diff --git a/apps/filetree.c b/apps/filetree.c
index dff8f49be9..b5f5dece5a 100644
--- a/apps/filetree.c
+++ b/apps/filetree.c
@@ -129,8 +129,7 @@ int ft_build_playlist(struct tree_context* c, int start_index)
  * avoid allocating yet another path buffer on the stack (and save some
  * code; the caller typically needs to create the full pathname anyway)...
  */
-bool ft_play_playlist(char* pathname, char* dirname,
-                      char* filename, bool skip_warn_and_bookmarks)
+bool ft_play_playlist(char* pathname, char* dirname, char* filename)
 {
     if (global_settings.party_mode && audio_status())
     {
@@ -138,12 +137,9 @@ bool ft_play_playlist(char* pathname, char* dirname,
         return false;
     }
 
-    if (!skip_warn_and_bookmarks)
-    {
-        int res =  bookmark_autoload(pathname);
-        if (res == BOOKMARK_CANCEL || res == BOOKMARK_DO_RESUME || !warn_on_pl_erase())
-            return false;
-    }
+    int res =  bookmark_autoload(pathname);
+    if (res == BOOKMARK_CANCEL || res == BOOKMARK_DO_RESUME || !warn_on_pl_erase())
+        return false;
 
     splash(0, ID2P(LANG_WAIT));
 
@@ -547,7 +543,7 @@ int ft_enter(struct tree_context* c)
 
         switch ( file_attr & FILE_ATTR_MASK ) {
             case FILE_ATTR_M3U:
-                play = ft_play_playlist(buf, c->currdir, file->name, false);
+                play = ft_play_playlist(buf, c->currdir, file->name);
 
                 if (play)
                 {
diff --git a/apps/filetree.h b/apps/filetree.h
index 3ec7846d2c..ebd9885ec2 100644
--- a/apps/filetree.h
+++ b/apps/filetree.h
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ int ft_exit(struct tree_context* c);
 int ft_assemble_path(char *buf, size_t bufsz,
                       const char* currdir, const char* filename);
 int ft_build_playlist(struct tree_context* c, int start_index);
-bool ft_play_playlist(char* pathname, char* dirname,
-                      char* filename, bool skip_warn_and_bookmarks);
+bool ft_play_playlist(char* pathname, char* dirname, char* filename);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/apps/iap/iap-lingo4.c b/apps/iap/iap-lingo4.c
index eb629407f2..e1ab150fd9 100644
--- a/apps/iap/iap-lingo4.c
+++ b/apps/iap/iap-lingo4.c
@@ -109,8 +109,7 @@ static void seek_to_playlist(unsigned long index)
                                        MAX_PATH);
                     ft_play_playlist(selected_playlist,
                                      global_settings.playlist_catalog_dir,
-                                     strrchr(selected_playlist, '/') + 1,
-                                     false);
+                                     strrchr(selected_playlist, '/') + 1);
 }
 
 static unsigned long nbr_total_playlists(void)
diff --git a/apps/lang/english.lang b/apps/lang/english.lang
index 1287a26c39..c41033ec81 100644
--- a/apps/lang/english.lang
+++ b/apps/lang/english.lang
@@ -15936,16 +15936,16 @@
 </phrase>
 <phrase>
   id: LANG_PLAYLIST_RELOAD_AFTER_SAVE
-  desc: reload playlist after saving
+  desc: deprecated
   user: core
   <source>
-    *: "Reload After Saving"
+    *: ""
   </source>
   <dest>
-    *: "Reload After Saving"
+    *: ""
   </dest>
   <voice>
-    *: "Reload After Saving"
+    *: ""
   </voice>
 </phrase>
 <phrase>
@@ -16655,3 +16655,17 @@
     *: "Database Directory"
   </voice>
 </phrase>
+<phrase>
+  id: LANG_REMOVE_QUEUED_TRACKS
+  desc: Confirmation dialog
+  user: core
+  <source>
+    *: "Remove Queued Tracks?"
+  </source>
+  <dest>
+    *: "Remove Queued Tracks?"
+  </dest>
+  <voice>
+    *: "Remove Queued Tracks?"
+  </voice>
+</phrase>
diff --git a/apps/menus/playlist_menu.c b/apps/menus/playlist_menu.c
index affe20418d..bfb94ccdad 100644
--- a/apps/menus/playlist_menu.c
+++ b/apps/menus/playlist_menu.c
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
 #include "talk.h"
 #include "playlist_catalog.h"
 #include "splash.h"
-#include "filetree.h"
 #include "general.h"
 
 /* load a screen to save the playlist passed in (or current playlist if NULL is passed) */
@@ -46,11 +45,6 @@ int save_playlist_screen(struct playlist_info* playlist)
 {
 
     char directoryonly[MAX_PATH+3];
-    char *filename;
-
-    int resume_index;
-    uint32_t resume_elapsed;
-    uint32_t resume_offset;
 
     char temp[MAX_PATH+1], *p;
     int len;
@@ -86,55 +80,8 @@ int save_playlist_screen(struct playlist_info* playlist)
 
         /* reload in case playlist was saved to cwd */
         reload_directory();
-
-        /* only reload newly saved playlist if:
-         * playlist is null AND setting is turned on
-         *
-         * if playlist is null, we should be dealing with the current playlist,
-         * and thus we got here from the wps screen. That means we want to reload
-         * the current playlist so the user can make bookmarks. */
-        if ((global_settings.playlist_reload_after_save == true) &&
-            (playlist == NULL))
-        {
-
-            /* at least one slash exists in temp */
-            if (strrchr(temp, '/') != NULL)
-            {
-                filename = strrchr(temp, '/') + 1;
-
-                if (temp[0] == '/') /* most common situation - first char is a slash */
-                {
-                    strcpy(directoryonly, temp);
-                    directoryonly[filename - temp] = '\0';
-                } else /* there is a slash, but not at the beginning of temp - prepend one */
-                {
-                    directoryonly[0] = '/';
-
-                    strcpy(directoryonly+1, temp);
-                    directoryonly[filename - temp + 1] = '\0';
-                }
-            } else /* temp doesn't contain any slashes, uncommon? */
-            {
-                directoryonly[0] = '/';
-                directoryonly[1] = '\0';
-                filename = temp;
-            }
-
-            /* can't trust index from id3 (don't know why), get it from playlist */
-            resume_index = playlist_get_display_index() - 1;
-
-            struct mp3entry* id3 = audio_current_track();
-
-            /* record elapsed and offset so they don't change when we load new playlist */
-            resume_elapsed = id3->elapsed;
-            resume_offset = id3->offset;
-
-            ft_play_playlist(temp, directoryonly, filename, true);
-            playlist_start(resume_index, resume_elapsed, resume_offset);
-        }
-    /* cancelled out of name selection */
     } else {
-        return 1;
+        return 1; /* cancelled out of name selection */
     }
 
     return 0;
@@ -179,14 +126,12 @@ MENUITEM_SETTING(warn_on_erase, &global_settings.warnon_erase_dynplaylist, NULL)
 MENUITEM_SETTING(keep_current_track_on_replace, &global_settings.keep_current_track_on_replace_playlist, NULL);
 MENUITEM_SETTING(show_shuffled_adding_options, &global_settings.show_shuffled_adding_options, NULL);
 MENUITEM_SETTING(show_queue_options, &global_settings.show_queue_options, NULL);
-MENUITEM_SETTING(playlist_reload_after_save, &global_settings.playlist_reload_after_save, NULL);
 MAKE_MENU(currentplaylist_settings_menu, ID2P(LANG_CURRENT_PLAYLIST),
           NULL, Icon_Playlist,
           &warn_on_erase,
           &keep_current_track_on_replace,
           &show_shuffled_adding_options,
-          &show_queue_options,
-          &playlist_reload_after_save);
+          &show_queue_options);
 
 MAKE_MENU(playlist_settings, ID2P(LANG_PLAYLISTS), NULL,
           Icon_Playlist,
diff --git a/apps/misc.c b/apps/misc.c
index cb5f1cea9c..4faadb8130 100644
--- a/apps/misc.c
+++ b/apps/misc.c
@@ -1235,6 +1235,13 @@ int confirm_overwrite_yesno(void)
     return gui_syncyesno_run(&message, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
+int confirm_remove_queued_yesno(void)
+{
+    static const char *lines[] = { ID2P(LANG_REMOVE_QUEUED_TRACKS) };
+    static const struct text_message message = { lines, 1 };
+    return gui_syncyesno_run(&message, NULL, NULL);
+}
+
 /*  time_split_units()
     split time values depending on base unit
     unit_idx: UNIT_HOUR, UNIT_MIN, UNIT_SEC, UNIT_MS
diff --git a/apps/misc.h b/apps/misc.h
index 497aa04c78..fd48ccf648 100644
--- a/apps/misc.h
+++ b/apps/misc.h
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ int hex_to_rgb(const char* hex, int* color);
 
 int confirm_delete_yesno(const char *name);
 int confirm_overwrite_yesno(void);
+int confirm_remove_queued_yesno(void);
 
 char* strrsplt(char* str, int c);
 char* skip_whitespace(char* const str);
diff --git a/apps/playlist.c b/apps/playlist.c
index 67d59d1aac..024f98d2f3 100644
--- a/apps/playlist.c
+++ b/apps/playlist.c
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@
 #include "filetypes.h"
 #include "icons.h"
 #include "system.h"
+#include "misc.h"
 
 #include "lang.h"
 #include "talk.h"
@@ -3977,6 +3978,7 @@ int playlist_save(struct playlist_info* playlist, char *filename)
     char tmpbuf[MAX_PATH+1];
     ssize_t pathlen;
     int rc = 0;
+    bool reload_tracks = false;
 
     if (!playlist)
         playlist = &current_playlist;
@@ -3996,6 +3998,17 @@ int playlist_save(struct playlist_info* playlist, char *filename)
         goto error;
     }
 
+    /* Ask if queued tracks should be removed, so that
+    playlist can be bookmarked after it's been saved */
+    for (int i = playlist->amount - 1; i >= 0; i--)
+        if (playlist->indices[i] & PLAYLIST_QUEUED)
+        {
+            if (reload_tracks || (reload_tracks = (confirm_remove_queued_yesno() == YESNO_YES)))
+                remove_track_unlocked(playlist, i, false);
+            else
+                break;
+        }
+
     rc = pl_save_playlist(playlist, save_path, tmpbuf, sizeof(tmpbuf));
     if (rc < 0)
     {
@@ -4030,5 +4043,8 @@ error:
     playlist_write_unlock(playlist);
     dc_thread_start(playlist, true);
     cpu_boost(false);
+    if (reload_tracks && playlist->started &&
+        (audio_status() & AUDIO_STATUS_PLAY))
+        audio_flush_and_reload_tracks();
     return rc;
 }
diff --git a/apps/settings.h b/apps/settings.h
index 13550ffd2a..09a01b40a1 100644
--- a/apps/settings.h
+++ b/apps/settings.h
@@ -607,7 +607,6 @@ struct user_settings
     bool constrain_next_folder; /* whether next_folder is constrained to
                                    directories within start_directory */
     int  recursive_dir_insert; /* should directories be inserted recursively */
-    bool playlist_reload_after_save; /* reload and resume playlist after saving */
     bool fade_on_stop; /* fade on pause/unpause/stop */
     bool playlist_shuffle;
     bool warnon_erase_dynplaylist; /* warn when erasing dynamic playlist */
diff --git a/apps/settings_list.c b/apps/settings_list.c
index 74db7550bf..bc3708bfba 100644
--- a/apps/settings_list.c
+++ b/apps/settings_list.c
@@ -1412,8 +1412,6 @@ const struct settings_list settings[] = {
     CHOICE_SETTING(0, recursive_dir_insert, LANG_RECURSE_DIRECTORY , RECURSE_ON,
                    "recursive directory insert", off_on_ask, NULL , 3 ,
                    ID2P(LANG_OFF), ID2P(LANG_ON), ID2P(LANG_ASK)),
-    OFFON_SETTING(0, playlist_reload_after_save, LANG_PLAYLIST_RELOAD_AFTER_SAVE,
-                  false, "reload after saving playlist", NULL),
     /* bookmarks */
     CHOICE_SETTING(0, autocreatebookmark, LANG_BOOKMARK_SETTINGS_AUTOCREATE,
                    BOOKMARK_NO, "autocreate bookmarks",
diff --git a/manual/configure_rockbox/bookmarking.tex b/manual/configure_rockbox/bookmarking.tex
index c1d0f3b8bf..4168545aac 100644
--- a/manual/configure_rockbox/bookmarking.tex
+++ b/manual/configure_rockbox/bookmarking.tex
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@
         and does not work for tracks launched via the
         database. In addition, they do not work with dynamic (i.e. modified but not saved)
         playlists. If making a bookmark is not available, saving the playlist
-        is sufficient to allow a bookmark to be made.}
+        is sufficient to allow a bookmark to be made. Queued tracks, which are automatically
+        removed after playback, do not get stored to the playlist file and must
+        not be part of the current playlist. You need to confirm the removal of such tracks
+        when saving, or bookmarking will not be possible.}
 
   \begin{description}
 
diff --git a/manual/configure_rockbox/playlist_options.tex b/manual/configure_rockbox/playlist_options.tex
index d881ba5b40..a966d4be7e 100644
--- a/manual/configure_rockbox/playlist_options.tex
+++ b/manual/configure_rockbox/playlist_options.tex
@@ -47,13 +47,6 @@ related to playlists.
   If set to \setting{In Submenu}, Rockbox will move the options into a
   separate submenu.
 
-  \item[Reload After Saving.]
-  If set to \setting{Yes}, saving the current playlist from the While Playing Screen's
-  Context Menu will cause Rockbox to load the newly saved playlist and resume it to the
-  current position. This is useful for creating bookmarks after modifying or customizing
-  a playlist. Saving playlists outside of the While Playing Screen's Context Menu will
-  not be affected by this setting.
-
   \end{description}
 
 \end{description}
diff --git a/manual/main_menu/main.tex b/manual/main_menu/main.tex
index 34868ca759..b017fc4431 100644
--- a/manual/main_menu/main.tex
+++ b/manual/main_menu/main.tex
@@ -178,8 +178,10 @@ will be saved in the Playlist Catalogue directory.
 
 \item[Save Current Playlist:]
   Saves the current dynamic playlist, excluding queued tracks, to the
-specified file. If no path is provided then playlist is saved to the current
-directory.
+specified file. Asks for confirmation whether to remove queued tracks
+from the current playlist, so that bookmarks can be created
+(see \reference{ref:createbookmark}).
+If no path is provided then playlist is saved to the current directory.
 
 \item[Reset Playlist Catalogue Directory:]
   Will reset the default location for playlists to the \fname{/Playlists}
diff --git a/manual/rockbox_interface/wps.tex b/manual/rockbox_interface/wps.tex
index 45b3860b0e..5f810261fa 100644
--- a/manual/rockbox_interface/wps.tex
+++ b/manual/rockbox_interface/wps.tex
@@ -223,8 +223,13 @@ enabled. It allows the assignment of a personal rating value (0 -- 10)
 to a track which can be displayed in the WPS and used in the Database
 browser. The value wraps at 10.
 
-\subsubsection{Bookmarks}
-This allows you to create a bookmark in the currently-playing track.
+\subsubsection{\label{ref:createbookmark}Bookmarks}
+This allows you to create a bookmark in the currently-playing track. Note that bookmarks
+can only be created for directories, or for playlists stored on disk. Unsaved or modified
+lists must be saved first. Queued tracks, which are automatically removed after playback,
+do not get stored to the playlist file. When saving, Rockbox will offer to purge the
+current playlist of such tracks, so that you'll be able to create bookmarks afterwards.
+See \reference{ref:Bookmarkconfigactual} for more information on bookmarks.
 
 \subsubsection{\label{ref:trackinfoviewer}Show Track Info}
 \screenshot{rockbox_interface/images/ss-id3-viewer}{The track info viewer}{}
diff --git a/manual/working_with_playlists/main.tex b/manual/working_with_playlists/main.tex
index 45c57e34b4..dd25d41c26 100644
--- a/manual/working_with_playlists/main.tex
+++ b/manual/working_with_playlists/main.tex
@@ -173,7 +173,9 @@ select \setting{Save Current Playlist} or enter the context menu for the
 \setting{Save Current Playlist}.
 Either method will bring you to the \setting{Virtual Keyboard} (see
 \reference{sec:virtual_keyboard}), enter a filename for your playlist and
-accept it and you are done.
+accept it. If the current playlist contains any queued tracks, you will be
+asked whether to remove them, as a prerequisiste for creating bookmarks
+(see \reference{ref:createbookmark}).
 
 \subsection{Loading saved playlists}
 \subsubsection{Through the \setting{File Browser}}