diff --git a/src/documents/actions.py b/src/documents/actions.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..7f23baabd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/documents/actions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+from django.contrib import messages
+from django.contrib.admin import helpers
+from django.contrib.admin.utils import model_ngettext
+from django.core.exceptions import PermissionDenied
+from django.template.response import TemplateResponse
+
+from documents.models import Tag, Correspondent
+
+
+def add_tag_to_selected(modeladmin, request, queryset):
+    opts = modeladmin.model._meta
+    app_label = opts.app_label
+
+    if not modeladmin.has_change_permission(request):
+        raise PermissionDenied
+
+    if request.POST.get('post'):
+        n = queryset.count()
+        tag = Tag.objects.get(id=request.POST.get('tag_id'))
+        if n:
+            for obj in queryset:
+                obj.tags.add(tag)
+                obj_display = str(obj)
+                modeladmin.log_change(request, obj, obj_display)
+            modeladmin.message_user(request, "Successfully added tag %(tag)s to %(count)d %(items)s." % {
+                "tag": tag.name, "count": n, "items": model_ngettext(modeladmin.opts, n)
+            }, messages.SUCCESS)
+
+        # Return None to display the change list page again.
+        return None
+
+    title = "Add tag to multiple documents"
+
+    context = dict(
+        modeladmin.admin_site.each_context(request),
+        title=title,
+        queryset=queryset,
+        opts=opts,
+        action_checkbox_name=helpers.ACTION_CHECKBOX_NAME,
+        media=modeladmin.media,
+        action="add_tag_to_selected",
+        tags=Tag.objects.all()
+    )
+
+    request.current_app = modeladmin.admin_site.name
+
+    return TemplateResponse(request,
+        "admin/%s/%s/mass_modify_tag.html" % (app_label, opts.model_name)
+    , context)
+
+
+add_tag_to_selected.short_description = "Add tag to selected documents"
+
+
+def remove_tag_from_selected(modeladmin, request, queryset):
+    opts = modeladmin.model._meta
+    app_label = opts.app_label
+
+    if not modeladmin.has_change_permission(request):
+        raise PermissionDenied
+
+    if request.POST.get('post'):
+        n = queryset.count()
+        tag = Tag.objects.get(id=request.POST.get('tag_id'))
+        if n:
+            for obj in queryset:
+                obj.tags.remove(tag)
+                obj_display = str(obj)
+                modeladmin.log_change(request, obj, obj_display)
+            modeladmin.message_user(request, "Successfully removed tag %(tag)s from %(count)d %(items)s." % {
+                "tag": tag.name, "count": n, "items": model_ngettext(modeladmin.opts, n)
+            }, messages.SUCCESS)
+
+        # Return None to display the change list page again.
+        return None
+
+    title = "Remove tag from multiple documents"
+
+    context = dict(
+        modeladmin.admin_site.each_context(request),
+        title=title,
+        queryset=queryset,
+        opts=opts,
+        action_checkbox_name=helpers.ACTION_CHECKBOX_NAME,
+        media=modeladmin.media,
+        action="remove_tag_from_selected",
+        tags=Tag.objects.all()
+    )
+
+    request.current_app = modeladmin.admin_site.name
+
+    return TemplateResponse(request,
+        "admin/%s/%s/mass_modify_tag.html" % (app_label, opts.model_name)
+    , context)
+
+
+remove_tag_from_selected.short_description = "Remove tag from selected documents"
+
+
+def set_correspondent_on_selected(modeladmin, request, queryset):
+    opts = modeladmin.model._meta
+    app_label = opts.app_label
+
+    if not modeladmin.has_change_permission(request):
+        raise PermissionDenied
+
+    if request.POST.get('post'):
+        n = queryset.count()
+        correspondent = Correspondent.objects.get(id=request.POST.get('correspondent_id'))
+        if n:
+            for obj in queryset:
+                obj_display = str(obj)
+                modeladmin.log_change(request, obj, obj_display)
+            queryset.update(correspondent=correspondent)
+            modeladmin.message_user(request, "Successfully set correspondent %(correspondent)s on %(count)d %(items)s." % {
+                "correspondent": correspondent.name, "count": n, "items": model_ngettext(modeladmin.opts, n)
+            }, messages.SUCCESS)
+
+        # Return None to display the change list page again.
+        return None
+
+    title = "Set correspondent on multiple documents"
+
+    context = dict(
+        modeladmin.admin_site.each_context(request),
+        title=title,
+        queryset=queryset,
+        opts=opts,
+        action_checkbox_name=helpers.ACTION_CHECKBOX_NAME,
+        media=modeladmin.media,
+        correspondents=Correspondent.objects.all()
+    )
+
+    request.current_app = modeladmin.admin_site.name
+
+    return TemplateResponse(request,
+        "admin/%s/%s/set_correspondent.html" % (app_label, opts.model_name)
+    , context)
+
+
+set_correspondent_on_selected.short_description = "Set correspondent on selected documents"
+
+
+def remove_correspondent_from_selected(modeladmin, request, queryset):
+    if not modeladmin.has_change_permission(request):
+        raise PermissionDenied
+
+    n = queryset.count()
+    if n:
+        for obj in queryset:
+            obj_display = str(obj)
+            modeladmin.log_change(request, obj, obj_display)
+        queryset.update(correspondent=None)
+        modeladmin.message_user(request, "Successfully removed correspondent from %(count)d %(items)s." % {
+            "count": n, "items": model_ngettext(modeladmin.opts, n)
+        }, messages.SUCCESS)
+
+    return None
+
+
+remove_correspondent_from_selected.short_description = "Remove correspondent from selected documents"
diff --git a/src/documents/admin.py b/src/documents/admin.py
index b8d64c434..a85b087a3 100755
--- a/src/documents/admin.py
+++ b/src/documents/admin.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ from django.urls import reverse
 from django.templatetags.static import static
 from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
 
+from documents.actions import add_tag_to_selected, remove_tag_from_selected, set_correspondent_on_selected, \
+    remove_correspondent_from_selected
 from .models import Correspondent, Tag, Document, Log
 
 
@@ -110,6 +112,14 @@ class CorrespondentAdmin(CommonAdmin):
     list_filter = ("matching_algorithm",)
     list_editable = ("match", "matching_algorithm")
 
+    def save_model(self, request, obj, form, change):
+        super().save_model(request, obj, form, change)
+
+        for document in Document.objects.filter(correspondent__isnull=True).exclude(tags__is_archived_tag=True):
+            if obj.matches(document.content):
+                document.correspondent = obj
+                document.save(update_fields=("correspondent",))
+
     def document_count(self, obj):
         return obj.documents.count()
 
@@ -121,6 +131,13 @@ class TagAdmin(CommonAdmin):
     list_filter = ("colour", "matching_algorithm")
     list_editable = ("colour", "match", "matching_algorithm")
 
+    def save_model(self, request, obj, form, change):
+        super().save_model(request, obj, form, change)
+
+        for document in Document.objects.all().exclude(tags__is_archived_tag=True):
+            if obj.matches(document.content):
+                document.tags.add(obj)
+
     def document_count(self, obj):
         return obj.documents.count()
 
@@ -130,17 +147,20 @@ class DocumentAdmin(CommonAdmin):
     class Media:
         css = {
             "all": ("paperless.css",)
+
         }
 
     search_fields = ("correspondent__name", "title", "content", "tags__name")
     readonly_fields = ("added",)
     list_display = ("title", "created", "added", "thumbnail", "correspondent",
-                    "tags_")
+                    "tags_", "archive_serial_number")
     list_filter = ("tags", "correspondent", FinancialYearFilter,
                    MonthListFilter)
 
     ordering = ["-created", "correspondent"]
 
+    actions = [add_tag_to_selected, remove_tag_from_selected, set_correspondent_on_selected, remove_correspondent_from_selected]
+
     def has_add_permission(self, request):
         return False
 
diff --git a/src/documents/management/commands/document_correspondents.py b/src/documents/management/commands/document_correspondents.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 0709c49d2..d3b324bb1
--- a/src/documents/management/commands/document_correspondents.py
+++ b/src/documents/management/commands/document_correspondents.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class Command(Renderable, BaseCommand):
 
         self.verbosity = options["verbosity"]
 
-        for document in Document.objects.filter(correspondent__isnull=True):
+        for document in Document.objects.filter(correspondent__isnull=True).exclude(tags__is_archived_tag=True):
 
             potential_correspondents = list(
                 Correspondent.match_all(document.content))
diff --git a/src/documents/management/commands/document_retagger.py b/src/documents/management/commands/document_retagger.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 8f56e1eea..d3fd83962
--- a/src/documents/management/commands/document_retagger.py
+++ b/src/documents/management/commands/document_retagger.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class Command(Renderable, BaseCommand):
 
         self.verbosity = options["verbosity"]
 
-        for document in Document.objects.all():
+        for document in Document.objects.all().exclude(tags__is_archived_tag=True):
 
             tags = Tag.objects.exclude(
                 pk__in=document.tags.values_list("pk", flat=True))
diff --git a/src/documents/migrations/0022_workflow_improvements.py b/src/documents/migrations/0022_workflow_improvements.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..534cb78e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/documents/migrations/0022_workflow_improvements.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Generated by Django 1.11.10 on 2018-02-04 13:07
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('documents', '0021_document_storage_type'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='document',
+            name='archive_serial_number',
+            field=models.IntegerField(unique=True, blank=True, null=True, db_index=True),
+        ),
+
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='tag',
+            name='is_inbox_tag',
+            field=models.BooleanField(default=False),
+        ),
+
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='tag',
+            name='is_archived_tag',
+            field=models.BooleanField(default=False),
+        ),
+
+    ]
diff --git a/src/documents/models.py b/src/documents/models.py
index 780cddb0a..2da28da57 100755
--- a/src/documents/models.py
+++ b/src/documents/models.py
@@ -180,6 +180,14 @@ class Tag(MatchingModel):
 
     colour = models.PositiveIntegerField(choices=COLOURS, default=1)
 
+    is_inbox_tag = models.BooleanField(
+        default=False,
+        help_text="Marks this tag as an inbox tag: All newly consumed documents will be tagged with inbox tags.")
+
+    is_archived_tag = models.BooleanField(
+        default=False,
+        help_text="Marks this tag as an archive tag: All documents tagged with archive tags will never be modified automatically (i.e., modifying tags by matching rules)")
+
 
 class Document(models.Model):
 
@@ -247,6 +255,13 @@ class Document(models.Model):
     added = models.DateTimeField(
         default=timezone.now, editable=False, db_index=True)
 
+    archive_serial_number = models.IntegerField(
+        blank=True,
+        null=True,
+        unique=True,
+        db_index=True,
+        help_text="The position of this document in your physical document archive.")
+
     class Meta:
         ordering = ("correspondent", "title")
 
diff --git a/src/documents/signals/handlers.py b/src/documents/signals/handlers.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index cdeaaba40..b3579b567
--- a/src/documents/signals/handlers.py
+++ b/src/documents/signals/handlers.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def set_correspondent(sender, document=None, logging_group=None, **kwargs):
 def set_tags(sender, document=None, logging_group=None, **kwargs):
 
     current_tags = set(document.tags.all())
-    relevant_tags = set(Tag.match_all(document.content)) - current_tags
+    relevant_tags = (set(Tag.match_all(document.content)) | set(Tag.objects.filter(is_inbox_tag=True))) - current_tags
 
     if not relevant_tags:
         return
diff --git a/src/documents/templates/admin/documents/document/change_form.html b/src/documents/templates/admin/documents/document/change_form.html
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/src/documents/templates/admin/documents/document/change_list_results.html b/src/documents/templates/admin/documents/document/change_list_results.html
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index b33cd2927..d295ce601
--- a/src/documents/templates/admin/documents/document/change_list_results.html
+++ b/src/documents/templates/admin/documents/document/change_list_results.html
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     border-radius: 2%;
     overflow: hidden;
     height: 300px;
+    position: relative;
   }
   .result .header {
     padding: 5px;
@@ -79,6 +80,15 @@
   .result .image img {
     width: 100%;
   }
+  .result .footer {
+    position: absolute;
+    bottom: 0;
+    right: 0;
+    border-left: 1px solid #cccccc;
+    border-top: 1px solid #cccccc;
+    padding: 4px 10px 4px 10px;
+    background: white;
+  }
 
   .grid {
     margin-right: 260px;
@@ -152,7 +162,8 @@
     {# 4: Image #}
     {# 5: Correspondent #}
     {# 6: Tags #}
-    {# 7: Document edit url #}
+    {# 7: Archive serial number #}
+    {# 8: Document edit url #}
     <div class="box">
       <div class="result">
         <div class="header">
@@ -166,7 +177,7 @@
             selection would not be possible with mouse click + drag. Instead,
             the underlying link would be dragged.
           {% endcomment %}
-          <div class="headerLink" onclick="location.href='{{ result.7 }}';"></div>
+          <div class="headerLink" onclick="location.href='{{ result.8 }}';"></div>
           <div class="checkbox">{{ result.0 }}</div>
           <div class="info">
             {{ result.5 }}
@@ -178,6 +189,9 @@
         <div class="date">{{ result.2 }}</div>
         <div style="clear: both;"></div>
         <div class="image">{{ result.4 }}</div>
+        {# Only show the archive serial number if it is set on the document. #}
+        {# checking for >-< (i.e., will a dash be displayed) doesn't feel like a very good solution to me. #}
+        {% if '>-<' not in result.7 %}<div class="footer">#{{ result.7 }}</div>{% endif %}
       </div>
     </div>
   {% endfor %}
diff --git a/src/documents/templates/admin/documents/document/mass_modify_tag.html b/src/documents/templates/admin/documents/document/mass_modify_tag.html
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..71ef09ae8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/documents/templates/admin/documents/document/mass_modify_tag.html
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+{% extends "admin/base_site.html" %}
+{% load i18n l10n admin_urls static %}
+{% load staticfiles %}
+
+{% block extrahead %}
+{{ block.super }}
+{{ media }}
+<script type="text/javascript" src="{% static 'admin/js/cancel.js' %}"></script>
+
+{% endblock %}
+
+{% block bodyclass %}{{ block.super }} app-{{ opts.app_label }} model-{{ opts.model_name }} delete-confirmation delete-selected-confirmation{% endblock %}
+
+{% block breadcrumbs %}
+<div class="breadcrumbs">
+    <a href="{% url 'admin:index' %}">{% trans 'Home' %}</a>
+    &rsaquo; <a href="{% url 'admin:app_list' app_label=opts.app_label %}">{{ opts.app_config.verbose_name }}</a>
+    &rsaquo; <a href="{% url opts|admin_urlname:'changelist' %}">{{ opts.verbose_name_plural|capfirst }}</a>
+    &rsaquo; {{title}}
+</div>
+{% endblock %}
+
+{% block content %}
+<p>Please select the tag.</p>
+<form method="post">{% csrf_token %}
+    <div>
+        {% for obj in queryset %}
+        <input type="hidden" name="{{ action_checkbox_name }}" value="{{ obj.pk|unlocalize }}"/>
+        {% endfor %}
+        <p>
+            <select name="tag_id">
+                {% for tag in tags %}
+                <option value="{{tag.id}}">{{tag.name}}</option>
+                {% endfor %}
+            </select>
+        </p>
+
+        <input type="hidden" name="action" value="{{action}}"/>
+        <input type="hidden" name="post" value="yes"/>
+        <p>
+            <input type="submit" value="{% trans " Confirm" %}" />
+            <a href="#" class="button cancel-link">{% trans "Go back" %}</a>
+        </p>
+    </div>
+</form>
+{% endblock %}
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diff --git a/src/documents/templates/admin/documents/document/set_correspondent.html b/src/documents/templates/admin/documents/document/set_correspondent.html
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..22993421e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/documents/templates/admin/documents/document/set_correspondent.html
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+{% extends "admin/base_site.html" %}
+{% load i18n l10n admin_urls static %}
+{% load staticfiles %}
+
+{% block extrahead %}
+{{ block.super }}
+{{ media }}
+<script type="text/javascript" src="{% static 'admin/js/cancel.js' %}"></script>
+
+{% endblock %}
+
+{% block bodyclass %}{{ block.super }} app-{{ opts.app_label }} model-{{ opts.model_name }} delete-confirmation delete-selected-confirmation{% endblock %}
+
+{% block breadcrumbs %}
+<div class="breadcrumbs">
+    <a href="{% url 'admin:index' %}">{% trans 'Home' %}</a>
+    &rsaquo; <a href="{% url 'admin:app_list' app_label=opts.app_label %}">{{ opts.app_config.verbose_name }}</a>
+    &rsaquo; <a href="{% url opts|admin_urlname:'changelist' %}">{{ opts.verbose_name_plural|capfirst }}</a>
+    &rsaquo; {{title}}
+</div>
+{% endblock %}
+
+{% block content %}
+<p>Please select the correspondent.</p>
+<form method="post">{% csrf_token %}
+    <div>
+        {% for obj in queryset %}
+        <input type="hidden" name="{{ action_checkbox_name }}" value="{{ obj.pk|unlocalize }}"/>
+        {% endfor %}
+        <p>
+            <select name="correspondent_id">
+                {% for correspondent in correspondents %}
+                <option value="{{correspondent.id}}">{{correspondent.name}}</option>
+                {% endfor %}
+            </select>
+        </p>
+
+        <input type="hidden" name="action" value="set_correspondent_on_selected"/>
+        <input type="hidden" name="post" value="yes"/>
+        <p>
+            <input type="submit" value="{% trans " Confirm" %}" />
+            <a href="#" class="button cancel-link">{% trans "Go back" %}</a>
+        </p>
+    </div>
+</form>
+{% endblock %}
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