diff --git a/modules/email/mu4e/config.el b/modules/email/mu4e/config.el
index f4d83ca35..4d084fcf6 100644
--- a/modules/email/mu4e/config.el
+++ b/modules/email/mu4e/config.el
@@ -231,7 +231,8 @@ Ignores all arguments and returns nil."
   (setq org-msg-options "html-postamble:nil H:5 num:nil ^:{} toc:nil author:nil email:nil tex:dvipng"
         org-msg-startup "hidestars indent inlineimages"
         org-msg-greeting-name-limit 3
-        org-msg-default-alternatives '(text html))
+        org-msg-default-alternatives '(text html)
+        org-msg-convert-citation t)
 
   (defvar +org-msg-currently-exporting nil
     "Helper variable to indicate whether org-msg is currently exporting the org buffer to HTML.