diff --git a/browser/extensions/activity-stream/lib/PlacesFeed.jsm b/browser/extensions/activity-stream/lib/PlacesFeed.jsm
index 2ccd81f162f8..91bf27fc4fff 100644
--- a/browser/extensions/activity-stream/lib/PlacesFeed.jsm
+++ b/browser/extensions/activity-stream/lib/PlacesFeed.jsm
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ class PlacesFeed {
         break;
       }
       case at.BOOKMARK_URL:
-        NewTabUtils.activityStreamLinks.addBookmark(action.data, action._target.browser);
+        NewTabUtils.activityStreamLinks.addBookmark(action.data, action._target.browser.ownerGlobal);
         break;
       case at.DELETE_BOOKMARK_BY_ID:
         NewTabUtils.activityStreamLinks.deleteBookmark(action.data);
diff --git a/toolkit/modules/NewTabUtils.jsm b/toolkit/modules/NewTabUtils.jsm
index 2cf4a88df712..c323df8b7679 100644
--- a/toolkit/modules/NewTabUtils.jsm
+++ b/toolkit/modules/NewTabUtils.jsm
@@ -1289,14 +1289,15 @@ var ActivityStreamLinks = {
    * @param {Object} aData
    *          aData.url The url to bookmark
    *          aData.title The title of the page to bookmark
-   * @param {Browser} aBrowser
-   *          a <browser> element
+   * @param {Window} aBrowserWindow
+   *          The current browser chrome window
    *
    * @returns {Promise} Returns a promise set to an object representing the bookmark
    */
-  addBookmark(aData, aBrowser) {
+  addBookmark(aData, aBrowserWindow) {
       const {url, title} = aData;
-      return aBrowser.ownerGlobal.PlacesCommandHook.bookmarkPage(
+      return aBrowserWindow.PlacesCommandHook.bookmarkLink(
+              PlacesUtils.bookmarksMenuFolderId,
               url,
               title);
   },