diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/issues-bulk-assignment.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/issues-bulk-assignment.js.coffee
index b454f9389dd..8ca7409f5b4 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/issues-bulk-assignment.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/issues-bulk-assignment.js.coffee
@@ -7,11 +7,25 @@ class @IssuableBulkActions
       @issues = @getElement('.issues-list .issue')
     } = opts
 
+    # Save instance
+    @form.data 'bulkActions', @
+
+    @disableWillUpdate()
+
     @bindEvents()
 
     # Fixes bulk-assign not working when navigating through pages
     Issuable.initChecks();
 
+  enableWillUpdate: ->
+    @toggleWillUpdate(true)
+
+  disableWillUpdate: ->
+    @toggleWillUpdate(false)
+
+  toggleWillUpdate: (enable)->
+    @willUpdateLabels = if enable? then enable else not @willUpdateLabels
+
   getElement: (selector) ->
     @container.find selector
 
@@ -87,11 +101,12 @@ class @IssuableBulkActions
         add_label_ids     : []
         remove_label_ids  : []
 
-    @getLabelsToApply().map (id) ->
-      formData.update.add_label_ids.push id
+    if @willUpdateLabels
+      @getLabelsToApply().map (id) ->
+        formData.update.add_label_ids.push id
 
-    @getLabelsToRemove().map (id) ->
-      formData.update.remove_label_ids.push id
+      @getLabelsToRemove().map (id) ->
+        formData.update.remove_label_ids.push id
 
     formData
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/labels_select.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/labels_select.js.coffee
index 6a10db10eb1..0729d5d91ce 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/labels_select.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/labels_select.js.coffee
@@ -319,6 +319,8 @@ class @LabelsSelect
 
         multiSelect: $dropdown.hasClass 'js-multiselect'
         clicked: (label) ->
+          _this.enableBulkLabelDropdown()
+
           if $dropdown.hasClass('js-filter-bulk-update')
             return
 
@@ -377,3 +379,8 @@ class @LabelsSelect
       label_ids.push $("#issue_#{issue_id}").data('labels')
 
     _.intersection.apply _, label_ids
+
+  enableBulkLabelDropdown: ->
+    if $('.selected_issue:checked').length
+      issuableBulkActions = $('.bulk-update').data('bulkActions')
+      issuableBulkActions.enableWillUpdate()