diff --git a/scripts/conplay b/scripts/conplay
index bf06f504..fc0cf976 100755
--- a/scripts/conplay
+++ b/scripts/conplay
@@ -86,6 +86,12 @@ while(<MPG123>)
 		$entry = $1;
 		$frame = $2;
 	}
+	if(/^\[BOOKMARK\]\s+track\s+(\d+)\s+frame\s+(\d+)/)
+	{
+		print STDERR "\nGot bookmark at track $1, frame $2; not yet doing anything with that, besides storing.\n";
+		$entry = $1;
+		$frame = $2;
+	}
 }
 close(MPG123);
 
diff --git a/src/mpg123.c b/src/mpg123.c
index 5372b118..e49a6c74 100644
--- a/src/mpg123.c
+++ b/src/mpg123.c
@@ -1222,7 +1222,7 @@ int main(int sys_argc, char ** sys_argv)
 
 	if(APPFLAG(MPG123APP_CONTINUE))
 	{
-		fprintf(aux_out, "\n[CONTINUE] track %"SIZE_P" frame %"OFF_P"\n", (size_p)pl.pos, (off_p)framenum);
+		continue_msg("CONTINUE");
 	}
 
 	/* Free up memory used by playlist */    
@@ -1430,3 +1430,8 @@ static void give_version(char* arg)
 	fprintf(stdout, PACKAGE_NAME" "PACKAGE_VERSION"\n");
 	safe_exit(0);
 }
+
+void continue_msg(const char *name)
+{
+		fprintf(aux_out, "\n[%s] track %"SIZE_P" frame %"OFF_P"\n", name,  (size_p)pl.pos, (off_p)framenum);
+}
diff --git a/src/mpg123app.h b/src/mpg123app.h
index a03a6098..935619ff 100644
--- a/src/mpg123app.h
+++ b/src/mpg123app.h
@@ -169,4 +169,6 @@ void set_intflag(void);
 /* equalizer... success is 0, failure -1 */
 int load_equalizer(mpg123_handle *mh);
 
+void continue_msg(const char *name);
+
 #endif 
diff --git a/src/term.c b/src/term.c
index 6d29d2a6..19ec908b 100644
--- a/src/term.c
+++ b/src/term.c
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ struct keydef term_help[] =
 	,{ MPG123_PITCH_UP_KEY, MPG123_PITCH_BUP_KEY, "pitch up (small step, big step)" }
 	,{ MPG123_PITCH_DOWN_KEY, MPG123_PITCH_BDOWN_KEY, "pitch down (small step, big step)" }
 	,{ MPG123_PITCH_ZERO_KEY, 0, "reset pitch to zero" }
+	,{ MPG123_BOOKMARK_KEY, 0, "print out current position in playlist and track, for the benefit of some external tool to store bookmarks" }
 };
 
 void term_sigcont(int sig);
@@ -476,6 +477,9 @@ static void term_handle_key(mpg123_handle *fr, audio_output_t *ao, char val)
 
 	}
 	break;
+	case MPG123_BOOKMARK_KEY:
+		continue_msg("BOOKMARK");
+	break;
 	default:
 		;
 	}
diff --git a/src/term.h b/src/term.h
index 257f5d87..d9e2cca5 100644
--- a/src/term.h
+++ b/src/term.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 #define MPG123_PITCH_DOWN_KEY  'x'
 #define MPG123_PITCH_BDOWN_KEY 'X'
 #define MPG123_PITCH_ZERO_KEY  'w'
+#define MPG123_BOOKMARK_KEY    'k'
 /* This counts as "undocumented" and can disappear */
 #define MPG123_FRAME_INDEX_KEY 'i'
 #define MPG123_VARIOUS_INFO_KEY 'I'