diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/BulkAssetsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/BulkAssetsController.php
index 1ce08e65e9af..c27cfe3e0c69 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/BulkAssetsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Assets/BulkAssetsController.php
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ public function edit(Request $request) : View | RedirectResponse
         }
 
         $asset_ids = $request->input('ids');
+        if ($request->input('bulk_actions') === 'checkout') {
+            $request->session()->flashInput(['selected_assets' => $asset_ids]);
+            return redirect()->route('hardware.bulkcheckout.show');
+        }
 
         // Figure out where we need to send the user after the update is complete, and store that in the session
         $bulk_back_url = request()->headers->get('referer');
@@ -571,31 +575,34 @@ public function storeCheckout(AssetCheckoutRequest $request) : RedirectResponse
             }
 
             $errors = [];
-            DB::transaction(function () use ($target, $admin, $checkout_at, $expected_checkin, $errors, $asset_ids, $request) {
+            DB::transaction(function () use ($target, $admin, $checkout_at, $expected_checkin, &$errors, $asset_ids, $request) { //NOTE: $errors is passsed by reference!
                 foreach ($asset_ids as $asset_id) {
                     $asset = Asset::findOrFail($asset_id);
                     $this->authorize('checkout', $asset);
 
-                    $error = $asset->checkOut($target, $admin, $checkout_at, $expected_checkin, e($request->get('note')), $asset->name, null);
+                    $checkout_success = $asset->checkOut($target, $admin, $checkout_at, $expected_checkin, e($request->get('note')), $asset->name, null);
 
+                    //TODO - I think this logic is duplicated in the checkOut method?
                     if ($target->location_id != '') {
                         $asset->location_id = $target->location_id;
-                        $asset->unsetEventDispatcher();
-                        $asset->save();
+                        // TODO - I don't know why this is being saved without events
+                        $asset::withoutEvents(function () use ($asset) {
+                            $asset->save();
+                        });
                     }
 
-                    if ($error) {
-                        array_merge_recursive($errors, $asset->getErrors()->toArray());
+                    if (!$checkout_success) {
+                        $errors = array_merge_recursive($errors, $asset->getErrors()->toArray());
                     }
                 }
             });
 
             if (! $errors) {
                 // Redirect to the new asset page
-                return redirect()->to('hardware')->with('success', trans('admin/hardware/message.checkout.success'));
+                return redirect()->to('hardware')->with('success', trans_choice('admin/hardware/message.multi-checkout.success', $asset_ids));
             }
             // Redirect to the asset management page with error
-            return redirect()->route('hardware.bulkcheckout.show')->with('error', trans('admin/hardware/message.checkout.error'))->withErrors($errors);
+            return redirect()->route('hardware.bulkcheckout.show')->withInput()->with('error', trans_choice('admin/hardware/message.multi-checkout.error', $asset_ids))->withErrors($errors);
         } catch (ModelNotFoundException $e) {
             return redirect()->route('hardware.bulkcheckout.show')->with('error', $e->getErrors());
         }
diff --git a/resources/lang/en-US/admin/hardware/message.php b/resources/lang/en-US/admin/hardware/message.php
index 041d32f56c90..27877e02f9fc 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en-US/admin/hardware/message.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en-US/admin/hardware/message.php
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@
         'no_assets_selected' => 'You must select at least one asset from the list',
     ],
 
+    'multi-checkout' => [
+        'error'   => 'Asset was not checked out, please try again|Assets were not checked out, please try again',
+        'success' => 'Asset checked out successfully.|Assets checked out successfully.',
+    ],
+
     'checkin' => [
         'error'   		=> 'Asset was not checked in, please try again',
         'success' 		=> 'Asset checked in successfully.',
diff --git a/resources/views/hardware/bulk-checkout.blade.php b/resources/views/hardware/bulk-checkout.blade.php
index 405e5e47cd26..39e2cdf10cbf 100644
--- a/resources/views/hardware/bulk-checkout.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/hardware/bulk-checkout.blade.php
@@ -115,5 +115,12 @@
 
 @section('moar_scripts')
 @include('partials/assets-assigned')
+<script nonce="{{ csrf_token() }}">
+    $(function () {
+        //if there's already a user selected, make sure their checked-out assets show up
+        // (if there isn't one, it won't do anything)
+        $('#assigned_user').change();
+    });
+</script>
 
 @stop
diff --git a/resources/views/partials/asset-bulk-actions.blade.php b/resources/views/partials/asset-bulk-actions.blade.php
index b597ad647f78..992fb52bba10 100644
--- a/resources/views/partials/asset-bulk-actions.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/partials/asset-bulk-actions.blade.php
@@ -16,17 +16,20 @@
     </label>
     <select name="bulk_actions" class="form-control select2" aria-label="bulk_actions" style="min-width: 350px;">
         @if((isset($status)) && ($status == 'Deleted'))
-        @can('delete', \App\Models\Asset::class)
-            <option value="restore">{{trans('button.restore')}}</option> 
-        @endcan
+            @can('delete', \App\Models\Asset::class)
+                <option value="restore">{{trans('button.restore')}}</option>
+            @endcan
         @else
-        @can('update', \App\Models\Asset::class)
-            <option value="edit">{{ trans('button.edit') }}</option>
-        @endcan
-        @can('delete', \App\Models\Asset::class)
-            <option value="delete">{{ trans('button.delete') }}</option>
-        @endcan
-        <option value="labels" {{$snipeSettings->shortcuts_enabled == 1 ? "accesskey=l" : ''}}>{{ trans_choice('button.generate_labels', 2) }}</option>
+            @can('update', \App\Models\Asset::class)
+                <option value="edit">{{ trans('button.edit') }}</option>
+            @endcan
+            @can('checkout', \App\Models\Asset::class)
+                <option value="checkout">{{ trans('general.bulk_checkout') }}</option>
+            @endcan
+            @can('delete', \App\Models\Asset::class)
+                <option value="delete">{{ trans('button.delete') }}</option>
+            @endcan
+            <option value="labels" {{$snipeSettings->shortcuts_enabled == 1 ? "accesskey=l" : ''}}>{{ trans_choice('button.generate_labels', 2) }}</option>
         @endif
     </select>