diff --git a/routers/web/repo/view.go b/routers/web/repo/view.go
index db163410cf..f1445c580a 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/view.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/view.go
@@ -781,7 +781,8 @@ func checkCitationFile(ctx *context.Context, entry *git.TreeEntry) {
 			if content, err := entry.Blob().GetBlobContent(setting.UI.MaxDisplayFileSize); err != nil {
 				log.Error("checkCitationFile: GetBlobContent: %v", err)
 			} else {
-				ctx.Data["CitiationExist"] = true
+				ctx.Data["CitationExist"] = true
+				ctx.Data["CitationFile"] = entry.Name()
 				ctx.PageData["citationFileContent"] = content
 				break
 			}
diff --git a/templates/repo/cite/cite_modal.tmpl b/templates/repo/cite/cite_modal.tmpl
index fb251442ca..1ce959a5c5 100644
--- a/templates/repo/cite/cite_modal.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/cite/cite_modal.tmpl
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 		<div class="ui stackable secondary menu">
 			<div class="ui action input" id="citation-panel">
 				{{template "repo/cite/cite_buttons" .}}
-				<a id="goto-citation-btn" class="ui basic jump icon button" href="{{$.RepoLink}}/src/{{$.BranchName}}/CITATION.cff" data-tooltip-content="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.find_file.go_to_file"}}">
+				<a id="goto-citation-btn" class="ui basic jump icon button" href="{{$.RepoLink}}/src/{{$.BranchName}}/{{$.CitationFile}}" data-tooltip-content="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.find_file.go_to_file"}}">
 					{{svg "octicon-file-moved"}}
 				</a>
 			</div>
diff --git a/templates/repo/home.tmpl b/templates/repo/home.tmpl
index 1f53121995..f2a61794a6 100644
--- a/templates/repo/home.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/home.tmpl
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
 									<a class="item archive-link" href="{{$.RepoLink}}/archive/{{PathEscapeSegments $.RefName}}.tar.gz" rel="nofollow">{{svg "octicon-file-zip" 16 "tw-mr-2"}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.download_tar"}}</a>
 									<a class="item archive-link" href="{{$.RepoLink}}/archive/{{PathEscapeSegments $.RefName}}.bundle" rel="nofollow">{{svg "octicon-package" 16 "tw-mr-2"}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.download_bundle"}}</a>
 								{{end}}
-								{{if .CitiationExist}}
+								{{if .CitationExist}}
 									<a class="item" id="cite-repo-button">{{svg "octicon-cross-reference" 16 "tw-mr-2"}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.cite_this_repo"}}</a>
 								{{end}}
 								{{range .OpenWithEditorApps}}
diff --git a/tests/integration/repo_citation_test.go b/tests/integration/repo_citation_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c5477eadaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/repo_citation_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+// Copyright 2024 The Forgejo Authors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+package integration
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	repo_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/repo"
+	unit_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/unit"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/unittest"
+	user_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/user"
+	files_service "code.gitea.io/gitea/services/repository/files"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/tests"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestCitation(t *testing.T) {
+	onGiteaRun(t, func(t *testing.T, u *url.URL) {
+		user := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &user_model.User{ID: 1})
+
+		session := loginUser(t, user.LoginName)
+
+		t.Run("No citation", func(t *testing.T) {
+			defer tests.PrintCurrentTest(t)()
+
+			repo, _, f := CreateDeclarativeRepo(t, user, "citation-no-citation", []unit_model.Type{unit_model.TypeCode}, nil, nil)
+			defer f()
+
+			testCitationButtonExists(t, session, repo, "", false)
+		})
+
+		t.Run("cff citation", func(t *testing.T) {
+			defer tests.PrintCurrentTest(t)()
+
+			repo, f := createRepoWithEmptyFile(t, user, "citation-cff", "CITATION.cff")
+			defer f()
+
+			testCitationButtonExists(t, session, repo, "CITATION.cff", true)
+		})
+
+		t.Run("bib citation", func(t *testing.T) {
+			defer tests.PrintCurrentTest(t)()
+
+			repo, f := createRepoWithEmptyFile(t, user, "citation-bib", "CITATION.bib")
+			defer f()
+
+			testCitationButtonExists(t, session, repo, "CITATION.bib", true)
+		})
+	})
+}
+
+func testCitationButtonExists(t *testing.T, session *TestSession, repo *repo_model.Repository, file string, exists bool) {
+	req := NewRequest(t, "GET", repo.HTMLURL())
+	resp := session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+	doc := NewHTMLParser(t, resp.Body)
+
+	doc.AssertElement(t, "#cite-repo-button", exists)
+
+	if exists {
+		href, exists := doc.doc.Find("#goto-citation-btn").Attr("href")
+		assert.True(t, exists)
+
+		assert.True(t, strings.HasSuffix(href, file))
+	}
+}
+
+func createRepoWithEmptyFile(t *testing.T, user *user_model.User, repoName, fileName string) (*repo_model.Repository, func()) {
+	repo, _, f := CreateDeclarativeRepo(t, user, repoName, []unit_model.Type{unit_model.TypeCode}, nil, []*files_service.ChangeRepoFile{
+		{
+			Operation: "create",
+			TreePath:  fileName,
+		},
+	})
+
+	return repo, f
+}