diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/BaseController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/BaseController.php
index c120661db7c7..20a7b39c2934 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/BaseController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/BaseController.php
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?php namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 
+use Utils;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Bus\DispatchesJobs;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\Access\AuthorizesRequests;
 
@@ -20,4 +21,20 @@ class BaseController extends Controller
             $this->layout = View::make($this->layout);
         }
     }
+
+    protected function returnBulk($entityType, $action, $ids)
+    {
+        $isDatatable = filter_var(request()->datatable, FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN);
+        $entityTypes = Utils::pluralizeEntityType($entityType);
+
+        if ($action == 'restore' && count($ids) == 1) {
+            return redirect("{$entityTypes}/" . $ids[0]);
+        } elseif ($isDatatable || ($action == 'archive' || $action == 'delete')) {
+            return redirect("{$entityTypes}");
+        } elseif (count($ids)) {
+            return redirect("{$entityTypes}/" . $ids[0]);
+        } else {
+            return redirect("{$entityTypes}");
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ClientController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ClientController.php
index b964f49206a3..c4d69f219c0f 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ClientController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ClientController.php
@@ -221,10 +221,6 @@ class ClientController extends BaseController
         $message = Utils::pluralize($action.'d_client', $count);
         Session::flash('message', $message);
 
-        if ($action == 'restore' && $count == 1) {
-            return Redirect::to('clients/'.Utils::getFirst($ids));
-        } else {
-            return Redirect::to('clients');
-        }
+        return $this->returnBulk(ENTITY_CLIENT, $action, $ids);
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ExpenseController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ExpenseController.php
index 97ab3adb7b31..7c8459c051a9 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ExpenseController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ExpenseController.php
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ class ExpenseController extends BaseController
             Session::flash('message', $message);
         }
 
-        return Redirect::to('expenses');
+        return $this->returnBulk($this->entityType, $action, $ids);
     }
 
     private static function getViewModel()
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/InvoiceController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/InvoiceController.php
index 4279a1cd6a45..da8ed5daad70 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/InvoiceController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/InvoiceController.php
@@ -531,11 +531,7 @@ class InvoiceController extends BaseController
             Session::flash('message', $message);
         }
 
-        if ($action == 'restore' && $count == 1) {
-            return Redirect::to("{$entityType}s/".Utils::getFirst($ids));
-        } else {
-            return Redirect::to("{$entityType}s");
-        }
+        return $this->returnBulk($entityType, $action, $ids);
     }
 
     public function convertQuote(InvoiceRequest $request)
@@ -615,7 +611,7 @@ class InvoiceController extends BaseController
     public function checkInvoiceNumber()
     {
         $invoiceNumber = request()->invoice_number;
-        
+
         $count = Invoice::scope()
                     ->whereInvoiceNumber($invoiceNumber)
                     ->withTrashed()
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/QuoteController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/QuoteController.php
index a9719798a1b2..c8c952debe46 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/QuoteController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/QuoteController.php
@@ -154,11 +154,7 @@ class QuoteController extends BaseController
             Session::flash('message', $message);
         }
 
-        if ($action == 'restore' && $count == 1) {
-            return Redirect::to('quotes/'.Utils::getFirst($ids));
-        } else {
-            return Redirect::to('quotes');
-        }
+        return $this->returnBulk(ENTITY_QUOTE, $action, $ids);
     }
 
     public function approve($invitationKey)
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/TaskController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/TaskController.php
index 42099026eb67..b18fbc5c7a17 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/TaskController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/TaskController.php
@@ -300,11 +300,7 @@ class TaskController extends BaseController
             $message = Utils::pluralize($action.'d_task', $count);
             Session::flash('message', $message);
 
-            if ($action == 'restore' && $count == 1) {
-                return Redirect::to('tasks/'.$ids[0].'/edit');
-            } else {
-                return Redirect::to('tasks');
-            }
+            return $this->returnBulk($this->entityType, $action, $ids);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/VendorController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/VendorController.php
index 280f788b5282..f1bd21e98452 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/VendorController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/VendorController.php
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class VendorController extends BaseController
     public function show(VendorRequest $request)
     {
         $vendor = $request->entity();
-                
+
         $actionLinks = [
             ['label' => trans('texts.new_vendor'), 'url' => URL::to('/vendors/create/' . $vendor->public_id)]
         ];
@@ -185,10 +185,6 @@ class VendorController extends BaseController
         $message = Utils::pluralize($action.'d_vendor', $count);
         Session::flash('message', $message);
 
-        if ($action == 'restore' && $count == 1) {
-            return Redirect::to('vendors/' . Utils::getFirst($ids));
-        } else {
-            return Redirect::to('vendors');
-        }
+        return $this->returnBulk($this->entityType, $action, $ids);
     }
 }
diff --git a/resources/views/list.blade.php b/resources/views/list.blade.php
index fb4fbcec2015..ca8bc2851879 100644
--- a/resources/views/list.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/list.blade.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 	<div style="display:none">
 		{!! Former::text('action') !!}
         {!! Former::text('public_id') !!}
+        {!! Former::text('datatable')->value('true') !!}
 	</div>
 
 	@can('create', 'invoice')
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@
 	@endif
 
     {!! Former::close() !!}
-    
+
     <script type="text/javascript">
 
 	function submitForm(action) {