diff --git a/dist/aurelia-templating.d.ts b/dist/aurelia-templating.d.ts
index 8207160b..295919de 100644
--- a/dist/aurelia-templating.d.ts
+++ b/dist/aurelia-templating.d.ts
@@ -34,12 +34,6 @@ import {
 import {
   TaskQueue
 } from 'aurelia-task-queue';
-export declare interface EventHandler {
-  eventName: string;
-  bubbles: boolean;
-  dispose: Function;
-  handler: Function;
-}
 
 /**
 * Specifies how a view should be created.
@@ -472,10 +466,29 @@ export declare class ViewEngineHooksResource {
 }
 export declare function viewEngineHooks(target?: any): any;
 
-/**
- * Dispatches subscribets to and publishes events in the DOM.
- * @param element
- */
+
+export declare interface EventHandler {
+  eventName: string;
+  bubbles: boolean;
+  dispose: Function;
+  handler: Function;
+}
+
+export declare interface SubscriptionHandlerConfig {
+  handler: Function
+  capture?: boolean
+  passive?: boolean
+  once?: boolean
+}
+
+export declare interface BatchSubscriptionConfig {
+  [eventName: string]: Function | SubscriptionHandlerConfig
+}
+
+export declare interface EventSubscriptions {
+  [eventName: string]: EventHandler
+}
+
 /**
  * Dispatches subscribets to and publishes events in the DOM.
  * @param element
@@ -484,41 +497,44 @@ export declare class ElementEvents {
   constructor(element: EventTarget);
 
   /**
-     * Dispatches an Event on the context element.
-     * @param eventName
-     * @param detail
-     * @param bubbles
-     * @param cancelable
-     */
+   * Dispatches an Event on the context element.
+   * @param eventName
+   * @param detail
+   * @param bubbles
+   * @param cancelable
+   */
   publish(eventName: string, detail?: Object, bubbles?: boolean, cancelable?: boolean): any;
 
   /**
-     * Adds and Event Listener on the context element.
-     * @param eventName
-     * @param handler
-     * @param bubbles
-     * @return Returns the eventHandler containing a dispose method
-     */
-  subscribe(eventName: string, handler: Function, bubbles?: boolean): EventHandler;
+   * Adds and Event Listener on the context element.
+   * @return Returns the eventHandler containing a dispose method
+   */
+  subscribe(events: TEvents): EventSubscriptions;
+  subscribe(eventName: string, handler: Function, captureOrOptions?: boolean | AddEventListenerOptions): EventHandler;
+  subscribe(configOrEventName: string | BatchSubscriptionConfig, handler?: Function, bubbles?: Boolean): EventHandler | EventSubscriptions;
 
   /**
-     * Adds an Event Listener on the context element, that will be disposed on the first trigger.
-     * @param eventName
-     * @param handler
-     * @param bubbles
-     * @return Returns the eventHandler containing a dispose method
-     */
-  subscribeOnce(eventName: String, handler: Function, bubbles?: Boolean): EventHandler;
+   * Adds an Event Listener on the context element, that will be disposed on the first trigger.
+   * @return Returns the eventHandler containing a dispose method
+   */
+  subscribeOnce(events: BatchSubscriptionConfig): EventSubscriptions;
+  subscribeOnce(eventName: string, handler: Function, captureOrOptions?: boolean | AddEventListenerOptions): EventHandler;
+  subscribeOnce(configOrEventName: string | BatchSubscriptionConfig, handler?: Function, bubbles?: Boolean): EventHandler | EventSubscriptions;
 
   /**
-     * Removes all events that are listening to the specified eventName.
-     * @param eventName
-     */
+   * Add multiple event listeners at once, with option to specify once over the whole set
+   */
+  batchSubscribe(events: BatchSubscriptionConfig, once?: boolean): EventSubscriptions
+
+  /**
+   * Removes all events that are listening to the specified eventName.
+   * @param eventName
+   */
   dispose(eventName: string): void;
 
   /**
-     * Removes all event handlers.
-     */
+   * Removes all event handlers.
+   */
   disposeAll(): any;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/element-events.js b/src/element-events.js
index edd10496..40ab1b0b 100644
--- a/src/element-events.js
+++ b/src/element-events.js
@@ -8,6 +8,22 @@ interface EventHandler {
   handler: Function;
 }
 
+// Don't extends AddEventListenerOptions, make explicit for readability
+interface SubscriptionHandlerConfig {
+  handler: Function;
+  capture?: boolean;
+  passive?: boolean;
+  once?: boolean;
+}
+
+interface BatchSubscriptionConfig {
+  [eventName: string]: Function | SubscriptionHandlerConfig
+}
+
+interface EventSubscriptions {
+  [eventName: string]: EventHandler
+}
+
 /**
  * Dispatches subscribets to and publishes events in the DOM.
  * @param element
@@ -51,26 +67,54 @@ export class ElementEvents {
    * Adds and Event Listener on the context element.
    * @return Returns the eventHandler containing a dispose method
    */
-  subscribe(eventName: string, handler: Function, captureOrOptions?: boolean | AddEventListenerOptions = true): EventHandler {
-    if (typeof handler === 'function') {
-      const eventHandler = new EventHandlerImpl(this, eventName, handler, captureOrOptions, false);
-      return eventHandler;
-    }
+  subscribe(configOrEventName: string | BatchSubscriptionConfig, handler: Function, captureOrOptions?: boolean | AddEventListenerOptions = true): EventSubscriptions | EventHandler {
+    if (typeof configOrEventName === 'string') {
+      if (typeof handler === 'function') {
+        const eventHandler = new EventHandlerImpl(this, configOrEventName, handler, captureOrOptions, false);
+        return eventHandler;
+      }
 
-    return undefined;
+      return undefined;
+    } else {
+      return this.batchSubscribe(configOrEventName, false);
+    }
   }
 
   /**
    * Adds an Event Listener on the context element, that will be disposed on the first trigger.
    * @return Returns the eventHandler containing a dispose method
    */
-  subscribeOnce(eventName: String, handler: Function, captureOrOptions?: boolean | AddEventListenerOptions = true): EventHandler {
-    if (typeof handler === 'function') {
-      const eventHandler = new EventHandlerImpl(this, eventName, handler, captureOrOptions, true);
-      return eventHandler;
+  subscribeOnce(configOrEventName: string | BatchSubscriptionConfig, handler: Function, captureOrOptions?: boolean | AddEventListenerOptions = true): EventSubscriptions | EventHandler {
+    if (typeof configOrEventName === 'string') {
+      if (typeof handler === 'function') {
+        const eventHandler = new EventHandlerImpl(this, configOrEventName, handler, captureOrOptions, true);
+        return eventHandler;
+      }
+
+      return undefined;
+    } else {
+      return this.batchSubscribe(configOrEventName, true);
     }
+  }
 
-    return undefined;
+  batchSubscribe(config: BatchSubscriptionConfig, once: boolean = false): EventSubscriptions {
+    const subscriptions: EventSubscriptions = {};
+    for (let eventName in config) {
+      let handlerOrOptions = config[eventName];
+      let handler: Function;
+      let listenerOptions: boolean | AddEventListenerOptions;
+      let _once = once;
+      if (typeof handlerOrOptions === 'function') {
+        handler = handlerOrOptions;
+        listenerOptions = false;
+      } else {
+        handler = handlerOrOptions.handler;
+        listenerOptions = handlerOrOptions;
+        _once = handlerOrOptions.once === undefined ? _once : !!handlerOrOptions.once;
+      }
+      subscriptions[eventName] = new EventHandlerImpl(this, eventName, handler, listenerOptions, _once);
+    }
+    return subscriptions;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/test/element-events.js b/test/element-events.js
index 223cbb2f..d18abdb2 100644
--- a/test/element-events.js
+++ b/test/element-events.js
@@ -34,6 +34,53 @@ describe('ElementEvents', () => {
     expect(callCount).toBe(1);
   });
 
+  it('should batch subscribe', () => {
+    let value;
+    let callCount = 0;
+
+    const subscriptions = elementEvents.subscribe({
+      input: () => {
+        callCount++;
+        value = input.value;
+      },
+      blur: () => {
+        callCount++;
+      },
+      focus: {
+        handler: () => {
+          callCount++;
+        },
+        once: true
+      }
+    });
+
+    const newValue = 1234;
+    input.value = newValue;
+    input.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('input'));
+
+    expect(value === newValue.toString()).toBe(true);
+    expect(callCount).toBe(1);
+
+    subscriptions.input.dispose();
+
+    input.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('input'));
+    expect(callCount).toBe(1);
+
+    input.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('blur'));
+    expect(callCount).toBe(2);
+    
+    input.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('focus'));
+    expect(callCount).toBe(3);
+
+    input.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('focus'));
+    expect(callCount).toBe(3);
+
+    elementEvents.disposeAll();
+
+    input.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('blur'));
+    expect(callCount).toBe(3);
+  })
+
   it('should subscribe once', () => {
     let value;
     let callCount = 0;