diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/issuable_bulk_update_actions.js b/app/assets/javascripts/issuable_bulk_update_actions.js
index bc9d7fcf30db65c5ed848dfee4b30262b453e5c1..c855f3973b0fafb4cd4db9157feee8a67038f916 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/issuable_bulk_update_actions.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/issuable_bulk_update_actions.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* eslint-disable consistent-return, func-names, array-callback-return, prefer-arrow-callback, no-unused-vars */
+/* eslint-disable consistent-return, func-names, array-callback-return, prefer-arrow-callback */
 
 import $ from 'jquery';
 import _ from 'underscore';
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import Flash from './flash';
 import { __ } from './locale';
 
 export default {
-  init({ container, form, issues, prefixId } = {}) {
+  init({ form, issues, prefixId } = {}) {
     this.prefixId = prefixId || 'issue_';
     this.form = form || this.getElement('.bulk-update');
     this.$labelDropdown = this.form.find('.js-label-select');
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/issuable_index.js b/app/assets/javascripts/issuable_index.js
index 16f88cddce326f54a3a62eae3a01e2e06d7fe04f..f3f8b6ec71599e62ae2498c4dfcfc5f945693cee 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/issuable_index.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/issuable_index.js
@@ -2,26 +2,13 @@ import $ from 'jquery';
 import axios from './lib/utils/axios_utils';
 import flash from './flash';
 import { s__, __ } from './locale';
-import IssuableBulkUpdateSidebar from './issuable_bulk_update_sidebar';
-import IssuableBulkUpdateActions from './issuable_bulk_update_actions';
+import issuableInitBulkUpdateSidebar from './issuable_init_bulk_update_sidebar';
 
 export default class IssuableIndex {
   constructor(pagePrefix) {
-    this.initBulkUpdate(pagePrefix);
+    issuableInitBulkUpdateSidebar.init(pagePrefix);
     IssuableIndex.resetIncomingEmailToken();
   }
-  initBulkUpdate(pagePrefix) {
-    const userCanBulkUpdate = $('.issues-bulk-update').length > 0;
-    const alreadyInitialized = Boolean(this.bulkUpdateSidebar);
-
-    if (userCanBulkUpdate && !alreadyInitialized) {
-      IssuableBulkUpdateActions.init({
-        prefixId: pagePrefix,
-      });
-
-      this.bulkUpdateSidebar = new IssuableBulkUpdateSidebar();
-    }
-  }
 
   static resetIncomingEmailToken() {
     const $resetToken = $('.incoming-email-token-reset');
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/issuable_init_bulk_update_sidebar.js b/app/assets/javascripts/issuable_init_bulk_update_sidebar.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..da8969c80f31f03898c129719f49a47fd41e3a77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/issuable_init_bulk_update_sidebar.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import IssuableBulkUpdateSidebar from './issuable_bulk_update_sidebar';
+import issuableBulkUpdateActions from './issuable_bulk_update_actions';
+
+export default {
+  bulkUpdateSidebar: null,
+
+  init(prefixId) {
+    const bulkUpdateEl = document.querySelector('.issues-bulk-update');
+    const alreadyInitialized = Boolean(this.bulkUpdateSidebar);
+
+    if (bulkUpdateEl && !alreadyInitialized) {
+      issuableBulkUpdateActions.init({ prefixId });
+
+      this.bulkUpdateSidebar = new IssuableBulkUpdateSidebar();
+    }
+
+    return this.bulkUpdateSidebar;
+  },
+};
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/pages/groups/issues/index.js b/app/assets/javascripts/pages/groups/issues/index.js
index 23fb5656008f695b261fbe5127c722ff3a9edd35..dcdee77a8abfa391183cbf0449af82aacc5c6a88 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/pages/groups/issues/index.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/pages/groups/issues/index.js
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 import projectSelect from '~/project_select';
 import initFilteredSearch from '~/pages/search/init_filtered_search';
+import issuableInitBulkUpdateSidebar from '~/issuable_init_bulk_update_sidebar';
 import { FILTERED_SEARCH } from '~/pages/constants';
 import IssuableFilteredSearchTokenKeys from 'ee_else_ce/filtered_search/issuable_filtered_search_token_keys';
 import initManualOrdering from '~/manual_ordering';
 
+const ISSUE_BULK_UPDATE_PREFIX = 'issue_';
+
 document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
   IssuableFilteredSearchTokenKeys.addExtraTokensForIssues();
+  issuableInitBulkUpdateSidebar.init(ISSUE_BULK_UPDATE_PREFIX);
 
   initFilteredSearch({
     page: FILTERED_SEARCH.ISSUES,
diff --git a/app/controllers/concerns/issuable_actions.rb b/app/controllers/concerns/issuable_actions.rb
index 065d2d3a4ec0eb8b995a1346ad583c6a7b92d3ec..6fa2f75be33c51074180377abd0e91c9eb685d60 100644
--- a/app/controllers/concerns/issuable_actions.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/concerns/issuable_actions.rb
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ module IssuableActions
   end
 
   def bulk_update
-    result = Issuable::BulkUpdateService.new(project, current_user, bulk_update_params).execute(resource_name)
+    result = Issuable::BulkUpdateService.new(current_user, bulk_update_params).execute(resource_name)
     quantity = result[:count]
 
     render json: { notice: "#{quantity} #{resource_name.pluralize(quantity)} updated" }
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ module IssuableActions
   end
 
   def authorize_admin_issuable!
-    unless can?(current_user, :"admin_#{resource_name}", @project) # rubocop:disable Gitlab/ModuleWithInstanceVariables
+    unless can?(current_user, :"admin_#{resource_name}", parent)
       return access_denied!
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/services/issuable/bulk_update_service.rb b/app/services/issuable/bulk_update_service.rb
index c4beddf2294ac757d2d447e1fde46dae6a6a9fc6..6d215d7a3b9c72b50e67c6976b05fa3f5cc773c5 100644
--- a/app/services/issuable/bulk_update_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/issuable/bulk_update_service.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module Issuable
-  class BulkUpdateService < IssuableBaseService
+  class BulkUpdateService
+    include Gitlab::Allowable
+
+    attr_accessor :current_user, :params
+
+    def initialize(user = nil, params = {})
+      @current_user, @params = user, params.dup
+    end
+
     # rubocop: disable CodeReuse/ActiveRecord
     def execute(type)
       model_class = type.classify.constantize
diff --git a/app/views/groups/issues.html.haml b/app/views/groups/issues.html.haml
index 91d17cfd7454170f13418e05baa9007f25a88fab..f05e269553a0c50a0fb0bb7697d8c5d7610d8316 100644
--- a/app/views/groups/issues.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/groups/issues.html.haml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+- @can_bulk_update = can?(current_user, :admin_issue, @group)
+
 - page_title "Issues"
 = content_for :meta_tags do
   = auto_discovery_link_tag(:atom, safe_params.merge(rss_url_options).to_h, title: "#{@group.name} issues")
@@ -9,8 +11,15 @@
     = render 'shared/issuable/nav', type: :issues
     .nav-controls
       = render 'shared/issuable/feed_buttons'
+
+      - if @can_bulk_update
+        = render_if_exists 'shared/issuable/bulk_update_button'
+
       = render 'shared/new_project_item_select', path: 'issues/new', label: "New issue", type: :issues, with_feature_enabled: 'issues', with_shared: false, include_projects_in_subgroups: true
 
   = render 'shared/issuable/search_bar', type: :issues
 
+  - if @can_bulk_update
+    = render_if_exists 'shared/issuable/group_bulk_update_sidebar', group: @group, type: :issues
+
   = render 'shared/issues'
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/issuable_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/issuable_spec.js
index 25543053eba08390a0088a822f22472358ea6836..4d57bfb1b3379fd463ec4117a9c7e3938ec63875 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/issuable_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/issuable_spec.js
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@ import $ from 'jquery';
 import MockAdaptor from 'axios-mock-adapter';
 import axios from '~/lib/utils/axios_utils';
 import IssuableIndex from '~/issuable_index';
+import issuableInitBulkUpdateSidebar from '~/issuable_init_bulk_update_sidebar';
 
 describe('Issuable', () => {
-  let Issuable;
   describe('initBulkUpdate', () => {
     it('should not set bulkUpdateSidebar', () => {
-      Issuable = new IssuableIndex('issue_');
+      new IssuableIndex('issue_'); // eslint-disable-line no-new
 
-      expect(Issuable.bulkUpdateSidebar).not.toBeDefined();
+      expect(issuableInitBulkUpdateSidebar.bulkUpdateSidebar).toBeNull();
     });
 
     it('should set bulkUpdateSidebar', () => {
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ describe('Issuable', () => {
       element.classList.add('issues-bulk-update');
       document.body.appendChild(element);
 
-      Issuable = new IssuableIndex('issue_');
+      new IssuableIndex('issue_'); // eslint-disable-line no-new
 
-      expect(Issuable.bulkUpdateSidebar).toBeDefined();
+      expect(issuableInitBulkUpdateSidebar.bulkUpdateSidebar).toBeDefined();
     });
   });
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ describe('Issuable', () => {
       input.setAttribute('id', 'issuable_email');
       document.body.appendChild(input);
 
-      Issuable = new IssuableIndex('issue_');
+      new IssuableIndex('issue_'); // eslint-disable-line no-new
 
       mock = new MockAdaptor(axios);
 
diff --git a/spec/services/issuable/bulk_update_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/issuable/bulk_update_service_spec.rb
index aebc5ba28747f84485ee902602b16eca7936ef96..3d2d4b5f2165d8c1dc5be3983272d013cc487366 100644
--- a/spec/services/issuable/bulk_update_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/issuable/bulk_update_service_spec.rb
@@ -11,343 +11,371 @@ describe Issuable::BulkUpdateService do
       .reverse_merge(issuable_ids: Array(issuables).map(&:id).join(','))
 
     type = Array(issuables).first.model_name.param_key
-    Issuable::BulkUpdateService.new(project, user, bulk_update_params).execute(type)
+    Issuable::BulkUpdateService.new(user, bulk_update_params).execute(type)
   end
 
-  describe 'close issues' do
-    let(:issues) { create_list(:issue, 2, project: project) }
-
-    it 'succeeds and returns the correct number of issues updated' do
-      result = bulk_update(issues, state_event: 'close')
+  shared_examples 'updates milestones' do
+    it 'succeeds' do
+      result = bulk_update(issues, milestone_id: milestone.id)
 
       expect(result[:success]).to be_truthy
       expect(result[:count]).to eq(issues.count)
     end
 
-    it 'closes all the issues passed' do
-      bulk_update(issues, state_event: 'close')
+    it 'updates the issues milestone' do
+      bulk_update(issues, milestone_id: milestone.id)
 
-      expect(project.issues.opened).to be_empty
-      expect(project.issues.closed).not_to be_empty
+      issues.each do |issue|
+        expect(issue.reload.milestone).to eq(milestone)
+      end
     end
+  end
 
-    context 'when issue for a different project is created' do
-      let(:private_project) { create(:project, :private) }
-      let(:issue) { create(:issue, project: private_project, author: user) }
+  context 'with project issues' do
+    describe 'close issues' do
+      let(:issues) { create_list(:issue, 2, project: project) }
 
-      context 'when user has access to the project' do
-        it 'closes all issues passed' do
-          private_project.add_maintainer(user)
+      it 'succeeds and returns the correct number of issues updated' do
+        result = bulk_update(issues, state_event: 'close')
 
-          bulk_update(issues + [issue], state_event: 'close')
+        expect(result[:success]).to be_truthy
+        expect(result[:count]).to eq(issues.count)
+      end
 
-          expect(project.issues.opened).to be_empty
-          expect(project.issues.closed).not_to be_empty
-          expect(private_project.issues.closed).not_to be_empty
-        end
+      it 'closes all the issues passed' do
+        bulk_update(issues, state_event: 'close')
+
+        expect(project.issues.opened).to be_empty
+        expect(project.issues.closed).not_to be_empty
       end
 
-      context 'when user does not have access to project' do
-        it 'only closes all issues that the user has access to' do
-          bulk_update(issues + [issue], state_event: 'close')
+      context 'when issue for a different project is created' do
+        let(:private_project) { create(:project, :private) }
+        let(:issue) { create(:issue, project: private_project, author: user) }
+
+        context 'when user has access to the project' do
+          it 'closes all issues passed' do
+            private_project.add_maintainer(user)
+
+            bulk_update(issues + [issue], state_event: 'close')
+
+            expect(project.issues.opened).to be_empty
+            expect(project.issues.closed).not_to be_empty
+            expect(private_project.issues.closed).not_to be_empty
+          end
+        end
+
+        context 'when user does not have access to project' do
+          it 'only closes all issues that the user has access to' do
+            bulk_update(issues + [issue], state_event: 'close')
 
-          expect(project.issues.opened).to be_empty
-          expect(project.issues.closed).not_to be_empty
-          expect(private_project.issues.closed).to be_empty
+            expect(project.issues.opened).to be_empty
+            expect(project.issues.closed).not_to be_empty
+            expect(private_project.issues.closed).to be_empty
+          end
         end
       end
     end
-  end
 
-  describe 'reopen issues' do
-    let(:issues) { create_list(:closed_issue, 2, project: project) }
+    describe 'reopen issues' do
+      let(:issues) { create_list(:closed_issue, 2, project: project) }
 
-    it 'succeeds and returns the correct number of issues updated' do
-      result = bulk_update(issues, state_event: 'reopen')
+      it 'succeeds and returns the correct number of issues updated' do
+        result = bulk_update(issues, state_event: 'reopen')
 
-      expect(result[:success]).to be_truthy
-      expect(result[:count]).to eq(issues.count)
-    end
+        expect(result[:success]).to be_truthy
+        expect(result[:count]).to eq(issues.count)
+      end
 
-    it 'reopens all the issues passed' do
-      bulk_update(issues, state_event: 'reopen')
+      it 'reopens all the issues passed' do
+        bulk_update(issues, state_event: 'reopen')
 
-      expect(project.issues.closed).to be_empty
-      expect(project.issues.opened).not_to be_empty
+        expect(project.issues.closed).to be_empty
+        expect(project.issues.opened).not_to be_empty
+      end
     end
-  end
 
-  describe 'updating merge request assignee' do
-    let(:merge_request) { create(:merge_request, target_project: project, source_project: project, assignees: [user]) }
+    describe 'updating merge request assignee' do
+      let(:merge_request) { create(:merge_request, target_project: project, source_project: project, assignees: [user]) }
 
-    context 'when the new assignee ID is a valid user' do
-      it 'succeeds' do
-        new_assignee = create(:user)
-        project.add_developer(new_assignee)
+      context 'when the new assignee ID is a valid user' do
+        it 'succeeds' do
+          new_assignee = create(:user)
+          project.add_developer(new_assignee)
 
-        result = bulk_update(merge_request, assignee_ids: [user.id, new_assignee.id])
+          result = bulk_update(merge_request, assignee_ids: [user.id, new_assignee.id])
 
-        expect(result[:success]).to be_truthy
-        expect(result[:count]).to eq(1)
-      end
+          expect(result[:success]).to be_truthy
+          expect(result[:count]).to eq(1)
+        end
 
-      it 'updates the assignee to the user ID passed' do
-        assignee = create(:user)
-        project.add_developer(assignee)
+        it 'updates the assignee to the user ID passed' do
+          assignee = create(:user)
+          project.add_developer(assignee)
 
-        expect { bulk_update(merge_request, assignee_ids: [assignee.id]) }
-          .to change { merge_request.reload.assignee_ids }.from([user.id]).to([assignee.id])
+          expect { bulk_update(merge_request, assignee_ids: [assignee.id]) }
+            .to change { merge_request.reload.assignee_ids }.from([user.id]).to([assignee.id])
+        end
       end
-    end
 
-    context "when the new assignee ID is #{IssuableFinder::NONE}" do
-      it 'unassigns the issues' do
-        expect { bulk_update(merge_request, assignee_ids: [IssuableFinder::NONE]) }
-          .to change { merge_request.reload.assignee_ids }.to([])
+      context "when the new assignee ID is #{IssuableFinder::NONE}" do
+        it 'unassigns the issues' do
+          expect { bulk_update(merge_request, assignee_ids: [IssuableFinder::NONE]) }
+            .to change { merge_request.reload.assignee_ids }.to([])
+        end
       end
-    end
 
-    context 'when the new assignee ID is not present' do
-      it 'does not unassign' do
-        expect { bulk_update(merge_request, assignee_ids: []) }
-          .not_to change { merge_request.reload.assignee_ids }
+      context 'when the new assignee ID is not present' do
+        it 'does not unassign' do
+          expect { bulk_update(merge_request, assignee_ids: []) }
+            .not_to change { merge_request.reload.assignee_ids }
+        end
       end
     end
-  end
 
-  describe 'updating issue assignee' do
-    let(:issue) { create(:issue, project: project, assignees: [user]) }
+    describe 'updating issue assignee' do
+      let(:issue) { create(:issue, project: project, assignees: [user]) }
 
-    context 'when the new assignee ID is a valid user' do
-      it 'succeeds' do
-        new_assignee = create(:user)
-        project.add_developer(new_assignee)
+      context 'when the new assignee ID is a valid user' do
+        it 'succeeds' do
+          new_assignee = create(:user)
+          project.add_developer(new_assignee)
 
-        result = bulk_update(issue, assignee_ids: [new_assignee.id])
+          result = bulk_update(issue, assignee_ids: [new_assignee.id])
 
-        expect(result[:success]).to be_truthy
-        expect(result[:count]).to eq(1)
-      end
+          expect(result[:success]).to be_truthy
+          expect(result[:count]).to eq(1)
+        end
 
-      it 'updates the assignee to the user ID passed' do
-        assignee = create(:user)
-        project.add_developer(assignee)
-        expect { bulk_update(issue, assignee_ids: [assignee.id]) }
-          .to change { issue.reload.assignees.first }.from(user).to(assignee)
+        it 'updates the assignee to the user ID passed' do
+          assignee = create(:user)
+          project.add_developer(assignee)
+          expect { bulk_update(issue, assignee_ids: [assignee.id]) }
+            .to change { issue.reload.assignees.first }.from(user).to(assignee)
+        end
       end
-    end
 
-    context "when the new assignee ID is #{IssuableFinder::NONE}" do
-      it "unassigns the issues" do
-        expect { bulk_update(issue, assignee_ids: [IssuableFinder::NONE.to_s]) }
-          .to change { issue.reload.assignees.count }.from(1).to(0)
+      context "when the new assignee ID is #{IssuableFinder::NONE}" do
+        it "unassigns the issues" do
+          expect { bulk_update(issue, assignee_ids: [IssuableFinder::NONE.to_s]) }
+            .to change { issue.reload.assignees.count }.from(1).to(0)
+        end
       end
-    end
 
-    context 'when the new assignee ID is not present' do
-      it 'does not unassign' do
-        expect { bulk_update(issue, assignee_ids: []) }
-          .not_to change { issue.reload.assignees }
+      context 'when the new assignee ID is not present' do
+        it 'does not unassign' do
+          expect { bulk_update(issue, assignee_ids: []) }
+            .not_to change { issue.reload.assignees }
+        end
       end
     end
-  end
-
-  describe 'updating milestones' do
-    let(:issue)     { create(:issue, project: project) }
-    let(:milestone) { create(:milestone, project: project) }
 
-    it 'succeeds' do
-      result = bulk_update(issue, milestone_id: milestone.id)
+    describe 'updating milestones' do
+      let(:issues)    { [create(:issue, project: project)] }
+      let(:milestone) { create(:milestone, project: project) }
 
-      expect(result[:success]).to be_truthy
-      expect(result[:count]).to eq(1)
+      it_behaves_like 'updates milestones'
     end
 
-    it 'updates the issue milestone' do
-      expect { bulk_update(issue, milestone_id: milestone.id) }
-        .to change { issue.reload.milestone }.from(nil).to(milestone)
-    end
-  end
-
-  describe 'updating labels' do
-    def create_issue_with_labels(labels)
-      create(:labeled_issue, project: project, labels: labels)
-    end
+    describe 'updating labels' do
+      def create_issue_with_labels(labels)
+        create(:labeled_issue, project: project, labels: labels)
+      end
 
-    let(:bug) { create(:label, project: project) }
-    let(:regression) { create(:label, project: project) }
-    let(:merge_requests) { create(:label, project: project) }
-
-    let(:issue_all_labels) { create_issue_with_labels([bug, regression, merge_requests]) }
-    let(:issue_bug_and_regression) { create_issue_with_labels([bug, regression]) }
-    let(:issue_bug_and_merge_requests) { create_issue_with_labels([bug, merge_requests]) }
-    let(:issue_no_labels) { create(:issue, project: project) }
-    let(:issues) { [issue_all_labels, issue_bug_and_regression, issue_bug_and_merge_requests, issue_no_labels] }
-
-    let(:labels) { [] }
-    let(:add_labels) { [] }
-    let(:remove_labels) { [] }
-
-    let(:bulk_update_params) do
-      {
-        label_ids:        labels.map(&:id),
-        add_label_ids:    add_labels.map(&:id),
-        remove_label_ids: remove_labels.map(&:id)
-      }
-    end
+      let(:bug) { create(:label, project: project) }
+      let(:regression) { create(:label, project: project) }
+      let(:merge_requests) { create(:label, project: project) }
 
-    before do
-      bulk_update(issues, bulk_update_params)
-    end
+      let(:issue_all_labels) { create_issue_with_labels([bug, regression, merge_requests]) }
+      let(:issue_bug_and_regression) { create_issue_with_labels([bug, regression]) }
+      let(:issue_bug_and_merge_requests) { create_issue_with_labels([bug, merge_requests]) }
+      let(:issue_no_labels) { create(:issue, project: project) }
+      let(:issues) { [issue_all_labels, issue_bug_and_regression, issue_bug_and_merge_requests, issue_no_labels] }
 
-    context 'when label_ids are passed' do
-      let(:issues) { [issue_all_labels, issue_no_labels] }
-      let(:labels) { [bug, regression] }
+      let(:labels) { [] }
+      let(:add_labels) { [] }
+      let(:remove_labels) { [] }
 
-      it 'updates the labels of all issues passed to the labels passed' do
-        expect(issues.map(&:reload).map(&:label_ids)).to all(match_array(labels.map(&:id)))
+      let(:bulk_update_params) do
+        {
+          label_ids:        labels.map(&:id),
+          add_label_ids:    add_labels.map(&:id),
+          remove_label_ids: remove_labels.map(&:id)
+        }
       end
 
-      it 'does not update issues not passed in' do
-        expect(issue_bug_and_regression.label_ids).to contain_exactly(bug.id, regression.id)
+      before do
+        bulk_update(issues, bulk_update_params)
       end
 
-      context 'when those label IDs are empty' do
-        let(:labels) { [] }
+      context 'when label_ids are passed' do
+        let(:issues) { [issue_all_labels, issue_no_labels] }
+        let(:labels) { [bug, regression] }
 
-        it 'updates the issues passed to have no labels' do
-          expect(issues.map(&:reload).map(&:label_ids)).to all(be_empty)
+        it 'updates the labels of all issues passed to the labels passed' do
+          expect(issues.map(&:reload).map(&:label_ids)).to all(match_array(labels.map(&:id)))
         end
-      end
-    end
 
-    context 'when add_label_ids are passed' do
-      let(:issues) { [issue_all_labels, issue_bug_and_merge_requests, issue_no_labels] }
-      let(:add_labels) { [bug, regression, merge_requests] }
+        it 'does not update issues not passed in' do
+          expect(issue_bug_and_regression.label_ids).to contain_exactly(bug.id, regression.id)
+        end
 
-      it 'adds those label IDs to all issues passed' do
-        expect(issues.map(&:reload).map(&:label_ids)).to all(include(*add_labels.map(&:id)))
-      end
+        context 'when those label IDs are empty' do
+          let(:labels) { [] }
 
-      it 'does not update issues not passed in' do
-        expect(issue_bug_and_regression.label_ids).to contain_exactly(bug.id, regression.id)
+          it 'updates the issues passed to have no labels' do
+            expect(issues.map(&:reload).map(&:label_ids)).to all(be_empty)
+          end
+        end
       end
-    end
 
-    context 'when remove_label_ids are passed' do
-      let(:issues) { [issue_all_labels, issue_bug_and_merge_requests, issue_no_labels] }
-      let(:remove_labels) { [bug, regression, merge_requests] }
+      context 'when add_label_ids are passed' do
+        let(:issues) { [issue_all_labels, issue_bug_and_merge_requests, issue_no_labels] }
+        let(:add_labels) { [bug, regression, merge_requests] }
 
-      it 'removes those label IDs from all issues passed' do
-        expect(issues.map(&:reload).map(&:label_ids)).to all(be_empty)
-      end
+        it 'adds those label IDs to all issues passed' do
+          expect(issues.map(&:reload).map(&:label_ids)).to all(include(*add_labels.map(&:id)))
+        end
 
-      it 'does not update issues not passed in' do
-        expect(issue_bug_and_regression.label_ids).to contain_exactly(bug.id, regression.id)
+        it 'does not update issues not passed in' do
+          expect(issue_bug_and_regression.label_ids).to contain_exactly(bug.id, regression.id)
+        end
       end
-    end
 
-    context 'when add_label_ids and remove_label_ids are passed' do
-      let(:issues) { [issue_all_labels, issue_bug_and_merge_requests, issue_no_labels] }
-      let(:add_labels) { [bug] }
-      let(:remove_labels) { [merge_requests] }
+      context 'when remove_label_ids are passed' do
+        let(:issues) { [issue_all_labels, issue_bug_and_merge_requests, issue_no_labels] }
+        let(:remove_labels) { [bug, regression, merge_requests] }
 
-      it 'adds the label IDs to all issues passed' do
-        expect(issues.map(&:reload).map(&:label_ids)).to all(include(bug.id))
-      end
+        it 'removes those label IDs from all issues passed' do
+          expect(issues.map(&:reload).map(&:label_ids)).to all(be_empty)
+        end
 
-      it 'removes the label IDs from all issues passed' do
-        expect(issues.map(&:reload).map(&:label_ids).flatten).not_to include(merge_requests.id)
+        it 'does not update issues not passed in' do
+          expect(issue_bug_and_regression.label_ids).to contain_exactly(bug.id, regression.id)
+        end
       end
 
-      it 'does not update issues not passed in' do
-        expect(issue_bug_and_regression.label_ids).to contain_exactly(bug.id, regression.id)
-      end
-    end
+      context 'when add_label_ids and remove_label_ids are passed' do
+        let(:issues) { [issue_all_labels, issue_bug_and_merge_requests, issue_no_labels] }
+        let(:add_labels) { [bug] }
+        let(:remove_labels) { [merge_requests] }
 
-    context 'when add_label_ids and label_ids are passed' do
-      let(:issues) { [issue_all_labels, issue_bug_and_regression, issue_bug_and_merge_requests] }
-      let(:labels) { [merge_requests] }
-      let(:add_labels) { [regression] }
+        it 'adds the label IDs to all issues passed' do
+          expect(issues.map(&:reload).map(&:label_ids)).to all(include(bug.id))
+        end
 
-      it 'adds the label IDs to all issues passed' do
-        expect(issues.map(&:reload).map(&:label_ids)).to all(include(regression.id))
-      end
+        it 'removes the label IDs from all issues passed' do
+          expect(issues.map(&:reload).map(&:label_ids).flatten).not_to include(merge_requests.id)
+        end
 
-      it 'ignores the label IDs parameter' do
-        expect(issues.map(&:reload).map(&:label_ids)).to all(include(bug.id))
+        it 'does not update issues not passed in' do
+          expect(issue_bug_and_regression.label_ids).to contain_exactly(bug.id, regression.id)
+        end
       end
 
-      it 'does not update issues not passed in' do
-        expect(issue_no_labels.label_ids).to be_empty
-      end
-    end
+      context 'when add_label_ids and label_ids are passed' do
+        let(:issues) { [issue_all_labels, issue_bug_and_regression, issue_bug_and_merge_requests] }
+        let(:labels) { [merge_requests] }
+        let(:add_labels) { [regression] }
 
-    context 'when remove_label_ids and label_ids are passed' do
-      let(:issues) { [issue_no_labels, issue_bug_and_regression] }
-      let(:labels) { [merge_requests] }
-      let(:remove_labels) { [regression] }
+        it 'adds the label IDs to all issues passed' do
+          expect(issues.map(&:reload).map(&:label_ids)).to all(include(regression.id))
+        end
 
-      it 'removes the label IDs from all issues passed' do
-        expect(issues.map(&:reload).map(&:label_ids).flatten).not_to include(regression.id)
-      end
+        it 'ignores the label IDs parameter' do
+          expect(issues.map(&:reload).map(&:label_ids)).to all(include(bug.id))
+        end
 
-      it 'ignores the label IDs parameter' do
-        expect(issues.map(&:reload).map(&:label_ids).flatten).not_to include(merge_requests.id)
+        it 'does not update issues not passed in' do
+          expect(issue_no_labels.label_ids).to be_empty
+        end
       end
 
-      it 'does not update issues not passed in' do
-        expect(issue_all_labels.label_ids).to contain_exactly(bug.id, regression.id, merge_requests.id)
-      end
-    end
+      context 'when remove_label_ids and label_ids are passed' do
+        let(:issues) { [issue_no_labels, issue_bug_and_regression] }
+        let(:labels) { [merge_requests] }
+        let(:remove_labels) { [regression] }
 
-    context 'when add_label_ids, remove_label_ids, and label_ids are passed' do
-      let(:issues) { [issue_bug_and_merge_requests, issue_no_labels] }
-      let(:labels) { [regression] }
-      let(:add_labels) { [bug] }
-      let(:remove_labels) { [merge_requests] }
+        it 'removes the label IDs from all issues passed' do
+          expect(issues.map(&:reload).map(&:label_ids).flatten).not_to include(regression.id)
+        end
 
-      it 'adds the label IDs to all issues passed' do
-        expect(issues.map(&:reload).map(&:label_ids)).to all(include(bug.id))
-      end
+        it 'ignores the label IDs parameter' do
+          expect(issues.map(&:reload).map(&:label_ids).flatten).not_to include(merge_requests.id)
+        end
 
-      it 'removes the label IDs from all issues passed' do
-        expect(issues.map(&:reload).map(&:label_ids).flatten).not_to include(merge_requests.id)
+        it 'does not update issues not passed in' do
+          expect(issue_all_labels.label_ids).to contain_exactly(bug.id, regression.id, merge_requests.id)
+        end
       end
 
-      it 'ignores the label IDs parameter' do
-        expect(issues.map(&:reload).map(&:label_ids).flatten).not_to include(regression.id)
-      end
+      context 'when add_label_ids, remove_label_ids, and label_ids are passed' do
+        let(:issues) { [issue_bug_and_merge_requests, issue_no_labels] }
+        let(:labels) { [regression] }
+        let(:add_labels) { [bug] }
+        let(:remove_labels) { [merge_requests] }
 
-      it 'does not update issues not passed in' do
-        expect(issue_bug_and_regression.label_ids).to contain_exactly(bug.id, regression.id)
+        it 'adds the label IDs to all issues passed' do
+          expect(issues.map(&:reload).map(&:label_ids)).to all(include(bug.id))
+        end
+
+        it 'removes the label IDs from all issues passed' do
+          expect(issues.map(&:reload).map(&:label_ids).flatten).not_to include(merge_requests.id)
+        end
+
+        it 'ignores the label IDs parameter' do
+          expect(issues.map(&:reload).map(&:label_ids).flatten).not_to include(regression.id)
+        end
+
+        it 'does not update issues not passed in' do
+          expect(issue_bug_and_regression.label_ids).to contain_exactly(bug.id, regression.id)
+        end
       end
     end
-  end
 
-  describe 'subscribe to issues' do
-    let(:issues) { create_list(:issue, 2, project: project) }
+    describe 'subscribe to issues' do
+      let(:issues) { create_list(:issue, 2, project: project) }
 
-    it 'subscribes the given user' do
-      bulk_update(issues, subscription_event: 'subscribe')
+      it 'subscribes the given user' do
+        bulk_update(issues, subscription_event: 'subscribe')
 
-      expect(issues).to all(be_subscribed(user, project))
+        expect(issues).to all(be_subscribed(user, project))
+      end
     end
-  end
 
-  describe 'unsubscribe from issues' do
-    let(:issues) do
-      create_list(:closed_issue, 2, project: project) do |issue|
-        issue.subscriptions.create(user: user, project: project, subscribed: true)
+    describe 'unsubscribe from issues' do
+      let(:issues) do
+        create_list(:closed_issue, 2, project: project) do |issue|
+          issue.subscriptions.create(user: user, project: project, subscribed: true)
+        end
+      end
+
+      it 'unsubscribes the given user' do
+        bulk_update(issues, subscription_event: 'unsubscribe')
+
+        issues.each do |issue|
+          expect(issue).not_to be_subscribed(user, project)
+        end
       end
     end
+  end
 
-    it 'unsubscribes the given user' do
-      bulk_update(issues, subscription_event: 'unsubscribe')
+  context 'with group issues' do
+    let(:group) { create(:group) }
 
-      issues.each do |issue|
-        expect(issue).not_to be_subscribed(user, project)
+    context 'updating milestone' do
+      let(:milestone) { create(:milestone, group: group) }
+      let(:project1)  { create(:project, :repository, group: group) }
+      let(:project2)  { create(:project, :repository, group: group) }
+      let(:issue1)    { create(:issue, project: project1) }
+      let(:issue2)    { create(:issue, project: project2) }
+      let(:issues)    { [issue1, issue2] }
+
+      before do
+        group.add_maintainer(user)
       end
+
+      it_behaves_like 'updates milestones'
     end
   end
 end