diff --git a/app/common/state/bookmarkFoldersState.js b/app/common/state/bookmarkFoldersState.js
index 49046a08a03..1ef80f249a1 100644
--- a/app/common/state/bookmarkFoldersState.js
+++ b/app/common/state/bookmarkFoldersState.js
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ const bookmarkFoldersState = {
       title: folderDetails.get('title'),
       folderId: ~~key,
       key: key.toString(),
-      parentFolderId: ~~folderDetails.get('parentFolderId', 0),
+      parentFolderId: Number(folderDetails.get('parentFolderId', 0)),
       partitionNumber: ~~folderDetails.get('partitionNumber', 0),
       objectId: folderDetails.get('objectId', null),
       type: siteTags.BOOKMARK_FOLDER,
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ const bookmarkFoldersState = {
 
     const newFolder = oldFolder.merge(makeImmutable({
       title: folderDetails.get('title'),
-      parentFolderId: ~~folderDetails.get('parentFolderId', 0)
+      parentFolderId: Number(folderDetails.get('parentFolderId', 0))
     }))
 
     if (oldFolder.get('parentFolderId') !== newFolder.get('parentFolderId')) {
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ const bookmarkFoldersState = {
       syncActions.removeSites([folder.toJS()])
     }
 
-    folders.filter(folder => folder.get('parentFolderId') === ~~folderKey)
+    folders.filter(folder => folder.get('parentFolderId') === Number(folderKey))
       .map(folder => {
         state = bookmarksState.removeBookmarksByParentId(state, folder.get('folderId'))
         state = bookmarkFoldersState.removeFolder(state, folder.get('folderId'))
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ const bookmarkFoldersState = {
         : destinationItem.get('folderId')
 
       state = bookmarkOrderCache.removeCacheKey(state, folder.get('parentFolderId'), folderKey)
-      folder = folder.set('parentFolderId', ~~parentFolderId)
+      folder = folder.set('parentFolderId', Number(parentFolderId))
       const newKey = bookmarkFoldersUtil.getKey(folder)
       state = state.deleteIn([STATE_SITES.BOOKMARK_FOLDERS, folderKey])
       state = bookmarkOrderCache.addFolderToCache(state, folder.get('parentFolderId'), newKey)
diff --git a/app/common/state/bookmarksState.js b/app/common/state/bookmarksState.js
index 1dfdc1c9225..f993bca2c62 100644
--- a/app/common/state/bookmarksState.js
+++ b/app/common/state/bookmarksState.js
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ const bookmarksState = {
     let bookmark = makeImmutable({
       title: bookmarkDetail.get('title', ''),
       location: bookmarkDetail.get('location'),
-      parentFolderId: ~~bookmarkDetail.get('parentFolderId', 0),
+      parentFolderId: Number(bookmarkDetail.get('parentFolderId', 0)),
       partitionNumber: ~~dataItem.get('partitionNumber', 0),
       objectId: bookmarkDetail.get('objectId', null),
       favicon: dataItem.get('favicon'),
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ const bookmarksState = {
     const removedBookmarks = []
     const bookmarks = bookmarksState.getBookmarks(state)
       .filter(bookmark => {
-        if (bookmark.get('parentFolderId') !== ~~parentFolderId) {
+        if (bookmark.get('parentFolderId') !== Number(parentFolderId)) {
           return true
         }
         if (syncEnabled) {
@@ -267,14 +267,17 @@ const bookmarksState = {
 
     // move bookmark into a new folder
     if (moveIntoParent || destinationItem.get('parentFolderId') !== bookmark.get('parentFolderId')) {
-      const parentFolderId = destinationItem.get('type') === siteTags.BOOKMARK
+      let parentFolderId = destinationItem.get('type') === siteTags.BOOKMARK
         ? destinationItem.get('parentFolderId')
         : destinationItem.get('folderId')
 
+      if (parentFolderId == null) {
+        parentFolderId = destinationKey
+      }
+
       state = bookmarkOrderCache.removeCacheKey(state, bookmark.get('parentFolderId'), bookmarkKey)
       state = bookmarkLocationCache.removeCacheKey(state, bookmark.get('location'), bookmarkKey)
-
-      bookmark = bookmark.set('parentFolderId', ~~parentFolderId)
+      bookmark = bookmark.set('parentFolderId', Number(parentFolderId))
       const newKey = bookmarkUtil.getKey(bookmark)
 
       state = state.deleteIn([STATE_SITES.BOOKMARKS, bookmarkKey])
diff --git a/app/renderer/components/bookmarks/addEditBookmarkFolderForm.js b/app/renderer/components/bookmarks/addEditBookmarkFolderForm.js
index 5d015c851a1..ff49e9fd134 100644
--- a/app/renderer/components/bookmarks/addEditBookmarkFolderForm.js
+++ b/app/renderer/components/bookmarks/addEditBookmarkFolderForm.js
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class AddEditBookmarkFolderForm extends React.Component {
 
   onParentFolderChange (e) {
     this.setState({
-      parentFolderId: ~~e.target.value
+      parentFolderId: Number(e.target.value)
     })
   }
 
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ class AddEditBookmarkFolderForm extends React.Component {
               defaultValue={this.state.parentFolderId}
               onChange={this.onParentFolderChange} >
               <option value='0' data-l10n-id='bookmarksToolbar' />
+              <option value='-1' data-l10n-id='otherBookmarks' />
               {
                 this.props.folders.map((folder) => <option value={folder.folderId}>{folder.label}</option>)
               }
diff --git a/app/renderer/components/bookmarks/addEditBookmarkForm.js b/app/renderer/components/bookmarks/addEditBookmarkForm.js
index d7ed82dcb2c..7765583c0fc 100644
--- a/app/renderer/components/bookmarks/addEditBookmarkForm.js
+++ b/app/renderer/components/bookmarks/addEditBookmarkForm.js
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ class AddEditBookmarkForm extends React.Component {
 
   onParentFolderChange (e) {
     this.setState({
-      parentFolderId: ~~e.target.value
+      parentFolderId: Number(e.target.value)
     })
   }
 
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ class AddEditBookmarkForm extends React.Component {
               defaultValue={this.state.parentFolderId}
               onChange={this.onParentFolderChange} >
               <option value='0' data-l10n-id='bookmarksToolbar' />
+              <option value='-1' data-l10n-id='otherBookmarks' />
               {
                 this.props.folders.map((folder) => <option value={folder.folderId}>{folder.label}</option>)
               }