diff --git a/pathauto.api.php b/pathauto.api.php
index 7d42a83..aa08b12 100644
--- a/pathauto.api.php
+++ b/pathauto.api.php
@@ -209,3 +209,17 @@ function hook_pathauto_punctuation_chars_alter(array &$punctuation) {
   // Remove the dollar sign.
   unset($punctuation['dollar']);
 }
+
+/**
+ * Alter the list of entities before they get bulk-updated.
+ *
+ * @param $entities
+ *   An array of entities that are about to get updated.
+ * @param $entity_type
+ *   The entity type for the current set of entities.
+ */
+function hook_pathauto_update_alias_multiple_alter(array &$entities, $entity_type) {
+  if ($entity_type === 'node') {
+    usort($entities, '_example_order_nodes_by_menu_depth');
+  }
+}
diff --git a/pathauto.module b/pathauto.module
index 9bb132d..be73e75 100644
--- a/pathauto.module
+++ b/pathauto.module
@@ -601,6 +601,7 @@ function pathauto_node_update_alias_multiple(array $nids, $op, array $options =
   $options += array('message' => FALSE);
 
   $nodes = node_load_multiple($nids);
+  drupal_alter('pathauto_update_alias_multiple', $nodes, $entity_type = 'node');
   foreach ($nodes as $node) {
     pathauto_node_update_alias($node, $op, $options);
   }
@@ -731,6 +732,7 @@ function pathauto_taxonomy_term_update_alias_multiple(array $tids, $op, array $o
   $options += array('message' => FALSE);
 
   $terms = taxonomy_term_load_multiple($tids);
+  drupal_alter('pathauto_update_alias_multiple', $terms, $entity_type = 'taxonomy_term');
   foreach ($terms as $term) {
     pathauto_taxonomy_term_update_alias($term, $op, $options);
   }
@@ -846,6 +848,7 @@ function pathauto_user_update_alias_multiple(array $uids, $op, array $options =
   $options += array('message' => FALSE);
 
   $accounts = user_load_multiple($uids);
+  drupal_alter('pathauto_update_alias_multiple', $accounts, $entity_type = 'user');
   foreach ($accounts as $account) {
     pathauto_user_update_alias($account, $op, $options);
   }