diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/metadata_bulk.py b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/metadata_bulk.py
index 2c88556d7b..dc801a048e 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/metadata_bulk.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/metadata_bulk.py
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ __copyright__ = '2008, Kovid Goyal <kovid at kovidgoyal.net>'
 import re, os
 
 from PyQt4.Qt import Qt, QDialog, QGridLayout, QVBoxLayout, QFont, QLabel, \
-                     pyqtSignal, QDialogButtonBox, QDate, QLineEdit
+                     pyqtSignal, QDialogButtonBox, QInputDialog, QLineEdit, \
+                     QMessageBox, QDate, QLineEdit
 
 from calibre.gui2.dialogs.metadata_bulk_ui import Ui_MetadataBulkDialog
 from calibre.gui2.dialogs.tag_editor import TagEditor
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ from calibre.ebooks.metadata.meta import get_metadata
 from calibre.gui2.custom_column_widgets import populate_metadata_page
 from calibre.gui2 import error_dialog, ResizableDialog, UNDEFINED_QDATE
 from calibre.gui2.progress_indicator import ProgressIndicator
-from calibre.utils.config import dynamic
+from calibre.utils.config import dynamic, JSONConfig
 from calibre.utils.titlecase import titlecase
 from calibre.utils.icu import sort_key, capitalize
 from calibre.utils.config import prefs, tweaks
@@ -451,6 +452,18 @@ class MetadataBulkDialog(ResizableDialog, Ui_MetadataBulkDialog):
         self.results_count.valueChanged[int].connect(self.s_r_display_bounds_changed)
         self.starting_from.valueChanged[int].connect(self.s_r_display_bounds_changed)
 
+        self.save_button.clicked.connect(self.save_query)
+        self.remove_button.clicked.connect(self.remove_query)
+        self.query_field.currentIndexChanged[str].connect(self.query_change)
+
+        self.queries = JSONConfig("queries")
+
+        self.query_field.addItem("")
+        for item in self.queries:
+            self.query_field.addItem(item)
+
+        self.query_field.setCurrentIndex(0)
+
     def s_r_get_field(self, mi, field):
         if field:
             if field == '{template}':
@@ -862,3 +875,105 @@ class MetadataBulkDialog(ResizableDialog, Ui_MetadataBulkDialog):
     def series_changed(self, *args):
         self.write_series = True
 
+    def remove_query(self, *args):
+        if not self.query_field.currentText():
+            return
+
+        ret = QMessageBox.question(self, _("Delete query"), 
+                _("Selected query will be deleted. Are You sure?"),
+                QMessageBox.Ok, QMessageBox.Cancel)
+
+        if ret == QMessageBox.Cancel:
+            return
+
+        item_id = self.query_field.currentIndex()
+        item_name = self.query_field.currentText()
+        
+        self.query_field.removeItem(item_id)
+
+        if item_name in self.queries.keys():
+            del(self.queries[str(item_name)])
+            self.queries.commit()
+
+    def save_query(self, *args):
+        query = {}
+        query['name'], ok =  QInputDialog.getText(self, _('Save query'), 
+                _('Query name:'))
+        if not ok:
+            return
+        query['name'] = str(query['name'])
+
+        new = True
+        if query['name'] in self.queries.keys():
+            ret = QMessageBox.question(self, _("Save query"), 
+                    _("Query already exists, old one would be overwritten." \
+                            " Are You sure?"),
+                    QMessageBox.Ok, QMessageBox.Cancel)
+            if ret == QMessageBox.Cancel:
+                return
+            new = False
+
+        query['search_field'] = str(self.search_field.currentText())
+        query['search_mode'] = str(self.search_mode.currentText())
+        query['s_r_template'] = str(self.s_r_template.text())
+        query['search_for'] = str(self.search_for.text())
+        query['case_sensitive'] = self.case_sensitive.isChecked()
+        query['replace_with'] = str(self.replace_with.text())
+        query['replace_func'] = str(self.replace_func.currentText())
+        query['destination_field'] = str(self.destination_field. \
+                currentText())
+        query['replace_mode'] = str(self.replace_mode.currentText())
+        query['comma_separated'] = self.comma_separated.isChecked()
+        query['results_count'] = self.results_count.value()
+        query['starting_from'] = self.starting_from.value()
+        query['multiple_separator'] = str(self.multiple_separator.text())
+
+        self.queries[query['name']] = query
+        self.queries.commit()
+
+        if new:
+            self.query_field.addItem(query['name'])
+        self.query_field.setCurrentIndex(self.query_field.findText(query['name']))
+
+    def query_change(self, item_name):
+        item = self.queries.get(str(item_name), None)
+        if item is None:
+            self.reset_query_fields()
+            return
+
+        self.search_field.setCurrentIndex(
+                self.search_field.findText(item['search_field']))
+        self.search_mode.setEditText(item['search_mode'])
+        self.search_mode.setCurrentIndex(
+                self.search_mode.findText(item['search_mode']))
+        self.s_r_template.setText(item['search_mode'])
+        self.search_for.setText(item['search_for'])
+        self.case_sensitive.setChecked(item['case_sensitive'])
+        self.replace_with.setText(item['replace_with'])
+        self.replace_func.setCurrentIndex(
+                self.replace_func.findText(item['replace_func']))
+        self.destination_field.setCurrentIndex(
+                self.destination_field.findText(item['destination_field']))
+        self.replace_mode.setCurrentIndex(
+                self.replace_mode.findText(item['replace_mode']))
+        self.comma_separated.setChecked(item['comma_separated'])
+        self.results_count.setValue(int(item['results_count']))
+        self.starting_from.setValue(int(item['starting_from']))
+        self.multiple_separator.setText(item['multiple_separator'])
+
+    def reset_query_fields(self):
+        self.search_field.setCurrentIndex(0)
+        self.search_mode.setEditText("")
+        self.search_mode.setCurrentIndex(0)
+        self.s_r_template.setText("")
+        self.search_for.setText("")
+        self.case_sensitive.setChecked(False)
+        self.replace_with.setText("")
+        self.replace_func.setCurrentIndex(0)
+        self.destination_field.setCurrentIndex(0)
+        self.replace_mode.setCurrentIndex(0)
+        self.comma_separated.setChecked(True)
+        self.results_count.setValue(999)
+        self.starting_from.setValue(1)
+        self.multiple_separator.setText(" ::: ")
+
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/metadata_bulk.ui b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/metadata_bulk.ui
index f8ae926be6..04bf9e364c 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/metadata_bulk.ui
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/metadata_bulk.ui
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@
        <rect>
         <x>0</x>
         <y>0</y>
-        <width>842</width>
-        <height>589</height>
+        <width>832</width>
+        <height>574</height>
        </rect>
       </property>
       <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
        <item>
         <widget class="QTabWidget" name="central_widget">
          <property name="currentIndex">
-          <number>0</number>
+          <number>2</number>
          </property>
          <widget class="QWidget" name="tabWidgetPage1">
           <attribute name="title">
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ Future conversion of these books will use the default settings.</string>
            <property name="sizeConstraint">
             <enum>QLayout::SetMinimumSize</enum>
            </property>
-           <item row="1" column="0" colspan="3">
+           <item row="1" column="0" colspan="4">
             <widget class="QLabel" name="s_r_heading">
              <property name="wordWrap">
               <bool>true</bool>
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ Future conversion of these books will use the default settings.</string>
              </property>
             </widget>
            </item>
-           <item row="3" column="0">
+           <item row="11" column="0">
             <widget class="QLabel" name="xlabel_21">
              <property name="text">
               <string>Search &amp;field:</string>
@@ -601,14 +601,14 @@ Future conversion of these books will use the default settings.</string>
              </property>
             </widget>
            </item>
-           <item row="3" column="1">
+           <item row="11" column="2">
             <widget class="QComboBox" name="search_field">
              <property name="toolTip">
               <string>The name of the field that you want to search</string>
              </property>
             </widget>
            </item>
-           <item row="3" column="2">
+           <item row="11" column="3">
             <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="HLayout_3">
              <item>
               <widget class="QLabel" name="xlabel_24">
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ Future conversion of these books will use the default settings.</string>
              </item>
             </layout>
            </item>
-           <item row="4" column="0">
+           <item row="12" column="0">
             <widget class="QLabel" name="template_label">
              <property name="text">
               <string>Te&amp;mplate:</string>
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ Future conversion of these books will use the default settings.</string>
              </property>
             </widget>
            </item>
-           <item row="4" column="1">
+           <item row="12" column="2">
             <widget class="HistoryLineEdit" name="s_r_template">
              <property name="sizePolicy">
               <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Fixed">
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ Future conversion of these books will use the default settings.</string>
              </property>
             </widget>
            </item>
-           <item row="5" column="0">
+           <item row="13" column="0">
             <widget class="QLabel" name="xlabel_2">
              <property name="text">
               <string>&amp;Search for:</string>
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ Future conversion of these books will use the default settings.</string>
              </property>
             </widget>
            </item>
-           <item row="5" column="1">
+           <item row="13" column="2">
             <widget class="HistoryLineEdit" name="search_for">
              <property name="sizePolicy">
               <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Fixed">
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ Future conversion of these books will use the default settings.</string>
              </property>
             </widget>
            </item>
-           <item row="5" column="2">
+           <item row="13" column="3">
             <widget class="QCheckBox" name="case_sensitive">
              <property name="toolTip">
               <string>Check this box if the search string must match exactly upper and lower case. Uncheck it if case is to be ignored</string>
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ Future conversion of these books will use the default settings.</string>
              </property>
             </widget>
            </item>
-           <item row="6" column="0">
+           <item row="14" column="0">
             <widget class="QLabel" name="xlabel_4">
              <property name="text">
               <string>&amp;Replace with:</string>
@@ -711,14 +711,14 @@ Future conversion of these books will use the default settings.</string>
              </property>
             </widget>
            </item>
-           <item row="6" column="1">
+           <item row="14" column="2">
             <widget class="HistoryLineEdit" name="replace_with">
              <property name="toolTip">
               <string>The replacement text. The matched search text will be replaced with this string</string>
              </property>
             </widget>
            </item>
-           <item row="6" column="2">
+           <item row="14" column="3">
             <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
              <item>
               <widget class="QLabel" name="label_41">
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ field is processed. In regular expression mode, only the matched text is process
              </item>
             </layout>
            </item>
-           <item row="7" column="0">
+           <item row="15" column="0">
             <widget class="QLabel" name="destination_field_label">
              <property name="text">
               <string>&amp;Destination field:</string>
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ field is processed. In regular expression mode, only the matched text is process
              </property>
             </widget>
            </item>
-           <item row="7" column="1">
+           <item row="15" column="2">
             <widget class="QComboBox" name="destination_field">
              <property name="toolTip">
               <string>The field that the text will be put into after all replacements.
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ If blank, the source field is used if the field is modifiable</string>
              </property>
             </widget>
            </item>
-           <item row="7" column="2">
+           <item row="15" column="3">
             <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
              <item>
               <widget class="QLabel" name="replace_mode_label">
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ not multiple and the destination field is multiple</string>
              </item>
             </layout>
            </item>
-           <item row="8" column="1" colspan="2">
+           <item row="16" column="2" colspan="2">
             <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_21">
              <item>
               <spacer name="HSpacer_347">
@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ not multiple and the destination field is multiple</string>
              </item>
             </layout>
            </item>
-           <item row="9" column="0" colspan="4">
+           <item row="17" column="0" colspan="5">
             <widget class="QScrollArea" name="scrollArea11">
              <property name="frameShape">
               <enum>QFrame::NoFrame</enum>
@@ -919,8 +919,8 @@ not multiple and the destination field is multiple</string>
                <rect>
                 <x>0</x>
                 <y>0</y>
-                <width>197</width>
-                <height>60</height>
+                <width>810</width>
+                <height>264</height>
                </rect>
               </property>
               <layout class="QGridLayout" name="testgrid">
@@ -968,6 +968,83 @@ not multiple and the destination field is multiple</string>
              </widget>
             </widget>
            </item>
+           <item row="3" column="0">
+            <widget class="QLabel" name="xlabel_22">
+             <property name="text">
+              <string>Load query:</string>
+             </property>
+             <property name="buddy">
+              <cstring>search_field</cstring>
+             </property>
+            </widget>
+           </item>
+           <item row="3" column="2">
+            <widget class="QComboBox" name="query_field">
+             <property name="toolTip">
+              <string>Select query to load.</string>
+             </property>
+            </widget>
+           </item>
+           <item row="4" column="0" colspan="4">
+            <widget class="Line" name="line">
+             <property name="orientation">
+              <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+             </property>
+            </widget>
+           </item>
+           <item row="3" column="3">
+            <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_6">
+             <item>
+              <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_3">
+               <property name="orientation">
+                <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+               </property>
+               <property name="sizeType">
+                <enum>QSizePolicy::Fixed</enum>
+               </property>
+               <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+                <size>
+                 <width>20</width>
+                 <height>20</height>
+                </size>
+               </property>
+              </spacer>
+             </item>
+             <item>
+              <widget class="QPushButton" name="save_button">
+               <property name="toolTip">
+                <string>Save current query.</string>
+               </property>
+               <property name="text">
+                <string>Save</string>
+               </property>
+              </widget>
+             </item>
+             <item>
+              <widget class="QPushButton" name="remove_button">
+               <property name="toolTip">
+                <string>Remove loadded query.</string>
+               </property>
+               <property name="text">
+                <string>Remove</string>
+               </property>
+              </widget>
+             </item>
+             <item>
+              <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_2">
+               <property name="orientation">
+                <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+               </property>
+               <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+                <size>
+                 <width>40</width>
+                 <height>20</height>
+                </size>
+               </property>
+              </spacer>
+             </item>
+            </layout>
+           </item>
           </layout>
          </widget>
         </widget>
@@ -1030,6 +1107,9 @@ not multiple and the destination field is multiple</string>
   <tabstop>series_numbering_restarts</tabstop>
   <tabstop>series_start_number</tabstop>
   <tabstop>button_box</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>query_field</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>save_button</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>remove_button</tabstop>
   <tabstop>search_field</tabstop>
   <tabstop>search_mode</tabstop>
   <tabstop>s_r_template</tabstop>
@@ -1045,6 +1125,23 @@ not multiple and the destination field is multiple</string>
   <tabstop>multiple_separator</tabstop>
   <tabstop>test_text</tabstop>
   <tabstop>test_result</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>scrollArea</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>central_widget</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>swap_title_and_author</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>clear_series</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>adddate</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>clear_adddate_button</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>apply_adddate</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>pubdate</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>clear_pubdate_button</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>apply_pubdate</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>remove_format</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>change_title_to_title_case</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>remove_conversion_settings</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>cover_generate</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>cover_remove</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>cover_from_fmt</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>scrollArea11</tabstop>
  </tabstops>
  <resources>
   <include location="../../../../resources/images.qrc"/>