diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/ticket_overview.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/ticket_overview.coffee
index 0e6ec3678..f6c557cde 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/ticket_overview.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/ticket_overview.coffee
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ class App.TicketOverview extends App.Controller
 
   events:
     'mousedown .item': 'startDragItem'
-    'mouseenter .js-hover-target': 'highlightBatchEntry'
-    'mouseleave .js-hover-target': 'unhighlightBatchEntry'
+    'mouseenter .js-batch-hover-target': 'highlightBatchEntry'
+    'mouseleave .js-batch-hover-target': 'unhighlightBatchEntry'
 
   constructor: ->
     super
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ class App.TicketOverview extends App.Controller
     # TODO: fire @cancelDrag on ESC
 
   dragItem: (event) =>
-    return if !@batchSupport
     pos = @batchDragger.data()
     threshold = 3
     x = event.pageX - pos.dx
@@ -64,10 +63,7 @@ class App.TicketOverview extends App.Controller
     dir = if event.pageY > pos.startY then 1 else -1
 
     if !pos.moved
-      # trigger when moved a little up or down
-      # but don't trigge when moved left or right
-      # because the user might just want to select text
-      if Math.abs(event.pageY - pos.startY) - Math.abs(event.pageX - pos.startX) > threshold
+      if Math.abs(event.pageY - pos.startY) > threshold || Math.abs(event.pageX - pos.startX) > threshold
         @batchDragger.data 'moved', true
         @el.addClass('u-no-userselect')
         # check grabbed items batch checkbox to make sure its checked
@@ -108,8 +104,6 @@ class App.TicketOverview extends App.Controller
     $.Velocity.hook @batchDragger, 'translateY', "#{y}px"
 
   endDragItem: (event) =>
-    return if !@batchSupport
-    @mainContent.removeClass('u-unclickable')
     $(document).off 'mousemove.item'
     $(document).off 'mouseup.item'
     pos = @batchDragger.data()
@@ -179,8 +173,6 @@ class App.TicketOverview extends App.Controller
         duration: 300
 
   performBatchAction: (items, action, id) ->
-    console.log "perform action #{action} with id #{id} on #{items.length} checked items"
-
     if action is 'macro'
       @batchCount = items.length
       @batchCountIndex = 0
@@ -237,8 +229,7 @@ class App.TicketOverview extends App.Controller
       return
 
   showBatchOverlay: ->
-    @mainContent.addClass('u-unclickable')
-    @batchOverlay.show()
+    @batchOverlay.addClass('is-visible')
     $('html').css('overflow', 'hidden')
     @batchOverlayBackdrop.velocity { opacity: [1, 0] }, { duration: 500 }
     @batchMacroOffset = @batchMacro.offset().top + @batchMacro.outerHeight()
@@ -247,12 +238,11 @@ class App.TicketOverview extends App.Controller
     $(document).on 'mousemove.batchoverlay', @controlBatchOverlay
 
   hideBatchOverlay: ->
-    @mainContent.removeClass('u-unclickable')
     $(document).off 'mousemove.batchoverlay'
     @batchOverlayShown = false
     @batchOverlayBackdrop.velocity { opacity: [0, 1] }, { duration: 300, queue: false }
     @hideBatchCircles =>
-      @batchOverlay.hide()
+      @batchOverlay.removeClass('is-visible')
 
     $('html').css('overflow', '')
 
@@ -1068,7 +1058,7 @@ class Table extends App.Controller
         if @lastChecked && e.shiftKey
           # check items in a row
           currentItem = $(e.currentTarget).parents('.item')
-          lastCheckedItem = @lastChecked.parents('.item')
+          lastCheckedItem = $(@lastChecked).parents('.item')
           items = currentItem.parent().children()
 
           if currentItem.index() > lastCheckedItem.index()
@@ -1082,7 +1072,7 @@ class Table extends App.Controller
 
           items.slice(startId+1, endId).find('[name="bulk"]').prop('checked', (-> !@checked))
 
-        @lastChecked = $(e.currentTarget)
+        @lastChecked = e.currentTarget
       callbackIconHeader = (headers) ->
         attribute =
           name:        'icon'
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/ticket_overview/batch_overlay_macro.jst.eco b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/ticket_overview/batch_overlay_macro.jst.eco
index 35db0dedc..47aca99bd 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/ticket_overview/batch_overlay_macro.jst.eco
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/ticket_overview/batch_overlay_macro.jst.eco
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 <div class="batch-overlay-box-inner">
 <% for macro in @macros: %>
-  <div class="batch-overlay-macro-entry js-batch-overlay-entry" data-action="macro" data-id="<%= macro.id %>">
-  	<div class="js-hover-target">
-    	<div class="batch-overlay-macro-entry-name"><%= macro.name %></div>
-    </div>
+  <div class="batch-overlay-macro-entry js-batch-overlay-entry js-batch-hover-target" data-action="macro" data-id="<%= macro.id %>">
+    <div class="batch-overlay-macro-entry-name"><%= macro.name %></div>
   </div>
 <% end %>
 </div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/ticket_overview/batch_overlay_user_group.jst.eco b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/ticket_overview/batch_overlay_user_group.jst.eco
index f29dae970..73abe9a26 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/ticket_overview/batch_overlay_user_group.jst.eco
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/ticket_overview/batch_overlay_user_group.jst.eco
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 <% for user in @users: %>
 <div class="batch-overlay-assign-entry js-batch-overlay-entry" data-action="user_assign" data-id="<%= user.id %>">
-  <div class="js-hover-target"><%- user.avatar(80) %></div>
+  <div class="js-batch-hover-target"><%- user.avatar(80) %></div>
   <div class="batch-overlay-assign-entry-name"><%- user.displayName() %></div>
 </div>
 <% end %>
 <% for group in @groups: %>
 <div class="batch-overlay-assign-entry js-batch-overlay-entry" data-action="group_assign" data-id="<%= group.id %>">
-  <span class="avatar avatar--organization size-80 js-hover-target">
+  <span class="avatar avatar--organization size-80 js-batch-hover-target">
     <%- @Icon('organization') %>
   </span>
   <div class="batch-overlay-assign-entry-name"><%- group.displayName() %></div>
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/zammad.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/zammad.scss
index 0f468ba6e..80ae54dfd 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/zammad.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/zammad.scss
@@ -2751,6 +2751,10 @@ footer {
       display: none;
     }
   }
+
+  .table > tbody > tr > td {
+    user-select: none;
+  }
 }
 
 .overview-header {
@@ -8395,7 +8399,7 @@ output {
 
 .batch-overlay {
   @extend .fit;
-  z-index: 1;
+  z-index: 100;
   color: white;
   text-transform: uppercase;
   text-align: center;
@@ -8408,6 +8412,10 @@ output {
   overflow: hidden;
   user-select: none;
   
+  &.is-visible {
+    display: block;
+  }
+  
   &-backdrop {
     @extend .fit;
     background: hsla(231,20%,8%,.8);