diff --git a/doc/NERDTree.txt b/doc/NERDTree.txt
index 5b2ef68..907ad4a 100644
--- a/doc/NERDTree.txt
+++ b/doc/NERDTree.txt
@@ -206,6 +206,10 @@ Note: The following commands are only available within the NERDTree buffer.
 :ClearAllBookmarks
     Remove all bookmarks.
 
+:EditBookmarks
+    Opens the bookmarks file for manual editing, e.g. for removing invalid
+    bookmarks.
+
 :ReadBookmarks
     Re-read the bookmarks in the |NERDTreeBookmarksFile|.
 
@@ -218,13 +222,14 @@ If invalid bookmarks are detected, the script will issue an error message and
 the invalid bookmarks will become unavailable for use.
 
 These bookmarks will still be stored in the bookmarks file (see
-|NERDTreeBookmarksFile|), down the bottom. There will always be a blank line
+|NERDTreeBookmarksFile|), down at the bottom. There will always be a blank line
 after the valid bookmarks but before the invalid ones.
 
 Each line in the bookmarks file represents one bookmark. The proper format is:
 <bookmark name><space><full path to the bookmark location>
 
-After you have corrected any invalid bookmarks, either restart vim, or go
+You can use the :EditBookmarks command to open the bookmarks file for editing.
+After you have corrected any invalid bookmarks, either restart vim, or run
 :ReadBookmarks from the NERD tree window.
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/lib/nerdtree/bookmark.vim b/lib/nerdtree/bookmark.vim
index 2e0aab0..c256aaf 100644
--- a/lib/nerdtree/bookmark.vim
+++ b/lib/nerdtree/bookmark.vim
@@ -156,6 +156,13 @@ function! s:Bookmark.delete()
     call s:Bookmark.Write()
 endfunction
 
+" FUNCTION: s:Edit() {{{1
+" opens the NERDTreeBookmarks file for manual editing
+function! s:Bookmark.Edit()
+    execute "wincmd w"
+    execute "edit ".g:NERDTreeBookmarksFile
+endfunction
+
 " FUNCTION: Bookmark.getNode(nerdtree, searchFromAbsoluteRoot) {{{1
 " Returns the tree node object associated with this Bookmark.
 " Throws "NERDTree.BookmarkedNodeNotFoundError" if the node is not found.
diff --git a/lib/nerdtree/creator.vim b/lib/nerdtree/creator.vim
index 1afd056..980cf80 100644
--- a/lib/nerdtree/creator.vim
+++ b/lib/nerdtree/creator.vim
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ function! s:Creator._bindMappings()
     command! -buffer -nargs=0 ClearAllBookmarks call g:NERDTreeBookmark.ClearAll() <bar> call b:NERDTree.render()
     command! -buffer -nargs=0 ReadBookmarks call g:NERDTreeBookmark.CacheBookmarks(0) <bar> call b:NERDTree.render()
     command! -buffer -nargs=0 WriteBookmarks call g:NERDTreeBookmark.Write()
+    command! -buffer -nargs=0 EditBookmarks call g:NERDTreeBookmark.Edit()
 endfunction
 
 " FUNCTION: s:Creator._broadcastInitEvent() {{{1
diff --git a/lib/nerdtree/ui.vim b/lib/nerdtree/ui.vim
index 5e3fcf1..c289f90 100644
--- a/lib/nerdtree/ui.vim
+++ b/lib/nerdtree/ui.vim
@@ -119,6 +119,9 @@ function! s:UI._dumpHelp()
         let help .= "\" :OpenBookmark <name>\n"
         let help .= "\" :ClearBookmarks [<names>]\n"
         let help .= "\" :ClearAllBookmarks\n"
+        let help .= "\" :ReadBookmarks\n"
+        let help .= "\" :WriteBookmarks\n"
+        let help .= "\" :EditBookmarks\n"
         silent! put =help
     elseif !self.isMinimal()
         let help ="\" Press ". g:NERDTreeMapHelp ." for help\n"