diff --git a/backend/internal/api/apikey.go b/backend/internal/api/apikey.go
index 2c292de..a33af3d 100644
--- a/backend/internal/api/apikey.go
+++ b/backend/internal/api/apikey.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
 
 	"margin.at/internal/db"
+	"margin.at/internal/domain"
 	"margin.at/internal/logger"
 	"margin.at/internal/xrpc"
 )
@@ -221,7 +222,8 @@ func (h *APIKeyHandler) QuickBookmark(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	h.db.UpdateAPIKeyLastUsed(apiKey.ID)
 
 	capturedTags := append([]string(nil), req.Tags...)
-	go func(did, url string) {
+	capturedURLHash := db.HashURL(req.URL)
+	go func(did, url, urlHash string) {
 		prefs, dbErr := h.db.GetPreferences(did)
 		communityEnabled := dbErr == nil && prefs != nil && (prefs.EnableCommunityBookmarks == nil || *prefs.EnableCommunityBookmarks)
 		if !communityEnabled {
@@ -242,8 +244,19 @@ func (h *APIKeyHandler) QuickBookmark(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		}
 		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 10*time.Second)
 		defer cancel()
-		_, _ = client.CreateRecord(ctx, did, xrpc.CollectionCommunityBookmark, communityRecord)
-	}(apiKey.OwnerDID, req.URL)
+		communityResult, communityErr := client.CreateRecord(ctx, did, xrpc.CollectionCommunityBookmark, communityRecord)
+		if communityErr == nil && communityResult != nil {
+			_ = h.db.CreateNote(&domain.Note{
+				URI:          communityResult.URI,
+				AuthorDID:    did,
+				Motivation:   "bookmarking",
+				TargetSource: url,
+				TargetHash:   urlHash,
+				CreatedAt:    time.Now(),
+				IndexedAt:    time.Now(),
+			})
+		}
+	}(apiKey.OwnerDID, req.URL, capturedURLHash)
 
 	var titlePtr, bodyValuePtr, tagsJSONPtr *string
 	if req.Title != "" {
diff --git a/backend/internal/api/notes.go b/backend/internal/api/notes.go
index 576131e..fddac54 100644
--- a/backend/internal/api/notes.go
+++ b/backend/internal/api/notes.go
@@ -1035,7 +1035,18 @@ func (s *NoteWriteService) CreateBookmark(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request
 		if len(capturedTags) > 0 {
 			communityRecord["tags"] = capturedTags
 		}
-		_, _ = client.CreateRecord(ctx, capturedSession.DID, xrpc.CollectionCommunityBookmark, communityRecord)
+		communityResult, communityErr := client.CreateRecord(ctx, capturedSession.DID, xrpc.CollectionCommunityBookmark, communityRecord)
+		if communityErr == nil && communityResult != nil {
+			_ = s.db.CreateNote(&domain.Note{
+				URI:          communityResult.URI,
+				AuthorDID:    capturedSession.DID,
+				Motivation:   "bookmarking",
+				TargetSource: capturedURL,
+				TargetHash:   capturedURLHash,
+				CreatedAt:    time.Now(),
+				IndexedAt:    time.Now(),
+			})
+		}
 	}()
 
 	var titlePtr *string