diff --git a/models/BulkOperationsModel.php b/models/BulkOperationsModel.php
index 6c5c8d8..ece90e7 100644
--- a/models/BulkOperationsModel.php
+++ b/models/BulkOperationsModel.php
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ class BulkOperationsModel {
         $ticketModel = new TicketModel($this->conn);
         $auditLogModel = new AuditLogModel($this->conn);
 
+        // Batch load all tickets in one query to eliminate N+1 problem
+        $ticketsById = $ticketModel->getTicketsByIds($ticketIds);
+
         foreach ($ticketIds as $ticketId) {
             $ticketId = trim($ticketId);
             $success = false;
@@ -77,8 +80,8 @@ class BulkOperationsModel {
             try {
                 switch ($operation['operation_type']) {
                     case 'bulk_close':
-                        // Get current ticket to preserve other fields
-                        $currentTicket = $ticketModel->getTicketById($ticketId);
+                        // Get current ticket from pre-loaded batch
+                        $currentTicket = $ticketsById[$ticketId] ?? null;
                         if ($currentTicket) {
                             $success = $ticketModel->updateTicket([
                                 'ticket_id' => $ticketId,
@@ -109,7 +112,7 @@ class BulkOperationsModel {
 
                     case 'bulk_priority':
                         if (isset($parameters['priority'])) {
-                            $currentTicket = $ticketModel->getTicketById($ticketId);
+                            $currentTicket = $ticketsById[$ticketId] ?? null;
                             if ($currentTicket) {
                                 $success = $ticketModel->updateTicket([
                                     'ticket_id' => $ticketId,
@@ -131,7 +134,7 @@ class BulkOperationsModel {
 
                     case 'bulk_status':
                         if (isset($parameters['status'])) {
-                            $currentTicket = $ticketModel->getTicketById($ticketId);
+                            $currentTicket = $ticketsById[$ticketId] ?? null;
                             if ($currentTicket) {
                                 $success = $ticketModel->updateTicket([
                                     'ticket_id' => $ticketId,
diff --git a/models/TicketModel.php b/models/TicketModel.php
index fb10919..c76f98f 100644
--- a/models/TicketModel.php
+++ b/models/TicketModel.php
@@ -377,4 +377,50 @@ class TicketModel {
         $stmt->close();
         return $result;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Get multiple tickets by IDs in a single query (batch loading)
+     * Eliminates N+1 query problem in bulk operations
+     *
+     * @param array $ticketIds Array of ticket IDs
+     * @return array Associative array keyed by ticket_id
+     */
+    public function getTicketsByIds($ticketIds) {
+        if (empty($ticketIds)) {
+            return [];
+        }
+
+        // Sanitize ticket IDs
+        $ticketIds = array_map('intval', $ticketIds);
+
+        // Create placeholders for IN clause
+        $placeholders = str_repeat('?,', count($ticketIds) - 1) . '?';
+
+        $sql = "SELECT t.*,
+                u_created.username as creator_username,
+                u_created.display_name as creator_display_name,
+                u_updated.username as updater_username,
+                u_updated.display_name as updater_display_name,
+                u_assigned.username as assigned_username,
+                u_assigned.display_name as assigned_display_name
+                FROM tickets t
+                LEFT JOIN users u_created ON t.created_by = u_created.user_id
+                LEFT JOIN users u_updated ON t.updated_by = u_updated.user_id
+                LEFT JOIN users u_assigned ON t.assigned_to = u_assigned.user_id
+                WHERE t.ticket_id IN ($placeholders)";
+
+        $stmt = $this->conn->prepare($sql);
+        $types = str_repeat('i', count($ticketIds));
+        $stmt->bind_param($types, ...$ticketIds);
+        $stmt->execute();
+        $result = $stmt->get_result();
+
+        $tickets = [];
+        while ($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) {
+            $tickets[$row['ticket_id']] = $row;
+        }
+
+        $stmt->close();
+        return $tickets;
+    }
 }
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