diff --git a/web/apps/photos/src/components/pages/gallery/SelectedFileOptions.tsx b/web/apps/photos/src/components/pages/gallery/SelectedFileOptions.tsx
index 01d1cf7e87..ce84d37824 100644
--- a/web/apps/photos/src/components/pages/gallery/SelectedFileOptions.tsx
+++ b/web/apps/photos/src/components/pages/gallery/SelectedFileOptions.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import RestoreIcon from "@mui/icons-material/Restore";
 import UnArchiveIcon from "@mui/icons-material/Unarchive";
 import VisibilityOffOutlined from "@mui/icons-material/VisibilityOffOutlined";
 import VisibilityOutlined from "@mui/icons-material/VisibilityOutlined";
+import FavoriteBorderIcon from "@mui/icons-material/FavoriteBorderRounded";
 import { Box, IconButton, Stack, Tooltip } from "@mui/material";
 import { t } from "i18next";
 import { AppContext } from "pages/_app";
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ import {
 import { FILE_OPS_TYPE } from "utils/file";
 import { formatNumber } from "utils/number/format";
 import { getTrashFilesMessage } from "utils/ui";
+import Favorite from "@mui/icons-material/FavoriteRounded";
 
 interface Props {
     handleCollectionOps: (
@@ -332,6 +334,15 @@ const SelectedFileOptions = ({
                                 <ClockIcon />
                             </IconButton>
                         </Tooltip>
+                        {!isFavoriteCollection && (
+                            <Tooltip title={t("favorites")}>
+                                <IconButton
+                                    onClick={handleFileOps(FILE_OPS_TYPE.SET_FAVORITE)}
+                                >
+                                    <FavoriteBorderIcon />
+                                </IconButton>
+                            </Tooltip>
+                        )}
                         <Tooltip title={t("download")}>
                             <IconButton
                                 onClick={handleFileOps(FILE_OPS_TYPE.DOWNLOAD)}
diff --git a/web/apps/photos/src/pages/gallery.tsx b/web/apps/photos/src/pages/gallery.tsx
index 457f35a805..df6b3520c1 100644
--- a/web/apps/photos/src/pages/gallery.tsx
+++ b/web/apps/photos/src/pages/gallery.tsx
@@ -992,6 +992,7 @@ export default function Gallery() {
                     setTempHiddenFileIds,
                     setFixCreationTimeAttributes,
                     setFilesDownloadProgressAttributesCreator,
+                    updateFavItemIds,
                 );
             }
             clearSelection();
@@ -1119,6 +1120,11 @@ export default function Gallery() {
         [],
     );
 
+    const updateFavItemIds = async (ids: Set<Number>) => {
+        const favItemIds = await getFavItemIds(files);
+        setFavItemIds(favItemIds);
+    };
+
     if (!collectionSummaries || !filteredData) {
         return <div></div>;
     }
diff --git a/web/apps/photos/src/services/collectionService.ts b/web/apps/photos/src/services/collectionService.ts
index d89801435e..289d8be917 100644
--- a/web/apps/photos/src/services/collectionService.ts
+++ b/web/apps/photos/src/services/collectionService.ts
@@ -486,12 +486,16 @@ export const createFavoritesCollection = () => {
 };
 
 export const addToFavorites = async (file: EnteFile) => {
+    await addMultipleToFavorites([file]);
+}
+
+export const addMultipleToFavorites = async (files: EnteFile[]) => {
     try {
         let favCollection = await getFavCollection();
         if (!favCollection) {
             favCollection = await createFavoritesCollection();
         }
-        await addToCollection(favCollection, [file]);
+        await addToCollection(favCollection, files);
     } catch (e) {
         log.error("failed to add to favorite", e);
     }
diff --git a/web/apps/photos/src/utils/file/index.ts b/web/apps/photos/src/utils/file/index.ts
index 19ebcf4c75..71f39954c1 100644
--- a/web/apps/photos/src/utils/file/index.ts
+++ b/web/apps/photos/src/utils/file/index.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import { LS_KEYS, getData } from "@ente/shared/storage/localStorage";
 import type { User } from "@ente/shared/user/types";
 import { downloadUsingAnchor } from "@ente/shared/utils";
 import { t } from "i18next";
-import { moveToHiddenCollection } from "services/collectionService";
+import { addMultipleToFavorites, addToFavorites, moveToHiddenCollection } from "services/collectionService";
 import {
     deleteFromTrash,
     trashFiles,
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ export enum FILE_OPS_TYPE {
     HIDE,
     TRASH,
     DELETE_PERMANENTLY,
+    SET_FAVORITE
 }
 
 export async function downloadFile(file: EnteFile) {
@@ -598,6 +599,7 @@ export const handleFileOps = async (
             | ((prev: { files: EnteFile[] }) => { files: EnteFile[] }),
     ) => void,
     setFilesDownloadProgressAttributesCreator: SetFilesDownloadProgressAttributesCreator,
+    updateFavItemIds: (ids: Set<Number>) => void,
 ) => {
     switch (ops) {
         case FILE_OPS_TYPE.TRASH:
@@ -629,6 +631,10 @@ export const handleFileOps = async (
         case FILE_OPS_TYPE.UNARCHIVE:
             await changeFilesVisibility(files, ItemVisibility.visible);
             break;
+        case FILE_OPS_TYPE.SET_FAVORITE:
+            await setBulkFavorite(files);
+            updateFavItemIds(new Set(files.map(f=>f.id)))
+            break;
     }
 };
 
@@ -681,3 +687,11 @@ const fixTimeHelper = async (
 ) => {
     setFixCreationTimeAttributes({ files: selectedFiles });
 };
+
+const setBulkFavorite = async (files: EnteFile []) => {
+    try {
+        await addMultipleToFavorites(files);
+    } catch (e) {
+        log.error("Could not add to favorites", e);
+    }
+}