diff --git a/src/components/DownloadItem.tsx b/src/components/DownloadItem.tsx
index d0e5e50..970ce7c 100644
--- a/src/components/DownloadItem.tsx
+++ b/src/components/DownloadItem.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ interface DownloadItemProps {
   handlePause: (id: string, skipConfirm?: boolean) => void;
   handleResume: (item: DownloadItemType) => void;
   getCategoryIcon: (category: string) => React.ReactNode;
-  isSelected: boolean;
+  selectedIds: Set<string>;
   onClick: (e: React.MouseEvent, item: DownloadItemType) => void;
 }
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export const DownloadItem = React.memo<DownloadItemProps>(({
   handlePause,
   handleResume,
   getCategoryIcon,
-  isSelected,
+  selectedIds,
   onClick,
 }) => {
   const download = useDownloadStore(state => state.downloads.find(d => d.id === downloadId));
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ export const DownloadItem = React.memo<DownloadItemProps>(({
 
   return (
     <div
-      className={`download-row group cursor-default relative ${index % 2 !== 0 ? 'striped' : ''} ${isSelected ? 'is-selected' : ''}`}
+      className={`download-row group cursor-default relative ${index % 2 !== 0 ? 'striped' : ''} ${selectedIds.has(downloadId) ? 'is-selected' : ''}`}
       style={{ gridTemplateColumns: tableGridTemplate }}
       onClick={(e) => onClick(e, download)}
       onContextMenu={(e) => {
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ export const DownloadItem = React.memo<DownloadItemProps>(({
           {(download.status === 'queued' || download.status === 'staged') && queueIndex !== -1 && (
             <>
               <button 
-                onClick={() => moveInQueue(download.id, 'up')}
+                onClick={() => moveInQueue(selectedIds.has(download.id) ? Array.from(selectedIds) : download.id, 'up')}
                 disabled={queueIndex === 0}
                 className="app-icon-button h-7 w-7 disabled:opacity-40" 
                 title="Move Up"
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ export const DownloadItem = React.memo<DownloadItemProps>(({
                 <ArrowUp size={14} />
               </button>
               <button 
-                onClick={() => moveInQueue(download.id, 'down')}
+                onClick={() => moveInQueue(selectedIds.has(download.id) ? Array.from(selectedIds) : download.id, 'down')}
                 disabled={queueIndex === queueItems.length - 1}
                 className="app-icon-button h-7 w-7 disabled:opacity-40" 
                 title="Move Down"
diff --git a/src/components/DownloadTable.tsx b/src/components/DownloadTable.tsx
index 23362bc..2952095 100644
--- a/src/components/DownloadTable.tsx
+++ b/src/components/DownloadTable.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { useDownloadStore, DownloadItem } from '../store/useDownloadStore';
 import { useToast } from '../contexts/ToastContext';
 import { useSettingsStore } from '../store/useSettingsStore';
 import { SidebarFilter } from './Sidebar';
+import { useAutoAnimate } from '@formkit/auto-animate/react';
 import { Play, Pause, Plus, FileText, Image as ImageIcon, Music, Film, Box, Archive, FileQuestion, PanelLeft, ArrowDownCircle, Command, ChevronRight, ChevronUp, ChevronDown } from 'lucide-react';
 import { DownloadItem as DownloadItemComponent } from './DownloadItem';
 import { invokeCommand as invoke } from '../ipc';
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ export const DownloadTable: React.FC<DownloadTableProps> = ({ filter }) => {
   const isMac = navigator.userAgent.includes('Mac');
 
   const [contextMenu, setContextMenu] = useState<{ x: number; y: number; id: string } | null>(null);
+  const [animationParent] = useAutoAnimate<HTMLDivElement>();
   const [selectedIds, setSelectedIds] = useState<Set<string>>(new Set());
   const [lastSelectedId, setLastSelectedId] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [sortConfig, setSortConfig] = useState<{ column: string; direction: 'asc' | 'desc' } | null>({ column: 'Date Added', direction: 'desc' });
@@ -477,7 +479,7 @@ export const DownloadTable: React.FC<DownloadTableProps> = ({ filter }) => {
                 </div>
               </div>
             ) : (
-              <div className="download-table-list">
+              <div className="download-table-list" ref={animationParent}>
                 {sortedDownloads.map((d, index) => (
                   <DownloadItemComponent
                     key={d.id}
@@ -488,7 +490,7 @@ export const DownloadTable: React.FC<DownloadTableProps> = ({ filter }) => {
                     handlePause={handlePause}
                     handleResume={handleResume}
                     getCategoryIcon={getCategoryIcon}
-                    isSelected={selectedIds.has(d.id)}
+                    selectedIds={selectedIds}
                     onClick={handleItemClick}
                   />
                 ))}
diff --git a/src/store/useDownloadStore.ts b/src/store/useDownloadStore.ts
index caf4758..fc347c6 100644
--- a/src/store/useDownloadStore.ts
+++ b/src/store/useDownloadStore.ts
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ interface DownloadState {
   registerBackendIds: (ids: string[]) => void;
   unregisterBackendIds: (ids: string[]) => void;
   applyProperties: (id: string, updates: Partial<DownloadItem>) => Promise<void>;
-  moveInQueue: (id: string, direction: 'up' | 'down') => Promise<void>;
+  moveInQueue: (ids: string | string[], direction: 'up' | 'down') => Promise<void>;
   removeFromQueue: (id: string) => Promise<void>;
   isAddModalOpen: boolean;
   pendingAddUrls: string;
@@ -222,10 +222,15 @@ export const useDownloadStore = create<DownloadState>((set, get) => ({
   queues: [{ id: MAIN_QUEUE_ID, name: 'Main Queue', isMain: true }],
   pendingOrder: [],
   setPendingOrder: (order) => set({ pendingOrder: order }),
-  moveInQueue: async (id, direction) => {
-    const item = get().downloads.find(download => download.id === id);
-    if (!item) return;
-    const queueId = item.queueId || MAIN_QUEUE_ID;
+  moveInQueue: async (idOrIds, direction) => {
+    const ids = Array.isArray(idOrIds) ? idOrIds : [idOrIds];
+    if (ids.length === 0) return;
+    
+    // Assume all items belong to the same queue as the first item
+    const firstItem = get().downloads.find(d => d.id === ids[0]);
+    if (!firstItem) return;
+    const queueId = firstItem.queueId || MAIN_QUEUE_ID;
+    
     const queueItems = get().downloads
       .filter(download => 
         (download.queueId || MAIN_QUEUE_ID) === queueId && 
@@ -233,11 +238,28 @@ export const useDownloadStore = create<DownloadState>((set, get) => ({
         !(isActiveDownloadStatus(download.status) && download.status !== 'queued')
       )
       .sort((left, right) => (left.queuePosition ?? 0) - (right.queuePosition ?? 0));
-    const index = queueItems.findIndex(download => download.id === id);
-    const target = direction === 'up' ? index - 1 : index + 1;
-    if (index < 0 || target < 0 || target >= queueItems.length) return;
-    const reordered = [...queueItems];
-    [reordered[index], reordered[target]] = [reordered[target], reordered[index]];
+    
+    const selectedItems = queueItems.filter(item => ids.includes(item.id));
+    if (selectedItems.length === 0) return;
+    
+    const unselectedItems = queueItems.filter(item => !ids.includes(item.id));
+    const selectedIndices = selectedItems.map(item => queueItems.findIndex(d => d.id === item.id));
+    
+    let insertIndex = 0;
+    if (direction === 'up') {
+      const firstSelectedIndex = Math.min(...selectedIndices);
+      insertIndex = Math.max(0, firstSelectedIndex - 1);
+    } else {
+      const lastSelectedIndex = Math.max(...selectedIndices);
+      insertIndex = Math.min(unselectedItems.length, lastSelectedIndex - selectedItems.length + 2);
+    }
+    
+    const reordered = [
+      ...unselectedItems.slice(0, insertIndex),
+      ...selectedItems,
+      ...unselectedItems.slice(insertIndex)
+    ];
+    
     const positions = new Map(reordered.map((download, position) => [download.id, position]));
     const previousDownloads = get().downloads;
     set(state => ({
@@ -246,12 +268,25 @@ export const useDownloadStore = create<DownloadState>((set, get) => ({
         : download)
     }));
 
-    if (!get().backendRegisteredIds.has(id)) return;
+    const registeredIdsToMove = selectedItems
+      .filter(item => get().backendRegisteredIds.has(item.id))
+      .map(item => item.id);
+      
+    if (registeredIdsToMove.length === 0) return;
+    
+    // For backend sync, we must call move_in_queue in the correct order to maintain the block
+    const idsToMove = direction === 'up' ? registeredIdsToMove : [...registeredIdsToMove].reverse();
+
     try {
-      const order = await invoke('move_in_queue', { id, queueId, direction });
-      set({ pendingOrder: order as string[] });
+      let order: string[] = [];
+      for (const id of idsToMove) {
+        order = (await invoke('move_in_queue', { id, queueId, direction })) as string[];
+      }
+      if (order.length > 0) {
+        set({ pendingOrder: order });
+      }
     } catch (e) {
-      console.error("Failed to move item in queue:", e);
+      console.error("Failed to move in queue backend:", e);
       set({ downloads: previousDownloads });
     }
   },