diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/accounts/Account.tsx b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/accounts/Account.tsx
index 4be9f28866b..d6c3a290c0e 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/accounts/Account.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/accounts/Account.tsx
@@ -702,6 +702,45 @@ class AccountInternal extends PureComponent<
     return groupById<{ id: string; balance: number }>(data);
   }
 
+  onRunRules = async (ids: string[]) => {
+    try {
+      this.setState({ workingHard: true });
+      // Bulk fetch transactions
+      const transactions = this.state.transactions.filter(trans =>
+        ids.includes(trans.id),
+      );
+      //call the runrules function
+      const changedTransactions = [];
+      for (const transaction of transactions) {
+        await send('rules-run', {
+          transaction,
+        }).then((res: TransactionEntity | null) => {
+          if (res) {
+            changedTransactions.push(res);
+          }
+        });
+      }
+
+      // If we have changed transactions, update them in the database
+      if (changedTransactions.length > 0) {
+        await send('transactions-batch-update', {
+          updated: changedTransactions,
+        });
+      }
+
+      // Fetch updated transactions once at the end
+      await this.fetchTransactions();
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Error applying rules:', error);
+      this.props.addNotification({
+        type: 'error',
+        message: 'Failed to apply rules to transactions',
+      });
+    } finally {
+      this.setState({ workingHard: false });
+    }
+  };
+
   onAddTransaction = () => {
     this.setState({ isAdding: true });
   };
@@ -1730,6 +1769,7 @@ class AccountInternal extends PureComponent<
                 onImport={this.onImport}
                 onBatchDelete={this.onBatchDelete}
                 onBatchDuplicate={this.onBatchDuplicate}
+                onRunRules={this.onRunRules}
                 onBatchEdit={this.onBatchEdit}
                 onBatchLinkSchedule={this.onBatchLinkSchedule}
                 onBatchUnlinkSchedule={this.onBatchUnlinkSchedule}
diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/accounts/Header.tsx b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/accounts/Header.tsx
index 4a66ebc45de..8fdb036455d 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/accounts/Header.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/accounts/Header.tsx
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ type AccountHeaderProps = {
   onMenuSelect: AccountMenuProps['onMenuSelect'];
   onReconcile: ComponentProps<typeof ReconcileMenu>['onReconcile'];
   onBatchEdit: ComponentProps<typeof SelectedTransactionsButton>['onEdit'];
+  onRunRules: ComponentProps<typeof SelectedTransactionsButton>['onRunRules'];
   onBatchDelete: ComponentProps<typeof SelectedTransactionsButton>['onDelete'];
   onBatchDuplicate: ComponentProps<
     typeof SelectedTransactionsButton
@@ -177,6 +178,7 @@ export function AccountHeader({
   onDeleteFilter,
   onScheduleAction,
   onSetTransfer,
+  onRunRules,
   onMakeAsSplitTransaction,
   onMakeAsNonSplitTransactions,
 }: AccountHeaderProps) {
@@ -359,6 +361,7 @@ export function AccountHeader({
               onDuplicate={onBatchDuplicate}
               onDelete={onBatchDelete}
               onEdit={onBatchEdit}
+              onRunRules={onRunRules}
               onLinkSchedule={onBatchLinkSchedule}
               onUnlinkSchedule={onBatchUnlinkSchedule}
               onCreateRule={onCreateRule}
diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/transactions/SelectedTransactionsButton.tsx b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/transactions/SelectedTransactionsButton.tsx
index fa1c85836ee..6ff7985af9c 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/transactions/SelectedTransactionsButton.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/transactions/SelectedTransactionsButton.tsx
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ type SelectedTransactionsButtonProps = {
   onLinkSchedule: (selectedIds: string[]) => void;
   onUnlinkSchedule: (selectedIds: string[]) => void;
   onCreateRule: (selectedIds: string[]) => void;
+  onRunRules: (selectedIds: string[]) => void;
   onSetTransfer: (selectedIds: string[]) => void;
   onScheduleAction: (
     action: 'post-transaction' | 'skip',
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ export function SelectedTransactionsButton({
   onLinkSchedule,
   onUnlinkSchedule,
   onCreateRule,
+  onRunRules,
   onSetTransfer,
   onScheduleAction,
   showMakeTransfer,
@@ -193,6 +195,10 @@ export function SelectedTransactionsButton({
     onEdit,
     selectedIds,
   ]);
+  useHotkeys('r', () => onRunRules(selectedIds), hotKeyOptions, [
+    onRunRules,
+    selectedIds,
+  ]);
   useHotkeys(
     's',
     () =>
@@ -253,7 +259,13 @@ export function SelectedTransactionsButton({
                       name: 'create-rule',
                       text: t('Create rule'),
                     } as const,
+                    {
+                      name: 'run-rules',
+                      text: t('Run Rules'),
+                      key: 'R',
+                    } as const,
                   ]),
+
               ...(showMakeTransfer
                 ? [
                     {
@@ -325,6 +337,9 @@ export function SelectedTransactionsButton({
           case 'create-rule':
             onCreateRule(selectedIds);
             break;
+          case 'run-rules':
+            onRunRules(selectedIds);
+            break;
           case 'set-transfer':
             onSetTransfer(selectedIds);
             break;
diff --git a/upcoming-release-notes/3805.md b/upcoming-release-notes/3805.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1355b1f1a98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/upcoming-release-notes/3805.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+category: Enhancements
+authors: [esseti]
+---
+
+Enables rule activation from the account view via dropdown menu or by pressing 'R'