diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 8294927bf..79ee6fc13 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2007-10-05 James G. Sack <jgsack@san.rr.com>
+	* src/GrampsDb/_GrampsDbBase.py:
+	* src/GrampsDb/_GrampsGEDDB.py:
+	* src/GrampsDb/_GrampsXMLDB.py:
+	* src/GrampsDb/_GrampsInMemDB.py:
+	* src/Bookmarks.py:
+	issue #1261: creating bookmark does not lead to save of xml
+
 2007-10-03  Brian Matherly <brian@gramps-project.org>
 	* src/plugins/NarrativeWeb.py: 0001238: Web report: sort references for 
 	places and media (use remove case sensitive sort and use normalized strings 
diff --git a/src/Bookmarks.py b/src/Bookmarks.py
index dc92b7df4..91946276a 100644
--- a/src/Bookmarks.py
+++ b/src/Bookmarks.py
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class Bookmarks :
     def display(self):
         """
 
-        Redraw teh display
+        Redraw the display
         """
         self.redraw()
 
@@ -122,6 +122,11 @@ class Bookmarks :
             self.uistate.uimanager.remove_action_group(self.action_group)
             self.active = DISABLED
 
+    def redraw_and_report_change(self):
+        """Create the pulldown menu and set bookmarks to changed"""
+        self.dbstate.db.report_bm_change()
+        self.redraw()
+
     def redraw(self):
         """Create the pulldown menu"""
         text = StringIO()
@@ -166,7 +171,7 @@ class Bookmarks :
         """appends the person to the bottom of the bookmarks"""
         if person_handle not in self.bookmarks.get():
             self.bookmarks.append(person_handle)
-            self.redraw()
+            self.redraw_and_report_change()
 
     def remove_handles(self, handle_list):
         """
@@ -182,7 +187,7 @@ class Bookmarks :
                 self.bookmarks.remove(handle)
                 modified = True
         if modified:
-            self.redraw()
+            self.redraw_and_report_change()
 
     def draw_window(self):
         """Draws the bookmark dialog box"""
@@ -246,7 +251,7 @@ class Bookmarks :
         if self.response == gtk.RESPONSE_HELP:
             self.help_clicked()
         if self.modified:
-            self.redraw()
+            self.redraw_and_report_change()
         self.top.destroy()
 
     def delete_clicked(self, obj):
diff --git a/src/GrampsDb/_GrampsDbBase.py b/src/GrampsDb/_GrampsDbBase.py
index 150ee79ae..e314b7e1a 100644
--- a/src/GrampsDb/_GrampsDbBase.py
+++ b/src/GrampsDb/_GrampsDbBase.py
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ class GrampsDbBase(GrampsDBCallback):
         self.repo_bookmarks = GrampsDbBookmarks()
         self.media_bookmarks = GrampsDbBookmarks()
         self.note_bookmarks = GrampsDbBookmarks()
+	self._bm_changes = 0
         self.path = ""
         self.name_group = {}
         self.surname_list = []
@@ -2322,6 +2323,12 @@ class GrampsDbBase(GrampsDBCallback):
             cursor.close()
 
         return
+
+    def report_bm_change(self):
+        self._bm_changes += 1;
+
+    def db_has_bm_changes(self):
+        return self._bm_changes > 0
         
 class Transaction:
     """
diff --git a/src/GrampsDb/_GrampsGEDDB.py b/src/GrampsDb/_GrampsGEDDB.py
index 135fc1228..abd53f919 100644
--- a/src/GrampsDb/_GrampsGEDDB.py
+++ b/src/GrampsDb/_GrampsGEDDB.py
@@ -90,8 +90,7 @@ class GrampsGEDDB(GrampsInMemDB):
             log.warning("Failed to load Gedcom writer", exc_info=True)
             raise GrampsDbException("Failed to load Gedcom writer")
 
-        if (not self.readonly) and ((len(self.undodb)>0) or
-                                    not self.abort_possible):
+        if self.db_is_changed():
             writer = GedcomWriter(self,self.get_default_person())
             writer.export_data(self.full_name)
         self.db_is_open = False
diff --git a/src/GrampsDb/_GrampsInMemDB.py b/src/GrampsDb/_GrampsInMemDB.py
index 033bfe2ae..70ea4860b 100644
--- a/src/GrampsDb/_GrampsInMemDB.py
+++ b/src/GrampsDb/_GrampsInMemDB.py
@@ -378,3 +378,8 @@ class GrampsInMemDB(GrampsDbBase):
                 obj.unserialize(data)
                 return obj
         return None
+
+    def db_is_changed(self):
+        return not self.readonly and \
+              (len(self.undodb) > 0 or 
+                not self.abort_possible)
diff --git a/src/GrampsDb/_GrampsXMLDB.py b/src/GrampsDb/_GrampsXMLDB.py
index 52f2fc881..082652495 100644
--- a/src/GrampsDb/_GrampsXMLDB.py
+++ b/src/GrampsDb/_GrampsXMLDB.py
@@ -94,8 +94,7 @@ class GrampsXMLDB(GrampsInMemDB):
             log.warning("Failed to load XML writer", exc_info=True)
             raise GrampsDbException("Failed to load XML writer")
 
-        if (not self.readonly) and ((len(self.undodb)>0) or
-                                    not self.abort_possible):
+        if self.db_is_changed() or self.db_has_bm_changes():
             quick_write(self,self.full_name)
         self.db_is_open = False
         GrampsInMemDB.close(self)