diff --git a/media/js/glosses_toggle_edit.js b/media/js/glosses_toggle_edit.js
index 460aff8ce..81d757b2e 100644
--- a/media/js/glosses_toggle_edit.js
+++ b/media/js/glosses_toggle_edit.js
@@ -167,6 +167,23 @@ function toggle_locprim(data) {
     buttonCell.attr('value', button_contents);
 }
 
+function toggle_contType(data) {
+    if ($.isEmptyObject(data)) {
+        return;
+    };
+    var glossid = data.glossid;
+    var contType = data.contType;
+    var hCell = $("#contType_cell_"+glossid);
+    $(hCell).empty();
+    var cell = "<span class='contType'>"+contType+"</span>";
+    hCell.html(cell);
+
+    var button_lookup = '#button_' + glossid + '_contType';
+    var buttonCell = $(button_lookup);
+    var button_contents = similar_gloss_fields_labels['contType'] + ': ' + contType;
+    buttonCell.attr('value', button_contents);
+}
+
 function toggle_movSh(data) {
     if ($.isEmptyObject(data)) {
         return;
@@ -479,6 +496,20 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
          });
      });
 
+     $('.quick_contType').click(function(e)
+	 {
+         e.preventDefault();
+	     var glossid = $(this).attr('value');
+	     var contType = $(this).attr("data-contType");
+         $.ajax({
+            url : url + "/dictionary/update/toggle_contType/" + glossid + "/" + contType,
+            type: 'POST',
+            data: { 'csrfmiddlewaretoken': csrf_token },
+            datatype: "json",
+            success : toggle_contType
+         });
+     });
+
      $('.quick_movSh').click(function(e)
 	 {
          e.preventDefault();
diff --git a/signbank/dictionary/adminviews.py b/signbank/dictionary/adminviews.py
index 21e8d0121..9ec27a377 100755
--- a/signbank/dictionary/adminviews.py
+++ b/signbank/dictionary/adminviews.py
@@ -6540,7 +6540,7 @@ def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
         context['available_tags'] = [tag for tag in Tag.objects.all()]
 
         similar_gloss_fields = ['handedness', 'domhndsh', 'subhndsh', 'handCh', 'relatArtic', 'locprim',
-                                'movSh', 'repeat', 'altern']
+                                'contType', 'movSh', 'repeat', 'altern']
         context['similar_gloss_fields'] = json.dumps(similar_gloss_fields)
         similar_gloss_fields_labels = {}
         for field in similar_gloss_fields:
@@ -6580,6 +6580,12 @@ def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
             field='Location', machine_value__gt=1).order_by('name')]
         context['available_locprim'] = available_locprim
 
+        available_contType = [fc for fc in FieldChoice.objects.filter(
+            field='ContactType', machine_value__in=[0, 1]).order_by('machine_value')]
+        available_contType += [fc for fc in FieldChoice.objects.filter(
+            field='ContactType', machine_value__gt=1).order_by('name')]
+        context['available_contType'] = available_contType
+
         available_movSh = [fc for fc in FieldChoice.objects.filter(
             field='MovementShape', machine_value__in=[0, 1]).order_by('machine_value')]
         available_movSh += [fc for fc in FieldChoice.objects.filter(
diff --git a/signbank/dictionary/templates/dictionary/admin_batch_edit_view.html b/signbank/dictionary/templates/dictionary/admin_batch_edit_view.html
index fc8f3af45..d3eaa3088 100644
--- a/signbank/dictionary/templates/dictionary/admin_batch_edit_view.html
+++ b/signbank/dictionary/templates/dictionary/admin_batch_edit_view.html
@@ -516,6 +516,14 @@ <h3>{% trans "Batch Edit" %}</h3>
                 </div>
                 </td>
              </tr>
+             <tr style="height:26px;">
+                <th>{% trans "Contact Type" %}</th>
+                <td class="field_contType" style="width:100px;">
+                <div class="contType-cell"
+                     id="contType_cell_{{gloss.id}}"><span class='contType'>{% if gloss.contType %}{{gloss.contType.name}}{% endif %}</span>
+                </div>
+                </td>
+             </tr>
              <tr style="height:26px;">
                 <th>{% trans "Movement Shape" %}</th>
                 <td class="field_movSh" style="width:100px;">
@@ -712,6 +720,25 @@ <h3>{% trans "Batch Edit" %}</h3>
                 </div>
                 </div>
 
+                <div class="panel panel-default panel-toggles">
+                <div class='panel-heading' data-toggle='collapse' data-parent="#phonology"
+                     data-target='#toggle_contType_panel_{{gloss.id}}'>{% trans "Contact Type" %}
+                </div>
+                <div id='toggle_contType_panel_{{gloss.id}}' class="panel-collapse collapse">
+                <div class="panel-body" style="display:inline-block;">
+                <p>
+                {% for wc in available_contType %}
+                <button id='quick_contType_btn_{{gloss.id}}' class="quick_contType btn actionButton"
+                        name='quick_contType_{{gloss.id}}'
+                        value='{{gloss.id}}' data-contType='{{wc.machine_value}}' style="height:36px;"
+                        type="submit" >{{wc.name}}
+                </button>
+                {% endfor %}
+                </p>
+                </div>
+                </div>
+                </div>
+
                 <div class="panel panel-default panel-toggles">
                 <div class='panel-heading' data-toggle='collapse' data-parent="#phonology"
                      data-target='#toggle_movSh_panel_{{gloss.id}}'>{% trans "Movement Shape" %}
diff --git a/signbank/dictionary/update.py b/signbank/dictionary/update.py
index bdcde1342..eb1f4dcde 100755
--- a/signbank/dictionary/update.py
+++ b/signbank/dictionary/update.py
@@ -3603,6 +3603,19 @@ def toggle_locprim(request, glossid, locprim):
     return JsonResponse(result)
 
 
+@permission_required('dictionary.change_gloss')
+def toggle_contType(request, glossid, contType):
+
+    gloss = Gloss.objects.filter(id=glossid).first()
+
+    if not okay_to_update_gloss(request, gloss):
+        return JsonResponse({})
+
+    result = mapping_toggle_contType(request, gloss, contType)
+
+    return JsonResponse(result)
+
+
 @permission_required('dictionary.change_gloss')
 def toggle_movSh(request, glossid, movSh):
 
diff --git a/signbank/dictionary/update_glosses.py b/signbank/dictionary/update_glosses.py
index b99a35c1b..756983aee 100644
--- a/signbank/dictionary/update_glosses.py
+++ b/signbank/dictionary/update_glosses.py
@@ -384,6 +384,44 @@ def mapping_toggle_locprim(request, gloss, locprim):
     return result
 
 
+@permission_required('dictionary.change_gloss')
+def mapping_toggle_contType(request, gloss, contType):
+
+    try:
+        contType_machine_value = int(contType)
+    except TypeError:
+        return {}
+
+    empty_contType = FieldChoice.objects.get(field='ContactType', machine_value=0)
+    new_contType = FieldChoice.objects.filter(field='ContactType', machine_value=contType_machine_value).first()
+
+    if not new_contType:
+        # if the word class does not exist, set it to empty
+        contType_machine_value = 0
+        new_contType = empty_contType
+
+    original_contType = gloss.contType.name if gloss.contType else '-'
+
+    with atomic():
+        if not gloss.contType:
+            gloss.contType = new_contType
+        elif gloss.contType.machine_value != contType_machine_value:
+            gloss.contType = new_contType
+        else:
+            gloss.contType = empty_contType
+            new_contType = empty_contType
+        gloss.save()
+
+    add_gloss_update_to_revision_history(request.user, gloss, 'contType', original_contType, new_contType.name)
+
+    result = dict()
+    result['glossid'] = str(gloss.id)
+    newvalue = gloss.contType.name
+    result['contType'] = newvalue
+
+    return result
+
+
 @permission_required('dictionary.change_gloss')
 def mapping_toggle_movSh(request, gloss, movSh):
 
diff --git a/signbank/dictionary/urls.py b/signbank/dictionary/urls.py
index 21d1365e0..5ded9b1a0 100755
--- a/signbank/dictionary/urls.py
+++ b/signbank/dictionary/urls.py
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@
     re_path(r'^update/toggle_locprim/(?P<glossid>\d+)/(?P<locprim>.*)$',
             signbank.dictionary.update.toggle_locprim,
             name='toggle_locprim'),
+    re_path(r'^update/toggle_contType/(?P<glossid>\d+)/(?P<contType>.*)$',
+            signbank.dictionary.update.toggle_contType,
+            name='toggle_contType'),
     re_path(r'^update/toggle_movSh/(?P<glossid>\d+)/(?P<movSh>.*)$',
             signbank.dictionary.update.toggle_movSh,
             name='toggle_movSh'),