diff --git a/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/ClientHandler.java b/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/ClientHandler.java
index 84db4012..fa50989f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/ClientHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/codechicken/nei/ClientHandler.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import net.minecraft.client.gui.FontRenderer;
 import net.minecraft.client.gui.GuiErrorScreen;
 import net.minecraft.client.gui.GuiScreen;
 import net.minecraft.client.gui.GuiSelectWorld;
+import net.minecraft.client.gui.inventory.GuiContainer;
 import net.minecraft.client.multiplayer.WorldClient;
 import net.minecraft.client.resources.IResource;
 import net.minecraft.entity.Entity;
@@ -153,6 +154,7 @@ public class ClientHandler {
         loadHiddenHandlers();
         loadEnableAutoFocus();
         loadGuiCraftablesBlacklist();
+        loadDefaultBookmarkContainers();
         ItemInfo.preInit();
         StackInfo.loadGuidFilters();
     }
@@ -253,6 +255,20 @@ public class ClientHandler {
                 lines -> ItemCraftablesPanel.guiBlacklist = lines.collect(Collectors.toList()));
     }
 
+    public static void loadDefaultBookmarkContainers() {
+        loadSettingsFile("defaultbookmarkcontainers.cfg", lines -> {
+            for (String clazz : lines.collect(Collectors.toList())) {
+                try {
+                    API.registerBookmarkContainerHandler(
+                            (Class<? extends GuiContainer>) Class.forName(clazz),
+                            new DefaultBookmarkContainerHandler());
+                } catch (Exception e) {
+                    NEIClientConfig.logger.error("Failed to load class '{}' for defaultbookmarkcontainers.cfg", clazz);
+                }
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
     public static void loadHiddenItems() {
         loadSettingsFile("hiddenitems.cfg", lines -> lines.forEach(API::hideItem));
     }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/nei/cfg/defaultbookmarkcontainers.cfg b/src/main/resources/assets/nei/cfg/defaultbookmarkcontainers.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3b259b26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/nei/cfg/defaultbookmarkcontainers.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# This file contains a list of GUIs that can use the DefaultBookmarkContainerHandler for bookmarks.
+# It serves as an alternative to API.registerBookmarkContainerHandler and is intended for cases
+# where you can't modify the mod itself and its GUI doesn't have custom slots.
+# Each line in this file should either be a comment (starting with '#') or a guiContainer class name.
+# If you delete this file, it will be regenerated with the default bookmark containers list.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/nei/cfg/guicraftablesblacklist.cfg b/src/main/resources/assets/nei/cfg/guicraftablesblacklist.cfg
index 70b20c7c..26bb16b8 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/assets/nei/cfg/guicraftablesblacklist.cfg
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/nei/cfg/guicraftablesblacklist.cfg
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-# Each line in this file should either be a comment (line starts with '#'), handler name or handler id.
+# This file contains a list of GUIs for which craftable item panels will not work.
+# Each line in this file should either be a comment (line starts with '#'), or guiContainer class name.
 # If you delete this file, it will be regenerated with the default handlers list.
 appeng.client.gui.implementations.GuiPatternTerm
 appeng.client.gui.implementations.GuiPatternTermEx