diff --git a/glib/gbookmarkfile.c b/glib/gbookmarkfile.c
index 4661b9daf..7f4bf5fa4 100644
--- a/glib/gbookmarkfile.c
+++ b/glib/gbookmarkfile.c
@@ -3528,6 +3528,9 @@ g_bookmark_file_move_item (GBookmarkFile  *bookmark,
 
   if (new_uri && new_uri[0] != '\0')
     {
+      if (g_strcmp0 (old_uri, new_uri) == 0)
+        return TRUE;
+
       if (g_bookmark_file_has_item (bookmark, new_uri))
         {
           if (!g_bookmark_file_remove_item (bookmark, new_uri, error))
diff --git a/glib/tests/bookmarkfile.c b/glib/tests/bookmarkfile.c
index c81561ea2..cc922c0fc 100644
--- a/glib/tests/bookmarkfile.c
+++ b/glib/tests/bookmarkfile.c
@@ -94,6 +94,13 @@ test_move_item (void)
   g_assert (res);
   g_assert_no_error (error);
 
+  res = g_bookmark_file_move_item (bookmark,
+                                   "file:///tmp/schedule.ps",
+                                   "file:///tmp/schedule.ps",
+                                   &error);
+  g_assert (res);
+  g_assert_no_error (error);
+
   res = g_bookmark_file_move_item (bookmark,
                                    "file:///no-such-file.xbel",
                                    "file:///tmp/schedule.ps",