diff --git a/src/BatchCommands.cpp b/src/BatchCommands.cpp
index ba7997ab9..4141fe5a2 100644
--- a/src/BatchCommands.cpp
+++ b/src/BatchCommands.cpp
@@ -798,19 +798,22 @@ bool MacroCommands::ApplyCommand( const wxString &friendlyCommand,
 }
 
 bool MacroCommands::ApplyCommandInBatchMode( const wxString &friendlyCommand,
-   const wxString & command, const wxString &params)
+   const wxString & command, const wxString &params,
+   CommandContext const * pContext)
 {
    AudacityProject *project = GetActiveProject();
    // Recalc flags and enable items that may have become enabled.
    project->UpdateMenus(false);
    // enter batch mode...
    bool prevShowMode = project->GetShowId3Dialog();
+   project->mBatchMode++;
    auto cleanup = finally( [&] {
       // exit batch mode...
       project->SetShowId3Dialog(prevShowMode);
+      project->mBatchMode--;
    } );
 
-   return ApplyCommand( friendlyCommand, command, params );
+   return ApplyCommand( friendlyCommand, command, params, pContext );
 }
 
 static int MacroReentryCount = 0;
diff --git a/src/BatchCommands.h b/src/BatchCommands.h
index 017ef2b85..943b1f9d2 100644
--- a/src/BatchCommands.h
+++ b/src/BatchCommands.h
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ class MacroCommands final {
       const wxString & command, const wxString & params,
       CommandContext const * pContext=NULL );
    bool ApplyCommandInBatchMode( const wxString &friendlyCommand,
-      const wxString & command, const wxString &params);
+      const wxString & command, const wxString &params,
+      CommandContext const * pContext = NULL);
    bool ApplySpecialCommand(
       int iCommand, const wxString &friendlyCommand,
       const wxString & command, const wxString & params);
@@ -72,10 +73,10 @@ class MacroCommands final {
    void AbortBatch();
 
    // Utility functions for the special commands.
-   wxString BuildCleanFileName(const wxString &fileName, const wxString &extension);
+   static wxString BuildCleanFileName(const wxString &fileName, const wxString &extension);
    bool WriteMp3File( const wxString & Name, int bitrate );
    double GetEndTime();
-   bool IsMono();
+   static bool IsMono();
 
    // These commands do not depend on the command list.
    static void MigrateLegacyChains();
diff --git a/src/Menus.cpp b/src/Menus.cpp
index fffaf2648..f6e9ac0ba 100644
--- a/src/Menus.cpp
+++ b/src/Menus.cpp
@@ -4957,10 +4957,37 @@ void AudacityProject::OnExportMIDI(const CommandContext &WXUNUSED(context) ){
 void AudacityProject::OnExport(const wxString & Format )
 {
    Exporter e;
-   e.SetDefaultFormat( Format );
 
    wxGetApp().SetMissingAliasedFileWarningShouldShow(true);
-   e.Process(this, false, 0.0, mTracks->GetEndTime());
+   double t0 = 0.0;
+   double t1 = mTracks->GetEndTime();
+
+   // Prompt for file name and/or extension?
+   bool bPromptingRequired = (mBatchMode == 0) || mFileName.IsEmpty() || Format.IsEmpty();
+
+   if  (bPromptingRequired) {
+      e.SetDefaultFormat(Format);
+      e.Process(this, false, 0.0, mTracks->GetEndTime());
+   }
+   else {
+      // We're in batch mode, and we have an mFileName and Format.
+      wxString extension = ".";
+      extension += Format;
+      extension.MakeLower();
+
+      wxString filename = MacroCommands::BuildCleanFileName(mFileName, extension);
+
+      int nChannels = MacroCommands::IsMono() ? 1 : 2;
+      e.Process(
+         this,       // AudacityProject
+         nChannels,  // numChannels,
+         Format,     // type, 
+         filename,   // filename,
+         false,      // selectedOnly, 
+         t0,         // t0
+         t1          // t1
+      );
+   }
 }
 
 void AudacityProject::OnExportAudio(const CommandContext &WXUNUSED(context) ){   OnExport("");}
diff --git a/src/Project.h b/src/Project.h
index 0127d15b3..828883b0f 100644
--- a/src/Project.h
+++ b/src/Project.h
@@ -706,6 +706,7 @@ private:
    wxString mHelpPref;
    wxString mSoloPref;
    bool mbBusyImporting{ false }; // used to fix bug 584
+   int mBatchMode{ 0 };// 0 menas not, >0 means in batch mode.
 
    void SetNormalizedWindowState(wxRect pSizeAndLocation) {  mNormalizedWindowState = pSizeAndLocation;   }
    wxRect GetNormalizedWindowState() const { return mNormalizedWindowState;   }
diff --git a/src/commands/BatchEvalCommand.cpp b/src/commands/BatchEvalCommand.cpp
index f943f1d02..5695417df 100644
--- a/src/commands/BatchEvalCommand.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/BatchEvalCommand.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ bool BatchEvalCommand::Apply(const CommandContext & context)
 
    // Create a Batch that will have just one command in it...
    MacroCommands Batch;
-   bool bResult = Batch.ApplyCommand(friendly, cmdName, cmdParams, &context);
+   bool bResult = Batch.ApplyCommandInBatchMode(friendly, cmdName, cmdParams, &context);
    // Relay messages, if any.
    wxString Message = Batch.GetMessage();
    if( !Message.IsEmpty() )