diff --git a/libkonq/konqbookmarkmanager.h b/libkonq/konqbookmarkmanager.h
index 9774d92e9..88ff45ced 100644
--- a/libkonq/konqbookmarkmanager.h
+++ b/libkonq/konqbookmarkmanager.h
@@ -3,15 +3,27 @@
 
 #include <kbookmarkmanager.h>
 #include <kstandarddirs.h>
+#include <kurl.h>
+#include <tdeio/job.h>
 #include <libkonq_export.h>
+#include <tdeapplication.h>
 
 class LIBKONQ_EXPORT KonqBookmarkManager
 {
 public:
-    static KBookmarkManager * self() {
+    static KBookmarkManager * self()
+    {
         if ( !s_bookmarkManager )
         {
-            TQString bookmarksFile = locateLocal("data", TQString::fromLatin1("konqueror/bookmarks.xml"));
+            TQString globalBookmarkFile = locate( "data",  TQString::fromLatin1( "konqueror/bookmarks.xml" ) );
+            TQString bookmarksFile = locateLocal( "data", TQString::fromLatin1("konqueror/bookmarks.xml" ), true);
+            if (globalBookmarkFile != TQString::null && bookmarksFile != TQString::null &&
+                globalBookmarkFile != bookmarksFile)
+            {
+                TDEIO::file_copy(KURL::fromPathOrURL(globalBookmarkFile),
+                                 KURL::fromPathOrURL(bookmarksFile));
+                kapp->processEvents(3000);   // Allows up to 3 seconds to copy the file
+            }
             s_bookmarkManager = KBookmarkManager::managerForFile( bookmarksFile );
         }
         return s_bookmarkManager;