diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/entities/Account.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/entities/Account.java
index fdc5634da..365df734e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/entities/Account.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/entities/Account.java
@@ -508,13 +508,7 @@ public class Account extends AbstractEntity implements AvatarService.Avatarable
         }
     }
 
-    public boolean hasBookmarkFor(final Jid jid) {
-        synchronized (this.bookmarks) {
-            return this.bookmarks.containsKey(jid.asBareJid());
-        }
-    }
-
-    Bookmark getBookmark(final Jid jid) {
+    public Bookmark getBookmark(final Jid jid) {
         synchronized (this.bookmarks) {
             return this.bookmarks.get(jid.asBareJid());
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/StartConversationActivity.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/StartConversationActivity.java
index a75ef519b..95b189126 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/StartConversationActivity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/StartConversationActivity.java
@@ -1032,10 +1032,12 @@ public class StartConversationActivity extends XmppActivity implements XmppConne
 		}
 
 		if (isBookmarkChecked) {
-			if (account.hasBookmarkFor(conferenceJid)) {
-				layout.setError(getString(R.string.bookmark_already_exists));
+			Bookmark bookmark = account.getBookmark(conferenceJid);
+			if (bookmark != null) {
+				dialog.dismiss();
+				openConversationsForBookmark(bookmark);
 			} else {
-				final Bookmark bookmark = new Bookmark(account, conferenceJid.asBareJid());
+				bookmark = new Bookmark(account, conferenceJid.asBareJid());
 				bookmark.setAutojoin(getBooleanPreference("autojoin", R.bool.autojoin));
 				final String nick = conferenceJid.getResource();
 				if (nick != null && !nick.isEmpty() && !nick.equals(MucOptions.defaultNick(account))) {
@@ -1145,6 +1147,7 @@ public class StartConversationActivity extends XmppActivity implements XmppConne
 			final AdapterView.AdapterContextMenuInfo acmi = (AdapterContextMenuInfo) menuInfo;
 			if (mResContextMenu == R.menu.conference_context) {
 				activity.conference_context_id = acmi.position;
+				//TODO hide share if known to be private
 			} else if (mResContextMenu == R.menu.contact_context) {
 				activity.contact_context_id = acmi.position;
 				final Contact contact = (Contact) activity.contacts.get(acmi.position);
diff --git a/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index ccf8138ac..f0936412e 100644
--- a/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -236,7 +236,6 @@
     <string name="destroy_channel_dialog">Are you sure you want to destroy this public channel?\n\n<b>Warning:</b> The channel will be completely removed on the server.</string>
     <string name="could_not_destroy_room">Could not destroy group chat</string>
     <string name="could_not_destroy_channel">Could not destroy channel</string>
-    <string name="bookmark_already_exists">This bookmark already exists</string>
     <string name="action_edit_subject">Edit group chat subject</string>
     <string name="topic">Topic</string>
     <string name="joining_conference">Joining group chat…</string>