diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/jobs.py b/src/calibre/gui2/jobs.py
index 076a9720a3..b7992eb319 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/jobs.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/jobs.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from calibre.utils.ipc.job import ParallelJob
 from calibre.gui2 import Dispatcher, error_dialog, question_dialog, NONE, config, gprefs
 from calibre.gui2.device import DeviceJob
 from calibre.gui2.dialogs.jobs_ui import Ui_JobsDialog
-from calibre import __appname__
+from calibre import __appname__, as_unicode
 from calibre.gui2.dialogs.job_view_ui import Ui_Dialog
 from calibre.gui2.progress_indicator import ProgressIndicator
 from calibre.gui2.threaded_jobs import ThreadedJobServer, ThreadedJob
@@ -264,6 +264,26 @@ class JobManager(QAbstractTableModel): # {{{
                     _('This job cannot be stopped'), show=True)
         self._kill_job(job)
 
+    def kill_multiple_jobs(self, rows, view):
+        jobs = [self.jobs[row] for row in rows]
+        devjobs = [j for j in jobs is isinstance(j, DeviceJob)]
+        if devjobs:
+            error_dialog(view, _('Cannot kill job'),
+                         _('Cannot kill jobs that communicate with the device')).exec_()
+            jobs = [j for j in jobs if not isinstance(j, DeviceJob)]
+        jobs = [j for j in jobs if j.duration is None]
+        unkillable = [j for j in jobs if not getattr(j, 'killable', True)]
+        if unkillable:
+            names = u'\n'.join(as_unicode(j.description) for j in unkillable)
+            error_dialog(view, _('Cannot kill job'),
+                    _('Some of the jobs cannot be stopped. Click Show details'
+                        ' to see the list of unstoppable jobs.'), det_msg=names,
+                    show=True)
+            jobs = [j for j in jobs if getattr(j, 'killable', True)]
+        jobs = [j for j in jobs if j.duration is None]
+        for j in jobs:
+            self._kill_job(j)
+
     def kill_all_jobs(self):
         for job in self.jobs:
             if (isinstance(job, DeviceJob) or job.duration is not None or
@@ -484,8 +504,10 @@ class JobsDialog(QDialog, Ui_JobsDialog):
                 ngettext('Do you really want to stop the selected job?',
                     'Do you really want to stop all the selected jobs?',
                     len(rows))):
-            for row in rows:
-                self.model.kill_job(row, self)
+            if len(rows) > 1:
+                self.model.kill_multiple_jobs(rows, self)
+            else:
+                self.model.kill_job(rows[0], self)
 
     def kill_all_jobs(self, *args):
         if question_dialog(self, _('Are you sure?'),