diff --git a/browser/base/content/browser-places.js b/browser/base/content/browser-places.js
index 55fe30940fbb..1a860c5a91f8 100644
--- a/browser/base/content/browser-places.js
+++ b/browser/base/content/browser-places.js
@@ -105,14 +105,24 @@ var PlacesCommandHook = {
     PlacesUtils.showAddBookmarkUI(linkURI, title);
   },
 
+  /**
+   * Adds a bookmark to the page loaded in the given browser 
+   * @param aBrowser
+   *        a <browser> element
+   */
+  bookmarkPage: function PCH_bookmarkCurrentPage(aBrowser) {
+    var selectedBrowser = getBrowser().selectedBrowser;
+    PlacesUtils.showAddBookmarkUI(aBrowser.currentURI);
+  },
+
   /**
    * Adds a bookmark to the page loaded in the current tab. 
    */
   bookmarkCurrentPage: function PCH_bookmarkCurrentPage() {
-    var selectedBrowser = getBrowser().selectedBrowser;
-    PlacesUtils.showAddBookmarkUI(selectedBrowser.currentURI);
+    PlacesUtils.showAddBookmarkUI(getBrowser().selectedBrowser);
   },
 
+
   /**
    * This function returns a list of nsIURI objects characterizing the
    * tabs currently open in the browser.  The URIs will appear in the
diff --git a/browser/base/content/browser.js b/browser/base/content/browser.js
index a7069800dbc3..309bffed8e17 100644
--- a/browser/base/content/browser.js
+++ b/browser/base/content/browser.js
@@ -278,7 +278,6 @@ function SetClickAndHoldHandlers()
 }
 #endif
 
-#ifndef MOZ_PLACES_BOOKMARKS
 function addBookmarkMenuitems()
 {
   var tabbrowser = getBrowser();
@@ -304,9 +303,12 @@ function BookmarkThisTab()
   if (tab.localName != "tab")
     tab = getBrowser().mCurrentTab;
 
+#ifdef MOZ_PLACES_BOOKMARKS
+  PlacesCommandHook.bookmarkPage(tab.linkedBrowser);
+#else
   addBookmarkAs(tab.linkedBrowser, false);
-}
 #endif
+}
 
 const gSessionHistoryObserver = {
   observe: function(subject, topic, data)
@@ -989,9 +991,10 @@ function delayedStartup()
     sidebar.setAttribute("src", sidebarBox.getAttribute("src"));
   }
 
-#ifndef MOZ_PLACES_BOOKMARKS
   // add bookmark options to context menu for tabs
   addBookmarkMenuitems();
+
+#ifndef MOZ_PLACES_BOOKMARKS
   initServices();
   initBMService();
   // now load bookmarks