diff --git a/tailbone/views/batch.py b/tailbone/views/batch.py
index b8f56b91..39a9a742 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/batch.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/batch.py
@@ -688,6 +688,11 @@ class BatchMasterView(MasterView):
         url_prefix = cls.get_url_prefix()
         permission_prefix = cls.get_permission_prefix()
         model_title = cls.get_model_title()
+        model_title_plural = cls.get_model_title_plural()
+
+        # TODO: currently must do this here (in addition to `_defaults()` or
+        # else the perm group label will not display correctly...
+        config.add_tailbone_permission_group(permission_prefix, model_title_plural, overwrite=False)
 
         # refresh rows data
         config.add_route('{}.refresh'.format(route_prefix), '{}/{{uuid}}/refresh'.format(url_prefix))