diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/MediaService.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/MediaService.cs
index 68b4253f77..f3a967c096 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/MediaService.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/MediaService.cs
@@ -206,6 +206,19 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
 			}
 		}
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets an <see cref="IMedia"/> object by Id
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="ids">Ids of the Media to retrieve</param>
+        /// <returns><see cref="IMedia"/></returns>
+        internal IEnumerable<IMedia> GetByIds(IEnumerable<int> ids)
+        {
+            using (var repository = _repositoryFactory.CreateMediaRepository(_uowProvider.GetUnitOfWork()))
+            {
+                return repository.GetAll(ids.ToArray());
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets an <see cref="IMedia"/> object by its 'UniqueId'
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/MediaController.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/MediaController.cs
index 837091ed94..c5aa02b049 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/MediaController.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/MediaController.cs
@@ -84,6 +84,18 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Editors
             return Mapper.Map<IMedia, MediaItemDisplay>(foundContent);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Return media for the specified ids
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="ids"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public IEnumerable<MediaItemDisplay> GetByIds([FromUri]int[] ids)
+        {
+            var foundMedia = ((MediaService)Services.MediaService).GetByIds(ids);
+            return foundMedia.Select(Mapper.Map<IMedia, MediaItemDisplay>);
+        }
+
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns the root media objects
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj b/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
index e0c56a92c3..c4435b86f1 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
@@ -303,7 +303,6 @@
     <Compile Include="Editors\DataTypeValidateAttribute.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Editors\EntityController.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Editors\MediaPostValidateAttribute.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Editors\MediaUploadController.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Editors\UserController.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\ContentEditing\DataTypeDisplay.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\ContentEditing\DataTypeSave.cs" />