diff --git a/src/Main/Base/Project/Src/TextEditor/Bookmarks/Pad/BookmarkPad.cs b/src/Main/Base/Project/Src/TextEditor/Bookmarks/Pad/BookmarkPad.cs
index 404db9fc61..36ce791076 100644
--- a/src/Main/Base/Project/Src/TextEditor/Bookmarks/Pad/BookmarkPad.cs
+++ b/src/Main/Base/Project/Src/TextEditor/Bookmarks/Pad/BookmarkPad.cs
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Bookmarks
 		
 		public static BookmarkPad Instance {
 			get {
+				if (instance == null) {
+					WorkbenchSingleton.Workbench.GetPad(typeof(BookmarkPad)).CreatePad();
+				}
 				return instance;
 			}
 		}