diff --git a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/cells/DataCell.svelte b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/cells/DataCell.svelte
index d0ad26e939..51f7e75640 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/cells/DataCell.svelte
+++ b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/cells/DataCell.svelte
@@ -34,8 +34,10 @@
 
   let api
 
-  // Get the error for this cell if the row is focused
-  $: error = getErrorStore(rowFocused, cellId)
+  $: cellSelected = selectedCells[cellId]
+
+  // Get the error for this cell if the cell is focused or selected
+  $: error = getErrorStore(rowFocused || cellSelected, cellId)
 
   // Determine if the cell is editable
   $: readonly =
@@ -53,7 +55,6 @@
   }
 
   // Callbacks for cell selection
-  $: cellSelected = selectedCells[cellId]
   $: updateSelectionCallback = isSelectingCells ? updateSelection : null
   $: stopSelectionCallback = isSelectingCells ? stopSelection : null
 
diff --git a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/clipboard.js b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/clipboard.js
index 72bb3fa1ac..25272d61b0 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/clipboard.js
+++ b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/clipboard.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { derived, writable, get } from "svelte/store"
 import { Helpers } from "@budibase/bbui"
+import { parseCellID } from "../lib/utils"
 
 export const createStores = () => {
   const clipboard = writable({
@@ -52,6 +53,8 @@ export const createActions = context => {
     focusedCellAPI,
     copyAllowed,
     pasteAllowed,
+    rows,
+    selectedCells,
   } = context
 
   const copy = () => {
@@ -84,7 +87,7 @@ export const createActions = context => {
     Helpers.copyToClipboard(stringified)
   }
 
-  const paste = () => {
+  const paste = async () => {
     if (!get(pasteAllowed)) {
       return
     }
@@ -95,8 +98,8 @@ export const createActions = context => {
     }
 
     // Check if we're pasting into one or more cells
-    const $selectedCellCount = get(selectedCellCount)
-    const multiCellPaste = $selectedCellCount > 1
+    const cellIds = Object.keys(get(selectedCells))
+    const multiCellPaste = cellIds.length > 1
 
     if ($clipboard.multiCellMode) {
       if (multiCellPaste) {
@@ -107,6 +110,15 @@ export const createActions = context => {
     } else {
       if (multiCellPaste) {
         // Single to multi (duplicate value in all selected cells)
+        let changeMap = {}
+        for (let cellId of cellIds) {
+          const { id, field } = parseCellID(cellId)
+          if (!changeMap[id]) {
+            changeMap[id] = {}
+          }
+          changeMap[id][field] = $clipboard.value
+        }
+        await rows.actions.bulkUpdate(changeMap)
       } else {
         // Single to single
         $focusedCellAPI.setValue($clipboard.value)
diff --git a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/index.js b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/index.js
index 011c5fda12..cb7f5b1106 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/index.js
+++ b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/index.js
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ const DependencyOrderedStores = [
   NonPlus,
   Datasource,
   Columns,
+  Validation,
   Rows,
   UI,
-  Validation,
   Resize,
   Viewport,
   Reorder,
diff --git a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/rows.js b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/rows.js
index f23ce1e1b3..93e6463afd 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/rows.js
+++ b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/rows.js
@@ -264,11 +264,6 @@ export const createActions = context => {
       for (let column of missingColumns) {
         get(notifications).error(`${column} is required but is missing`)
       }
-
-      // Focus the first cell with an error
-      if (erroredColumns.length) {
-        focusedCellId.set(getCellID(rowId, erroredColumns[0]))
-      }
     } else {
       get(notifications).error(errorString || "An unknown error occurred")
     }
@@ -299,6 +294,7 @@ export const createActions = context => {
         throw error
       } else {
         handleValidationError(NewRowID, error)
+        validation.actions.focusFirstRowError(NewRowID)
       }
     }
   }
@@ -319,6 +315,7 @@ export const createActions = context => {
       return duped
     } catch (error) {
       handleValidationError(row._id, error)
+      validation.actions.focusFirstRowError(row._id)
     }
   }
 
@@ -447,8 +444,14 @@ export const createActions = context => {
     return true
   }
 
-  // Saves any pending changes to a row
-  const applyRowChanges = async rowId => {
+  // Saves any pending changes to a row, as well as any additional changes
+  // specified
+  const applyRowChanges = async ({
+    rowId,
+    changes = null,
+    updateState = true,
+    handleErrors = true,
+  }) => {
     const $rows = get(rows)
     const $rowLookupMap = get(rowLookupMap)
     const index = $rowLookupMap[rowId]
@@ -456,6 +459,7 @@ export const createActions = context => {
     if (row == null) {
       return
     }
+    let savedRow
 
     // Save change
     try {
@@ -466,19 +470,24 @@ export const createActions = context => {
       }))
 
       // Update row
-      const changes = get(rowChangeCache)[rowId]
-      const newRow = { ...cleanRow(row), ...changes }
-      const saved = await datasource.actions.updateRow(newRow)
+      const newRow = {
+        ...cleanRow(row),
+        ...get(rowChangeCache)[rowId],
+        ...changes,
+      }
+      savedRow = await datasource.actions.updateRow(newRow)
 
       // Update row state after a successful change
-      if (saved?._id) {
-        rows.update(state => {
-          state[index] = saved
-          return state.slice()
-        })
-      } else if (saved?.id) {
+      if (savedRow?._id) {
+        if (updateState) {
+          rows.update(state => {
+            state[index] = savedRow
+            return state.slice()
+          })
+        }
+      } else if (savedRow?.id) {
         // Handle users table edge case
-        await refreshRow(saved.id)
+        await refreshRow(savedRow.id)
       }
 
       // Wipe row change cache for any values which have been saved
@@ -492,7 +501,10 @@ export const createActions = context => {
         return state
       })
     } catch (error) {
-      handleValidationError(rowId, error)
+      if (handleErrors) {
+        handleValidationError(rowId, error)
+        validation.actions.focusFirstRowError(rowId)
+      }
     }
 
     // Decrement change count for this row
@@ -500,6 +512,7 @@ export const createActions = context => {
       ...state,
       [rowId]: (state[rowId] || 1) - 1,
     }))
+    return savedRow
   }
 
   // Updates a value of a row
@@ -510,6 +523,63 @@ export const createActions = context => {
     }
   }
 
+  const bulkUpdate = async changeMap => {
+    const rowIds = Object.keys(changeMap || {})
+    if (!rowIds.length) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    // Update rows
+    let updated = []
+    let failed = 0
+    for (let rowId of rowIds) {
+      if (!Object.keys(changeMap[rowId] || {}).length) {
+        continue
+      }
+      try {
+        const updatedRow = await applyRowChanges({
+          rowId,
+          changes: changeMap[rowId],
+          updateState: false,
+          handleErrors: false,
+        })
+        if (updatedRow) {
+          updated.push(updatedRow)
+        } else {
+          failed++
+        }
+        await sleep(50) // Small sleep to ensure we avoid rate limiting
+      } catch (error) {
+        failed++
+        console.error("Failed to update row", error)
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Update state
+    if (updated.length) {
+      const $rowLookupMap = get(rowLookupMap)
+      rows.update(state => {
+        for (let row of updated) {
+          const index = $rowLookupMap[row._id]
+          state[index] = row
+        }
+        return state.slice()
+      })
+    }
+
+    // Notify user
+    if (updated.length) {
+      get(notifications).success(
+        `Updated ${updated.length} row${updated.length === 1 ? "" : "s"}`
+      )
+    }
+    if (failed) {
+      get(notifications).error(
+        `Failed to update ${failed} row${failed === 1 ? "" : "s"}`
+      )
+    }
+  }
+
   // Deletes an array of rows
   const deleteRows = async rowsToDelete => {
     if (!rowsToDelete?.length) {
@@ -607,6 +677,7 @@ export const createActions = context => {
         replaceRow,
         refreshData,
         cleanRow,
+        bulkUpdate,
       },
     },
   }
diff --git a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/validation.js b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/validation.js
index 34efde9180..6dd98ffff9 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/validation.js
+++ b/packages/frontend-core/src/components/grid/stores/validation.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { writable, get, derived } from "svelte/store"
-import { getCellID, parseCellID } from "../lib/utils"
+import { parseCellID } from "../lib/utils"
 
 // Normally we would break out actions into the explicit "createActions"
 // function, but for validation all these actions are pure so can go into
@@ -7,18 +7,38 @@ import { getCellID, parseCellID } from "../lib/utils"
 export const createStores = () => {
   const validation = writable({})
 
+  return {
+    validation,
+  }
+}
+
+export const deriveStores = context => {
+  const { validation } = context
+
   // Derive which rows have errors so that we can use that info later
-  const rowErrorMap = derived(validation, $validation => {
+  const validationRowLookupMap = derived(validation, $validation => {
     let map = {}
     Object.entries($validation).forEach(([key, error]) => {
       // Extract row ID from all errored cell IDs
       if (error) {
-        map[parseCellID(key).id] = true
+        const rowId = parseCellID(key).id
+        if (!map[rowId]) {
+          map[rowId] = []
+        }
+        map[rowId].push(key)
       }
     })
     return map
   })
 
+  return {
+    validationRowLookupMap,
+  }
+}
+
+export const createActions = context => {
+  const { validation, focusedCellId, validationRowLookupMap } = context
+
   const setError = (cellId, error) => {
     if (!cellId) {
       return
@@ -30,7 +50,15 @@ export const createStores = () => {
   }
 
   const rowHasErrors = rowId => {
-    return get(rowErrorMap)[rowId]
+    return get(validationRowLookupMap)[rowId]?.length > 0
+  }
+
+  const focusFirstRowError = rowId => {
+    const errorCells = get(validationRowLookupMap)[rowId]
+    const cellId = errorCells?.[0]
+    if (cellId) {
+      focusedCellId.set(cellId)
+    }
   }
 
   return {
@@ -39,28 +67,27 @@ export const createStores = () => {
       actions: {
         setError,
         rowHasErrors,
+        focusFirstRowError,
       },
     },
   }
 }
 
 export const initialise = context => {
-  const { validation, previousFocusedRowId, columns, stickyColumn } = context
+  const { validation, previousFocusedRowId, validationRowLookupMap } = context
 
-  // Remove validation errors from previous focused row
+  // Remove validation errors when changing rows
   previousFocusedRowId.subscribe(id => {
     if (id) {
-      const $columns = get(columns)
-      const $stickyColumn = get(stickyColumn)
-      validation.update(state => {
-        $columns.forEach(column => {
-          state[getCellID(id, column.name)] = null
+      const errorCells = get(validationRowLookupMap)[id]
+      if (errorCells?.length) {
+        validation.update(state => {
+          for (let cellId of errorCells) {
+            delete state[cellId]
+          }
+          return state
         })
-        if ($stickyColumn) {
-          state[getCellID(id, stickyColumn.name)] = null
-        }
-        return state
-      })
+      }
     }
   })
 }