diff --git a/modules/base/tool.go b/modules/base/tool.go
index e3a3ff4a23..ada73df7da 100644
--- a/modules/base/tool.go
+++ b/modules/base/tool.go
@@ -118,9 +118,17 @@ func EntryIcon(entry *git.TreeEntry) string {
 		return "file-submodule"
 	}
 
+	if IsCitationFile(entry) {
+		return "cross-reference"
+	}
+
 	return "file"
 }
 
+func IsCitationFile(entry *git.TreeEntry) bool {
+	return entry.Name() == "CITATION.cff" || entry.Name() == "CITATION.bib"
+}
+
 // SetupGiteaRoot Sets GITEA_ROOT if it is not already set and returns the value
 func SetupGiteaRoot() string {
 	giteaRoot := os.Getenv("GITEA_ROOT")
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/view.go b/routers/web/repo/view.go
index 4d44a485b9..17e25d55ae 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/view.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/view.go
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ func renderFile(ctx *context.Context, entry *git.TreeEntry) {
 			ctx.Data["EscapeStatus"] = status
 			ctx.Data["FileContent"] = fileContent
 			ctx.Data["LineEscapeStatus"] = statuses
-			ctx.Data["IsCitationFile"] = isCitationFile(entry)
+			ctx.Data["IsCitationFile"] = base.IsCitationFile(entry)
 		}
 		if !fInfo.isLFSFile {
 			if ctx.Repo.CanEnableEditor(ctx, ctx.Doer) {
@@ -783,10 +783,6 @@ func checkHomeCodeViewable(ctx *context.Context) {
 	ctx.NotFound("Home", errors.New(ctx.Locale.TrString("units.error.no_unit_allowed_repo")))
 }
 
-func isCitationFile(entry *git.TreeEntry) bool {
-	return entry.Name() == "CITATION.cff" || entry.Name() == "CITATION.bib"
-}
-
 func checkCitationFile(ctx *context.Context, entry *git.TreeEntry) {
 	if entry.Name() != "" {
 		return
@@ -802,7 +798,7 @@ func checkCitationFile(ctx *context.Context, entry *git.TreeEntry) {
 		return
 	}
 	for _, entry := range allEntries {
-		if isCitationFile(entry) {
+		if base.IsCitationFile(entry) {
 			ctx.Data["CitationFile"] = entry.Name()
 			break
 		}
diff --git a/tests/integration/repo_view_test.go b/tests/integration/repo_view_test.go
index ce24aca16a..74864765ea 100644
--- a/tests/integration/repo_view_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/repo_view_test.go
@@ -188,6 +188,11 @@ func TestRepoViewFileLines(t *testing.T) {
 				TreePath:      "seemingly-empty",
 				ContentReader: strings.NewReader("\n"),
 			},
+			{
+				Operation:     "create",
+				TreePath:      "CITATION.cff",
+				ContentReader: strings.NewReader(""),
+			},
 		})
 		defer f()
 
@@ -220,5 +225,18 @@ func TestRepoViewFileLines(t *testing.T) {
 			testEOL(t, "empty", true)
 			testEOL(t, "seemingly-empty", true)
 		})
+		t.Run("list", func(t *testing.T) {
+			defer tests.PrintCurrentTest(t)()
+			req := NewRequest(t, "GET", repo.Link())
+			resp := MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+			htmlDoc := NewHTMLParser(t, resp.Body)
+
+			nodes := htmlDoc.Find("#repo-files-table tr")
+			t.Run("CITATION.cff", func(t *testing.T) {
+				c, ok := nodes.Find(`.name a[title="CITATION.cff"] svg`).Attr("class")
+				assert.True(t, ok, "could not find CITATION.cff line")
+				assert.Contains(t, c, "octicon-cross-reference")
+			})
+		})
 	})
 }
diff --git a/web_src/css/repo.css b/web_src/css/repo.css
index 4234c07bf0..48705180b2 100644
--- a/web_src/css/repo.css
+++ b/web_src/css/repo.css
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ td .commit-summary {
   color: var(--color-primary);
 }
 
+.repository.file.list #repo-files-table tbody .svg.octicon-cross-reference,
 .repository.file.list #repo-files-table tbody .svg.octicon-file,
 .repository.file.list #repo-files-table tbody .svg.octicon-file-symlink-file,
 .repository.file.list #repo-files-table tbody .svg.octicon-file-directory-symlink {