diff --git a/part/bookmarklist.cpp b/part/bookmarklist.cpp
index eafe8a415..a106c6f0f 100644
--- a/part/bookmarklist.cpp
+++ b/part/bookmarklist.cpp
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ public:
     }
 };
 
-BookmarkList::BookmarkList(Okular::Document *document, QWidget *parent)
+BookmarkList::BookmarkList(Okular::Document *document, QAction *addBookmarkAction, QWidget *parent)
     : QWidget(parent)
     , m_document(document)
     , m_currentDocumentItem(nullptr)
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ BookmarkList::BookmarkList(Okular::Document *document, QWidget *parent)
     m_showBoomarkOnlyAction = bookmarkController->addAction(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("bookmarks")), i18n("Current document only"));
     m_showBoomarkOnlyAction->setCheckable(true);
     connect(m_showBoomarkOnlyAction, &QAction::toggled, this, &BookmarkList::slotFilterBookmarks);
+    // insert a button to bookmark/un-bookmark the current page
+    bookmarkController->addAction(addBookmarkAction);
 
     connect(m_document->bookmarkManager(), &Okular::BookmarkManager::bookmarksChanged, this, &BookmarkList::slotBookmarksChanged);
 
diff --git a/part/bookmarklist.h b/part/bookmarklist.h
index 3759c2cbd..027cb7f64 100644
--- a/part/bookmarklist.h
+++ b/part/bookmarklist.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class BookmarkList : public QWidget, public Okular::DocumentObserver
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit BookmarkList(Okular::Document *document, QWidget *parent = nullptr);
+    explicit BookmarkList(Okular::Document *document, QAction *addBookmarkAction, QWidget *parent = nullptr);
     ~BookmarkList() override;
 
     // inherited from DocumentObserver
diff --git a/part/part.cpp b/part/part.cpp
index 57882ef04..f3d3bf46f 100644
--- a/part/part.cpp
+++ b/part/part.cpp
@@ -377,6 +377,8 @@ Part::Part(QWidget *parentWidget, QObject *parent, const QVariantList &args)
     //      sLabel->setBuddy( m_searchWidget );
     //      m_searchToolBar->setStretchableWidget( m_searchWidget );
 
+    setupViewerActions();
+
     // [left toolbox optional item: Table of Contents] | []
     m_toc = new TOC(nullptr, m_document);
     connect(m_toc.data(), &TOC::hasTOC, this, &Part::enableTOC);
@@ -404,7 +406,7 @@ Part::Part(QWidget *parentWidget, QObject *parent, const QVariantList &args)
     m_sidebar->addItem(m_reviewsWidget, QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("draw-freehand")), i18n("Annotations"));
 
     // [left toolbox: Bookmarks] | []
-    m_bookmarkList = new BookmarkList(m_document, nullptr);
+    m_bookmarkList = new BookmarkList(m_document, m_addBookmark, nullptr);
     m_sidebar->addItem(m_bookmarkList, QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("bookmarks")), i18n("Bookmarks"));
 
     // [left toolbox optional item: Signature Panel] | []
@@ -536,8 +538,6 @@ Part::Part(QWidget *parentWidget, QObject *parent, const QVariantList &args)
 
     connect(m_document->bookmarkManager(), &BookmarkManager::saved, this, &Part::slotRebuildBookmarkMenu);
 
-    setupViewerActions();
-
     if (m_embedMode != ViewerWidgetMode) {
         setupActions();
     } else {