diff --git a/src/admin/AdminBatchEditPanelClient.tsx b/src/admin/AdminBatchEditPanelClient.tsx
index f3c82509..7195aac6 100644
--- a/src/admin/AdminBatchEditPanelClient.tsx
+++ b/src/admin/AdminBatchEditPanelClient.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { useAppState } from '@/state/AppState';
 import { clsx } from 'clsx/lite';
 import { IoCloseSharp } from 'react-icons/io5';
 import { useState } from 'react';
-import { Tags } from '@/tag';
+import { TAG_FAVS, Tags } from '@/tag';
 import { usePathname } from 'next/navigation';
 import { PATH_GRID_INFERRED } from '@/site/paths';
 import PhotoTagFieldset from './PhotoTagFieldset';
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { tagMultiplePhotosAction } from '@/photo/actions';
 import { toastSuccess } from '@/toast';
 import DeletePhotosButton from './DeletePhotosButton';
 import { photoQuantityText } from '@/photo';
+import { FaArrowDown, FaRegStar } from 'react-icons/fa6';
 
 export default function AdminBatchEditPanelClient({
   uniqueTags,
@@ -41,11 +42,15 @@ export default function AdminBatchEditPanelClient({
     setTagErrorMessage('');
   };
 
-  const photosText = photoQuantityText(selectedPhotoIds?.length ?? 0, false);
+  const photosText = photoQuantityText(
+    selectedPhotoIds?.length ?? 0,
+    false,
+    false,
+  );
 
-  const renderPhotoText = () => selectedPhotoIds?.length === 0
-    ? 'Select photos below'
-    : `${photosText} selected`;
+  const renderPhotoCTA = () => selectedPhotoIds?.length === 0
+    ? <><FaArrowDown /> Select photos below</>
+    : <>{photosText} selected</>;
 
   const renderActions = () => isInTagMode
     ? <>
@@ -70,9 +75,7 @@ export default function AdminBatchEditPanelClient({
             selectedPhotoIds ?? [],
           )
             .then(() => {
-              toastSuccess(
-                `Tags applied to ${photosText}`
-              );
+              toastSuccess(`${photosText} tagged`);
               resetForm();
             })
             .finally(() => setIsPerformingSelectEdit?.(false));
@@ -98,6 +101,23 @@ export default function AdminBatchEditPanelClient({
             onDelete={resetForm}
             onFinish={() => setIsPerformingSelectEdit?.(false)}
           />
+          <LoaderButton
+            icon={<FaRegStar />}
+            disabled={isPerformingSelectEdit}
+            confirmText={`Are you sure you want to favorite ${photosText}?`}
+            onClick={() => {
+              setIsPerformingSelectEdit?.(true);
+              tagMultiplePhotosAction(
+                TAG_FAVS,
+                selectedPhotoIds ?? [],
+              )
+                .then(() => {
+                  toastSuccess(`${photosText} favorited`);
+                  resetForm();
+                })
+                .finally(() => setIsPerformingSelectEdit?.(false));
+            }}
+          />
           <LoaderButton
             onClick={() => setTags('')}
             disabled={isPerformingSelectEdit}
@@ -145,8 +165,8 @@ export default function AdminBatchEditPanelClient({
               openOnLoad
               hideLabel
             />
-            : <div className="text-base">
-              {renderPhotoText()}
+            : <div className="text-base flex gap-2 items-center">
+              {renderPhotoCTA()}
             </div>}
         </Note>
         {tagErrorMessage &&
diff --git a/src/admin/DeletePhotosButton.tsx b/src/admin/DeletePhotosButton.tsx
index 68492f4a..b71f89e7 100644
--- a/src/admin/DeletePhotosButton.tsx
+++ b/src/admin/DeletePhotosButton.tsx
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export default function DeletePhotosButton({
 } & ComponentProps<typeof LoaderButton>) {
   const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(false);
 
-  const photosText = photoQuantityText(photoIds.length, false);
+  const photosText = photoQuantityText(photoIds.length, false, false);
 
   const { invalidateSwr, registerAdminUpdate } = useAppState();
 
diff --git a/src/photo/index.ts b/src/photo/index.ts
index 2d861363..646bd13e 100644
--- a/src/photo/index.ts
+++ b/src/photo/index.ts
@@ -194,13 +194,19 @@ export const titleForPhoto = (photo: Photo) =>
 export const altTextForPhoto = (photo: Photo) =>
   photo.semanticDescription || titleForPhoto(photo);
 
-export const photoLabelForCount = (count: number) =>
-  count === 1 ? 'Photo' : 'Photos';
+export const photoLabelForCount = (count: number, capitalize = true) =>
+  capitalize
+    ? count === 1 ? 'Photo' : 'Photos'
+    : count === 1 ? 'photo' : 'photos';
 
-export const photoQuantityText = (count: number, includeParentheses = true) =>
+export const photoQuantityText = (
+  count: number,
+  includeParentheses = true,
+  capitalize?: boolean,
+) =>
   includeParentheses
-    ? `(${count} ${photoLabelForCount(count)})`
-    : `${count} ${photoLabelForCount(count)}`;  
+    ? `(${count} ${photoLabelForCount(count, capitalize)})`
+    : `${count} ${photoLabelForCount(count, capitalize)}`;  
 
 export const deleteConfirmationTextForPhoto = (photo: Photo) =>
   `Are you sure you want to delete "${titleForPhoto(photo)}?"`;
@@ -219,7 +225,7 @@ export const descriptionForPhotoSet = (
     : [
       explicitCount ?? photos.length,
       descriptor,
-      photoLabelForCount(explicitCount ?? photos.length),
+      photoLabelForCount(explicitCount ?? photos.length, false),
     ].join(' ');
 
 const sortPhotosByDate = (