diff --git a/content/bookmarks.js b/content/bookmarks.js
index 18a8432c..ab7f845d 100644
--- a/content/bookmarks.js
+++ b/content/bookmarks.js
@@ -110,7 +110,8 @@ vimperator.Bookmarks = function () //{{{
             return vimperator.completion.filterURLArray(bookmarks, filter, tags);
         },
 
-        add: function (title, url, keyword, tags)
+        // if starOnly = true it is saved in the unfiledBookmarksFolder, otherwise in the bookmarksMenuFolder
+        add: function (starOnly, title, url, keyword, tags)
         {
             if (!bookmarks)
                 load();
@@ -122,7 +123,10 @@ vimperator.Bookmarks = function () //{{{
             try
             {
                 var uri = ioService.newURI(url, null, null);
-                var id = bookmarksService.insertBookmark(bookmarksService.placesRoot, uri, -1, title);
+                var id = bookmarksService.insertBookmark(
+                         starOnly ? bookmarksService.unfiledBookmarksFolder : bookmarksService.bookmarksMenuFolder,
+                         uri, -1, title);
+
                 if (!id)
                     return false;
 
@@ -165,7 +169,7 @@ vimperator.Bookmarks = function () //{{{
                 var extra = "";
                 if (title != url)
                     extra = " (" + title + ")";
-                this.add(title, url);
+                this.add(true, title, url);
                 vimperator.commandline.echo("Added bookmark: " + url + extra, vimperator.commandline.HL_NORMAL, vimperator.commandline.FORCE_SINGLELINE);
             }
         },
diff --git a/content/commands.js b/content/commands.js
index 8bd0e0e0..33d16682 100644
--- a/content/commands.js
+++ b/content/commands.js
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ vimperator.Commands = function () //{{{
             var keyword = getOption(res.opts, "-keyword", null);
             var tags = getOption(res.opts, "-tags", []);
 
-            if (vimperator.bookmarks.add(title, url, keyword, tags))
+            if (vimperator.bookmarks.add(false, title, url, keyword, tags))
             {
                 var extra = "";
                 if (title != url)
diff --git a/content/mappings.js b/content/mappings.js
index 3240fe8a..b754b5e3 100644
--- a/content/mappings.js
+++ b/content/mappings.js
@@ -425,7 +425,9 @@ vimperator.Mappings = function () //{{{
         function () { vimperator.bookmarks.toggle(vimperator.buffer.URL); },
         {
             shortHelp: "Toggle bookmarked state of current URL",
-            help: "Add/remove a bookmark for the current location, depending if it already is bookmarked or not."
+            help: "Add/remove a bookmark for the current location, depending if it already is bookmarked or not. " +
+                  "In contrast to the <code class='command'>:bmark</code> command, the bookmark is just 'starred' " +
+                  "which means it is placed in the 'Unfiled Bookmarks Folder' instead of the bookmarks menu."
         }
     ));
     addDefaultMap(new vimperator.Map([vimperator.modes.NORMAL], ["b"],