Index: rockbox-devel/apps/bookmark.c
===================================================================
--- rockbox-devel.orig/apps/bookmark.c
+++ rockbox-devel/apps/bookmark.c
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ bool bookmark_autobookmark(void)
     switch (global_settings.autocreatebookmark)
     {
         case BOOKMARK_YES:
+        case BOOKMARK_IFEXISTS:
             return write_bookmark(true);
 
         case BOOKMARK_NO:
@@ -252,8 +253,11 @@ static bool write_bookmark(bool create_b
        return false; /* something didn't happen correctly, do nothing */
 
     if (global_settings.usemrb)
+    {
         success = add_bookmark(RECENT_BOOKMARK_FILE, bookmark);
-
+        if (!success)
+            gui_syncsplash(HZ, true, ID2P(LANG_BOOKMARK_CREATE_FAILURE));
+    }
 
     /* writing the bookmark */
     if (create_bookmark_file)
@@ -262,15 +266,22 @@ static bool write_bookmark(bool create_b
                                        sizeof(global_temp_buffer));
         if (generate_bookmark_file_name(name))
         {
-            success = add_bookmark(global_bookmark_file_name, bookmark);
-        }
+            if(global_settings.autocreatebookmark == BOOKMARK_IFEXISTS)
+            {
+                int fd = open(global_bookmark_file_name, O_RDONLY);
+                if(fd < 0)
+                    /* bookmark file does not already exist, do not
+                       write bookmark. */
+                    return true;
+                close(fd);
+            }
+            success = add_bookmark(global_bookmark_file_name, bookmark);
+        }
+        if (success)
+            gui_syncsplash(HZ, true, ID2P(LANG_BOOKMARK_CREATE_SUCCESS));
+        else
+            gui_syncsplash(HZ, true, ID2P(LANG_BOOKMARK_CREATE_FAILURE));
     }
-
-    if (success)
-        gui_syncsplash(HZ, true, ID2P(LANG_BOOKMARK_CREATE_SUCCESS));
-    else
-        gui_syncsplash(HZ, true, ID2P(LANG_BOOKMARK_CREATE_FAILURE));
-
     return true;
 }
 
Index: rockbox-devel/apps/lang/english.lang
===================================================================
--- rockbox-devel.orig/apps/lang/english.lang
+++ rockbox-devel/apps/lang/english.lang
@@ -10142,3 +10142,17 @@
     *: "Say file type"
   </voice>
 </phrase>
+<phrase>
+  id: LANG_BOOKMARK_SETTINGS_IFEXISTS
+  desc: Save if bookmark file already exists
+  user:
+  <source>
+    *: "If bookmark file already exists"
+  </source>
+  <dest>
+    *: "If bookmark file already exists"
+  </dest>
+  <voice>
+    *: "If bookmark file already exists"
+  </voice>
+</phrase>
Index: rockbox-devel/apps/settings.c
===================================================================
--- rockbox-devel.orig/apps/settings.c
+++ rockbox-devel/apps/settings.c
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ static const struct bit_entry hd_bits[] 
         "recursive directory insert", off_on_ask },
     /* bookmarks */
     {3, S_O(autocreatebookmark), BOOKMARK_NO, "autocreate bookmarks",
-        "off,on,ask,recent only - on,recent only - ask" },
+        "off,on,ask,if bmark file exists,recent only - on,recent only - ask" },
     {2, S_O(autoloadbookmark), BOOKMARK_NO,
         "autoload bookmarks", off_on_ask },
     {2, S_O(usemrb), BOOKMARK_NO,
Index: rockbox-devel/apps/settings.h
===================================================================
--- rockbox-devel.orig/apps/settings.h
+++ rockbox-devel/apps/settings.h
@@ -53,8 +53,9 @@
 #define BOOKMARK_YES 1
 #define BOOKMARK_ASK 2
 #define BOOKMARK_UNIQUE_ONLY 2
-#define BOOKMARK_RECENT_ONLY_YES 3
-#define BOOKMARK_RECENT_ONLY_ASK 4
+#define BOOKMARK_IFEXISTS 3
+#define BOOKMARK_RECENT_ONLY_YES 4
+#define BOOKMARK_RECENT_ONLY_ASK 5
 #define FF_REWIND_1000   0
 #define FF_REWIND_2000   1
 #define FF_REWIND_3000   2
Index: rockbox-devel/apps/settings_menu.c
===================================================================
--- rockbox-devel.orig/apps/settings_menu.c
+++ rockbox-devel/apps/settings_menu.c
@@ -844,13 +844,14 @@ static bool autocreatebookmark(void)
         { STR(LANG_SET_BOOL_NO) },
         { STR(LANG_SET_BOOL_YES) },
         { STR(LANG_RESUME_SETTING_ASK) },
+        { STR(LANG_BOOKMARK_SETTINGS_IFEXISTS) },
         { STR(LANG_BOOKMARK_SETTINGS_RECENT_ONLY_YES) },
         { STR(LANG_BOOKMARK_SETTINGS_RECENT_ONLY_ASK) }
     };
 
     retval = set_option( str(LANG_BOOKMARK_SETTINGS_AUTOCREATE),
                        &global_settings.autocreatebookmark, INT,
-                       names, 5, NULL );
+                       names, 6, NULL );
     if(global_settings.autocreatebookmark ==  BOOKMARK_RECENT_ONLY_YES ||
        global_settings.autocreatebookmark ==  BOOKMARK_RECENT_ONLY_ASK)
     {