diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0f1e7f2..414bdc9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 --- develop ---
 
+* issue#276: Deduplicate selected-item bulk action dispatch across alert/report/removal pages
 * issue: Making changes to support Cacti 1.3
 * issue: Don't use MyISAM for non-analytical tables
 * issue: The install advisor for Syslog was broken in current Cacti releases
diff --git a/functions.php b/functions.php
index 9bd3223..e434bd1 100644
--- a/functions.php
+++ b/functions.php
@@ -126,6 +126,27 @@ function syslog_sendemail($to, $from, $subject, $message, $smsmessage = '') {
 	}
 }
 
+function syslog_apply_selected_items_action($selected_items, $drp_action, $action_map, $export_action = '', $export_items = '') {
+	if ($selected_items != false) {
+		if (isset($action_map[$drp_action])) {
+			$action_function = $action_map[$drp_action];
+
+			if (function_exists($action_function)) {
+				foreach($selected_items as $selected_item) {
+					$action_function($selected_item);
+				}
+			} else {
+				cacti_log("SYSLOG ERROR: Bulk action function '$action_function' not found.", false, 'SYSTEM');
+			}
+		} elseif ($export_action != '' && $drp_action == $export_action) {
+			/* Re-serialize the sanitized array and URL-encode so the value is
+			 * safe to embed in a JS document.location string (avoids injection
+			 * via the raw request value that $export_items carries). */
+			$_SESSION['exporter'] = rawurlencode(serialize($selected_items));
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 function syslog_is_partitioned() {
 	global $syslogdb_default;
 
@@ -2421,4 +2442,3 @@ function alert_replace_variables($alert, $results, $hostname = '') {
 
 	return $command;
 }
-
diff --git a/syslog_alerts.php b/syslog_alerts.php
index 74c49b9..5ddc44c 100644
--- a/syslog_alerts.php
+++ b/syslog_alerts.php
@@ -116,24 +116,19 @@ function form_actions() {
 	/* if we are to save this form, instead of display it */
 	if (isset_request_var('selected_items')) {
 		$selected_items = sanitize_unserialize_selected_items(get_request_var('selected_items'));
-
-		if ($selected_items != false) {
-			if (get_request_var('drp_action') == '1') { /* delete */
-				for ($i=0; $i<count($selected_items); $i++) {
-					api_syslog_alert_remove($selected_items[$i]);
-				}
-			} elseif (get_request_var('drp_action') == '2') { /* disable */
-				for ($i=0; $i<count($selected_items); $i++) {
-					api_syslog_alert_disable($selected_items[$i]);
-				}
-			} elseif (get_request_var('drp_action') == '3') { /* enable */
-				for ($i=0; $i<count($selected_items); $i++) {
-					api_syslog_alert_enable($selected_items[$i]);
-				}
-			} elseif (get_request_var('drp_action') == '4') { /* export */
-				$_SESSION['exporter'] = get_nfilter_request_var('selected_items');
-			}
-		}
+		$drp_action     = get_request_var('drp_action');
+
+		syslog_apply_selected_items_action(
+			$selected_items,
+			$drp_action,
+			array(
+				'1' => 'api_syslog_alert_remove',
+				'2' => 'api_syslog_alert_disable',
+				'3' => 'api_syslog_alert_enable'
+			),
+			'4',
+			get_nfilter_request_var('selected_items')
+		);
 
 		header('Location: syslog_alerts.php?header=false');
 
@@ -1009,4 +1004,3 @@ function alert_import() {
 
 	header('Location: syslog_alerts.php');
 }
-
diff --git a/syslog_removal.php b/syslog_removal.php
index f7b5e94..12e308b 100644
--- a/syslog_removal.php
+++ b/syslog_removal.php
@@ -120,29 +120,21 @@ function form_actions() {
 
 	/* if we are to save this form, instead of display it */
 	if (isset_request_var('selected_items')) {
-        $selected_items = sanitize_unserialize_selected_items(get_nfilter_request_var('selected_items'));
-
-        if ($selected_items != false) {
-			if (get_request_var('drp_action') == '1') { /* delete */
-				for ($i=0; $i<count($selected_items); $i++) {
-					api_syslog_removal_remove($selected_items[$i]);
-				}
-			} else if (get_request_var('drp_action') == '2') { /* disable */
-				for ($i=0; $i<count($selected_items); $i++) {
-					api_syslog_removal_disable($selected_items[$i]);
-				}
-			} else if (get_request_var('drp_action') == '3') { /* enable */
-				for ($i=0; $i<count($selected_items); $i++) {
-					api_syslog_removal_enable($selected_items[$i]);
-				}
-			} else if (get_request_var('drp_action') == '4') { /* reprocess */
-				for ($i=0; $i<count($selected_items); $i++) {
-					api_syslog_removal_reprocess($selected_items[$i]);
-				}
-			} elseif (get_request_var('drp_action') == '5') { /* export */
-				$_SESSION['exporter'] = get_nfilter_request_var('selected_items');
-			}
-		}
+		$selected_items = sanitize_unserialize_selected_items(get_nfilter_request_var('selected_items'));
+		$drp_action     = get_request_var('drp_action');
+
+		syslog_apply_selected_items_action(
+			$selected_items,
+			$drp_action,
+			array(
+				'1' => 'api_syslog_removal_remove',
+				'2' => 'api_syslog_removal_disable',
+				'3' => 'api_syslog_removal_enable',
+				'4' => 'api_syslog_removal_reprocess'
+			),
+			'5',
+			get_nfilter_request_var('selected_items')
+		);
 
 		header('Location: syslog_removal.php?header=false');
 
@@ -810,4 +802,3 @@ function removal_import() {
 
 	header('Location: syslog_removal.php');
 }
-
diff --git a/syslog_reports.php b/syslog_reports.php
index f0caec2..a9d05d8 100644
--- a/syslog_reports.php
+++ b/syslog_reports.php
@@ -112,25 +112,20 @@ function form_actions() {
 
 	/* if we are to save this form, instead of display it */
 	if (isset_request_var('selected_items')) {
-        $selected_items = sanitize_unserialize_selected_items(get_nfilter_request_var('selected_items'));
-
-        if ($selected_items != false) {
-			if (get_request_var('drp_action') == '1') { /* delete */
-				for ($i=0; $i<count($selected_items); $i++) {
-					api_syslog_report_remove($selected_items[$i]);
-				}
-			} elseif (get_request_var('drp_action') == '2') { /* disable */
-				for ($i=0; $i<count($selected_items); $i++) {
-					api_syslog_report_disable($selected_items[$i]);
-				}
-			} elseif (get_request_var('drp_action') == '3') { /* enable */
-				for ($i=0; $i<count($selected_items); $i++) {
-					api_syslog_report_enable($selected_items[$i]);
-				}
-			} elseif (get_request_var('drp_action') == '4') { /* export */
-				$_SESSION['exporter'] = get_nfilter_request_var('selected_items');
-			}
-		}
+		$selected_items = sanitize_unserialize_selected_items(get_nfilter_request_var('selected_items'));
+		$drp_action     = get_request_var('drp_action');
+
+		syslog_apply_selected_items_action(
+			$selected_items,
+			$drp_action,
+			array(
+				'1' => 'api_syslog_report_remove',
+				'2' => 'api_syslog_report_disable',
+				'3' => 'api_syslog_report_enable'
+			),
+			'4',
+			get_nfilter_request_var('selected_items')
+		);
 
 		header('Location: syslog_reports.php?header=false');
 
@@ -872,4 +867,3 @@ function report_import() {
 
 	header('Location: syslog_reports.php');
 }
-
diff --git a/tests/regression/issue276_bulk_action_dispatch_helper_test.php b/tests/regression/issue276_bulk_action_dispatch_helper_test.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cec8251
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/regression/issue276_bulk_action_dispatch_helper_test.php
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<?php
+
+$root = dirname(__DIR__, 2);
+
+$functions = file_get_contents($root . '/functions.php');
+if ($functions === false) {
+	fwrite(STDERR, "Failed to load functions.php\n");
+	exit(1);
+}
+
+if (!preg_match('/function\s+syslog_apply_selected_items_action\s*\(/', $functions)) {
+	fwrite(STDERR, "Shared selected-items action helper is missing.\n");
+	exit(1);
+}
+
+$targets = array(
+	$root . '/syslog_alerts.php',
+	$root . '/syslog_reports.php',
+	$root . '/syslog_removal.php'
+);
+
+foreach ($targets as $target) {
+	$content = file_get_contents($target);
+
+	if ($content === false) {
+		fwrite(STDERR, "Failed to load $target\n");
+		exit(1);
+	}
+
+	if (!preg_match('/syslog_apply_selected_items_action\s*\(/', $content)) {
+		fwrite(STDERR, "Shared selected-items action helper is not used in $target\n");
+		exit(1);
+	}
+}
+
+echo "issue276_bulk_action_dispatch_helper_test passed\n";