diff --git a/mercurial/commands.py b/mercurial/commands.py
--- a/mercurial/commands.py
+++ b/mercurial/commands.py
@@ -807,6 +807,13 @@ def bookmark(ui, repo, mark=None, rev=No
             raise util.Abort(
                 _("a bookmark cannot have the name of an existing branch"))
 
+    if delete and rename:
+        raise util.Abort(_("--delete and --rename are incompatible"))
+    if delete and rev:
+        raise util.Abort(_("--rev is incompatible with --delete"))
+    if rename and rev:
+        raise util.Abort(_("--rev is incompatible with --rename"))
+
     if delete:
         if mark is None:
             raise util.Abort(_("bookmark name required"))
diff --git a/tests/test-bookmarks.t b/tests/test-bookmarks.t
--- a/tests/test-bookmarks.t
+++ b/tests/test-bookmarks.t
@@ -242,6 +242,20 @@ bookmark with name of branch
   abort: a bookmark cannot have the name of an existing branch
   [255]
 
+incompatible options
+
+  $ hg bookmark -m Y -d Z
+  abort: --delete and --rename are incompatible
+  [255]
+
+  $ hg bookmark -r 1 -d Z
+  abort: --rev is incompatible with --delete
+  [255]
+
+  $ hg bookmark -r 1 -m Z Y
+  abort: --rev is incompatible with --rename
+  [255]
+
 force bookmark with existing name
 
   $ hg bookmark -f Z