--- emacs-24.3/lisp/desktop.el
+++ emacs-24.3/lisp/desktop.el
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
 
 ;;; Code:
 
-(defvar desktop-file-version "206"
+(defvar desktop-file-version "207"
   "Version number of desktop file format.
 Written into the desktop file and used at desktop read to provide
 backward compatibility.")
@@ -694,7 +694,8 @@
 	   (when (member (car locals) loclist)
 	     (setq ll (cons (car locals) ll)))))
        (setq locals (cdr locals)))
-     ll)))
+     ll)
+   (mapcar 'marker-position mark-ring)))
 
 ;; ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 (defun desktop-internal-v2s (value)
@@ -1145,7 +1146,9 @@
      buffer-readonly
      buffer-misc
      &optional
-     buffer-locals)
+     buffer-locals
+     buffer-mark-ring
+     &rest _unsupported)
 
   (let ((desktop-file-version	    file-version)
 	(desktop-buffer-file-name   buffer-filename)
@@ -1233,7 +1236,11 @@
 		;; an entry of the form `symbol'
 		(make-local-variable this)
 		(makunbound this)))
-	    (setq desktop-buffer-locals (cdr desktop-buffer-locals))))))))
+	    (setq desktop-buffer-locals (cdr desktop-buffer-locals)))
+	  (unless (< desktop-file-version 207) ;; Don't misinterpret any old custom args
+	    (setq mark-ring
+		  (mapcar (lambda (p) (set-marker (make-marker) p)) buffer-mark-ring))))
+	result))))
 
 ;; ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ;; Backward compatibility -- update parameters to 205 standards.