diff --git a/data/grampsxml.dtd b/data/grampsxml.dtd
index ee0c79f7a..667c4a317 100644
--- a/data/grampsxml.dtd
+++ b/data/grampsxml.dtd
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ BOOKMARKS
 <!ELEMENT bookmarks (bookmark)*>
 <!ELEMENT bookmark EMPTY>
 <!ATTLIST bookmark 
-        target (person|family|event|source|place|media|repository|
+        target (person|family|event|source|citation|place|media|repository|
                 note) #REQUIRED
         hlink  IDREF #REQUIRED
 >
diff --git a/data/grampsxml.rng b/data/grampsxml.rng
index 25a0f140a..258889cb1 100644
--- a/data/grampsxml.rng
+++ b/data/grampsxml.rng
@@ -546,6 +546,7 @@
         <value>family</value>
         <value>event</value>
         <value>source</value>
+        <value>citation</value>
         <value>place</value>
         <value>media</value>
         <value>repository</value>
diff --git a/src/plugins/export/exportxml.py b/src/plugins/export/exportxml.py
index 2af595fd2..d52dd3f48 100644
--- a/src/plugins/export/exportxml.py
+++ b/src/plugins/export/exportxml.py
@@ -365,6 +365,7 @@ class GrampsXmlWriter(UpdateCallback):
         bm_family_len = len(self.db.family_bookmarks.get())
         bm_event_len = len(self.db.event_bookmarks.get())
         bm_source_len = len(self.db.source_bookmarks.get())
+        bm_citation_len = len(self.db.citation_bookmarks.get())
         bm_place_len = len(self.db.place_bookmarks.get())
         bm_repo_len = len(self.db.repo_bookmarks.get())
         bm_obj_len = len(self.db.media_bookmarks.get())
@@ -372,7 +373,7 @@ class GrampsXmlWriter(UpdateCallback):
 
         bm_len = (bm_person_len + bm_family_len + bm_event_len +
                   bm_source_len + bm_place_len + bm_repo_len +
-                  bm_obj_len + bm_note_len
+                  bm_citation_len + bm_obj_len + bm_note_len
                   )
         
         if bm_len > 0:
@@ -390,6 +391,9 @@ class GrampsXmlWriter(UpdateCallback):
             for handle in self.db.get_source_bookmarks().get():
                 self.g.write('    <bookmark target="source" hlink="_%s"/>\n'
                              % handle )
+            for handle in self.db.get_citation_bookmarks().get():
+                self.g.write('    <bookmark target="citation" hlink="_%s"/>\n'
+                             % handle )
             for handle in self.db.get_place_bookmarks().get():
                 self.g.write('    <bookmark target="place" hlink="_%s"/>\n'
                              % handle )
diff --git a/src/plugins/import/importxml.py b/src/plugins/import/importxml.py
index feccd76c2..a0fc0ed60 100644
--- a/src/plugins/import/importxml.py
+++ b/src/plugins/import/importxml.py
@@ -1286,6 +1286,10 @@ class GrampsParser(UpdateCallback):
             if (self.db.get_source_from_handle(handle) is not None
                     and handle not in self.db.source_bookmarks.get() ):
                 self.db.source_bookmarks.append(handle)
+        elif target == 'citation':
+            if (self.db.get_citation_from_handle(handle) is not None
+                    and handle not in self.db.citation_bookmarks.get() ):
+                self.db.citation_bookmarks.append(handle)
         elif target == 'place':
             if (self.db.get_place_from_handle(handle) is not None
                     and handle not in self.db.place_bookmarks.get() ):