diff --git a/gramps/gen/merge/mergecitationquery.py b/gramps/gen/merge/mergecitationquery.py
index be54ce91b..fba082e8b 100644
--- a/gramps/gen/merge/mergecitationquery.py
+++ b/gramps/gen/merge/mergecitationquery.py
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ Provide merge capabilities for citations.
 # Gramps modules
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-from ..lib import (Person, Family, Event, Place, MediaObject, Repository)
+from ..lib import (Person, Family, Event, Place,
+        MediaObject, Repository, Citation)
 from ..db import DbTxn
 from ..const import GRAMPS_LOCALE as glocale
 _ = glocale.translation.sgettext
@@ -94,6 +95,12 @@ class MergeCitationQuery(object):
                     repository.replace_citation_references(old_handle, 
                                                            new_handle)
                     self.database.commit_repository(repository, trans)
+                elif class_name == Citation.__name__:
+                    citation = self.database.get_citation_from_handle(handle)
+                    assert(citation.has_citation_reference(old_handle))
+                    citation.replace_citation_references(old_handle, 
+                                                           new_handle)
+                    self.database.commit_citation(citation, trans)
                 else:
                     raise MergeError("Encounter an object of type %s that has "
                             "a citation reference." % class_name)