diff --git a/includes/admin/post-types/meta-boxes/class-wc-meta-box-product-data.php b/includes/admin/post-types/meta-boxes/class-wc-meta-box-product-data.php
index b2ca53ef2b4..67ab3761718 100644
--- a/includes/admin/post-types/meta-boxes/class-wc-meta-box-product-data.php
+++ b/includes/admin/post-types/meta-boxes/class-wc-meta-box-product-data.php
@@ -753,25 +753,35 @@ class WC_Meta_Box_Product_Data {
 
 				<p class="toolbar">
 					<a href="#" class="close_all"><?php _e( 'Close all', 'woocommerce' ); ?></a><a href="#" class="expand_all"><?php _e( 'Expand all', 'woocommerce' ); ?></a>
-					<strong><?php _e( 'Bulk edit:', 'woocommerce' ); ?></strong>
 					<select id="field_to_edit">
-						<option value="toggle_enabled"><?php _e( 'Toggle &quot;Enabled&quot;', 'woocommerce' ); ?></option>
-						<option value="toggle_downloadable"><?php _e( 'Toggle &quot;Downloadable&quot;', 'woocommerce' ); ?></option>
-						<option value="toggle_virtual"><?php _e( 'Toggle &quot;Virtual&quot;', 'woocommerce' ); ?></option>
-						<option value="delete_all"><?php _e( 'Delete all variations', 'woocommerce' ); ?></option>
-						<option value="variable_regular_price"><?php _e( 'Prices', 'woocommerce' ); ?></option>
-						<option value="variable_regular_price_increase"><?php _e( 'Prices increase by (fixed amount or %)', 'woocommerce' ); ?></option>
-						<option value="variable_regular_price_decrease"><?php _e( 'Prices decrease by (fixed amount or %)', 'woocommerce' ); ?></option>
-						<option value="variable_sale_price"><?php _e( 'Sale prices', 'woocommerce' ); ?></option>
-						<option value="variable_sale_price_increase"><?php _e( 'Sale prices increase by (fixed amount or %)', 'woocommerce' ); ?></option>
-						<option value="variable_sale_price_decrease"><?php _e( 'Sale prices decrease by (fixed amount or %)', 'woocommerce' ); ?></option>
-						<option value="variable_stock"><?php _e( 'Stock', 'woocommerce' ); ?></option>
-						<option value="variable_weight"><?php _e( 'Weight', 'woocommerce' ); ?></option>
-						<option value="variable_length"><?php _e( 'Length', 'woocommerce' ); ?></option>
-						<option value="variable_width"><?php _e( 'Width', 'woocommerce' ); ?></option>
-						<option value="variable_height"><?php _e( 'Height', 'woocommerce' ); ?></option>
-						<option value="variable_download_limit"><?php _e( 'Download limit', 'woocommerce' ); ?></option>
-						<option value="variable_download_expiry"><?php _e( 'Download Expiry', 'woocommerce' ); ?></option>
+						<option value=""><?php _e( 'Choose a field to bulk edit&hellip;', 'woocommerce' ); ?></option>
+						<optgroup label="<?php esc_attr_e( 'Status', 'woocommerce' ); ?>">
+							<option value="toggle_enabled"><?php _e( 'Toggle &quot;Enabled&quot;', 'woocommerce' ); ?></option>
+							<option value="toggle_downloadable"><?php _e( 'Toggle &quot;Downloadable&quot;', 'woocommerce' ); ?></option>
+							<option value="toggle_virtual"><?php _e( 'Toggle &quot;Virtual&quot;', 'woocommerce' ); ?></option>
+							<option value="delete_all"><?php _e( 'Delete all variations', 'woocommerce' ); ?></option>
+						</optgroup>
+						<optgroup label="<?php esc_attr_e( 'Pricing', 'woocommerce' ); ?>">
+							<option value="variable_regular_price"><?php _e( 'Prices', 'woocommerce' ); ?></option>
+							<option value="variable_regular_price_increase"><?php _e( 'Prices increase by (fixed amount or %)', 'woocommerce' ); ?></option>
+							<option value="variable_regular_price_decrease"><?php _e( 'Prices decrease by (fixed amount or %)', 'woocommerce' ); ?></option>
+							<option value="variable_sale_price"><?php _e( 'Sale prices', 'woocommerce' ); ?></option>
+							<option value="variable_sale_price_increase"><?php _e( 'Sale prices increase by (fixed amount or %)', 'woocommerce' ); ?></option>
+							<option value="variable_sale_price_decrease"><?php _e( 'Sale prices decrease by (fixed amount or %)', 'woocommerce' ); ?></option>
+						</optgroup>
+						<optgroup label="<?php esc_attr_e( 'Inventory', 'woocommerce' ); ?>">
+							<option value="variable_stock"><?php _e( 'Stock', 'woocommerce' ); ?></option>
+						</optgroup>
+						<optgroup label="<?php esc_attr_e( 'Shipping', 'woocommerce' ); ?>">
+							<option value="variable_length"><?php _e( 'Length', 'woocommerce' ); ?></option>
+							<option value="variable_width"><?php _e( 'Width', 'woocommerce' ); ?></option>
+							<option value="variable_height"><?php _e( 'Height', 'woocommerce' ); ?></option>
+							<option value="variable_weight"><?php _e( 'Weight', 'woocommerce' ); ?></option>
+						</optgroup>
+						<optgroup label="<?php esc_attr_e( 'Downloadable products', 'woocommerce' ); ?>">
+							<option value="variable_download_limit"><?php _e( 'Download limit', 'woocommerce' ); ?></option>
+							<option value="variable_download_expiry"><?php _e( 'Download Expiry', 'woocommerce' ); ?></option>
+						</optgroup>
 						<?php do_action( 'woocommerce_variable_product_bulk_edit_actions' ); ?>
 					</select>
 					<a class="button bulk_edit"><?php _e( 'Go', 'woocommerce' ); ?></a>
@@ -873,7 +883,7 @@ class WC_Meta_Box_Product_Data {
 
 					<button type="button" class="button link_all_variations" <?php disabled( $variation_attribute_found, false ); ?>><?php _e( 'Link all variations', 'woocommerce' ); ?></button>
 
-					<strong><?php _e( 'Default selections:', 'woocommerce' ); ?></strong>
+					<strong><?php _e( 'Defaults', 'woocommerce' ); ?>: <span class="tips" data-tip="<?php _e( 'These are the attributes that will be pre-selected on the frontend.', 'woocommerce' ); ?>">[?]</span></strong>
 					<?php
 						$default_attributes = maybe_unserialize( get_post_meta( $post->ID, '_default_attributes', true ) );
 						foreach ( $attributes as $attribute ) {