Mass update of lead status does not trigger workflow

Mass update of lead status does not trigger workflow

I have created a workflow that triggers the creation of a new task on change of lead status of a Lead.  This works fine when I drill down into a lead, change status and save.  However, on Leads view when I use the mass update functionality to change lead status, the change does not trigger workflow to create the tasks. 

Am I missing something here or is this one of those hidden feature? ;)

Thanks for your pointers.