diff --git a/apps/bookmark.c b/apps/bookmark.c
index 3d4705960c..91c823b018 100644
--- a/apps/bookmark.c
+++ b/apps/bookmark.c
@@ -404,7 +404,16 @@ bool bookmark_autoload(const char* file)
         
         if (bookmark != NULL)
         {
-            return play_bookmark(bookmark);
+            if (!play_bookmark(bookmark))
+            {
+                /* Selected bookmark not found. */
+                gui_syncsplash(HZ*2, ID2P(LANG_NOTHING_TO_RESUME));
+            }
+
+            /* Act as if autoload was done even if it failed, since the 
+             * user did make an active selection.
+             */
+            return true;
         }
 
         return false;
@@ -418,7 +427,7 @@ bool bookmark_autoload(const char* file)
 bool bookmark_load(const char* file, bool autoload)
 {
     int  fd;
-    char* bookmark = NULL;;
+    char* bookmark = NULL;
 
     if(autoload)
     {
@@ -438,7 +447,12 @@ bool bookmark_load(const char* file, bool autoload)
 
     if (bookmark != NULL)
     {
-        return play_bookmark(bookmark);
+        if (!play_bookmark(bookmark))
+        {
+            /* Selected bookmark not found. */
+            gui_syncsplash(HZ*2, ID2P(LANG_NOTHING_TO_RESUME));
+            return false;
+        }
     }
 
     return true;
@@ -875,9 +889,8 @@ static bool play_bookmark(const char* bookmark)
                        &global_settings.playlist_shuffle,
                        global_filename))
     {
-        bookmark_play(global_temp_buffer, index, offset, seed,
+        return bookmark_play(global_temp_buffer, index, offset, seed,
             global_filename);
-        return true;
     }
     
     return false;
diff --git a/apps/bookmark.h b/apps/bookmark.h
index 16f4e5609f..81b03285ba 100644
--- a/apps/bookmark.h
+++ b/apps/bookmark.h
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ bool bookmark_create_menu(void);
 bool bookmark_mrb_load(void);
 bool bookmark_autoload(const char* file);
 bool bookmark_load(const char* file, bool autoload);
-void bookmark_play(char* resume_file, int index, int offset, int seed,
-                   char *filename);
 bool bookmark_exist(void);
 
 #endif /* __BOOKMARK_H__ */
diff --git a/apps/tree.c b/apps/tree.c
index a0e5ef000a..0b4ea95c41 100644
--- a/apps/tree.c
+++ b/apps/tree.c
@@ -1076,11 +1076,12 @@ void tree_mem_init(void)
     tree_get_filetypes(&filetypes, &filetypes_count);
 }
 
-void bookmark_play(char *resume_file, int index, int offset, int seed,
+bool bookmark_play(char *resume_file, int index, int offset, int seed,
                    char *filename)
 {
     int i;
     char* suffix = strrchr(resume_file, '.');
+    bool started = false;
 
     if (suffix != NULL &&
         (!strcasecmp(suffix, ".m3u") || !strcasecmp(suffix, ".m3u8")))
@@ -1090,7 +1091,7 @@ void bookmark_play(char *resume_file, int index, int offset, int seed,
         /* check that the file exists */
         int fd = open(resume_file, O_RDONLY);
         if(fd<0)
-            return;
+            return false;
         close(fd);
 
         slash = strrchr(resume_file,'/');
@@ -1108,6 +1109,7 @@ void bookmark_play(char *resume_file, int index, int offset, int seed,
                 if (global_settings.playlist_shuffle)
                     playlist_shuffle(seed, -1);
                 playlist_start(index,offset);
+                started = true;
             }
             *slash='/';
         }
@@ -1128,7 +1130,7 @@ void bookmark_play(char *resume_file, int index, int offset, int seed,
             peek_filename = playlist_peek(index);
             
             if (peek_filename == NULL)
-                return;
+                return false;
                 
             if (strcmp(strrchr(peek_filename, '/') + 1, filename))
             {
@@ -1137,7 +1139,7 @@ void bookmark_play(char *resume_file, int index, int offset, int seed,
                     peek_filename = playlist_peek(i);
 
                     if (peek_filename == NULL)
-                        return;
+                        return false;
 
                     if (!strcmp(strrchr(peek_filename, '/') + 1, filename))
                         break;
@@ -1145,19 +1147,16 @@ void bookmark_play(char *resume_file, int index, int offset, int seed,
                 if (i < playlist_amount())
                     index = i;
                 else
-                {
-                    /* File not found, so bail out. Maybe not the best
-                     * message; perhaps "Bookmarked file not found"?
-                     */
-                    gui_syncsplash(HZ*2, ID2P(LANG_NOTHING_TO_RESUME));
-                    return;
-                }
+                    return false;
             }
             playlist_start(index,offset);
+            started = true;
         }
     }
 
-    start_wps=true;
+    if (started)
+        start_wps = true;
+    return started;
 }
 
 static void say_filetype(int attr)
diff --git a/apps/tree.h b/apps/tree.h
index e49ac722b9..e6742d3c1a 100644
--- a/apps/tree.h
+++ b/apps/tree.h
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ struct tree_context* tree_get_context(void);
 void tree_flush(void);
 void tree_restore(void);
 
+bool bookmark_play(char* resume_file, int index, int offset, int seed,
+                   char *filename);
 
 extern struct gui_synclist tree_lists;
 extern struct gui_syncstatusbar statusbars;