diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index bcd7a381d..cbe5c33fa 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ android {
         minSdkVersion rootProject.ext.minSdkVersion
         targetSdkVersion rootProject.ext.targetSdkVersion
         multiDexEnabled true
+        vectorDrawables.useSupportLibrary true // consider to use pngs instead
         // Version code schema:
         // "1.2.3-SNAPSHOT" -> 1020300
         // "1.2.3-RC4"      -> 1020304
@@ -158,6 +159,7 @@ dependencies {
     }
 
     implementation "com.github.shts:TriangleLabelView:$triangleLabelViewVersion"
+    implementation 'com.leinardi.android:speed-dial:1.0.2' // 1.0.2 uses support 27.1.1 ; newer versions use 28.0.0;
 
     implementation "com.github.AntennaPod:AntennaPod-AudioPlayer:$audioPlayerVersion"
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/dialog/EpisodesApplyActionFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/dialog/EpisodesApplyActionFragment.java
index 07a64cde8..c456dc41a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/dialog/EpisodesApplyActionFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/dialog/EpisodesApplyActionFragment.java
@@ -7,17 +7,22 @@ import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.support.v4.app.ActivityCompat;
 import android.support.v4.app.Fragment;
 import android.support.v4.util.ArrayMap;
+import android.support.v7.app.ActionBar;
+import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.Menu;
 import android.view.MenuInflater;
 import android.view.MenuItem;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
+import android.widget.AbsListView;
 import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
 import android.widget.Button;
 import android.widget.ListView;
 import android.widget.Toast;
 
+import com.leinardi.android.speeddial.SpeedDialView;
+
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -51,6 +56,7 @@ public class EpisodesApplyActionFragment extends Fragment {
     private Button btnMarkAsUnplayed;
     private Button btnDownload;
     private Button btnDelete;
+    private SpeedDialView mSpeedDialView;
 
     private final Map<Long,FeedItem> idMap = new ArrayMap<>();
     private final List<FeedItem> episodes = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -118,15 +124,28 @@ public class EpisodesApplyActionFragment extends Fragment {
                     }).show();
             return true;
         });
+        mListView.setOnScrollListener(new AbsListView.OnScrollListener() {
+            @Override
+            public void onScrollStateChanged(AbsListView view, int scrollState) {
+                if (AbsListView.OnScrollListener.SCROLL_STATE_IDLE == scrollState) {
+                    showSpeedDialIfAnyChecked();
+                 } else {
+                    hideSpeedDial();
+                }
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public void onScroll(AbsListView view, int firstVisibleItem, int visibleItemCount, int totalItemCount) {}
+        });
 
         for(FeedItem episode : episodes) {
             titles.add(episode.getTitle());
         }
 
         mAdapter = new ArrayAdapter<>(getActivity(),
-                android.R.layout.simple_list_item_multiple_choice, titles);
+                R.layout.simple_list_item_multiple_choice_on_start, titles);
         mListView.setAdapter(mAdapter);
-        checkAll();
+        /// checkAll(); // TODO: no longer check all by default
 
         int lastVisibleDiv = 0;
         btnAddToQueue = view.findViewById(R.id.btnAddToQueue);
@@ -171,8 +190,21 @@ public class EpisodesApplyActionFragment extends Fragment {
             }
         }
 
+        // replacement for the buttons
+        mSpeedDialView = view.findViewById(R.id.fabSD);
+        mSpeedDialView.inflate(R.menu.episodes_apply_action_speeddial);
+        showSpeedDialIfAnyChecked();
+
         return view;
     }
+    
+    private void showSpeedDialIfAnyChecked() {
+        mSpeedDialView.setVisibility(checkedIds.size() > 0 ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE);
+    }
+
+    private void hideSpeedDial() {
+        mSpeedDialView.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+    }
 
     @Override
     public void onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu, MenuInflater inflater) {
@@ -410,6 +442,13 @@ public class EpisodesApplyActionFragment extends Fragment {
             mListView.setItemChecked(i, checked);
         }
         ActivityCompat.invalidateOptionsMenu(EpisodesApplyActionFragment.this.getActivity());
+        showSpeedDialIfAnyChecked();
+
+        ActionBar actionBar = ((AppCompatActivity) getActivity()).getSupportActionBar();
+        if (actionBar != null) {
+            String title = checkedIds.size() > 0 ? checkedIds.size() + " selected" : ""; // TODO: restore to the original title
+            actionBar.setTitle(title);
+        }
     }
 
     private void queueChecked() {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/episodes_apply_action_fragment.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/episodes_apply_action_fragment.xml
index e9a2e2e23..1bbe7e61f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/episodes_apply_action_fragment.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/episodes_apply_action_fragment.xml
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 <RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
+    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="match_parent">
 
 
     <LinearLayout
         android:id="@+id/bottomBar"
+        android:visibility="gone"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="68dp"
         android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
@@ -97,7 +99,25 @@
 
     </LinearLayout>
 
+    <com.leinardi.android.speeddial.SpeedDialOverlayLayout
+        android:id="@+id/fabSDOverlay"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="match_parent" />
+    <com.leinardi.android.speeddial.SpeedDialView
+        android:id="@+id/fabSD"
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        app:sdMainFabClosedSrc="@drawable/ic_fab_edit"
+        app:sdOverlayLayout="@id/fabSDOverlay"
+        android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
+        android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
+        android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
+        android:layout_marginEnd="16dp"
+        android:layout_marginRight="16dp"
+        android:layout_marginBottom="16dp"
+        />
     <View
+        android:visibility="gone"
         android:id="@+id/divider"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="1dp"
@@ -110,6 +130,6 @@
         android:id="@android:id/list"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_above="@id/divider"/>
+        android:layout_alignParentTop="true"/>
 
 </RelativeLayout>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/simple_list_item_multiple_choice_on_start.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/simple_list_item_multiple_choice_on_start.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3c03f71ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/simple_list_item_multiple_choice_on_start.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- Based on simple_list_item_multiple_choice.xml
+     from The Android Open Source Project
+     This one puts the check box at the start of the view (rather than at the end).
+     -->
+<!-- Copyright (C) 2008 The Android Open Source Project
+
+     Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+     you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+     You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+     Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+     distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+     WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+     See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+     limitations under the License.
+-->
+
+<CheckedTextView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:id="@android:id/text1"
+    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+    android:layout_height="?android:attr/listPreferredItemHeightSmall"
+    android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceListItemSmall"
+    android:gravity="center_vertical"
+    android:drawableStart="?android:attr/listChoiceIndicatorMultiple"
+    android:drawableLeft="?android:attr/listChoiceIndicatorMultiple"
+    android:paddingStart="?android:attr/listPreferredItemPaddingStart"
+    android:paddingLeft="?android:attr/listPreferredItemPaddingLeft"
+    android:paddingEnd="?android:attr/listPreferredItemPaddingEnd"
+    android:paddingRight="?android:attr/listPreferredItemPaddingRight"
+    />
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/menu/episodes_apply_action_speeddial.xml b/app/src/main/res/menu/episodes_apply_action_speeddial.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..09c05695f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/menu/episodes_apply_action_speeddial.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+
+    <item
+        android:id="@+id/addToQueue"
+        android:icon="?attr/content_new"
+        android:title="@string/add_to_queue_label"
+        />
+    <item android:id="@+id/remove_from_queue_item"
+        android:icon="@drawable/ic_remove_grey600"
+        android:title="@string/remove_from_queue_label"
+        />
+    <item
+        android:id="@+id/markAsPlayed"
+        android:icon="?attr/navigation_accept"
+        android:title="@string/mark_read_label"
+        />
+    <item android:id="@+id/markAsUnplayed"
+        android:icon="?attr/navigation_cancel"
+        android:title="@string/mark_unread_label"
+        />
+    <item android:id="@+id/download"
+        android:icon="?attr/av_download"
+        android:title="@string/download_label"
+        />
+    <item android:id="@+id/delete"
+        android:icon="?attr/content_discard"
+        android:title="@string/remove_episode_lable"
+        />
+</menu>
diff --git a/core/src/main/res/drawable/ic_fab_edit.xml b/core/src/main/res/drawable/ic_fab_edit.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cb2e394b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/res/drawable/ic_fab_edit.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<vector android:height="24dp"
+    android:viewportHeight="24.0" android:viewportWidth="24.0"
+    android:width="24dp" xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+    <path android:fillColor="#FFFFFFFF" android:pathData="M3,17.25V21h3.75L17.81,9.94l-3.75,-3.75L3,17.25zM20.71,7.04c0.39,-0.39 0.39,-1.02 0,-1.41l-2.34,-2.34c-0.39,-0.39 -1.02,-0.39 -1.41,0l-1.83,1.83 3.75,3.75 1.83,-1.83z"/>
+</vector>
diff --git a/core/src/main/res/drawable/ic_remove_grey600.xml b/core/src/main/res/drawable/ic_remove_grey600.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5a6b2af6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/res/drawable/ic_remove_grey600.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<vector android:height="24dp"
+    android:viewportHeight="24.0" android:viewportWidth="24.0"
+    android:width="24dp" xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+    <path android:fillColor="#FF757575" android:pathData="M19,13H5v-2h14v2z"/>
+</vector>