diff --git a/core/tabs.lisp b/core/tabs.lisp
index 7d0dbe4..b5daeb9 100644
--- a/core/tabs.lisp
+++ b/core/tabs.lisp
@@ -35,14 +35,14 @@
 
 (setf (getf *hooks* :switch-page)
       (list #'(lambda (browser)
-                (ui-update browser :history t)
-                (ui-update browser :progress t)
-                (ui-update browser :scroll-indicator t)
-                (ui-update browser :link-hover "")
-                (ui-update browser
-                           :tabs-update-title (current-tab browser))
-                (ui-update browser :current-tab t)
-                (ui-update browser :uri t))))
+                (ui-updates browser
+                            :history t
+                            :progress t
+                            :scroll-indicator t
+                            :link-hover ""
+                            :tabs-update-title (current-tab browser)
+                            :current-tab t
+                            :uri t))))
 
 (defcallback notebook-switch-page :void
     ((notebook pobject)
diff --git a/core/ui-update.lisp b/core/ui-update.lisp
index 3f4e483..e088a80 100644
--- a/core/ui-update.lisp
+++ b/core/ui-update.lisp
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@
 
 (defgeneric ui-update (browser symbol value))
 
+(defmacro ui-updates (browser &rest plist)
+  (append '(progn)
+          (loop for item in (pair-plist plist)
+             collect `(ui-update ,browser ,@item))))
+
 (defun escape-single-quote (str)
   (ppcre:regex-replace-all "'" str "\\\\'"))
 
diff --git a/site/ui/status/status.lisp b/site/ui/status/status.lisp
index 0177210..6a38dd9 100644
--- a/site/ui/status/status.lisp
+++ b/site/ui/status/status.lisp
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@
   (run-hook :prompt-leave b))
 
 (defexport statusbar-init (b)
-  (ui-update b :uri t)
-  (ui-update b :scroll-indicator t)
-  (ui-update b :progress t)
-  (ui-update b :history t)
-  (ui-update b :keymode t)
-  (ui-update b :current-tab t))
+  (ui-updates b :uri t
+              :scroll-indicator t
+              :progress t
+              :history t
+              :keymode t
+              :current-tab t))
 
 (defexport quit ()
   (sb-ext:exit :abort t))
diff --git a/site/ui/tabs/tabs.lisp b/site/ui/tabs/tabs.lisp
index 7728b7f..e1f4e01 100644
--- a/site/ui/tabs/tabs.lisp
+++ b/site/ui/tabs/tabs.lisp
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
                 `(-1 ,height))))))
 
 (defexport tabs-init (b)
-  (ui-update b :tabs-reset-list t)
-  (ui-update b :current-tab t))
+  (ui-updates b :tabs-reset-list t
+              :current-tab t))
 
 (defscript (ui-symbol-to-uri 'tabs)
            :exports (tabbar-request-height