diff --git a/pathauto.module b/pathauto.module
index 5027dec..b86122d 100644
--- a/pathauto.module
+++ b/pathauto.module
@@ -771,13 +771,55 @@ function pathauto_node_update_alias(stdClass $node, $op, array $options = array(
 function pathauto_node_update_alias_multiple(array $nids, $op, array $options = array()) {
   $options += array('message' => FALSE);
 
+  $updated = 0;
+  $patternless = 0;
+  $not_automatic = 0;
+  $action_do_nothing = 0;
   $nodes = node_load_multiple($nids);
   foreach ($nodes as $node) {
-    pathauto_node_update_alias($node, $op, $options);
+    // Skip processing if the user has disabled pathauto for the node.
+    if (isset($node->path['pathauto']) && empty($node->path['pathauto']) && empty($options['force'])) {
+      $not_automatic++;
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    $options += array('language' => pathauto_entity_language('node', $node));
+
+    // Skip processing if the node has no pattern.
+    if (!pathauto_pattern_load_by_entity('node', $node->type, $options['language'])) {
+      $patternless++;
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    module_load_include('inc', 'pathauto');
+    $uri = entity_uri('node', $node);
+
+    // Special handling when updating an item which is already aliased.
+    $existing_alias = NULL;
+    if ($existing_alias = _pathauto_existing_alias_data($uri['path'], $options['language'])) {
+      if (variable_get('pathauto_update_action', PATHAUTO_UPDATE_ACTION_DELETE) == PATHAUTO_UPDATE_ACTION_NO_NEW){
+        $action_do_nothing++;
+        continue;
+      }
+    }
+
+    pathauto_create_alias('node', $op, $uri['path'], array('node' => $node), $node->type, $options['language']);
+    $updated++;
   }
 
   if (!empty($options['message'])) {
-    drupal_set_message(format_plural(count($nids), 'Updated URL alias for 1 node.', 'Updated URL aliases for @count nodes.'));
+    if ($updated > 0) {
+      drupal_set_message(format_plural($updated, t('Updated URL alias for 1 node.', 'Updated URL aliases for @count nodes.')));
+    }
+    if ($not_automatic > 0) {
+      drupal_set_message(format_plural($not_automatic, t('Skipped 1 node because its alias was not automaticly generated.', 'Skipped @count nodes because their aliases were not automaticly generated.')));
+    }
+    if ($patternless > 0) {
+      drupal_set_message(format_plural($patternless, t('Skipped 1 node because it did not have an alias pattern.', 'Skipped @count nodes because they did not have an alias pattern.')));
+    }
+    if ($action_do_nothing > 0) {
+      drupal_set_message(format_plural($action_do_nothing, t('Skipped 1 node because update action is set to <em>Do nothing</em>.', 'Skipped @count nodes because update action is set to <em>Do nothing</em>.')));
+    }
   }
 }