diff --git a/admin/batch_manager.php b/admin/batch_manager.php
index 935445ccc..19dfea311 100644
--- a/admin/batch_manager.php
+++ b/admin/batch_manager.php
@@ -83,6 +83,11 @@ if (isset($_POST['submitFilter']))
     if (in_array($_POST['filter_level'], $conf['available_permission_levels']))
     {
       $_SESSION['bulk_manager_filter']['level'] = $_POST['filter_level'];
+      
+      if (isset($_POST['filter_level_include_lower']))
+      {
+        $_SESSION['bulk_manager_filter']['level_include_lower'] = true;
+      }
     }
   }
 }
@@ -289,10 +294,16 @@ if (isset($_SESSION['bulk_manager_filter']['category']))
 
 if (isset($_SESSION['bulk_manager_filter']['level']))
 {
+  $operator = '=';
+  if (isset($_SESSION['bulk_manager_filter']['level_include_lower']))
+  {
+    $operator = '<=';
+  }
+  
   $query = '
 SELECT id
   FROM '.IMAGES_TABLE.'
-  WHERE level >= '.$_SESSION['bulk_manager_filter']['level'].'
+  WHERE level '.$operator.' '.$_SESSION['bulk_manager_filter']['level'].'
 ;';
   array_push(
     $filter_sets,
diff --git a/admin/batch_manager_global.php b/admin/batch_manager_global.php
index 6242a2dc9..95cddf520 100644
--- a/admin/batch_manager_global.php
+++ b/admin/batch_manager_global.php
@@ -519,15 +519,25 @@ SELECT
 // +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
 
 // privacy level
+foreach ($conf['available_permission_levels'] as $level)
+{
+  $level_options[$level] = l10n(sprintf('Level %d', $level));
+
+  if (0 == $level)
+  {
+    $level_options[$level] = l10n('Everybody');
+  }
+}
 $template->assign(
-    array(
-      'filter_level_options'=> get_privacy_level_options(),
-      'filter_level_options_selected' => isset($_SESSION['bulk_manager_filter']['level'])
-        ? $_SESSION['bulk_manager_filter']['level']
-        : 0,
+  array(
+    'filter_level_options'=> $level_options,
+    'filter_level_options_selected' => isset($_SESSION['bulk_manager_filter']['level'])
+    ? $_SESSION['bulk_manager_filter']['level']
+    : 0,
     )
   );
 
+// tags
 if (!empty($_SESSION['bulk_manager_filter']['tags']))
 {
   $query = '
diff --git a/admin/themes/default/template/batch_manager_global.tpl b/admin/themes/default/template/batch_manager_global.tpl
index 90182d9a9..7f5d82d1b 100644
--- a/admin/themes/default/template/batch_manager_global.tpl
+++ b/admin/themes/default/template/batch_manager_global.tpl
@@ -538,10 +538,11 @@ jQuery(window).load(function() {
       <li id="filter_level" {if !isset($filter.level)}style="display:none"{/if}>
         <a href="#" class="removeFilter" title="remove this filter"><span>[x]</span></a>
         <input type="checkbox" name="filter_level_use" class="useFilterCheckbox" {if isset($filter.level)}checked="checked"{/if}>
-        {'Who can see these photos?'|@translate}
+        {'Privacy level'|@translate}
         <select name="filter_level" size="1">
           {html_options options=$filter_level_options selected=$filter_level_options_selected}
         </select>
+        <label><input type="checkbox" name="filter_level_include_lower" {if isset($filter.level_include_lower)}checked="checked"{/if}> {'include photos with lower privacy level'|@translate}</label>
       </li>
     </ul>
 
@@ -552,7 +553,7 @@ jQuery(window).load(function() {
         <option value="filter_prefilter">{'Predefined filter'|@translate}</option>
         <option value="filter_category">{'Album'|@translate}</option>
 				<option value="filter_tags">{'Tags'|@translate}</option>
-        <option value="filter_level">{'Who can see these photos?'|@translate}</option>
+        <option value="filter_level">{'Privacy level'|@translate}</option>
       </select>
 <!--      <input id="removeFilters" class="submit" type="submit" value="Remove all filters" name="removeFilters"> -->
       <a id="removeFilters" href="">{'Remove all filters'|@translate}</a>
diff --git a/language/en_UK/admin.lang.php b/language/en_UK/admin.lang.php
index 1a0de75cd..68eab7860 100644
--- a/language/en_UK/admin.lang.php
+++ b/language/en_UK/admin.lang.php
@@ -873,4 +873,5 @@ $lang['There is no group in this gallery.'] = 'There is no group in this gallery
 $lang['Permission granted for users'] = 'Permission granted for users';
 $lang['Select users...'] = 'Select users...';
 $lang['%u users have automatic permission because they belong to a granted group.'] = '%u users have automatic permission because they belong to a granted group.';
+$lang['include photos with lower privacy level'] = 'include photos with lower privacy level';
 ?>
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diff --git a/language/fr_FR/admin.lang.php b/language/fr_FR/admin.lang.php
index 5b87ed512..1634d6b3f 100644
--- a/language/fr_FR/admin.lang.php
+++ b/language/fr_FR/admin.lang.php
@@ -888,4 +888,5 @@ $lang['There is no group in this gallery.'] = 'Il n\'y a pas de groupe dans cett
 $lang['Permission granted for users'] = 'Permission accordée pour les utilisateurs';
 $lang['Select users...'] = 'Sélectionnez les utilisateurs...';
 $lang['%u users have automatic permission because they belong to a granted group.'] = '%u utilisateurs ont automatiquement la permission car ils appartiennent à un groupe autorisé.';
+$lang['include photos with lower privacy level'] = 'inclure les photos d\'un niveau de confidentialité inférieur';
 ?>
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