diff --git a/rattail/batch/handheld.py b/rattail/batch/handheld.py
index e5ee462482cfc20c52a9fd642fa6498283ed8a97..786b09f832e2d82f45232c6eb4b5e672a767b821 100644
--- a/rattail/batch/handheld.py
+++ b/rattail/batch/handheld.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ################################################################################
 #
 #  Rattail -- Retail Software Framework
-#  Copyright © 2010-2017 Lance Edgar
+#  Copyright © 2010-2018 Lance Edgar
 #
 #  This file is part of Rattail.
 #
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ from sqlalchemy import orm
 from rattail.db import api, model
 from rattail.batch import BatchHandler, get_batch_handler
 from rattail.gpc import GPC
+from rattail.time import make_utc
 from rattail.wince import parse_batch_file as parse_wince_file
 
 
@@ -170,11 +171,20 @@ class HandheldBatchHandler(BatchHandler):
         return self.execute_many([batch], user=user, action=action, progress=progress, **kwargs)
 
     def execute_many(self, batches, user=None, action='make_inventory_batch', progress=None, **kwargs):
+        batches = [batch for batch in batches if not batch.executed]
+        if not batches:
+            return True
         if action == 'make_inventory_batch':
-            return self.make_inventory_batch(batches, user, progress=progress)
+            result = self.make_inventory_batch(batches, user, progress=progress)
         elif action == 'make_label_batch':
-            return self.make_label_batch(batches, user, progress=progress)
-        raise RuntimeError("Batch execution action is not supported: {}".format(action))
+            result = self.make_label_batch(batches, user, progress=progress)
+        else:
+            raise RuntimeError("Batch execution action is not supported: {}".format(action))
+        now = make_utc()
+        for batch in batches:
+            batch.executed = now
+            batch.executed_by = user
+        return result
 
     def make_inventory_batch(self, handheld_batches, user, progress=None):
         handler = get_batch_handler(self.config, 'inventory',
diff --git a/rattail/batch/handlers.py b/rattail/batch/handlers.py
index 0ae7045c77ddc9d63b45337e8cf8c20a42ef7869..07f00a4741ffdb31424656f16cbd419dc453b7a0 100644
--- a/rattail/batch/handlers.py
+++ b/rattail/batch/handlers.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ################################################################################
 #
 #  Rattail -- Retail Software Framework
-#  Copyright © 2010-2017 Lance Edgar
+#  Copyright © 2010-2018 Lance Edgar
 #
 #  This file is part of Rattail.
 #
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import warnings
 from sqlalchemy import orm
 
 from rattail.db.cache import cache_model
+from rattail.time import make_utc
 from rattail.util import progress_loop, load_object
 
 
@@ -329,9 +330,12 @@ class BatchHandler(object):
         behavior is to simply execute each batch in succession.  Any batches
         which are already executed are skipped.
         """
+        now = make_utc()
         for batch in batches:
             if not batch.executed:
                 self.execute(batch, progress=progress, **kwargs)
+                batch.executed = now
+                batch.executed_by = kwargs['user']
         return True
 
     def clone(self, oldbatch, created_by):