diff --git a/api/src/org/labkey/api/exp/api/SampleTypeService.java b/api/src/org/labkey/api/exp/api/SampleTypeService.java
index e4a0f7c992f..cd12c102669 100644
--- a/api/src/org/labkey/api/exp/api/SampleTypeService.java
+++ b/api/src/org/labkey/api/exp/api/SampleTypeService.java
@@ -247,6 +247,8 @@ default Map<String, Long> incrementSampleCounts(@Nullable Date counterDate)
 
     void addAuditEvent(User user, Container container, String comment, String userComment, ExpMaterial sample, Map<String, Object> metadata, String updateType);
 
+    void addAuditEvents(User user, Container container, String comment, String userComment, Collection<? extends ExpMaterial> samples, Map<String, Object> metadata);
+
     // find the max sequence number with '${sampleName}-' prefix
     long getMaxAliquotId(@NotNull String sampleName, @NotNull String sampleTypeLsid, Container container);
 
diff --git a/experiment/src/org/labkey/experiment/api/SampleTypeServiceImpl.java b/experiment/src/org/labkey/experiment/api/SampleTypeServiceImpl.java
index f69d0948abe..ed105bbe393 100644
--- a/experiment/src/org/labkey/experiment/api/SampleTypeServiceImpl.java
+++ b/experiment/src/org/labkey/experiment/api/SampleTypeServiceImpl.java
@@ -1374,6 +1374,15 @@ public void addAuditEvent(User user, Container container, String comment, String
         AuditLogService.get().addEvent(user, event);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void addAuditEvents(User user, Container container, String comment, String userComment, Collection<? extends ExpMaterial> samples, Map<String, Object> metadata)
+    {
+        List<SampleTimelineAuditEvent> events = samples.stream()
+                .map(sample -> createAuditRecord(container, comment, userComment, sample, metadata))
+                .collect(Collectors.toList());
+        AuditLogService.get().addEvents(user, events);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public long getMaxAliquotId(@NotNull String sampleName, @NotNull String sampleTypeLsid, Container container)
     {