diff --git a/mercurial/bookmarks.py b/mercurial/bookmarks.py
--- a/mercurial/bookmarks.py
+++ b/mercurial/bookmarks.py
@@ -362,11 +362,14 @@ def compare(repo, srcmarks, dstmarks,
 
     return results
 
-def _diverge(ui, b, path, localmarks):
+def _diverge(ui, b, path, localmarks, remotenode):
     '''Return appropriate diverged bookmark for specified ``path``
 
     This returns None, if it is failed to assign any divergent
     bookmark name.
+
+    This reuses already existing one with "@number" suffix, if it
+    refers ``remotenode``.
     '''
     if b == '@':
         b = ''
@@ -383,7 +386,7 @@ def _diverge(ui, b, path, localmarks):
     # assign a unique "@number" suffix newly
     for x in range(1, 100):
         n = '%s@%d' % (b, x)
-        if n not in localmarks:
+        if n not in localmarks or localmarks[n] == remotenode:
             return n
 
     return None
@@ -417,9 +420,10 @@ def updatefromremote(ui, repo, remotemar
             changed.append((b, bin(scid), status,
                             _("importing bookmark %s\n") % (b)))
         else:
-            db = _diverge(ui, b, path, localmarks)
+            snode = bin(scid)
+            db = _diverge(ui, b, path, localmarks, snode)
             if db:
-                changed.append((db, bin(scid), warn,
+                changed.append((db, snode, warn,
                                 _("divergent bookmark %s stored as %s\n") %
                                 (b, db)))
             else:
diff --git a/tests/test-bookmarks-pushpull.t b/tests/test-bookmarks-pushpull.t
--- a/tests/test-bookmarks-pushpull.t
+++ b/tests/test-bookmarks-pushpull.t
@@ -182,6 +182,24 @@ divergent bookmarks
   $ hg bookmarks | grep '^   X' | grep -v ':000000000000'
      X                         1:9b140be10808
      X@foo                     2:0d2164f0ce0d
+
+(test that remotely diverged bookmarks are reused if they aren't changed)
+
+  $ hg bookmarks | grep '^   @'
+     @                         1:9b140be10808
+     @1                        2:0d2164f0ce0d
+     @foo                      2:0d2164f0ce0d
+  $ hg pull ../a
+  pulling from ../a
+  searching for changes
+  no changes found
+  warning: failed to assign numbered name to divergent bookmark X
+  divergent bookmark @ stored as @1
+  $ hg bookmarks | grep '^   @'
+     @                         1:9b140be10808
+     @1                        2:0d2164f0ce0d
+     @foo                      2:0d2164f0ce0d
+
   $ python $TESTTMP/seq.py 1 100 | while read i; do hg bookmarks -d "X@${i}"; done
   $ hg bookmarks -d "@1"