diff --git a/tailbone/templates/mobile/batch/view.mako b/tailbone/templates/mobile/batch/view.mako
index 0770e703..9a24b21e 100644
--- a/tailbone/templates/mobile/batch/view.mako
+++ b/tailbone/templates/mobile/batch/view.mako
@@ -11,18 +11,26 @@ ${parent.body()}
     ${grid.render_complete()|n}
 % endif
 
-% if not batch.executed and request.has_perm('{}.edit'.format(permission_prefix)):
-    % if batch.complete:
-        ${h.form(request.route_url('mobile.{}.mark_pending'.format(route_prefix), uuid=batch.uuid))}
+% if not batch.executed:
+    % if request.has_perm('{}.edit'.format(permission_prefix)):
+        % if batch.complete:
+            ${h.form(url('mobile.{}.mark_pending'.format(route_prefix), uuid=batch.uuid))}
+            ${h.csrf_token(request)}
+            ${h.hidden('mark-pending', value='true')}
+            ${h.submit('submit', "Mark Batch as Pending")}
+            ${h.end_form()}
+        % else:
+            ${h.form(url('mobile.{}.mark_complete'.format(route_prefix), uuid=batch.uuid))}
+            ${h.csrf_token(request)}
+            ${h.hidden('mark-complete', value='true')}
+            ${h.submit('submit', "Mark Batch as Complete")}
+            ${h.end_form()}
+        % endif
+    % endif
+    % if batch.complete and master.mobile_executable and request.has_perm('{}.execute'.format(permission_prefix)):
+        ${h.form(url('mobile.{}.execute'.format(route_prefix), uuid=batch.uuid))}
         ${h.csrf_token(request)}
-        ${h.hidden('mark-pending', value='true')}
-        ${h.submit('submit', "Mark Batch as Pending")}
-        ${h.end_form()}
-    % else:
-        ${h.form(request.route_url('mobile.{}.mark_complete'.format(route_prefix), uuid=batch.uuid))}
-        ${h.csrf_token(request)}
-        ${h.hidden('mark-complete', value='true')}
-        ${h.submit('submit', "Mark Batch as Complete")}
+        ${h.submit('submit', "Execute Batch")}
         ${h.end_form()}
     % endif
 % endif
diff --git a/tailbone/views/batch/core.py b/tailbone/views/batch/core.py
index 1db69a4f..1d539dd2 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/batch/core.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/batch/core.py
@@ -892,6 +892,38 @@ class BatchMasterView(MasterView):
         self.request.session.flash("Invalid request: {}".format(form.make_deform_form().error), 'error')
         return self.redirect(self.get_action_url('view', batch))
 
+    def mobile_execute(self):
+        """
+        Execute a batch via mobile, i.e. (for now) blocking with no progress bar.
+        """
+        batch = self.get_instance()
+        self.executing = True
+        form = self.make_execute_form(batch)
+        if form.validate(newstyle=True):
+            kwargs = dict(form.validated)
+
+            # cache options to use as defaults next time
+            for key, value in form.validated.items():
+                self.request.session['batch.{}.execute_option.{}'.format(batch.batch_key, key)] = value
+
+            try:
+                result = self.handler.execute(batch, user=self.request.user, **kwargs)
+            except Exception as err:
+                log.exception("failed to execute batch %s: %s", batch.id_str, batch)
+                self.request.session.flash("Failed to execute batch: {}".format(err), 'error')
+            else:
+                if result:
+                    batch.executed = datetime.datetime.utcnow()
+                    batch.executed_by = self.request.user
+                    self.request.session.flash("Batch was executed: {}".format(batch))
+                else:
+                    log.error("not sure why, but failed to execute batch %s: %s", batch.id_str, batch)
+                    self.request.session.flash("Failed to execute batch: {}".format(err), 'error')
+            return self.redirect(self.get_action_url('view', batch, mobile=True))
+
+        self.request.session.flash("Invalid request: {}".format(form.make_deform_form().error), 'error')
+        return self.redirect(self.get_action_url('view', batch, mobile=True))
+
     def execute_error_message(self, error):
         return "Batch execution failed: {}: {}".format(type(error).__name__, error)
 
diff --git a/tailbone/views/master.py b/tailbone/views/master.py
index 1fa8f739..f3d49514 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/master.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/master.py
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ class MasterView(View):
     mobile_creatable = False
     mobile_pageable = True
     mobile_filterable = False
+    mobile_executable = False
 
     listing = False
     creating = False
@@ -2746,12 +2747,17 @@ class MasterView(View):
                                            "Edit {0}".format(model_title))
 
         # execute
-        if cls.executable:
+        if cls.executable or cls.mobile_executable:
             config.add_tailbone_permission(permission_prefix, '{}.execute'.format(permission_prefix),
                                            "Execute {}".format(model_title))
+        if cls.executable:
             config.add_route('{}.execute'.format(route_prefix), '{}/{{{}}}/execute'.format(url_prefix, model_key))
             config.add_view(cls, attr='execute', route_name='{}.execute'.format(route_prefix),
                             permission='{}.execute'.format(permission_prefix))
+        if cls.mobile_executable:
+            config.add_route('mobile.{}.execute'.format(route_prefix), '/mobile{}/{{{}}}/execute'.format(url_prefix, model_key))
+            config.add_view(cls, attr='mobile_execute', route_name='mobile.{}.execute'.format(route_prefix),
+                            permission='{}.execute'.format(permission_prefix))
 
         # delete
         if cls.deletable: