diff --git a/src/index-template.html b/src/index-template.html
index b5731fae..350e0393 100644
--- a/src/index-template.html
+++ b/src/index-template.html
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
 
                 <li class="dropdown" dropdown>
                     <a class="dropdown-toggle" href="#" dropdown-toggle> {{ 'Manage' | translate }} <span class="caret"></span></a>
-                    <ul class="dropdown-menu">
+                    <ul class="dropdown-menu multilevel">
                         <li>
                             <a href="#" ng-click="forcePauseAll()"><svg class="icon icon-fw"><use xlink:href="#icon-pause"></use></svg> {{ 'Pause All' | translate }}</a>
                         </li>
@@ -207,6 +207,16 @@
                               ng-click="removeAll()"><span class="fa fa-fw fa-fire">&nbsp;</span> Remove All</a>
                           </li>
                           -->
+                        <li class="dropdown-submenu" dropdown>
+                            <a class="dropdown-toggle" href="#" data-toggle="dropdown" dropdown-toggle> {{ 'Additions' | translate }}</a>
+                            <ul class="dropdown-menu">
+                              <li>
+                                  <a href="#" ng-click="restartError(0, 10)"><svg class="icon icon-fw"><use xlink:href="#icon-repeat"></use></svg> {{ 'Restart 10 Error Tasks' | translate }}</a>
+                                  <a href="#" ng-click="restartError(0, 20)"><svg class="icon icon-fw"><use xlink:href="#icon-repeat"></use></svg> {{ 'Restart 20 Error Tasks' | translate }}</a>
+                                  <a href="#" ng-click="restartError(0, 50)"><svg class="icon icon-fw"><use xlink:href="#icon-repeat"></use></svg> {{ 'Restart 50 Error Tasks' | translate }}</a>
+                              </li>
+                            </ul>
+                        </li>
                     </ul>
                 </li>
             </ul>
diff --git a/src/js/ctrls/nav.js b/src/js/ctrls/nav.js
index 9c6d09b8..1912810b 100644
--- a/src/js/ctrls/nav.js
+++ b/src/js/ctrls/nav.js
@@ -146,5 +146,31 @@ export default angular
       scope.shutDownServer = function() {
         rpc.once("shutdown", []);
       };
+
+      scope.restartError = function(offset, limit) {
+        // offset, limit, like sql
+        // count
+        var fetch = function(off, lim, count) {
+          console.log("fetching: " + off + " limit: " + lim);
+          rpc.once("tellStopped", [off, count], function(data) {
+            var errors = _.filter(data[0], function(d) {
+              return d["status"] == "error";
+            });
+            errors = errors.slice(0, lim);
+            console.log("restart: " + errors.length);
+            _.forEach(errors, function(d) {
+              rhelpers.restart(d);
+              // console.log(d.status);
+            });
+
+            if (errors.length < lim && data[0].length == count) {
+              fetch(off + count, lim - errors.length, count);
+            } else {
+              console.log("end");
+            }
+          });
+        };
+        fetch(offset, limit, 100);
+      };
     }
   ]).name;
diff --git a/src/js/services/rpc/helpers.js b/src/js/services/rpc/helpers.js
index 1dec4964..0e04c23c 100644
--- a/src/js/services/rpc/helpers.js
+++ b/src/js/services/rpc/helpers.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export default angular
       rpc.once("getVersion", [], function(data) {
         miscellaneous = data[0];
       });
+
       return {
         isFeatureEnabled: function(feature) {
           return miscellaneous.enabledFeatures.indexOf(feature) != -1;
@@ -61,6 +62,84 @@ export default angular
 
           // now dispatch all addUri syscalls
           rpc.forceUpdate();
+        },
+        // copied from main.js
+        restart: function(d) {
+          // assumes downloads which are started by URIs, not torrents.
+          // the preferences are also not transferred, just simple restart
+          var thisService = this;
+          rpc.once("getOption", [d.gid], function(data) {
+            var prefs = data[0];
+            rpc.once("getFiles", [d.gid], function(data) {
+              var files = data[0];
+              var uris = _.chain(files)
+                .map(function(f) {
+                  return f.uris;
+                })
+                .filter(function(uris) {
+                  return uris && uris.length;
+                })
+                .map(function(uris) {
+                  var u = _.chain(uris)
+                    .map(function(u) {
+                      return u.uri;
+                    })
+                    .uniq()
+                    .value();
+                  return u;
+                })
+                .value();
+
+              if (uris.length > 0) {
+                console.log("adding uris:", uris, prefs);
+                thisService.remove(
+                  d,
+                  function() {
+                    thisService.addUris(uris, prefs);
+                  },
+                  true
+                );
+              }
+            });
+          });
+        },
+        canRestart: function(d) {
+          return ["active", "paused"].indexOf(d.status) == -1 && !d.bittorrent;
+        },
+        // remove the download,
+        // put it in stopped list if active,
+        // otherwise permanantly remove it
+        // d: the download ctx
+        remove: function(d, cb, noConfirm) {
+          // HACK to make sure an angular digest is not running, as only one can happen at a time, and confirm is a blocking
+          var thisService = this;
+          // call so an rpc response can also trigger a digest call
+          setTimeout(function() {
+            if (
+              !noConfirm &&
+              !confirm(
+                filter("translate")("Remove {{name}} and associated meta-data?", { name: d.name })
+              )
+            ) {
+              return;
+            }
+
+            var method = "remove";
+
+            if (thisService.getType(d) == "stopped") method = "removeDownloadResult";
+
+            if (d.followedFrom) {
+              thisService.remove(d.followedFrom, function() {}, true);
+              d.followedFrom = null;
+            }
+            rpc.once(method, [d.gid], cb);
+          }, 0);
+        },
+        getType: function(d) {
+          var type = d.status;
+          if (type == "paused") type = "waiting";
+          if (["error", "removed", "complete"].indexOf(type) != -1) type = "stopped";
+          return type;
         }
       };
     }
diff --git a/src/scss/app.scss b/src/scss/app.scss
index 404d8c55..69e8b60c 100644
--- a/src/scss/app.scss
+++ b/src/scss/app.scss
@@ -9,3 +9,29 @@
 @import "style";
 @import "download";
 @import "modals";
+
+.dropdown-submenu {
+  position: relative;
+}
+
+.dropdown-submenu:hover > .dropdown-menu {
+  display: block;
+}
+
+.dropdown-submenu > a:after {
+  display: block;
+  content: " ";
+  float: right;
+  width: 0;
+  height: 0;
+  border-color: transparent;
+  border-style: solid;
+  border-width: 5px 0 5px 5px;
+  border-left-color: #ccc;
+  margin-top: 5px;
+  margin-right: -10px;
+}
+
+.dropdown-submenu:hover > a:after {
+  border-left-color: #fff;
+}