diff --git a/admin/themes/default/items/batch-edit-all.php b/admin/themes/default/items/batch-edit-all.php
index c59df8a2e..b7eaa1c09 100644
--- a/admin/themes/default/items/batch-edit-all.php
+++ b/admin/themes/default/items/batch-edit-all.php
@@ -51,6 +51,13 @@
 </form>
 
 </div>
+<?php echo js_tag('items'); ?>
+<script type="text/javascript">
+    jQuery(document).ready(function(){
+        Omeka.Items.tagDelimiter = <?php echo js_escape(get_option('tag_delimiter')); ?>;
+        Omeka.Items.tagChoices('#metadata-tags', <?php echo js_escape(url(array('controller'=>'tags', 'action'=>'autocomplete'), 'default', array(), true)); ?>);
+    });
+</script>
 <?php
 if (!$isPartial):
     echo foot();
diff --git a/admin/themes/default/items/batch-edit.php b/admin/themes/default/items/batch-edit.php
index 7dd57a4cf..8ba315f42 100644
--- a/admin/themes/default/items/batch-edit.php
+++ b/admin/themes/default/items/batch-edit.php
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 </form>
 
 </div>
+<?php echo js_tag('items'); ?>
 <script type="text/javascript">
     jQuery(document).ready(function(){
         var otherFormElements = jQuery('#item-fields select, #item-fields input');
@@ -85,6 +86,9 @@
             var name = this.name.replace('removeMetadata', 'metadata');
             jQuery('[name="' + name + '"]').prop('disabled', !!this.checked);
         });
+
+        Omeka.Items.tagDelimiter = <?php echo js_escape(get_option('tag_delimiter')); ?>;
+        Omeka.Items.tagChoices('#metadata-tags', <?php echo js_escape(url(array('controller'=>'tags', 'action'=>'autocomplete'), 'default', array(), true)); ?>);
     });
 </script>
 <?php