diff --git a/src/__phutil_library_map__.php b/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
--- a/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
+++ b/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
@@ -4172,6 +4172,7 @@
     'PhabricatorProjectColorsConfigType' => 'applications/project/config/PhabricatorProjectColorsConfigType.php',
     'PhabricatorProjectColumn' => 'applications/project/storage/PhabricatorProjectColumn.php',
     'PhabricatorProjectColumnAuthorOrder' => 'applications/project/order/PhabricatorProjectColumnAuthorOrder.php',
+    'PhabricatorProjectColumnBulkEditController' => 'applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectColumnBulkEditController.php',
     'PhabricatorProjectColumnCreatedOrder' => 'applications/project/order/PhabricatorProjectColumnCreatedOrder.php',
     'PhabricatorProjectColumnDetailController' => 'applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectColumnDetailController.php',
     'PhabricatorProjectColumnEditController' => 'applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectColumnEditController.php',
@@ -10445,6 +10446,7 @@
       'PhabricatorConduitResultInterface',
     ),
     'PhabricatorProjectColumnAuthorOrder' => 'PhabricatorProjectColumnOrder',
+    'PhabricatorProjectColumnBulkEditController' => 'PhabricatorProjectBoardController',
     'PhabricatorProjectColumnCreatedOrder' => 'PhabricatorProjectColumnOrder',
     'PhabricatorProjectColumnDetailController' => 'PhabricatorProjectBoardController',
     'PhabricatorProjectColumnEditController' => 'PhabricatorProjectBoardController',
diff --git a/src/applications/project/application/PhabricatorProjectApplication.php b/src/applications/project/application/PhabricatorProjectApplication.php
--- a/src/applications/project/application/PhabricatorProjectApplication.php
+++ b/src/applications/project/application/PhabricatorProjectApplication.php
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@
             => 'PhabricatorProjectColumnDetailController',
           'viewquery/(?P<columnID>\d+)/'
             => 'PhabricatorProjectColumnViewQueryController',
+          'bulk/(?P<columnID>\d+)/'
+            => 'PhabricatorProjectColumnBulkEditController',
           'import/'
             => 'PhabricatorProjectBoardImportController',
           'reorder/'
diff --git a/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectBoardViewController.php b/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectBoardViewController.php
--- a/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectBoardViewController.php
+++ b/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectBoardViewController.php
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 final class PhabricatorProjectBoardViewController
   extends PhabricatorProjectBoardController {
 
-  const BATCH_EDIT_ALL = 'all';
-
   public function shouldAllowPublic() {
     return true;
   }
@@ -34,42 +32,9 @@
       $custom_query = null;
     }
 
-    $task_query = $search_engine->buildQueryFromSavedQuery($saved);
-
-    $select_phids = array($project->getPHID());
-    if ($project->getHasSubprojects() || $project->getHasMilestones()) {
-      $descendants = id(new PhabricatorProjectQuery())
-        ->setViewer($viewer)
-        ->withAncestorProjectPHIDs($select_phids)
-        ->execute();
-      foreach ($descendants as $descendant) {
-        $select_phids[] = $descendant->getPHID();
-      }
-    }
-
-    $tasks = $task_query
-      ->withEdgeLogicPHIDs(
-        PhabricatorProjectObjectHasProjectEdgeType::EDGECONST,
-        PhabricatorQueryConstraint::OPERATOR_ANCESTOR,
-        array($select_phids))
-      ->setOrder(ManiphestTaskQuery::ORDER_PRIORITY)
-      ->setViewer($viewer)
-      ->execute();
-    $tasks = mpull($tasks, null, 'getPHID');
+    $layout_engine = $state->getLayoutEngine();
 
     $board_phid = $project->getPHID();
-
-    // Regardless of display order, pass tasks to the layout engine in ID order
-    // so layout is consistent.
-    $board_tasks = msort($tasks, 'getID');
-
-    $layout_engine = id(new PhabricatorBoardLayoutEngine())
-      ->setViewer($viewer)
-      ->setBoardPHIDs(array($board_phid))
-      ->setObjectPHIDs(array_keys($board_tasks))
-      ->setFetchAllBoards(true)
-      ->executeLayout();
-
     $columns = $layout_engine->getColumns($board_phid);
     if (!$columns || !$project->getHasWorkboard()) {
       $has_normal_columns = false;
@@ -122,67 +87,13 @@
         ->appendChild($content);
     }
 
+    $tasks = $state->getObjects();
+
     $task_can_edit_map = id(new PhabricatorPolicyFilter())
       ->setViewer($viewer)
       ->requireCapabilities(array(PhabricatorPolicyCapability::CAN_EDIT))
       ->apply($tasks);
 
-    // If this is a batch edit, select the editable tasks in the chosen column
-    // and ship the user into the batch editor.
-    $batch_edit = $request->getStr('batch');
-    if ($batch_edit) {
-      if ($batch_edit !== self::BATCH_EDIT_ALL) {
-        $column_id_map = mpull($columns, null, 'getID');
-        $batch_column = idx($column_id_map, $batch_edit);
-        if (!$batch_column) {
-          return new Aphront404Response();
-        }
-
-        $batch_task_phids = $layout_engine->getColumnObjectPHIDs(
-          $board_phid,
-          $batch_column->getPHID());
-
-        foreach ($batch_task_phids as $key => $batch_task_phid) {
-          if (empty($task_can_edit_map[$batch_task_phid])) {
-            unset($batch_task_phids[$key]);
-          }
-        }
-
-        $batch_tasks = array_select_keys($tasks, $batch_task_phids);
-      } else {
-        $batch_tasks = $task_can_edit_map;
-      }
-
-      if (!$batch_tasks) {
-        $cancel_uri = $state->newWorkboardURI();
-        return $this->newDialog()
-          ->setTitle(pht('No Editable Tasks'))
-          ->appendParagraph(
-            pht(
-              'The selected column contains no visible tasks which you '.
-              'have permission to edit.'))
-          ->addCancelButton($board_uri);
-      }
-
-      // Create a saved query to hold the working set. This allows us to get
-      // around URI length limitations with a long "?ids=..." query string.
-      // For details, see T10268.
-      $search_engine = id(new ManiphestTaskSearchEngine())
-        ->setViewer($viewer);
-
-      $saved_query = $search_engine->newSavedQuery();
-      $saved_query->setParameter('ids', mpull($batch_tasks, 'getID'));
-      $search_engine->saveQuery($saved_query);
-
-      $query_key = $saved_query->getQueryKey();
-
-      $bulk_uri = new PhutilURI("/maniphest/bulk/query/{$query_key}/");
-      $bulk_uri->replaceQueryParam('board', $project->getID());
-
-      return id(new AphrontRedirectResponse())
-        ->setURI($bulk_uri);
-    }
-
     $move_id = $request->getStr('move');
     if (strlen($move_id)) {
       $column_id_map = mpull($columns, null, 'getID');
@@ -426,11 +337,13 @@
       }
     }
 
+    $container_phids = $state->getBoardContainerPHIDs();
+
     $rendering_engine = id(new PhabricatorBoardRenderingEngine())
       ->setViewer($viewer)
       ->setObjects(array_select_keys($tasks, $visible_phids))
       ->setEditMap($task_can_edit_map)
-      ->setExcludedProjectPHIDs($select_phids);
+      ->setExcludedProjectPHIDs($container_phids);
 
     $templates = array();
     $all_tasks = array();
@@ -912,13 +825,6 @@
       ->setName(pht('Manage Workboard'))
       ->setHref($manage_uri);
 
-    $batch_edit_uri = $request->getRequestURI();
-    $batch_edit_uri->replaceQueryParam('batch', self::BATCH_EDIT_ALL);
-    $can_batch_edit = PhabricatorPolicyFilter::hasCapability(
-      $viewer,
-      PhabricatorApplication::getByClass('PhabricatorManiphestApplication'),
-      ManiphestBulkEditCapability::CAPABILITY);
-
     $manage_menu = id(new PhabricatorActionListView())
         ->setUser($viewer);
     foreach ($manage_items as $item) {
@@ -1002,9 +908,12 @@
     $column_items[] = id(new PhabricatorActionView())
       ->setType(PhabricatorActionView::TYPE_DIVIDER);
 
-    $batch_edit_uri = $request->getRequestURI();
-    $batch_edit_uri->replaceQueryParam('batch', $column->getID());
-    $can_batch_edit = PhabricatorPolicyFilter::hasCapability(
+    $bulk_edit_uri = $state->newWorkboardURI(
+      urisprintf(
+        'bulk/%d/',
+        $column->getID()));
+
+    $can_bulk_edit = PhabricatorPolicyFilter::hasCapability(
       $viewer,
       PhabricatorApplication::getByClass('PhabricatorManiphestApplication'),
       ManiphestBulkEditCapability::CAPABILITY);
@@ -1012,8 +921,8 @@
     $column_items[] = id(new PhabricatorActionView())
       ->setIcon('fa-list-ul')
       ->setName(pht('Bulk Edit Tasks...'))
-      ->setHref($batch_edit_uri)
-      ->setDisabled(!$can_batch_edit);
+      ->setHref($bulk_edit_uri)
+      ->setDisabled(!$can_bulk_edit);
 
     $batch_move_uri = $request->getRequestURI();
     $batch_move_uri->replaceQueryParam('move', $column->getID());
diff --git a/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectColumnBulkEditController.php b/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectColumnBulkEditController.php
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/applications/project/controller/PhabricatorProjectColumnBulkEditController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+<?php
+
+final class PhabricatorProjectColumnBulkEditController
+  extends PhabricatorProjectBoardController {
+
+  public function handleRequest(AphrontRequest $request) {
+    $viewer = $request->getViewer();
+
+    $response = $this->loadProject();
+    if ($response) {
+      return $response;
+    }
+
+    $project = $this->getProject();
+    $state = $this->getViewState();
+    $board_uri = $state->newWorkboardURI();
+
+    $layout_engine = $state->getLayoutEngine();
+
+    $board_phid = $project->getPHID();
+    $columns = $layout_engine->getColumns($board_phid);
+    $columns = mpull($columns, null, 'getID');
+
+    $column_id = $request->getURIData('columnID');
+    $bulk_column = idx($columns, $column_id);
+    if (!$bulk_column) {
+      return new Aphront404Response();
+    }
+
+    $bulk_task_phids = $layout_engine->getColumnObjectPHIDs(
+      $board_phid,
+      $bulk_column->getPHID());
+
+    $tasks = $state->getObjects();
+
+    $bulk_tasks = array_select_keys($tasks, $bulk_task_phids);
+
+    $bulk_tasks = id(new PhabricatorPolicyFilter())
+      ->setViewer($viewer)
+      ->requireCapabilities(array(PhabricatorPolicyCapability::CAN_EDIT))
+      ->apply($bulk_tasks);
+
+    if (!$bulk_tasks) {
+      return $this->newDialog()
+        ->setTitle(pht('No Editable Tasks'))
+        ->appendParagraph(
+          pht(
+            'The selected column contains no visible tasks which you '.
+            'have permission to edit.'))
+        ->addCancelButton($board_uri);
+    }
+
+    // Create a saved query to hold the working set. This allows us to get
+    // around URI length limitations with a long "?ids=..." query string.
+    // For details, see T10268.
+    $search_engine = id(new ManiphestTaskSearchEngine())
+      ->setViewer($viewer);
+
+    $saved_query = $search_engine->newSavedQuery();
+    $saved_query->setParameter('ids', mpull($bulk_tasks, 'getID'));
+    $search_engine->saveQuery($saved_query);
+
+    $query_key = $saved_query->getQueryKey();
+
+    $bulk_uri = new PhutilURI("/maniphest/bulk/query/{$query_key}/");
+    $bulk_uri->replaceQueryParam('board', $project->getID());
+
+    return id(new AphrontRedirectResponse())
+      ->setURI($bulk_uri);
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/applications/project/state/PhabricatorWorkboardViewState.php b/src/applications/project/state/PhabricatorWorkboardViewState.php
--- a/src/applications/project/state/PhabricatorWorkboardViewState.php
+++ b/src/applications/project/state/PhabricatorWorkboardViewState.php
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
   private $requestState = array();
   private $savedQuery;
   private $searchEngine;
+  private $layoutEngine;
+  private $objects;
 
   public function setProject(PhabricatorProject $project) {
     $this->project = $project;
@@ -212,4 +214,78 @@
     return $this->requestState;
   }
 
+  public function getLayoutEngine() {
+    if ($this->layoutEngine === null) {
+      $this->layoutEngine = $this->newLayoutEngine();
+    }
+    return $this->layoutEngine;
+  }
+
+  private function newLayoutEngine() {
+    $project = $this->getProject();
+    $viewer = $this->getViewer();
+
+    $board_phid = $project->getPHID();
+    $objects = $this->getObjects();
+
+    // Regardless of display order, pass tasks to the layout engine in ID order
+    // so layout is consistent.
+    $objects = msort($objects, 'getID');
+
+    $layout_engine = id(new PhabricatorBoardLayoutEngine())
+      ->setViewer($viewer)
+      ->setObjectPHIDs(array_keys($objects))
+      ->setBoardPHIDs(array($board_phid))
+      ->setFetchAllBoards(true)
+      ->executeLayout();
+
+    return $layout_engine;
+  }
+
+  public function getBoardContainerPHIDs() {
+    $project = $this->getProject();
+    $viewer = $this->getViewer();
+
+    $container_phids = array($project->getPHID());
+    if ($project->getHasSubprojects() || $project->getHasMilestones()) {
+      $descendants = id(new PhabricatorProjectQuery())
+        ->setViewer($viewer)
+        ->withAncestorProjectPHIDs($container_phids)
+        ->execute();
+      foreach ($descendants as $descendant) {
+        $container_phids[] = $descendant->getPHID();
+      }
+    }
+
+    return $container_phids;
+  }
+
+  public function getObjects() {
+    if ($this->objects === null) {
+      $this->objects = $this->newObjects();
+    }
+
+    return $this->objects;
+  }
+
+  private function newObjects() {
+    $viewer = $this->getViewer();
+    $saved_query = $this->getSavedQuery();
+    $search_engine = $this->getSearchEngine();
+
+    $container_phids = $this->getBoardContainerPHIDs();
+
+    $task_query = $search_engine->buildQueryFromSavedQuery($saved_query)
+      ->setViewer($viewer)
+      ->withEdgeLogicPHIDs(
+        PhabricatorProjectObjectHasProjectEdgeType::EDGECONST,
+        PhabricatorQueryConstraint::OPERATOR_ANCESTOR,
+        array($container_phids));
+
+    $tasks = $task_query->execute();
+    $tasks = mpull($tasks, null, 'getPHID');
+
+    return $tasks;
+  }
+
 }