diff --git a/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/BookmarkPanel.java b/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/BookmarkPanel.java
index fc11ae64..a22e78c7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/BookmarkPanel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/BookmarkPanel.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package codechicken.nei;
 
+import codechicken.core.CommonUtils;
 import codechicken.lib.vec.Rectangle4i;
 import codechicken.nei.util.NBTJson;
 import codechicken.nei.recipe.StackInfo;
@@ -21,6 +22,10 @@ import java.awt.Point;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileReader;
 import java.io.FileWriter;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.OutputStream;
+import java.io.FileInputStream;
+import java.io.FileOutputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -30,6 +35,7 @@ import java.util.HashMap;
 public class BookmarkPanel extends ItemPanel
 {
 
+    protected File bookmarkFile;
     protected boolean bookmarksIsLoaded = false;
     public int sortedStackIndex = -1;
     public int sortedNamespaceIndex = -1;
@@ -403,6 +409,43 @@ public class BookmarkPanel extends ItemPanel
         return true;
     }
 
+    public void setBookmarkFile(String worldPath)
+    {
+
+        final File dir = new File(CommonUtils.getMinecraftDir(), "saves/NEI/" + worldPath);
+
+        if (!dir.exists()) {
+            dir.mkdirs();
+        }
+
+        bookmarkFile = new File(dir, "bookmarks.ini");
+
+        if (!bookmarkFile.exists()) {
+            final File globalBookmarks = new File(CommonUtils.getMinecraftDir(), "saves/NEI/global/bookmarks.ini");
+            final File configBookmarks = new File(NEIClientConfig.configDir, "bookmarks.ini");
+            final File defaultBookmarks = configBookmarks.exists()? configBookmarks: globalBookmarks;
+
+            if (defaultBookmarks.exists()) {
+
+                try {
+                    bookmarkFile.createNewFile();
+
+                    InputStream src = new FileInputStream(defaultBookmarks);
+                    OutputStream dst = new FileOutputStream(bookmarkFile);
+
+                    IOUtils.copy(src, dst);
+
+                    src.close();
+                    dst.close();
+
+                } catch(IOException e) {}
+                
+            }
+
+        }
+
+        bookmarksIsLoaded = false;
+    }
 
     public void saveBookmarks()
     {
@@ -444,12 +487,11 @@ public class BookmarkPanel extends ItemPanel
 
         }
 
-        File file = NEIClientConfig.bookmarkFile;
-        if (file != null) {
-            try(FileWriter writer = new FileWriter(file)) {
+        if (bookmarkFile != null) {
+            try(FileWriter writer = new FileWriter(bookmarkFile)) {
                 IOUtils.writeLines(strings, "\n", writer);
             } catch (IOException e) {
-                NEIClientConfig.logger.error("Filed to save bookmarks list to file {}", file, e);
+                NEIClientConfig.logger.error("Filed to save bookmarks list to file {}", bookmarkFile, e);
             }
         }
 
@@ -464,17 +506,16 @@ public class BookmarkPanel extends ItemPanel
 
         bookmarksIsLoaded = true;
 
-        File file = NEIClientConfig.bookmarkFile;
-        if (file == null || !file.exists()) {
+        if (bookmarkFile == null || !bookmarkFile.exists()) {
             return;
         }
 
         List<String> itemStrings;
-        try (FileReader reader = new FileReader(file)) {
-            NEIClientConfig.logger.info("Loading bookmarks from file {}", file);
+        try (FileReader reader = new FileReader(bookmarkFile)) {
+            NEIClientConfig.logger.info("Loading bookmarks from file {}", bookmarkFile);
             itemStrings = IOUtils.readLines(reader);
         } catch (IOException e) {
-            NEIClientConfig.logger.error("Failed to load bookmarks from file {}", file, e);
+            NEIClientConfig.logger.error("Failed to load bookmarks from file {}", bookmarkFile, e);
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/NEIClientConfig.java b/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/NEIClientConfig.java
index 7ba15986..66a70548 100644
--- a/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/NEIClientConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/NEIClientConfig.java
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 public class NEIClientConfig {
     private static boolean configLoaded;
     private static boolean enabledOverride;
+    private static String worldPath;
 
     public static Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger("NotEnoughItems");
     public static File configDir = new File(CommonUtils.getMinecraftDir(), "config/NEI/");
@@ -60,12 +61,14 @@ public class NEIClientConfig {
             new File("saves/NEI/client.dat"),
             new ConfigFile(new File(configDir, "client.cfg")));
     public static ConfigSet world;
-    public static final File bookmarkFile = new File(configDir, "bookmarks.ini");
     public static final File handlerFile = new File(configDir, "handlers.csv");
     public static final File serialHandlersFile = new File(configDir, "serialhandlers.cfg");
     public static final File heightHackHandlersFile = new File(configDir, "heighthackhandlers.cfg");
     public static final File handlerOrderingFile = new File(configDir, "handlerordering.csv");
 
+    @Deprecated
+    public static File bookmarkFile;
+
     // Set of handlers that need to be run in serial
     public static HashSet<String> serialHandlers = new HashSet<>();
 
@@ -177,6 +180,15 @@ public class NEIClientConfig {
         tag.getTag("command.heal").setDefaultValue("");
         API.addOption(new OptionTextField("command.heal"));
 
+        tag.getTag("inventory.worldSpecificBookmarks").setComment("Global or world specific bookmarks").getBooleanValue(false);
+        API.addOption(new OptionToggleButton("inventory.worldSpecificBookmarks", true) {
+            @Override
+            public boolean onClick(int button) {
+                super.onClick(button);
+                initBookmarkFile(worldPath);
+                return true;
+            }
+        });
         tag.getTag("inventory.bookmarksEnabled").setComment("Enable/disable bookmarks").getBooleanValue(true);
         API.addOption(new OptionToggleButton("inventory.bookmarksEnabled", true));
         tag.getTag("inventory.saveCurrentRecipeInBookmarksEnabled").setComment("Save Current Recipe in Bookmarks").getBooleanValue(true);
@@ -262,17 +274,22 @@ public class NEIClientConfig {
         return OptionList.getOptionList("nei.options");
     }
 
-    public static void loadWorld(String saveName) {
+    public static void loadWorld(String worldPath) {
+        NEIClientConfig.worldPath = worldPath;
+
         setInternalEnabled(true);
         logger.debug("Loading "+(Minecraft.getMinecraft().isSingleplayer() ? "Local" : "Remote")+" World");
         bootNEI(ClientUtils.getWorld());
 
-        File saveDir = new File(CommonUtils.getMinecraftDir(), "saves/NEI/" + saveName);
-        boolean newWorld = !saveDir.exists();
-        if (newWorld)
-            saveDir.mkdirs();
+        final File specificDir = new File(CommonUtils.getMinecraftDir(), "saves/NEI/" + worldPath);
+        final boolean newWorld = !specificDir.exists();
 
-        world = new ConfigSet(new File(saveDir, "NEI.dat"), new ConfigFile(new File(saveDir, "NEI.cfg")));
+        if (newWorld) {
+            specificDir.mkdirs();
+        }
+
+        initBookmarkFile(worldPath);
+        world = new ConfigSet(new File(specificDir, "NEI.dat"), new ConfigFile(new File(specificDir, "NEI.cfg")));
         onWorldLoad(newWorld);
     }
 
@@ -344,6 +361,16 @@ public class NEIClientConfig {
         ItemSorter.loadConfig();
     }
 
+    private static void initBookmarkFile(String worldPath)
+    {
+        
+        if (!global.config.getTag("inventory.worldSpecificBookmarks").getBooleanValue()) {
+            worldPath = "global";
+        }
+
+        ItemPanels.bookmarkPanel.setBookmarkFile(worldPath);
+    }
+
     public static boolean isWorldSpecific(String setting) {
         if(world == null) return false;
         ConfigTag tag = world.config.getTag(setting, false);
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/nei/lang/en_US.lang b/src/main/resources/assets/nei/lang/en_US.lang
index 77a2abd7..26899e04 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/assets/nei/lang/en_US.lang
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/nei/lang/en_US.lang
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ nei.options.keys.world.creative=Gamemode
 nei.options.keys.world.creative.tip=Cycle Gamemode
 
 nei.options.inventory=Inventory
+nei.options.inventory.worldSpecificBookmarks=World Specific Bookmarks
+nei.options.inventory.worldSpecificBookmarks.true=Yes
+nei.options.inventory.worldSpecificBookmarks.false=No
 nei.options.inventory.bookmarksEnabled=Bookmarks Panel Visibility
 nei.options.inventory.bookmarksEnabled.true=Visible
 nei.options.inventory.bookmarksEnabled.false=Hidden