diff --git a/tailbone/api/batch/labels.py b/tailbone/api/batch/labels.py
index 507657fe..d6ba226d 100644
--- a/tailbone/api/batch/labels.py
+++ b/tailbone/api/batch/labels.py
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ class LabelBatchViews(APIMasterView):
             'id': batch.id,
             'id_str': batch.id_str,
             'description': batch.description,
+            'notes': batch.notes,
+            'rowcount': batch.rowcount,
             'created': created,
             'created_by_uuid': batch.created_by.uuid,
             'created_by_display': six.text_type(batch.created_by),
@@ -74,14 +76,23 @@ class LabelBatchViews(APIMasterView):
     def collection_get(self):
         return self._collection_get()
 
-    # @view(permission='ordering.create')
-    # def collection_post(self):
-    #     return self._collection_post()
+    def collection_post(self):
+        return self._collection_post()
+
+    def update_object(self, batch, data):
+
+        # assign some default values for new batch
+        if not batch.uuid:
+            batch.created_by_uuid = self.request.user.uuid
+            if batch.rowcount is None:
+                batch.rowcount = 0
+
+        return super(LabelBatchViews, self).update_object(batch, data)
 
     def get(self):
         return self._get()
 
-    # @view(permission='ordering.edit')
+    # @view(permission='labels.batch.edit')
     # def post(self):
     #     return self._post()
 
@@ -90,6 +101,7 @@ class LabelBatchViews(APIMasterView):
 
         # label batches
         resource.add_view(cls.collection_get, permission='labels.batch.list')
+        resource.add_view(cls.collection_post, permission='labels.batch.create')
         resource.add_view(cls.get, permission='labels.batch.view')
         batch_resource = resource.add_resource(cls, collection_path='/label-batches', path='/label-batch/{uuid}')
         config.add_cornice_resource(batch_resource)