diff --git a/notebook/static/tree/js/notebooklist.js b/notebook/static/tree/js/notebooklist.js
index 79e2b822c..995b8fb13 100644
--- a/notebook/static/tree/js/notebooklist.js
+++ b/notebook/static/tree/js/notebooklist.js
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ define([
 
             // Bind events for action buttons.
             $('.rename-button').click($.proxy(this.rename_selected, this));
+            $('.move-button').click($.proxy(this.move_selected, this));
             $('.shutdown-button').click($.proxy(this.shutdown_selected, this));
             $('.duplicate-button').click($.proxy(this.duplicate_selected, this));
             $('.delete-button').click($.proxy(this.delete_selected, this));
@@ -550,6 +551,15 @@ define([
             $('.rename-button').css('display', 'none');
         }
 
+        // Move is only visible when one item is selected, and it is not a
+        // running notebook.
+        // TODO(nhdaly): Add support for moving multiple items at once.
+        if (selected.length === 1 && !has_running_notebook) {
+            $('.move-button').css('display', 'inline-block');
+        } else {
+            $('.move-button').css('display', 'none');
+        }
+
         // Shutdown is only visible when one or more notebooks running notebooks
         // are selected and no non-notebook items are selected.
         if (has_running_notebook && !(has_file || has_directory)) {
@@ -765,6 +775,7 @@ define([
                     }
                 });
                 input.focus();
+                // Highlight the filename (up to the filetype suffix) in the input field.
                 if (input.val().indexOf(".") > 0) {
                     input[0].setSelectionRange(0,input.val().indexOf("."));
                 } else {
@@ -774,6 +785,71 @@ define([
         });
     };
 
+    NotebookList.prototype.move_selected = function() {
+        var that = this;
+
+        // TODO(nhdaly): Support moving multiple items at once.
+        if (that.selected.length !== 1){
+            return;
+        }
+
+        var item_path = that.selected[0].path;
+        var item_name = that.selected[0].name;
+        var item_type = that.selected[0].type;
+
+        // Open a dialog to enter the new path, with current path as default.
+        var input = $('<input/>').attr('type','text').attr('size','25').addClass('form-control')
+            .val(utils.url_path_join('/', that.notebook_path));
+        var dialog_body = $('<div/>').append(
+            $("<p/>").addClass("rename-message")
+                .text('Enter new destination directory path for '+ item_type + ':')
+        ).append(
+            $("<br/>")
+        ).append(input);
+        var d = dialog.modal({
+            title : "Move "+ item_type,
+            body : dialog_body,
+            buttons : {
+                Cancel : {},
+                OK : {
+                    class: "btn-primary",
+                    click: function() {
+                      // Construct the new path using the user input and its name.
+                        var new_path = utils.url_path_join(input.val(), item_name)
+                        that.contents.rename(item_path, new_path).then(function() {
+                            that.load_list();
+                        }).catch(function(e) { 
+                            dialog.modal({
+                                title: "Move Failed",
+                                body: $('<div/>')
+                                    .text("An error occurred while moving \"" + item_name + "\" from \"" + item_path + "\" to \"" + new_path + "\".")
+                                    .append($('<div/>')
+                                        .addClass('alert alert-danger')
+                                        .text(e.message || e)),
+                                buttons: {
+                                    OK: {'class': 'btn-primary'}
+                                }
+                            });
+                            console.warn('Error durring moving :', e);
+                        });
+                    }
+                }
+            },
+            // TODO: Consider adding fancier UI per Issue #941.
+            open : function () {
+                // Upon ENTER, click the OK button.
+                input.keydown(function (event) {
+                    if (event.which === keyboard.keycodes.enter) {
+                        d.find('.btn-primary').first().click();
+                        return false;
+                    }
+                });
+                // Put the cursor at the end of the input.
+                input.focus();
+            }
+        });
+    };
+
     NotebookList.prototype.delete_selected = function() {
         var message;
         if (this.selected.length === 1) {
diff --git a/notebook/static/tree/less/tree.less b/notebook/static/tree/less/tree.less
index ef733a540..d19dedd91 100644
--- a/notebook/static/tree/less/tree.less
+++ b/notebook/static/tree/less/tree.less
@@ -327,6 +327,10 @@ ul#new-menu {
     display: none;
 }
 
+.move-button {
+    display: none;
+}
+
 .shutdown-button {
     display: none;
 }
diff --git a/notebook/templates/tree.html b/notebook/templates/tree.html
index 966242b14..acdf97141 100644
--- a/notebook/templates/tree.html
+++ b/notebook/templates/tree.html
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ data-terminals-available="{{terminals_available}}"
               <div class="dynamic-buttons">
                   <button title="Duplicate selected" class="duplicate-button btn btn-default btn-xs">Duplicate</button>
                   <button title="Rename selected" class="rename-button btn btn-default btn-xs">Rename</button>
+                  <button title="Move selected" class="move-button btn btn-default btn-xs">Move</button>
                   <button title="Shutdown selected notebook(s)" class="shutdown-button btn btn-default btn-xs btn-warning">Shutdown</button>
                   <button title="Delete selected" class="delete-button btn btn-default btn-xs btn-danger"><i class="fa fa-trash"></i></button>
               </div>