diff --git a/language/common_res.h b/language/common_res.h
index fac99d33d..9ad12bc28 100644
--- a/language/common_res.h
+++ b/language/common_res.h
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@
 #define IDS_MUI_STATUSBAR_POSTFIXES     15061
 #define IDS_MUI_RELOADSETTINGS          15062
 #define IDS_MUI_RELOADCFGSEX            15063
+#define IDS_MUI_OUT_OFF_OCCMRK          15064
 
 #define IDR_MAINWND                     16000
 #define IDR_MAINWNDTB                   16001
diff --git a/language/np3_de_de/strings_de_de.rc b/language/np3_de_de/strings_de_de.rc
index 041c0bd90..bf53f020e 100644
--- a/language/np3_de_de/strings_de_de.rc
+++ b/language/np3_de_de/strings_de_de.rc
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ BEGIN
     IDS_MUI_URL_OPEN_BROWSER "\nCtrl + Click um die URL im Browser zu öffnen."
     IDS_MUI_INF_PRSVFILEMODTM
                              "Die Speicherung mit originalem Zeitstempel wurde aktiviert.\nDiese Option gilt nun für die gesamte Sitzung (Datei)!"
+    IDS_MUI_OUT_OFF_OCCMRK   "Es stehen keine weiteren Fundstellen Markierungen/Lesezeichen mehr zur Verfügung!"
 END
 
 STRINGTABLE
diff --git a/language/np3_en_us/strings_en_us.rc b/language/np3_en_us/strings_en_us.rc
index 864aaf3ff..b153db181 100644
--- a/language/np3_en_us/strings_en_us.rc
+++ b/language/np3_en_us/strings_en_us.rc
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ BEGIN
     IDS_MUI_URL_OPEN_BROWSER "\nCtrl + Click to open link in browser."
     IDS_MUI_INF_PRSVFILEMODTM
                              "Preserving original File Modification Timestamp enabled.\nThis option will stay for this session!"
+    IDS_MUI_OUT_OFF_OCCMRK   "Running out of Occurrence Markers (Bookmark/Highligt)!"
 END
 
 STRINGTABLE
diff --git a/src/Edit.c b/src/Edit.c
index 26972c59f..ae3ee3845 100644
--- a/src/Edit.c
+++ b/src/Edit.c
@@ -4319,16 +4319,6 @@ void EditFocusMarkedLinesCmd(HWND hwnd, bool bCopy, bool bDelete)
     SciCall_EndUndoAction();
     _OBSERVE_NOTIFY_CHANGE_;
 
-    if (bDelete) {
-        for (int m = MARKER_NP3_1; m <= MARKER_NP3_BOOKMARK; ++m) { // all(!)
-            if (bitmask & (1 << m)) {
-                if (SciCall_MarkerNext(0, (1 << m)) < 0) {
-                    WordBookMarks[m].in_use = false;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     SciCall_GotoLine(min_ln(curLn, Sci_GetLastDocLineNumber()));
 }
 
@@ -7134,7 +7124,6 @@ void EditClearAllBookMarks(HWND hwnd)
         // 1st press: clear all occurrences marker
         for (int m = MARKER_NP3_1; m < MARKER_NP3_BOOKMARK; ++m) {
             SciCall_MarkerDeleteAll(m);
-            WordBookMarks[m].in_use = false;
         }
     } else {
         // if no occurrences marker found
@@ -7789,7 +7778,6 @@ void EditFoldMarkedLineRange(HWND hwnd, bool bHideLines)
                 SciCall_SetFoldLevel(line, SC_FOLDLEVELWHITEFLAG | level);
             }
         }
-
         SciCall_FoldAll(FOLD);
     }
 }
@@ -7804,15 +7792,14 @@ void EditBookMarkLineRange(HWND hwnd)
     UNUSED(hwnd);
     // get next free bookmark
     int marker;
-    for (marker = MARKER_NP3_1; marker < MARKER_NP3_BOOKMARK; ++marker) {
-        if (!WordBookMarks[marker].in_use) {
-            WordBookMarks[marker].in_use = true;
-            break;
-        }
+    for (marker = MARKER_NP3_1; marker < MARKER_NP3_BOOKMARK; ++marker) { // all(!)
+      if (SciCall_MarkerNext(0, (1 << marker)) < 0) {
+        break; // found unused
+      }
     }
-    if (marker >= MARKER_NP3_BOOKMARK) { // wrap around
-        marker = MARKER_NP3_1;
-        SciCall_MarkerDeleteAll(marker);
+    if (marker >= MARKER_NP3_BOOKMARK) {
+      InfoBoxLng(MB_ICONWARNING, L"OutOfOccurrenceMarkers", IDS_MUI_OUT_OFF_OCCMRK);
+      return;
     }
 
     DocLn line = -1;
@@ -8897,7 +8884,6 @@ void EditBookmarkToggle(HWND hwnd, const DocLn ln, const int modifiers) {
     for (int m = MARKER_NP3_1; m < MARKER_NP3_BOOKMARK; ++m) {
       if (bitmask & (1 << m)) {
         SciCall_MarkerDeleteAll(m);
-        WordBookMarks[m].in_use = false;
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/Notepad3.c b/src/Notepad3.c
index e996bc8e0..bd68cff10 100644
--- a/src/Notepad3.c
+++ b/src/Notepad3.c
@@ -51,16 +51,16 @@
 //
 // ============================================================================
 
-WORDBOOKMARK_T WordBookMarks[MARKER_NP3_BOOKMARK] = {
-  /*0*/ {false, L"back:#0000"}, // OCC MARKER
-  /*1*/ {false, L"back:#FF0000"},
-  /*2*/ {false, L"back:#0000FF"},
-  /*3*/ {false, L"back:#00FF00"},
-  /*4*/ {false, L"back:#FFFF00"},
-  /*5*/ {false, L"back:#00E8E8"},
-  /*6*/ {false, L"back:#FF00FF"},
-  /*7*/ {false, L"back:#FF8F20"},
-  /*8*/ {false, L"back:#950095"}};
+LPCWSTR WordBookMarks[MARKER_NP3_BOOKMARK] = {
+  /*0*/ L"back:#0000", // OCC MARKER
+  /*1*/ L"back:#FF0000",
+  /*2*/ L"back:#0000FF",
+  /*3*/ L"back:#00FF00",
+  /*4*/ L"back:#FFFF00",
+  /*5*/ L"back:#00E8E8",
+  /*6*/ L"back:#FF00FF",
+  /*7*/ L"back:#FF8F20",
+  /*8*/ L"back:#950095"};
 
 
 #define RELAUNCH_ELEVATED_BUF_ARG L"tmpfbuf="
diff --git a/src/Styles.c b/src/Styles.c
index a6075e573..0cd172839 100644
--- a/src/Styles.c
+++ b/src/Styles.c
@@ -1845,7 +1845,7 @@ void Style_SetMargin(HWND hwnd, int iStyle, LPCWSTR lpszStyle)
   for (int m = MARKER_NP3_1; m < MARKER_NP3_BOOKMARK; ++m)
   {
     SciCall_MarkerDefine(m, (Settings.FocusViewMarkerMode & FVMM_LN_BACKGR) ? SC_MARK_BACKGROUND : SC_MARK_BOOKMARK);
-    Style_StrGetColor(WordBookMarks[m].color, BACKGROUND_LAYER, &color);
+    Style_StrGetColor(WordBookMarks[m], BACKGROUND_LAYER, &color);
     SciCall_MarkerSetFore(m, color);
     SciCall_MarkerSetBack(m, color);
     SciCall_MarkerSetAlpha(m, alpha); // no margin or SC_MARK_BACKGROUND or SC_MARK_UNDERLINE
diff --git a/src/TypeDefs.h b/src/TypeDefs.h
index d99ec947a..80e8eb9d1 100644
--- a/src/TypeDefs.h
+++ b/src/TypeDefs.h
@@ -270,16 +270,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 #define OCCURRENCE_MARKER_BITMASK() (bitmask32_n(MARKER_NP3_BOOKMARK + 1) & ~(1 << MARKER_NP3_OCCURRENCE))
 
-
-typedef struct _wordbookmark_t
-{
-  bool     in_use;
-  LPCWSTR  color;
-
-} WORDBOOKMARK_T, *PWORDBOOKMARK_T;
-
-extern WORDBOOKMARK_T WordBookMarks[];
-
+extern LPCWSTR WordBookMarks[];
 
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------