diff --git a/xpfe/browser/resources/content/navigator.xul b/xpfe/browser/resources/content/navigator.xul
index 3b5ba710b3b3..1c9fa6a49e7c 100644
--- a/xpfe/browser/resources/content/navigator.xul
+++ b/xpfe/browser/resources/content/navigator.xul
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@
                      datasources="rdf:bookmarks rdf:files rdf:localsearch rdf:internetsearch"
                      ref="NC:BookmarksRoot" container="true" flags="dont-test-empty"
                      oncommand="BookmarksMenu.loadBookmark(event, this.database)" 
+                     onclick="BookmarksMenu.loadBookmarkMiddleClick(event, this.database)" 
                      template="bookmarksMenuTemplate"
                      ondraggesture="if (event.target.id=='bookmarks-button') event.preventBubble()">
         <menupopup onpopupshowing="updateGroupmarkMenuitem('PT_bookmarks_groupmark');">
@@ -310,7 +311,7 @@
             datasources="rdf:bookmarks rdf:files rdf:localsearch rdf:internetsearch"
             ref="NC:PersonalToolbarFolder" flags="dont-test-empty"
             oncommand="BookmarksUtils.loadBookmarkBrowser(event, this.database)"
-            onclick="if (event.button == 1) BookmarksUtils.loadBookmarkBrowser(event, this.database)"
+            onclick="BookmarksMenu.loadBookmarkMiddleClick(event, this.database)"
             rdf:type="http://home.netscape.com/NC-rdf#Folder">
       </hbox>
       <hbox class="bookmarks-toolbar-overflow-items" mousethrough="always">
@@ -320,7 +321,8 @@
                        datasources="rdf:bookmarks rdf:files rdf:localsearch rdf:internetsearch"
                        template="bookmarksMenuTemplate" 
                        ref="NC:PersonalToolbarFolder" flags="dont-test-empty"
-                       oncommand="BookmarksUtils.loadBookmarkBrowser(event, this.database)">
+                       oncommand="BookmarksUtils.loadBookmarkBrowser(event, this.database)"
+                       onclick="BookmarksMenu.loadBookmarkMiddleClick(event, this.database)">
           <menupopup id="bookmarks-chevron-popup"
                      onpopupshowing="if (event.target == this) BookmarksToolbar.updateOverflowMenu(this);"/>
         </toolbarbutton>
diff --git a/xpfe/browser/resources/content/navigatorOverlay.xul b/xpfe/browser/resources/content/navigatorOverlay.xul
index 6caefc0e0e28..5cb1afa2b9c1 100644
--- a/xpfe/browser/resources/content/navigatorOverlay.xul
+++ b/xpfe/browser/resources/content/navigatorOverlay.xul
@@ -458,6 +458,7 @@
           datasources="rdf:bookmarks rdf:files rdf:localsearch rdf:internetsearch" 
           ref="NC:BookmarksRoot" flags="dont-test-empty" template="bookmarksMenuTemplate"
           oncommand="BookmarksMenu.loadBookmark(event, this.database)"
+          onclick="BookmarksMenu.loadBookmarkMiddleClick(event, this.database)"
           ondraggesture="nsDragAndDrop.startDrag(event, BookmarksMenuDNDObserver)"
           ondragdrop="nsDragAndDrop.drop(event, BookmarksMenuDNDObserver); event.preventBubble()"
           ondragenter="nsDragAndDrop.dragEnter(event, BookmarksMenuDNDObserver); event.preventBubble()"
diff --git a/xpfe/components/bookmarks/resources/bookmarksMenu.js b/xpfe/components/bookmarks/resources/bookmarksMenu.js
index 0627e15fbd0d..774b5a8293a1 100644
--- a/xpfe/components/bookmarks/resources/bookmarksMenu.js
+++ b/xpfe/components/bookmarks/resources/bookmarksMenu.js
@@ -275,6 +275,19 @@ var BookmarksMenu = {
   {
     if (this.isBTBookmark(aEvent.target.id))
       BookmarksUtils.loadBookmarkBrowser(aEvent, aDS);
+  },
+
+  loadBookmarkMiddleClick: function (aEvent, aDS)
+  {
+    if (aEvent.type != "click" || aEvent.button != 1)
+      return;
+    // unlike for command events, we have to close the menus manually
+    for (var node = aEvent.target; node != aEvent.currentTarget;
+         node = node.parentNode) {
+      if (node.nodeType == node.ELEMENT_NODE && node.tagName == "menupopup")
+        node.hidePopup();
+    }
+    this.loadBookmark(aEvent, aDS);
   }
 }