diff --git a/backend/app/plex/lookups.py b/backend/app/plex/lookups.py
index fceba665..577f0ba6 100644
--- a/backend/app/plex/lookups.py
+++ b/backend/app/plex/lookups.py
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 """Small shared Plex row lookups, so the get-by-rating_key pattern lives in one place."""
+from typing import TypeVar
+
 from sqlalchemy import select
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 
+_M = TypeVar("_M")
 
-def by_rating_key(db: Session, model, rating_key: str):
+
+def by_rating_key(db: Session, model: type[_M], rating_key: str) -> _M | None:
     """The mirrored row for a Plex rating_key, or None. `model` is any of the rating_key-keyed Plex
-    tables (PlexItem / PlexShow / PlexSeason / PlexCollection)."""
+    tables (PlexItem / PlexShow / PlexSeason / PlexCollection); the return type is that model, so call
+    sites keep their `Model | None` static type."""
     return db.execute(
         select(model).where(model.rating_key == str(rating_key))
     ).scalars().first()
diff --git a/backend/app/plex/sync.py b/backend/app/plex/sync.py
index cdfa0711..f626f7a0 100644
--- a/backend/app/plex/sync.py
+++ b/backend/app/plex/sync.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ from app import sysconfig
 from app.models import PlexCollection, PlexItem, PlexLibrary, PlexSeason, PlexShow
 from app.plex import people
 from app.plex.client import PlexClient, PlexError, PlexNotConfigured
+from app.plex.lookups import by_rating_key
 
 log = logging.getLogger("siftlode.plex")
 
@@ -382,13 +383,7 @@ def resync_collection(db: Session, plex: PlexClient, lib: PlexLibrary, rk: str)
     collection's membership on the affected member rows."""
     meta = plex.metadata(rk) or {}
     col = _upsert_collection(
-        db,
-        db.execute(
-            select(PlexCollection).where(PlexCollection.rating_key == rk)
-        ).scalars().first(),
-        rk,
-        lib.id,
-        meta,
+        db, by_rating_key(db, PlexCollection, rk), rk, lib.id, meta
     )
     Model = PlexItem if lib.kind == "movie" else PlexShow
     new_members = {str(c.get("ratingKey")) for c in plex.collection_children(rk) if c.get("ratingKey")}
@@ -415,9 +410,7 @@ def delete_collection_local(db: Session, lib: PlexLibrary, rk: str) -> None:
         select(Model).where(Model.collection_keys.contains([rk]))
     ).scalars():
         row.collection_keys = [k for k in (row.collection_keys or []) if k != rk] or None
-    col = db.execute(
-        select(PlexCollection).where(PlexCollection.rating_key == rk)
-    ).scalars().first()
+    col = by_rating_key(db, PlexCollection, rk)
     if col is not None:
         db.delete(col)
     db.flush()
diff --git a/backend/tests/test_plex_query_conversion.py b/backend/tests/test_plex_query_conversion.py
index d4b2ee98..d11392b9 100644
--- a/backend/tests/test_plex_query_conversion.py
+++ b/backend/tests/test_plex_query_conversion.py
@@ -285,6 +285,34 @@ class TestPlaylistAndCollectionEndpoints:
         _request(db, user, monkeypatch, "DELETE", f"/api/plex/playlists/{pid}")
         assert _get(db, user, monkeypatch, "/api/plex/playlists").json()["playlists"] == []
 
+    def test_playlist_bulk_add_and_remove(self, db, monkeypatch):
+        # Covers the bulk endpoints (add-bulk / remove-bulk) and pins the remove-bulk delete's
+        # synchronize_session=False path, which the single add/remove roundtrip never exercises.
+        lib = PlexLibrary(plex_key="1", title="Movies", kind="movie", enabled=True)
+        db.add(lib)
+        db.flush()
+        db.add_all([self._movie(db, lib.id, rk, rk.upper()) for rk in ("m1", "m2", "m3")])
+        user = User(email="bulk@example.com")
+        db.add(user)
+        db.commit()
+
+        created = _request(db, user, monkeypatch, "POST", "/api/plex/playlists", {"title": "Bulk"})
+        pid = created.json()["id"]
+
+        added = _request(db, user, monkeypatch, "POST", f"/api/plex/playlists/{pid}/items/bulk",
+                         {"item_rating_keys": ["m1", "m2", "m3"]})
+        assert added.status_code == 200, added.text
+        assert added.json() == {"added": 3, "item_count": 3}
+
+        removed = _request(db, user, monkeypatch, "POST",
+                           f"/api/plex/playlists/{pid}/items/remove-bulk",
+                           {"item_rating_keys": ["m2"]})
+        assert removed.status_code == 200, removed.text
+        assert removed.json() == {"removed": 1, "item_count": 2}
+
+        detail = _get(db, user, monkeypatch, f"/api/plex/playlists/{pid}").json()
+        assert [it["id"] for it in detail["items"]] == ["m1", "m3"]  # input order preserved, m2 gone
+
     def test_collections_list(self, db, monkeypatch):
         from app.models import PlexCollection
         lib = PlexLibrary(plex_key="1", title="Movies", kind="movie", enabled=True)