @@ export const bulkActionResolver = authorized<
         },
       })
 
+      const batchSize = 100
       const useFolders = query.includes('use:folders')
       const searchArgs = {
         query,
-        size: 0,
+        size: batchSize,
         useFolders,
       }
       const searchResult = await searchLibraryItems(searchArgs, uid)
@@ -892,34 +889,35 @@ export const bulkActionResolver = authorized<
         return { success: true }
       }
 
-      const batchSize = 100
       if (count <= batchSize) {
         // if there are less than 100 items, update them synchronously
-        await batchUpdateLibraryItems(action, searchArgs, uid, labelIds, args)
+        const libraryItemIds = searchResult.libraryItems.map((item) => item.id)
+        await batchUpdateLibraryItems(
+          action,
+          libraryItemIds,
+          uid,
+          labelIds,
+          args
+        )
 
         return { success: true }
       }
 
       // if there are more than 100 items, update them asynchronously
-      const queue = await getBackendQueue()
-      if (!queue) {
-        throw new Error('Queue not initialized')
-      }
-
       const data = {
         userId: uid,
         action,
-        labelIds,
+        labelIds: labelIds || undefined,
         query,
         count,
         args,
         batchSize,
         useFolders,
       }
-      await queue.add(BULK_ACTION_JOB_NAME, data, {
-        attempts: 1,
-        priority: 10,
-      })
+      const job = await enqueueBulkAction(data)
+      if (!job) {
+        return { errorCodes: [BulkActionErrorCode.BadRequest] }
+      }
 
       return { success: true }
     } catch (error) {
diff --git a/packages/api/src/services/library_item.ts b/packages/api/src/services/library_item.ts
index a695e0cd5..c2cc0857b 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/services/library_item.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/services/library_item.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { ExpressionToken, LiqeQuery } from '@omnivore/liqe'
 import { DateTime } from 'luxon'
 import { DeepPartial, FindOptionsWhere, ObjectLiteral } from 'typeorm'
 import { QueryDeepPartialEntity } from 'typeorm/query-builder/QueryPartialEntity'
+import { ReadingProgressDataSource } from '../datasources/reading_progress_data_source'
 import { Highlight } from '../entity/highlight'
 import { Label } from '../entity/label'
 import { LibraryItem, LibraryItemState } from '../entity/library_item'
@@ -102,6 +103,20 @@ interface Select {
   alias?: string
 }
 
+const readingProgressDataSource = new ReadingProgressDataSource()
+
+const markItemAsRead = async (libraryItemId: string, userId: string) => {
+  return await readingProgressDataSource.updateReadingProgress(
+    userId,
+    libraryItemId,
+    {
+      readingProgressPercent: 100,
+      readingProgressTopPercent: 100,
+      readingProgressAnchorIndex: undefined,
+    }
+  )
+}
+
 const handleNoCase = (value: string) => {
   const keywordRegexMap: Record<string, RegExp> = {
     highlight: /^highlight(s)?$/i,
@@ -924,11 +939,15 @@ export const countByCreatedAt = async (
 
 export const batchUpdateLibraryItems = async (
   action: BulkActionType,
-  searchArgs: SearchArgs,
+  libraryItemIds: string[],
   userId: string,
   labelIds?: string[] | null,
   args?: unknown
 ) => {
+  if (libraryItemIds.length === 0) {
+    return
+  }
+
   interface FolderArguments {
     folder: string
   }
@@ -940,7 +959,6 @@ export const batchUpdateLibraryItems = async (
   const now = new Date().toISOString()
   // build the script
   let values: Record<string, string | number> = {}
-  let addLabels = false
   switch (action) {
     case BulkActionType.Archive:
       values = {
@@ -955,15 +973,23 @@ export const batchUpdateLibraryItems = async (
       }
       break
     case BulkActionType.AddLabels:
-      addLabels = true
-      break
-    case BulkActionType.MarkAsRead:
-      values = {
-        readAt: now,
-        readingProgressTopPercent: 100,
-        readingProgressBottomPercent: 100,
+      if (!labelIds || labelIds.length === 0) {
+        throw new Error('Labels are required for this action')
       }
-      break
+
+      // add labels to library items
+      for (const libraryItemId of libraryItemIds) {
+        await addLabelsToLibraryItem(labelIds, libraryItemId, userId)
+      }
+
+      return
+    case BulkActionType.MarkAsRead:
+      // update reading progress for library items
+      for (const libraryItemId of libraryItemIds) {
+        await markItemAsRead(libraryItemId, userId)
+      }
+
+      return
     case BulkActionType.MoveToFolder:
       if (!args || !isFolderArguments(args)) {
         throw new Error('Invalid arguments')
@@ -979,42 +1005,8 @@ export const batchUpdateLibraryItems = async (
       throw new Error('Invalid bulk action')
   }
 
-  if (!searchArgs.query) {
-    throw new Error('Search query is required')
-  }
-
-  const searchQuery = parseSearchQuery(searchArgs.query)
-  const parameters: ObjectLiteral[] = []
-  const query = buildQuery(searchQuery, parameters)
-
-  await authTrx(
-    async (tx) => {
-      const queryBuilder = tx
-        .createQueryBuilder(LibraryItem, 'library_item')
-        .where('library_item.user_id = :userId', { userId })
-
-      if (query) {
-        queryBuilder
-          .andWhere(`(${query})`)
-          .setParameters(paramtersToObject(parameters))
-      }
-
-      if (addLabels) {
-        if (!labelIds) {
-          throw new Error('Labels are required for this action')
-        }
-
-        const libraryItems = await queryBuilder.getMany()
-        // add labels to library items
-        for (const libraryItem of libraryItems) {
-          await addLabelsToLibraryItem(labelIds, libraryItem.id, userId)
-        }
-
-        return
-      }
-
-      await queryBuilder.update(LibraryItem).set(values).execute()
-    },
+  return authTrx(
+    async (tx) => tx.getRepository(LibraryItem).update(libraryItemIds, values),
     undefined,
     userId
   )
diff --git a/packages/api/src/utils/createTask.ts b/packages/api/src/utils/createTask.ts
index 8b4d57d1a..b08ce1083 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/utils/createTask.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/utils/createTask.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
   ArticleSavingRequestStatus,
   CreateLabelInput,
 } from '../generated/graphql'
+import { BulkActionData, BULK_ACTION_JOB_NAME } from '../jobs/bulk_action'
 import { THUMBNAIL_JOB } from '../jobs/find_thumbnail'
 import { queueRSSRefreshFeedJob } from '../jobs/rss/refreshAllFeeds'
 import { TriggerRuleJobData, TRIGGER_RULE_JOB_NAME } from '../jobs/trigger_rule'
@@ -716,4 +717,25 @@ export const enqueueUpdateHighlight = async (data: UpdateHighlightData) => {
   }
 }
 
+export const enqueueBulkAction = async (data: BulkActionData) => {
+  const queue = await getBackendQueue()
+  if (!queue) {
+    return undefined
+  }
+
+  const jobId = `${BULK_ACTION_JOB_NAME}-${data.userId}`
+
+  try {
+    return queue.add(BULK_ACTION_JOB_NAME, data, {
+      attempts: 1,
+      priority: 10,
+      jobId, // deduplication
+      removeOnComplete: true,
+      removeOnFail: true,
+    })
+  } catch (error) {
+    logger.error('error enqueuing update highlight job', error)
+  }
+}
+
 export default createHttpTaskWithToken