diff --git a/data/grampsxml.dtd b/data/grampsxml.dtd
index c650b8110..f261ab4b3 100644
--- a/data/grampsxml.dtd
+++ b/data/grampsxml.dtd
@@ -365,7 +365,8 @@ BOOKMARKS
 <!ELEMENT bookmarks (bookmark)*>
 <!ELEMENT bookmark EMPTY>
 <!ATTLIST bookmark 
-        target (person|family|event|source|place|media|repository) #REQUIRED
+        target (person|family|event|source|place|media|repository|
+                note) #REQUIRED
         hlink  IDREF #REQUIRED
 >
 
diff --git a/data/grampsxml.rng b/data/grampsxml.rng
index 59be008c4..cf48a85a0 100644
--- a/data/grampsxml.rng
+++ b/data/grampsxml.rng
@@ -520,6 +520,7 @@
         <value>place</value>
         <value>media</value>
         <value>repository</value>
+        <value>note</value>
     </choice></attribute>
     <attribute name="hlink"><data type="IDREF"/></attribute>
   </define>