diff --git a/backend/dropbox/dropbox.go b/backend/dropbox/dropbox.go
index ad5c95189..0bf5c4567 100755
--- a/backend/dropbox/dropbox.go
+++ b/backend/dropbox/dropbox.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ of path_display and all will be well.
 */
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 	"path"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/dropbox/dropbox-sdk-go-unofficial/dropbox"
@@ -47,6 +49,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/config/obscure"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/fserrors"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/fs/hash"
+	"github.com/rclone/rclone/lib/atexit"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/lib/encoder"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/lib/oauthutil"
 	"github.com/rclone/rclone/lib/pacer"
@@ -61,6 +64,7 @@ const (
 	minSleep                    = 10 * time.Millisecond
 	maxSleep                    = 2 * time.Second
 	decayConstant               = 2 // bigger for slower decay, exponential
+	maxBatchSize                = 1000
 	// Upload chunk size - setting too small makes uploads slow.
 	// Chunks are buffered into memory for retries.
 	//
@@ -142,6 +146,23 @@ memory.  It can be set smaller if you are tight on memory.`, maxChunkSize),
 			Help:     "Impersonate this user when using a business account.",
 			Default:  "",
 			Advanced: true,
+		}, {
+			Name: "batch",
+			Help: `Enable batching of files if non-zero.
+
+This sets the batch size of files to upload. It has to be less than 1000. A
+sensible setting is probably 1000 if you are using this feature.
+
+Rclone will close any outstanding batches when it exits.
+
+Setting this is a great idea if you are uploading lots of small files as it will
+make them a lot quicker. You can use --transfers 32 to maximise throughput.
+
+It has the downside that rclone can't check the hash of the file after upload,
+so using "rclone check" after the transfer completes is recommended.
+`,
+			Default:  0,
+			Advanced: true,
 		}, {
 			Name:     config.ConfigEncoding,
 			Help:     config.ConfigEncodingHelp,
@@ -163,6 +184,7 @@ memory.  It can be set smaller if you are tight on memory.`, maxChunkSize),
 type Options struct {
 	ChunkSize   fs.SizeSuffix        `config:"chunk_size"`
 	Impersonate string               `config:"impersonate"`
+	Batch       int                  `config:"batch"`
 	Enc         encoder.MultiEncoder `config:"encoding"`
 }
 
@@ -180,6 +202,7 @@ type Fs struct {
 	slashRootSlash string         // root with "/" prefix and postfix, lowercase
 	pacer          *fs.Pacer      // To pace the API calls
 	ns             string         // The namespace we are using or "" for none
+	batcher        *batcher       // batch builder
 }
 
 // Object describes a dropbox object
@@ -195,6 +218,118 @@ type Object struct {
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------
 
+// batcher holds info about the current items waiting for upload
+type batcher struct {
+	f        *Fs                             // Fs this batch is part of
+	mu       sync.Mutex                      // lock for vars below
+	maxBatch int                             // maximum size for batch
+	active   int                             // number of batches being sent
+	items    []*files.UploadSessionFinishArg // current uncommitted files
+	atexit   atexit.FnHandle                 // atexit handle
+}
+
+// newBatcher creates a new batcher structure
+func newBatcher(f *Fs, maxBatch int) *batcher {
+	return &batcher{
+		f:        f,
+		maxBatch: maxBatch,
+	}
+}
+
+// Start starts adding an item to a batch returning true if it was
+// successfully started
+//
+// This should be paired with End
+func (b *batcher) Start() bool {
+	if b.maxBatch <= 0 {
+		return false
+	}
+	b.mu.Lock()
+	defer b.mu.Unlock()
+	b.active++
+	// FIXME set a timer or something
+	return true
+}
+
+// End ends adding an item
+func (b *batcher) End(started bool) error {
+	if !started {
+		return nil
+	}
+	b.mu.Lock()
+	defer b.mu.Unlock()
+	b.active--
+	if len(b.items) < b.maxBatch {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return b._commit(false)
+}
+
+// commit a batch - call with batchMu held
+//
+// if finalizing is true then it doesn't unregister Finalize as this
+// causes a deadlock during finalization.
+func (b *batcher) _commit(finalizing bool) (err error) {
+	batch := "batch"
+	if finalizing {
+		batch = "last batch"
+	}
+	fs.Debugf(b.f, "comitting %s length %d", batch, len(b.items))
+	// FIXME this ignores the objects returned
+	var arg = &files.UploadSessionFinishBatchArg{
+		Entries: b.items,
+	}
+	//var res *file.UploadSessionFinishBatchLaunch
+	err = b.f.pacer.Call(func() (bool, error) {
+		_, err = b.f.srv.UploadSessionFinishBatch(arg)
+		// If error is insufficient space then don't retry
+		if e, ok := err.(files.UploadSessionFinishAPIError); ok {
+			if e.EndpointError != nil && e.EndpointError.Path != nil && e.EndpointError.Path.Tag == files.WriteErrorInsufficientSpace {
+				err = fserrors.NoRetryError(err)
+				return false, err
+			}
+		}
+		// after the first chunk is uploaded, we retry everything
+		return err != nil, err
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	// Show batches are empty
+	b.items = nil
+	if !finalizing {
+		atexit.Unregister(b.atexit)
+		b.atexit = nil
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Add adds a finished item to the batch
+func (b *batcher) Add(commitInfo *files.UploadSessionFinishArg) {
+	fs.Debugf(b.f, "adding %q to batch", commitInfo.Commit.Path)
+	b.mu.Lock()
+	defer b.mu.Unlock()
+	b.items = append(b.items, commitInfo)
+	if b.atexit == nil {
+		b.atexit = atexit.Register(b.Finalize)
+	}
+}
+
+// Finalize finishes any pending batches
+func (b *batcher) Finalize() {
+	b.mu.Lock()
+	defer b.mu.Unlock()
+	if len(b.items) == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+	err := b._commit(true)
+	if err != nil {
+		fs.Errorf(b.f, "Failed to finalize last batch: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+// ------------------------------------------------------------
+
 // Name of the remote (as passed into NewFs)
 func (f *Fs) Name() string {
 	return f.name
@@ -273,6 +408,9 @@ func NewFs(name, root string, m configmap.Mapper) (fs.Fs, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "dropbox: chunk size")
 	}
+	if opt.Batch > maxBatchSize || opt.Batch < 0 {
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("dropbox: batch must be < %d and >= 0 - it is currently %d", maxBatchSize, opt.Batch)
+	}
 
 	// Convert the old token if it exists.  The old token was just
 	// just a string, the new one is a JSON blob
@@ -297,6 +435,7 @@ func NewFs(name, root string, m configmap.Mapper) (fs.Fs, error) {
 		opt:   *opt,
 		pacer: fs.NewPacer(pacer.NewDefault(pacer.MinSleep(minSleep), pacer.MaxSleep(maxSleep), pacer.DecayConstant(decayConstant))),
 	}
+	f.batcher = newBatcher(f, f.opt.Batch)
 	config := dropbox.Config{
 		LogLevel:        dropbox.LogOff, // logging in the SDK: LogOff, LogDebug, LogInfo
 		Client:          oAuthClient,    // maybe???
@@ -1044,6 +1183,13 @@ func (o *Object) Open(ctx context.Context, options ...fs.OpenOption) (in io.Read
 // unknown (i.e. -1) or smaller than uploadChunkSize, the method incurs an
 // avoidable request to the Dropbox API that does not carry payload.
 func (o *Object) uploadChunked(in0 io.Reader, commitInfo *files.CommitInfo, size int64) (entry *files.FileMetadata, err error) {
+	batching := o.fs.batcher.Start()
+	defer func() {
+		batchErr := o.fs.batcher.End(batching)
+		if err != nil {
+			err = batchErr
+		}
+	}()
 	chunkSize := int64(o.fs.opt.ChunkSize)
 	chunks := 0
 	if size != -1 {
@@ -1062,6 +1208,10 @@ func (o *Object) uploadChunked(in0 io.Reader, commitInfo *files.CommitInfo, size
 		}
 	}
 
+	appendArg := files.UploadSessionAppendArg{
+		Close: chunks == 1,
+	}
+
 	// write the first chunk
 	fmtChunk(1, false)
 	var res *files.UploadSessionStartResult
@@ -1071,7 +1221,10 @@ func (o *Object) uploadChunked(in0 io.Reader, commitInfo *files.CommitInfo, size
 		if _, err = chunk.Seek(0, io.SeekStart); err != nil {
 			return false, nil
 		}
-		res, err = o.fs.srv.UploadSessionStart(&files.UploadSessionStartArg{}, chunk)
+		arg := files.UploadSessionStartArg{
+			Close: appendArg.Close,
+		}
+		res, err = o.fs.srv.UploadSessionStart(&arg, chunk)
 		return shouldRetry(err)
 	})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -1082,22 +1235,34 @@ func (o *Object) uploadChunked(in0 io.Reader, commitInfo *files.CommitInfo, size
 		SessionId: res.SessionId,
 		Offset:    0,
 	}
-	appendArg := files.UploadSessionAppendArg{
-		Cursor: &cursor,
-		Close:  false,
-	}
+	appendArg.Cursor = &cursor
 
-	// write more whole chunks (if any)
+	// write more whole chunks (if any, and if !batching), if
+	// batching write the last chunk also.
 	currentChunk := 2
 	for {
-		if chunks > 0 && currentChunk >= chunks {
-			// if the size is known, only upload full chunks. Remaining bytes are uploaded with
-			// the UploadSessionFinish request.
-			break
-		} else if chunks == 0 && in.BytesRead()-cursor.Offset < uint64(chunkSize) {
-			// if the size is unknown, upload as long as we can read full chunks from the reader.
-			// The UploadSessionFinish request will not contain any payload.
-			break
+		if chunks > 0 {
+			// Size known
+			if currentChunk == chunks {
+				// Last chunk
+				if !batching {
+					// if the size is known, only upload full chunks. Remaining bytes are uploaded with
+					// the UploadSessionFinish request.
+					break
+				}
+				appendArg.Close = true
+			} else if currentChunk > chunks {
+				break
+			}
+		} else {
+			// Size unknown
+			lastReadWasShort := in.BytesRead()-cursor.Offset < uint64(chunkSize)
+			if lastReadWasShort {
+				// if the size is unknown, upload as long as we can read full chunks from the reader.
+				// The UploadSessionFinish request will not contain any payload.
+				// This is also what we want if batching
+				break
+			}
 		}
 		cursor.Offset = in.BytesRead()
 		fmtChunk(currentChunk, false)
@@ -1123,6 +1288,26 @@ func (o *Object) uploadChunked(in0 io.Reader, commitInfo *files.CommitInfo, size
 		Cursor: &cursor,
 		Commit: commitInfo,
 	}
+	// If we are batching then we should have written all the data now
+	// store the commit info now for a batch commit
+	if batching {
+		// If we haven't closed the session then we need to
+		if !appendArg.Close {
+			fs.Debugf(o, "Closing session")
+			var empty bytes.Buffer
+			err = o.fs.pacer.Call(func() (bool, error) {
+				err = o.fs.srv.UploadSessionAppendV2(&appendArg, &empty)
+				// after the first chunk is uploaded, we retry everything
+				return err != nil, err
+			})
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+		}
+		o.fs.batcher.Add(args)
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
 	fmtChunk(currentChunk, true)
 	chunk = readers.NewRepeatableReaderBuffer(in, buf)
 	err = o.fs.pacer.Call(func() (bool, error) {
@@ -1165,7 +1350,7 @@ func (o *Object) Update(ctx context.Context, in io.Reader, src fs.ObjectInfo, op
 	size := src.Size()
 	var err error
 	var entry *files.FileMetadata
-	if size > int64(o.fs.opt.ChunkSize) || size == -1 {
+	if size > int64(o.fs.opt.ChunkSize) || size == -1 || o.fs.opt.Batch > 0 {
 		entry, err = o.uploadChunked(in, commitInfo, size)
 	} else {
 		err = o.fs.pacer.CallNoRetry(func() (bool, error) {
@@ -1176,6 +1361,13 @@ func (o *Object) Update(ctx context.Context, in io.Reader, src fs.ObjectInfo, op
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "upload failed")
 	}
+	// If we haven't received data back from batch upload then fake it
+	if entry == nil {
+		o.bytes = size
+		o.modTime = commitInfo.ClientModified
+		o.hash = "" // we don't have this
+		return nil
+	}
 	return o.setMetadataFromEntry(entry)
 }