diff --git a/course/category.php b/course/category.php
index 1da4ce5d50f..7751058d787 100644
--- a/course/category.php
+++ b/course/category.php
@@ -435,8 +435,11 @@ if (!$courses) {
         $movetocategories[$category->id] = get_string('moveselectedcoursesto');
         echo '<tr><td colspan="3" align="right">';
         echo html_writer::label(get_string('moveselectedcoursesto'), 'movetoid', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
-        echo html_writer::select($movetocategories, 'moveto', $category->id, null, array('id'=>'movetoid'));
-        $PAGE->requires->js_init_call('M.util.init_select_autosubmit', array('movecourses', 'movetoid', false));
+        echo html_writer::select($movetocategories, 'moveto', $category->id, null, array('id'=>'movetoid', 'class' => 'autosubmit'));
+        $PAGE->requires->yui_module('moodle-core-formautosubmit',
+            'M.core.init_formautosubmit',
+            array(array('selectid' => 'movetoid', 'nothing' => $category->id))
+        );
         echo '<input type="hidden" name="id" value="'.$category->id.'" />';
         echo '</td></tr>';
     }
diff --git a/course/search.php b/course/search.php
index 1dda021206c..0022d5a7d76 100644
--- a/course/search.php
+++ b/course/search.php
@@ -375,8 +375,11 @@ if ($courses) {
         echo "<input type=\"button\" onclick=\"checknone()\" value=\"$strdeselectall\" />\n";
         // Select box should only show categories in which user has min capability to move course.
         echo html_writer::label(get_string('moveselectedcoursesto'), 'movetoid', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
-        echo html_writer::select($usercatlist, 'moveto', '', array(''=>get_string('moveselectedcoursesto')), array('id'=>'movetoid'));
-        $PAGE->requires->js_init_call('M.util.init_select_autosubmit', array('movecourses', 'movetoid', false));
+        echo html_writer::select($usercatlist, 'moveto', '', array(''=>get_string('moveselectedcoursesto')), array('id'=>'movetoid', 'class' => 'autosubmit'));
+        $PAGE->requires->yui_module('moodle-core-formautosubmit',
+            'M.core.init_formautosubmit',
+            array(array('selectid' => 'movetoid', 'nothing' => false))
+        );
         echo "</td>\n</tr>\n";
         echo "</table>\n</form>";
 
diff --git a/lib/outputrenderers.php b/lib/outputrenderers.php
index 85816b16f38..bc89a754f8d 100644
--- a/lib/outputrenderers.php
+++ b/lib/outputrenderers.php
@@ -1336,6 +1336,11 @@ class core_renderer extends renderer_base {
             $select->attributes['title'] = $select->tooltip;
         }
 
+        $select->attributes['class'] = 'autosubmit';
+        if ($select->class) {
+            $select->attributes['class'] .= ' ' . $select->class;
+        }
+
         if ($select->label) {
             $output .= html_writer::label($select->label, $select->attributes['id'], false, $select->labelattributes);
         }
@@ -1351,7 +1356,10 @@ class core_renderer extends renderer_base {
         $output .= html_writer::tag('noscript', html_writer::tag('div', $go), array('style'=>'inline'));
 
         $nothing = empty($select->nothing) ? false : key($select->nothing);
-        $this->page->requires->js_init_call('M.util.init_select_autosubmit', array($select->formid, $select->attributes['id'], $nothing));
+        $this->page->requires->yui_module('moodle-core-formautosubmit',
+            'M.core.init_formautosubmit',
+            array(array('selectid' => $select->attributes['id'], 'nothing' => $nothing))
+        );
 
         // then div wrapper for xhtml strictness
         $output = html_writer::tag('div', $output);
@@ -1417,6 +1425,17 @@ class core_renderer extends renderer_base {
             $output .= html_writer::label($select->label, $select->attributes['id'], false, $select->labelattributes);
         }
 
+        $classes = array();
+        if (!$select->showbutton) {
+            $classes[] = 'autosubmit';
+        }
+        if ($select->class) {
+            $classes[] = $select->class;
+        }
+        if (count($classes)) {
+            $select->attributes['class'] = implode(' ', $classes);
+        }
+
         if ($select->helpicon instanceof help_icon) {
             $output .= $this->render($select->helpicon);
         } else if ($select->helpicon instanceof old_help_icon) {
@@ -1474,7 +1493,10 @@ class core_renderer extends renderer_base {
             $go = html_writer::empty_tag('input', array('type'=>'submit', 'value'=>get_string('go')));
             $output .= html_writer::tag('noscript', html_writer::tag('div', $go), array('style'=>'inline'));
             $nothing = empty($select->nothing) ? false : key($select->nothing);
-            $output .= $this->page->requires->js_init_call('M.util.init_url_select', array($select->formid, $select->attributes['id'], $nothing));
+            $this->page->requires->yui_module('moodle-core-formautosubmit',
+                'M.core.init_formautosubmit',
+                array(array('selectid' => $select->attributes['id'], 'nothing' => $nothing))
+            );
         } else {
             $output .= html_writer::empty_tag('input', array('type'=>'submit', 'value'=>$select->showbutton));
         }
diff --git a/lib/yui/formautosubmit/formautosubmit.js b/lib/yui/formautosubmit/formautosubmit.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..01d666879c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/yui/formautosubmit/formautosubmit.js
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+YUI.add('moodle-core-formautosubmit',
+    function(Y) {
+        // The CSS selectors we use
+        var CSS = {
+            AUTOSUBMIT : 'autosubmit'
+        };
+
+        var FORMAUTOSUBMITNAME = 'core-formautosubmit';
+
+        var FORMAUTOSUBMIT = function() {
+            FORMAUTOSUBMIT.superclass.constructor.apply(this, arguments);
+        }
+
+        //  We only want to initialize the module fully once
+        var INITIALIZED = false;
+
+        Y.extend(FORMAUTOSUBMIT, Y.Base, {
+
+            /**
+              * Initialize the module
+              */
+            initializer : function(config) {
+                // We only apply the delegation once
+                if (!INITIALIZED) {
+                    INITIALIZED = true;
+                    var applyto = Y.one('body');
+
+                    // We don't listen for change events by default as using the keyboard triggers these too.
+                    applyto.delegate('key', this.process_changes, 'press:13', 'select.' + CSS.AUTOSUBMIT, this);
+                    applyto.delegate('click', this.process_changes, 'select.' + CSS.AUTOSUBMIT, this);
+
+                    if (Y.UA.os == 'macintosh' && Y.UA.webkit) {
+                        // Macintosh webkit browsers like change events, but non-macintosh webkit browsers don't.
+                        applyto.delegate('change', this.process_changes, 'select.' + CSS.AUTOSUBMIT, this);
+                    }
+                    if (Y.UA.ios) {
+                        // IOS doesn't trigger click events because it's touch-based.
+                        applyto.delegate('change', this.process_changes, 'select.' + CSS.AUTOSUBMIT, this);
+                    }
+                }
+
+                // Assign this select items 'nothing' value and lastindex (current value)
+                var thisselect = Y.one('select#' + this.get('selectid'));
+                thisselect.setData('nothing', this.get('nothing'));
+                thisselect.setData('startindex', thisselect.get('selectedIndex'));
+            },
+
+            /**
+             * Check whether the select element was changed
+             */
+            check_changed : function(e) {
+                var select = e.target.ancestor('select.' + CSS.AUTOSUBMIT, true);
+                if (!select) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                var nothing = select.getData('nothing');
+                var startindex = select.getData('startindex');
+                var currentindex = select.get('selectedIndex');
+
+                var previousindex = select.getAttribute('data-previousindex');
+                select.setAttribute('data-previousindex', currentindex);
+                if (!previousindex) {
+                    previousindex = startindex;
+                }
+
+                // Check whether the field has changed, and is not the 'nothing' value
+                if ((nothing===false || select.get('value') != nothing) && startindex != select.get('selectedIndex') && currentindex != previousindex) {
+                    return select;
+                }
+                return false;
+            },
+
+            /**
+             * Process any changes
+             */
+            process_changes : function(e) {
+                var select = this.check_changed(e);
+                if (select) {
+                    var form = select.ancestor('form', true);
+                    form.submit();
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            NAME : FORMAUTOSUBMITNAME,
+            ATTRS : {
+                selectid : {
+                    'value' : ''
+                },
+                nothing : {
+                    'value' : ''
+                },
+                ignorechangeevent : {
+                    'value' : false
+                }
+            }
+        });
+
+        M.core = M.core || {};
+        M.core.init_formautosubmit = M.core.init_formautosubmit || function(config) {
+            return new FORMAUTOSUBMIT(config);
+        };
+    },
+    '@VERSION@', {
+        requires : ['base', 'event-key']
+    }
+);
diff --git a/mod/choice/lib.php b/mod/choice/lib.php
index 2b37b382c48..2e1bdb1c202 100644
--- a/mod/choice/lib.php
+++ b/mod/choice/lib.php
@@ -501,8 +501,11 @@ function prepare_choice_show_results($choice, $course, $cm, $allresponses, $forc
                 echo '<a href="javascript:deselect_all_in(\'DIV\',null,\'tablecontainer\');">'.get_string('deselectall').'</a> ';
                 echo '&nbsp;&nbsp;';
                 echo html_writer::label(get_string('withselected', 'choice'), 'menuaction');
-                echo html_writer::select(array('delete' => get_string('delete')), 'action', '', array(''=>get_string('withselectedusers')), array('id'=>'menuaction'));
-                $PAGE->requires->js_init_call('M.util.init_select_autosubmit', array('attemptsform', 'menuaction', ''));
+                echo html_writer::select(array('delete' => get_string('delete')), 'action', '', array(''=>get_string('withselectedusers')), array('id'=>'menuaction', 'class' => 'autosubmit'));
+                $PAGE->requires->yui_module('moodle-core-formautosubmit',
+                    'M.core.init_formautosubmit',
+                    array(array('selectid' => 'menuaction'))
+                );
                 echo '<noscript id="noscriptmenuaction" style="display:inline">';
                 echo '<div>';
                 echo '<input type="submit" value="'.get_string('go').'" /></div></noscript>';
diff --git a/mod/feedback/analysis_course.php b/mod/feedback/analysis_course.php
index faf95fff973..ccbcaefa5d4 100644
--- a/mod/feedback/analysis_course.php
+++ b/mod/feedback/analysis_course.php
@@ -187,10 +187,12 @@ if ($courseitemfilter > 0) {
 
          echo ' '. html_writer::label(get_string('filter_by_course', 'feedback'), 'coursefilterid'). ': ';
          echo html_writer::select($courses, 'coursefilter', $coursefilter,
-                                  null, array('id'=>'coursefilterid'));
+                                  null, array('id'=>'coursefilterid', 'class' => 'autosubmit'));
 
-         $PAGE->requires->js_init_call('M.util.init_select_autosubmit',
-                                        array('analysis-form', 'coursefilterid', false));
+        $PAGE->requires->yui_module('moodle-core-formautosubmit',
+            'M.core.init_formautosubmit',
+            array(array('selectid' => 'coursefilterid', 'nothing' => false))
+        );
     }
     echo '<hr />';
     $itemnr = 0;
diff --git a/mod/lesson/report.php b/mod/lesson/report.php
index 37d6cba7151..889b43372e0 100644
--- a/mod/lesson/report.php
+++ b/mod/lesson/report.php
@@ -315,8 +315,11 @@ if ($action === 'delete') {
         $checklinks  = '<a href="javascript: checkall();">'.get_string('selectall').'</a> / ';
         $checklinks .= '<a href="javascript: checknone();">'.get_string('deselectall').'</a>';
         $checklinks .= html_writer::label('action', 'menuaction', false, array('class' => 'accesshide'));
-        $checklinks .= html_writer::select(array('delete' => get_string('deleteselected')), 'action', 0, array(''=>'choosedots'), array('id'=>'actionid'));
-        $PAGE->requires->js_init_call('M.util.init_select_autosubmit', array('theform', 'actionid', ''));
+        $checklinks .= html_writer::select(array('delete' => get_string('deleteselected')), 'action', 0, array(''=>'choosedots'), array('id'=>'actionid', 'class' => 'autosubmit'));
+        $PAGE->requires->yui_module('moodle-core-formautosubmit',
+            'M.core.init_formautosubmit',
+            array(array('selectid' => 'actionid', 'nothing' => false))
+        );
         echo $OUTPUT->box($checklinks, 'center');
         echo '</form>';
     }
diff --git a/theme/mymobile/renderers.php b/theme/mymobile/renderers.php
index 2b340d95212..3a4d0c7575d 100644
--- a/theme/mymobile/renderers.php
+++ b/theme/mymobile/renderers.php
@@ -749,6 +749,11 @@ class theme_mymobile_core_renderer extends core_renderer {
             $select->attributes['title'] = $select->tooltip;
         }
 
+        $select->attributes['class'] = 'autosubmit';
+        if ($select->class) {
+            $select->attributes['class'] .= ' ' . $select->class;
+        }
+
         if ($select->label) {
             $output .= html_writer::label($select->label, $select->attributes['id']);
         }
@@ -767,7 +772,10 @@ class theme_mymobile_core_renderer extends core_renderer {
         $output .= html_writer::tag('noscript', html_writer::tag('div', $go), array('style' => 'inline'));
 
         $nothing = empty($select->nothing) ? false : key($select->nothing);
-        $this->page->requires->js_init_call('M.util.init_select_autosubmit', array($select->formid, $select->attributes['id'], $nothing));
+        $this->page->requires->yui_module('moodle-core-formautosubmit',
+            'M.core.init_formautosubmit',
+            array(array('selectid' => $select->attributes['id'], 'nothing' => $nothing))
+        );
 
         // then div wrapper for xhtml strictness
         $output = html_writer::tag('div', $output);