diff --git a/modules/img2img.py b/modules/img2img.py
index f4455c90..2ff8e261 100644
--- a/modules/img2img.py
+++ b/modules/img2img.py
@@ -23,8 +23,10 @@ def process_batch(p, input_dir, output_dir, args):
 
     print(f"Will process {len(images)} images, creating {p.n_iter * p.batch_size} new images for each.")
 
+    save_normally = output_dir == ''
+
     p.do_not_save_grid = True
-    p.do_not_save_samples = True
+    p.do_not_save_samples = not save_normally
 
     state.job_count = len(images) * p.n_iter
 
@@ -48,7 +50,8 @@ def process_batch(p, input_dir, output_dir, args):
                 left, right = os.path.splitext(filename)
                 filename = f"{left}-{n}{right}"
 
-            processed_image.save(os.path.join(output_dir, filename))
+            if not save_normally:
+                processed_image.save(os.path.join(output_dir, filename))
 
 
 def img2img(mode: int, prompt: str, negative_prompt: str, prompt_style: str, prompt_style2: str, init_img, init_img_with_mask, init_img_inpaint, init_mask_inpaint, mask_mode, steps: int, sampler_index: int, mask_blur: int, inpainting_fill: int, restore_faces: bool, tiling: bool, n_iter: int, batch_size: int, cfg_scale: float, denoising_strength: float, seed: int, subseed: int, subseed_strength: float, seed_resize_from_h: int, seed_resize_from_w: int, seed_enable_extras: bool, height: int, width: int, resize_mode: int, inpaint_full_res: bool, inpaint_full_res_padding: int, inpainting_mask_invert: int, img2img_batch_input_dir: str, img2img_batch_output_dir: str, *args):
diff --git a/modules/ui.py b/modules/ui.py
index 16432151..55f7aa95 100644
--- a/modules/ui.py
+++ b/modules/ui.py
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ def create_ui(wrap_gradio_gpu_call):
 
                     with gr.TabItem('Batch img2img', id='batch'):
                         hidden = '<br>Disabled when launched with --hide-ui-dir-config.' if shared.cmd_opts.hide_ui_dir_config else ''
-                        gr.HTML(f"<p class=\"text-gray-500\">Process images in a directory on the same machine where the server is running.{hidden}</p>")
+                        gr.HTML(f"<p class=\"text-gray-500\">Process images in a directory on the same machine where the server is running.<br>Use an empty output directory to save pictures normally instead of writing to the output directory.{hidden}</p>")
                         img2img_batch_input_dir = gr.Textbox(label="Input directory", **shared.hide_dirs)
                         img2img_batch_output_dir = gr.Textbox(label="Output directory", **shared.hide_dirs)