diff --git a/modules/backend/src/main/scala/docspell/backend/ops/OItem.scala b/modules/backend/src/main/scala/docspell/backend/ops/OItem.scala
index ff27b29a..65c00771 100644
--- a/modules/backend/src/main/scala/docspell/backend/ops/OItem.scala
+++ b/modules/backend/src/main/scala/docspell/backend/ops/OItem.scala
@@ -152,6 +152,12 @@ trait OItem[F[_]] {
       notifyJoex: Boolean
   ): F[UpdateResult]
 
+  def reprocessAll(
+      items: NonEmptyList[Ident],
+      account: AccountId,
+      notifyJoex: Boolean
+  ): F[UpdateResult]
+
   /** Submits a task that finds all non-converted pdfs and triggers
     * converting them using ocrmypdf. Each file is converted by a
     * separate task.
@@ -587,6 +593,20 @@ object OItem {
             _ <- OptionT.liftF(if (notifyJoex) joex.notifyAllNodes else ().pure[F])
           } yield UpdateResult.success).getOrElse(UpdateResult.notFound)
 
+        def reprocessAll(
+            items: NonEmptyList[Ident],
+            account: AccountId,
+            notifyJoex: Boolean
+        ): F[UpdateResult] =
+          UpdateResult.fromUpdate(for {
+            items <- store.transact(RItem.filterItems(items, account.collective))
+            jobs <- items
+              .map(item => ReProcessItemArgs(item, Nil))
+              .traverse(arg => JobFactory.reprocessItem[F](arg, account, Priority.Low))
+            _ <- queue.insertAllIfNew(jobs)
+            _ <- if (notifyJoex) joex.notifyAllNodes else ().pure[F]
+          } yield items.size)
+
         def convertAllPdf(
             collective: Option[Ident],
             account: AccountId,
diff --git a/modules/restapi/src/main/resources/docspell-openapi.yml b/modules/restapi/src/main/resources/docspell-openapi.yml
index 9a051e7e..2eabe73f 100644
--- a/modules/restapi/src/main/resources/docspell-openapi.yml
+++ b/modules/restapi/src/main/resources/docspell-openapi.yml
@@ -2225,6 +2225,31 @@ paths:
               schema:
                 $ref: "#/components/schemas/BasicResult"
 
+  /sec/items/reprocess:
+    post:
+      tags:
+        - Item (Multi Edit)
+      summary: Submit multiple items to re-processing
+      description: |
+        Given a list of item-ids, submits all these items for
+        reprocessing. All attachments of these items will be
+        reprocessed. Item metadata is not changed.
+      security:
+        - authTokenHeader: []
+      requestBody:
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              $ref: "#/components/schemas/IdList"
+
+      responses:
+        200:
+          description: Ok
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: "#/components/schemas/BasicResult"
+
 
   /sec/attachment/{id}:
     delete:
diff --git a/modules/restserver/src/main/scala/docspell/restserver/routes/ItemMultiRoutes.scala b/modules/restserver/src/main/scala/docspell/restserver/routes/ItemMultiRoutes.scala
index 860db77d..9865e71f 100644
--- a/modules/restserver/src/main/scala/docspell/restserver/routes/ItemMultiRoutes.scala
+++ b/modules/restserver/src/main/scala/docspell/restserver/routes/ItemMultiRoutes.scala
@@ -149,14 +149,13 @@ object ItemMultiRoutes {
           resp  <- Ok(Conversions.basicResult(res, "Concerned equipment updated"))
         } yield resp
 
-      // case req @ POST -> Root / "reprocess" =>
-      //   for {
-      //     data <- req.as[IdList]
-      //     ids = data.ids.flatMap(s => Ident.fromString(s).toOption)
-      //     _    <- logger.fdebug(s"Re-process item ${id.id}")
-      //     res  <- backend.item.reprocess(id, ids, user.account, true)
-      //     resp <- Ok(Conversions.basicResult(res, "Re-process task submitted."))
-      //   } yield resp
+      case req @ POST -> Root / "reprocess" =>
+        for {
+          json <- req.as[IdList]
+          items <- readIds[F](json.ids)
+          res  <- backend.item.reprocessAll(items, user.account, true)
+          resp <- Ok(Conversions.basicResult(res, "Re-process task(s) submitted."))
+        } yield resp
 
       // case POST -> Root / "deleteAll" =>
       //   for {
diff --git a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/ItemDetail/FormChange.elm b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/ItemDetail/FormChange.elm
index c6dc36dc..7d9c1c85 100644
--- a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/ItemDetail/FormChange.elm
+++ b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/ItemDetail/FormChange.elm
@@ -114,5 +114,5 @@ multiUpdate flags ids change receive =
             in
             Api.setConcEquipmentMultiple flags data receive
 
-        _ ->
+        NoFormChange ->
             Cmd.none