diff --git a/media/js/glosses_toggle_edit.js b/media/js/glosses_toggle_edit.js
index 4686216f4..a5a1644eb 100644
--- a/media/js/glosses_toggle_edit.js
+++ b/media/js/glosses_toggle_edit.js
@@ -167,6 +167,23 @@ function toggle_repeat(data) {
     buttonCell.attr('value', button_contents);
 }
 
+function toggle_altern(data) {
+    if ($.isEmptyObject(data)) {
+        return;
+    };
+    var glossid = data.glossid;
+    var altern = data.altern;
+    var hCell = $("#altern_cell_"+glossid);
+    $(hCell).empty();
+    var cell = "<span class='altern'>"+altern+"</span>";
+    hCell.html(cell);
+
+    var button_lookup = '#button_' + glossid + '_altern';
+    var buttonCell = $(button_lookup);
+    var button_contents = similar_gloss_fields_labels['altern'] + ': ' + altern;
+    buttonCell.attr('value', button_contents);
+}
+
 function toggle_create_sense(data) {
     if ($.isEmptyObject(data)) {
         return;
@@ -427,6 +444,20 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
          });
      });
 
+     $('.quick_altern').click(function(e)
+	 {
+         e.preventDefault();
+	     var glossid = $(this).attr('value');
+	     var altern = $(this).attr("data-altern");
+         $.ajax({
+            url : url + "/dictionary/update/toggle_altern/" + glossid + "/" + altern,
+            type: 'POST',
+            data: { 'csrfmiddlewaretoken': csrf_token },
+            datatype: "json",
+            success : toggle_altern
+         });
+     });
+
      $('.quick_create_sense').click(function(e)
 	 {
          e.preventDefault();
diff --git a/signbank/dictionary/adminviews.py b/signbank/dictionary/adminviews.py
index a5b4e1212..4a506ad73 100755
--- a/signbank/dictionary/adminviews.py
+++ b/signbank/dictionary/adminviews.py
@@ -6539,7 +6539,7 @@ def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
 
         context['available_tags'] = [tag for tag in Tag.objects.all()]
 
-        similar_gloss_fields = ['handedness', 'domhndsh', 'subhndsh', 'locprim', 'movSh', 'repeat']
+        similar_gloss_fields = ['handedness', 'domhndsh', 'subhndsh', 'locprim', 'movSh', 'repeat', 'altern']
         context['similar_gloss_fields'] = json.dumps(similar_gloss_fields)
         similar_gloss_fields_labels = {}
         for field in similar_gloss_fields:
diff --git a/signbank/dictionary/templates/dictionary/admin_batch_edit_view.html b/signbank/dictionary/templates/dictionary/admin_batch_edit_view.html
index 66f52c1d2..669ab66e9 100644
--- a/signbank/dictionary/templates/dictionary/admin_batch_edit_view.html
+++ b/signbank/dictionary/templates/dictionary/admin_batch_edit_view.html
@@ -509,13 +509,21 @@ <h3>{% trans "Batch Edit" %}</h3>
                 </td>
              </tr>
              <tr style="height:26px;">
-                <th>{% trans "Repeat" %}</th>
+                <th>{% trans "Repeated Movement" %}</th>
                 <td class="field_repeat" style="width:100px;">
                 <div class="repeat-cell"
                      id="repeat_cell_{{gloss.id}}"><span class='repeat'>{% if gloss.repeat %}{% trans "Yes" %}{% else %}{% trans "No" %}{% endif %}</span>
                 </div>
                 </td>
              </tr>
+             <tr style="height:26px;">
+                <th>{% trans "Alternating Movement" %}</th>
+                <td class="field_altern" style="width:100px;">
+                <div class="altern-cell"
+                     id="altern_cell_{{gloss.id}}"><span class='altern'>{% if gloss.altern %}{% trans "Yes" %}{% else %}{% trans "No" %}{% endif %}</span>
+                </div>
+                </td>
+             </tr>
 
             </table>
             </td>
@@ -670,7 +678,7 @@ <h3>{% trans "Batch Edit" %}</h3>
 
                 <div class="panel panel-default panel-toggles">
                 <div class='panel-heading' data-toggle='collapse' data-parent="#phonology"
-                     data-target='#toggle_repeat_panel_{{gloss.id}}'>{% trans "Repeat" %}
+                     data-target='#toggle_repeat_panel_{{gloss.id}}'>{% trans "Repeated Movement" %}
                 </div>
                 <div id='toggle_repeat_panel_{{gloss.id}}' class="panel-collapse collapse">
                 <div class="panel-body" style="display:inline-block;">
@@ -687,6 +695,25 @@ <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_altern_panel_{{gloss.id}}'>{% trans "Alternating Movement" %}
+                </div>
+                <div id='toggle_altern_panel_{{gloss.id}}' class="panel-collapse collapse">
+                <div class="panel-body" style="display:inline-block;">
+                <p>
+                {% for ab in available_boolean %}
+                <button id='quick_altern_btn_{{gloss.id}}' class="quick_altern btn actionButton"
+                        name='quick_altern_{{gloss.id}}'
+                        value='{{gloss.id}}' data-altern='{{ab.machine_value}}' style="height:36px;"
+                        type="submit" >{{ab.name}}
+                </button>
+                {% endfor %}
+                </p>
+                </div>
+                </div>
+                </div>
+
                 </div>
 
                 </div>
diff --git a/signbank/dictionary/update.py b/signbank/dictionary/update.py
index 963e63bdc..8a6284bfc 100755
--- a/signbank/dictionary/update.py
+++ b/signbank/dictionary/update.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
                                                 mapping_toggle_wordclass, mapping_toggle_namedentity,
                                                 mapping_toggle_handedness, mapping_toggle_domhndsh,
                                                 mapping_toggle_subhndsh, mapping_toggle_locprim, mapping_toggle_movSh,
-                                                batch_edit_create_sense, mapping_toggle_repeat)
+                                                batch_edit_create_sense, mapping_toggle_repeat, mapping_toggle_altern)
 from signbank.dictionary.batch_edit import batch_edit_update_gloss
 
 
@@ -3607,6 +3607,19 @@ def toggle_repeat(request, glossid, repeat):
     return JsonResponse(result)
 
 
+@permission_required('dictionary.change_gloss')
+def toggle_altern(request, glossid, altern):
+
+    gloss = Gloss.objects.filter(id=glossid).first()
+
+    if not okay_to_update_gloss(request, gloss):
+        return JsonResponse({})
+
+    result = mapping_toggle_altern(request, gloss, altern)
+
+    return JsonResponse(result)
+
+
 @permission_required('dictionary.change_gloss')
 def toggle_language_fields(request, glossid):
 
diff --git a/signbank/dictionary/update_glosses.py b/signbank/dictionary/update_glosses.py
index 6611a0fd8..f3edde27d 100644
--- a/signbank/dictionary/update_glosses.py
+++ b/signbank/dictionary/update_glosses.py
@@ -372,6 +372,32 @@ def mapping_toggle_repeat(request, gloss, repeat):
     return result
 
 
+@permission_required('dictionary.change_gloss')
+def mapping_toggle_altern(request, gloss, altern):
+    # altern is 0 or 1
+
+    if altern not in ['0', '1']:
+        return {}
+
+    new_altern_boolean = altern == '1'
+
+    original_altern = 'True' if gloss.altern else 'False'
+    new_altern = 'True' if altern == '1' else 'False'
+
+    with atomic():
+        gloss.altern = new_altern_boolean
+        gloss.save()
+
+    add_gloss_update_to_revision_history(request.user, gloss, 'altern', new_altern, original_altern)
+
+    result = dict()
+    result['glossid'] = str(gloss.id)
+    newvalue = gettext("Yes") if gloss.altern else gettext("No")
+    result['altern'] = newvalue
+
+    return result
+
+
 @permission_required('dictionary.change_gloss')
 def batch_edit_create_sense(request, gloss):
 
diff --git a/signbank/dictionary/urls.py b/signbank/dictionary/urls.py
index 447781353..66ea0ba95 100755
--- a/signbank/dictionary/urls.py
+++ b/signbank/dictionary/urls.py
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@
     re_path(r'^update/toggle_repeat/(?P<glossid>\d+)/(?P<repeat>.*)$',
             signbank.dictionary.update.toggle_repeat,
             name='toggle_repeat'),
+    re_path(r'^update/toggle_altern/(?P<glossid>\d+)/(?P<altern>.*)$',
+            signbank.dictionary.update.toggle_altern,
+            name='toggle_altern'),
 
     re_path(r'^update/quick_create_sense/(?P<glossid>\d+)$',
             signbank.dictionary.update.quick_create_sense,