diff --git a/client/actions/multiSelect.ts b/client/actions/multiSelect.ts
index 834de3dd6..c07920b88 100644
--- a/client/actions/multiSelect.ts
+++ b/client/actions/multiSelect.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {MULTISELECT, ITEM_TYPE, MODALS} from '../constants';
 import eventsUi from './events/ui';
 import planningUi from './planning/ui';
 import {getItemType, gettext, getItemInArrayById, getErrorMessage, lockUtils} from '../utils';
+import {planningApi} from '../superdeskApi';
 
 /**
  * Action Dispatcher to select an/all Event(s)
@@ -180,6 +181,12 @@ const downloadEvents = (url, data) => {
     req.send(JSON.stringify(data));
 };
 
+const bulkAddPlanningCoveragesToWorkflow = (items) => (
+    (dispatch) => planningApi.planning.coverages.bulkAddCoverageToWorkflow(items)
+        .then(() => dispatch({
+            type: MULTISELECT.ACTIONS.DESELECT_ALL_PLANNINGS,
+        }))
+);
 
 const exportAsArticle = (items = [], download) => (
     (dispatch, getState, {api, notify, gettext, superdesk, $location, $interpolate, desks}) => {
@@ -312,6 +319,7 @@ const self = {
     itemBulkSpikeModal,
     itemBulkUnSpikeModal,
     exportAsArticle,
+    bulkAddPlanningCoveragesToWorkflow,
 };
 
 export default self;
diff --git a/client/components/MultiSelectActions.tsx b/client/components/MultiSelectActions.tsx
index 9cfa4ef0a..60c4f7f66 100644
--- a/client/components/MultiSelectActions.tsx
+++ b/client/components/MultiSelectActions.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import {eventUtils, planningUtils, gettext} from '../utils';
 import {MAIN} from '../constants';
 import {SlidingToolBar} from './UI/SubNav';
 import {Button} from './UI';
-import {planningApi} from '../superdeskApi';
 
 export class MultiSelectActionsComponent extends React.PureComponent {
     constructor(props) {
@@ -95,7 +94,7 @@ export class MultiSelectActionsComponent extends React.PureComponent {
                     key={0}
                     hollow={true}
                     onClick={() => {
-                        planningApi.planning.coverages.bulkAddCoverageToWorkflow(this.getItemList());
+                        this.props.addToWorkflow(this.getItemList());
                     }}
                     text={gettext('Add to workflow')}
                 />
@@ -312,6 +311,7 @@ const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch) => ({
     spikeItems: (items) => dispatch(actions.multiSelect.itemBulkSpikeModal(items)),
     unspikeItems: (items) => dispatch(actions.multiSelect.itemBulkUnSpikeModal(items)),
     exportAsArticle: (items, download) => dispatch(actions.multiSelect.exportAsArticle(items, download)),
+    addToWorkflow: (items) => dispatch(actions.multiSelect.bulkAddPlanningCoveragesToWorkflow(items)),
 });