diff --git a/API.md b/API.md
index 14c548c35..45923d001 100644
--- a/API.md
+++ b/API.md
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ Move documents by `id`:
   ```
 
     * `fromIDs`: Source docs' IDs
-    * `toID`: Target parent ID
+    * `toID`: Target parent doc's ID or notebook ID
 * Return value
 
   ```json
diff --git a/API_zh_CN.md b/API_zh_CN.md
index c9694fb25..561de6207 100644
--- a/API_zh_CN.md
+++ b/API_zh_CN.md
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@
   ```
 
     * `fromIDs`：源文档 ID
-    * `toID`：目标父文档 ID
+    * `toID`：目标父文档 ID 或笔记本 ID
 * 返回值
 
   ```json
diff --git a/kernel/api/filetree.go b/kernel/api/filetree.go
index 4e2fd6a6b..933c2d62b 100644
--- a/kernel/api/filetree.go
+++ b/kernel/api/filetree.go
@@ -541,15 +541,26 @@ func moveDocsByID(c *gin.Context) {
 	}
 	fromPaths = gulu.Str.RemoveDuplicatedElem(fromPaths)
 
+	var box *model.Box
 	toTree, err := model.LoadTreeByBlockID(toID)
 	if err != nil {
-		ret.Code = -1
-		ret.Msg = err.Error()
-		ret.Data = map[string]interface{}{"closeTimeout": 7000}
-		return
+		box = model.Conf.Box(toID)
+		if nil == box {
+			ret.Code = -1
+			ret.Msg = "can't found box or tree by id [" + toID + "]"
+			ret.Data = map[string]interface{}{"closeTimeout": 7000}
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
+	var toNotebook, toPath string
+	if nil != toTree {
+		toNotebook = toTree.Box
+		toPath = toTree.Path
+	} else if nil != box {
+		toNotebook = box.ID
+		toPath = "/"
 	}
-	toNotebook := toTree.Box
-	toPath := toTree.Path
 	callback := arg["callback"]
 	err = model.MoveDocs(fromPaths, toNotebook, toPath, callback)
 	if err != nil {