diff --git a/doc/org-roam.org b/doc/org-roam.org
index 6777081..139592b 100644
--- a/doc/org-roam.org
+++ b/doc/org-roam.org
@@ -711,6 +711,16 @@ citation key:
 :END:
 #+end_src
 
+or
+
+#+begin_src org
+,* Probabilistic Robotics
+:PROPERTIES:
+:ID:       51b7b82c-bbb4-4822-875a-ed548cffda10
+:ROAM_REFS: [cite:@thrun2005probabilistic]
+:END:
+#+end_src
+
 for ~org-cite~, or:
 
 #+begin_src org
diff --git a/doc/org-roam.texi b/doc/org-roam.texi
index b408bc9..553e64e 100644
--- a/doc/org-roam.texi
+++ b/doc/org-roam.texi
@@ -1091,6 +1091,16 @@ citation key:
 :END:
 @end example
 
+or
+
+@example
+* Probabilistic Robotics
+:PROPERTIES:
+:ID:       51b7b82c-bbb4-4822-875a-ed548cffda10
+:ROAM_REFS: [cite:@@thrun2005probabilistic]
+:END:
+@end example
+
 for @code{org-cite}, or:
 
 @example
diff --git a/org-roam-db.el b/org-roam-db.el
index 198bd98..efe5be4 100644
--- a/org-roam-db.el
+++ b/org-roam-db.el
@@ -482,9 +482,24 @@ INFO is the org-element parsed buffer."
     (let (rows)
       (dolist (ref refs)
         (save-match-data
-          (cond ((string-prefix-p "@" ref)
+          (cond (;; @citeKey
+                 (string-prefix-p "@" ref)
                  (push (vector node-id (substring ref 1) "cite") rows))
-                ((string-match org-link-plain-re ref)
+                (;; [cite:@citeKey]
+                 (string-prefix-p "[cite:" ref)
+                 (condition-case nil
+                     (let ((cite-obj (org-cite-parse-objects ref)))
+                       (org-element-map cite-obj 'citation-reference
+                         (lambda (cite)
+                           (let ((key (org-element-property :key cite)))
+                             (push (vector node-id key "cite") rows)))))
+                   (error
+                    (lwarn '(org-roam) :warning
+                           "%s:%s\tInvalid cite %s, skipping..." (buffer-file-name) (point) ref))))
+                (;; https://google.com, cite:citeKey
+                 ;; Note: we use string-match here because it matches any link: e.g. [[cite:abc][abc]]
+                 ;; But this form of matching is loose, and can accept invalid links e.g. [[cite:abc]
+                 (string-match org-link-plain-re ref)
                  (let ((link-type (match-string 1 ref))
                        (path (match-string 2 ref)))
                    (if (and (boundp 'org-ref-cite-types)