diff --git a/src/BatchProcessDialog.cpp b/src/BatchProcessDialog.cpp
index f0df449e9..fbbacadc6 100644
--- a/src/BatchProcessDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/BatchProcessDialog.cpp
@@ -161,11 +161,18 @@ void BatchProcessDialog::OnApplyToProject(wxCommandEvent & WXUNUSED(event))
    long item = mChains->GetNextItem(-1,
                                     wxLIST_NEXT_ALL,
                                     wxLIST_STATE_SELECTED);
+
    if (item == -1) {
       AudacityMessageBox(_("No chain selected"));
       return;
    }
-   wxString name = mChains->GetItemText(item);
+}
+
+void BatchProcessDialog::ApplyChainToProject( int iChain, bool bHasGui )
+{
+   wxString name = mChains->GetItemText(iChain);
+   if( name.IsEmpty() )
+      return;
 
    wxDialog * pD = safenew wxDialogWrapper(this, wxID_ANY, GetTitle());
    pD->SetName(pD->GetTitle());
@@ -197,7 +204,8 @@ void BatchProcessDialog::OnApplyToProject(wxCommandEvent & WXUNUSED(event))
    // the 'Hide' converts us from a Modal into a regular dialog,
    // as far as closing is concerned.  On Linux we can't close with
    // EndModal() anymore after this.
-   Hide();
+   if( bHasGui )
+      Hide();
 
    gPrefs->Write(wxT("/Batch/ActiveChain"), name);
    gPrefs->Flush();
@@ -213,6 +221,10 @@ void BatchProcessDialog::OnApplyToProject(wxCommandEvent & WXUNUSED(event))
          [this]{ return mBatchCommands.ApplyChain(); } );
    }
 
+   if( !bHasGui )
+      return;
+
+
    if (!success) {
       Show();
       return;
diff --git a/src/BatchProcessDialog.h b/src/BatchProcessDialog.h
index 203371405..810824064 100644
--- a/src/BatchProcessDialog.h
+++ b/src/BatchProcessDialog.h
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ class BatchProcessDialog : public wxDialogWrapper {
    virtual wxString GetHelpPageName() {return "Tools_Menu#chains_compact_dialog";};
 
 
+   void ApplyChainToProject( int iChain, bool bHasGui=true );
+
+
    // These will be reused in the derived class...
    wxListCtrl *mList;
    wxListCtrl *mChains;
diff --git a/src/Menus.cpp b/src/Menus.cpp
index 86f35f0c1..c50677336 100644
--- a/src/Menus.cpp
+++ b/src/Menus.cpp
@@ -167,6 +167,10 @@ enum {
 
 #include "commands/CommandContext.h"
 #include "commands/ScreenshotCommand.h"
+
+#include "BatchCommands.h"
+
+
 //
 // Effects menu arrays
 //
@@ -1193,6 +1197,8 @@ void AudacityProject::CreateMenusAndCommands()
          AudioIONotBusyFlag);
       c->AddItem(wxT("EditChains"), _("Edit C&hains..."), FN(OnEditChains));
 
+      c->AddSeparator();
+      PopulateChainsMenu( c, AudioIONotBusyFlag );
       c->AddSeparator();
 
       PopulateEffectsMenu(c,
@@ -1698,6 +1704,22 @@ void AudacityProject::CreateMenusAndCommands()
 #endif
 }
 
+
+
+void AudacityProject::PopulateChainsMenu( CommandManager* c, CommandFlag flags  )
+{
+   wxArrayString names = BatchCommands::GetNames();
+   int i;
+
+   for (i = 0; i < (int)names.GetCount(); i++) {
+      c->AddItem(wxString::Format("Chain%03i", i ), names[i], FN(OnApplyChainDirectly),
+         AudioIONotBusyFlag,
+         AudioIONotBusyFlag);
+   }
+
+}
+
+
 /// The effects come from a plug in list
 /// This code iterates through the list, adding effects into
 /// the menu.
@@ -8457,6 +8479,18 @@ void AudacityProject::OnApplyChain(const CommandContext &WXUNUSED(context) )
    ModifyUndoMenuItems();
 }
 
+void AudacityProject::OnApplyChainDirectly(const CommandContext &context )
+{
+   //wxLogDebug( "Chain was: %s", context.parameter);
+   BatchProcessDialog dlg(this);
+   wxString Name = context.parameter;
+   long item=0;
+   // Take last three letters (of e.g. Chain007) and convert to a number.
+   Name.Mid( Name.Length() - 3 ).ToLong( &item, 10 );
+   dlg.ApplyChainToProject( item, false );
+   ModifyUndoMenuItems();
+}
+
 void AudacityProject::OnEditChains(const CommandContext &WXUNUSED(context) )
 {
    EditChainsDialog dlg(this);
diff --git a/src/Menus.h b/src/Menus.h
index ee97b6d26..dca0f49fe 100644
--- a/src/Menus.h
+++ b/src/Menus.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 private:
 void CreateMenusAndCommands();
-
+void PopulateChainsMenu( CommandManager* c, CommandFlag flags );
 void PopulateEffectsMenu(CommandManager *c, EffectType type,
                          CommandFlag batchflags, CommandFlag realflags);
 void AddEffectMenuItems(CommandManager *c,
@@ -494,6 +494,7 @@ void OnEffect(const CommandContext &context );
 void OnRepeatLastEffect(const CommandContext &context );
 bool DoAudacityCommand(const PluginID & ID, const CommandContext &, int flags);
 void OnApplyChain(const CommandContext &context );
+void OnApplyChainDirectly(const CommandContext &context );
 void OnEditChains(const CommandContext &context );
 void OnStereoToMono(const CommandContext &context );
 void OnAudacityCommand(const CommandContext &context );