diff --git a/data/grampsxml.dtd b/data/grampsxml.dtd
index 6bd622d3e..ca3db0214 100644
--- a/data/grampsxml.dtd
+++ b/data/grampsxml.dtd
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
-<!-- 
+<!--
 # Gramps - a GTK+/GNOME based genealogy program
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2001       Graham J. Williams
@@ -24,15 +24,15 @@
 -->
 
 <!--
-    This is the Document Type Definition file for v1.7.1
+    This is the Document Type Definition file for v1.7.2
     of the GRAMPS XML genealogy data format.
     Please use the following formal public identifier to identify it:
 
-    "-//GRAMPS//DTD GRAMPS XML V1.7.1//EN"
+    "-//GRAMPS//DTD GRAMPS XML V1.7.2//EN"
 
     For example:
-        <!DOCTYPE database PUBLIC "-//GRAMPS//DTD GRAMPS XML V1.7.1//EN"
-                "http://gramps-project.org/xml/1.7.1/grampsxml.dtd"
+        <!DOCTYPE database PUBLIC "-//GRAMPS//DTD GRAMPS XML V1.7.2//EN"
+                "http://gramps-project.org/xml/1.7.2/grampsxml.dtd"
                 [...]>
 -->
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ DATABASE
 <!ELEMENT database (header, name-formats?, tags?, events?, people?, families?,
                     citations?, sources?, places?, objects?, repositories?,
                     notes?, bookmarks?, namemaps?)>
-<!ATTLIST database xmlns CDATA #FIXED "http://gramps-project.org/xml/1.7.1/">
+<!ATTLIST database xmlns CDATA #FIXED "http://gramps-project.org/xml/1.7.2/">
 
 
 <!--    ************************************************************
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ PEOPLE
 -->
 
 <!ELEMENT people (person)*>
-<!ATTLIST people 
+<!ATTLIST people
         default CDATA #IMPLIED
         home    IDREF #IMPLIED
 >
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ GENDER has values of M, F, or U.
 <!ELEMENT name    (first?, call?, surname*, suffix?, title?, nick?, familynick?, group?,
                   (daterange|datespan|dateval|datestr)?, noteref*, citationref*)>
 <!-- (Unknown|Also Know As|Birth Name|Married Name|Other Name) -->
-<!ATTLIST name    
+<!ATTLIST name
         alt       (0|1) #IMPLIED
         type      CDATA #IMPLIED
         priv      (0|1) #IMPLIED
@@ -155,15 +155,15 @@ Pseudonym|Patrilineal|Matrilineal|Occupation|Location) -->
 <!ATTLIST parentin hlink IDREF #REQUIRED>
 
 <!ELEMENT personref (citationref*, noteref*)>
-<!ATTLIST personref 
+<!ATTLIST personref
         hlink IDREF #REQUIRED
         priv  (0|1) #IMPLIED
         rel   CDATA #REQUIRED
 >
 
-<!ELEMENT address ((daterange|datespan|dateval|datestr)?, street?, 
-				   locality?, city?, county?, state?, country?, postal?, 
-				   phone?, noteref*,citationref*)>
+<!ELEMENT address ((daterange|datespan|dateval|datestr)?, street?,
+                   locality?, city?, county?, state?, country?, postal?,
+                   phone?, noteref*, citationref*)>
 <!ATTLIST address priv (0|1) #IMPLIED>
 
 <!ELEMENT street   (#PCDATA)>
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ EVENT
 <!ELEMENT event (type?, (daterange|datespan|dateval|datestr)?, place?, cause?,
                  description?, attribute*, noteref*, citationref*, objref*,
                  tagref*)>
-<!ATTLIST event 
+<!ATTLIST event
         id        CDATA #IMPLIED
         handle    ID    #REQUIRED
         priv      (0|1) #IMPLIED
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ BOOKMARKS
 
 <!ELEMENT bookmarks (bookmark)*>
 <!ELEMENT bookmark EMPTY>
-<!ATTLIST bookmark 
+<!ATTLIST bookmark
         target (person|family|event|source|citation|place|media|repository|
                 note) #REQUIRED
         hlink  IDREF #REQUIRED
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ NAME MAPS
 -->
 <!ELEMENT namemaps (map)*>
 <!ELEMENT map EMPTY>
-<!ATTLIST map 
+<!ATTLIST map
         type  CDATA #REQUIRED
         key   CDATA #REQUIRED
         value CDATA #REQUIRED
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ SHARED ELEMENTS
         quality   (estimated|calculated) #IMPLIED
         cformat   CDATA                  #IMPLIED
         dualdated (0|1)                  #IMPLIED
-        newyear   CDATA                  #IMPLIED 
+        newyear   CDATA                  #IMPLIED
 >
 
 <!ELEMENT datespan EMPTY>
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ SHARED ELEMENTS
         quality   (estimated|calculated) #IMPLIED
         cformat   CDATA                  #IMPLIED
         dualdated (0|1)                  #IMPLIED
-        newyear   CDATA                  #IMPLIED 
+        newyear   CDATA                  #IMPLIED
 >
 
 <!ELEMENT dateval EMPTY>
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ SHARED ELEMENTS
         quality   (estimated|calculated) #IMPLIED
         cformat   CDATA                  #IMPLIED
         dualdated (0|1)                  #IMPLIED
-        newyear   CDATA                  #IMPLIED 
+        newyear   CDATA                  #IMPLIED
 >
 
 <!ELEMENT datestr EMPTY>
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ SHARED ELEMENTS
         hlink IDREF #REQUIRED
 >
 
-<!ELEMENT eventref (attribute*, noteref*)>
+<!ELEMENT eventref (attribute*, noteref*, citationref*)>
 <!ATTLIST eventref
         hlink IDREF #REQUIRED
         priv  (0|1) #IMPLIED
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ SHARED ELEMENTS
 >
 
 <!ELEMENT objref (region?, attribute*, citationref*, noteref*)>
-<!ATTLIST objref 
+<!ATTLIST objref
         hlink IDREF #REQUIRED
         priv (0|1)  #IMPLIED
 >
diff --git a/data/grampsxml.rng b/data/grampsxml.rng
index 9f84a8ebf..87f44263d 100644
--- a/data/grampsxml.rng
+++ b/data/grampsxml.rng
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 
-<!-- 
+<!--
 # Gramps - a GTK+/GNOME based genealogy program
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2005-2007  Donald N. Allingham
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@
 
 
 <grammar
-  datatypeLibrary="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-datatypes"  
-  ns="http://gramps-project.org/xml/1.7.1/"
+  datatypeLibrary="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-datatypes"
+  ns="http://gramps-project.org/xml/1.7.2/"
   xmlns="http://relaxng.org/ns/structure/1.0">
 
   <start><element name="database">
-    
+
       <element name="header">
         <element name="created">
             <attribute name="date"><data type="date"/></attribute>
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@
     </choice></attribute>
     <attribute name="hlink"><data type="IDREF"/></attribute>
   </define>
-  
+
   <define name="map-content">
     <attribute name="type"><choice>
         <value>group_as</value>
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@
   <define name="citationref-content">
     <attribute name="hlink"><data type="IDREF"/></attribute>
   </define>
-  
+
   <define name="personref-content">
     <attribute name="hlink"><data type="IDREF"/></attribute>
         <optional><attribute name="priv">
@@ -618,11 +618,11 @@
         <ref name="noteref-content"/>
     </element></zeroOrMore></optional>
   </define>
-    
+
   <define name="sourceref-content">
     <attribute name="hlink"><data type="IDREF"/></attribute>
   </define>
-    
+
   <define name="eventref-content">
     <attribute name="hlink"><data type="IDREF"/></attribute>
     <optional><attribute name="priv">
@@ -635,6 +635,9 @@
     <zeroOrMore><element name="noteref">
         <ref name="noteref-content"/>
     </element></zeroOrMore>
+    <optional><zeroOrMore><element name="citationref">
+        <ref name="citationref-content"/>
+    </element></zeroOrMore></optional>
   </define>
 
   <define name="reporef-content">
@@ -659,7 +662,7 @@
           <value>1</value>
       </choice>
   </define>
-  
+
   <define name="attribute-content">
     <optional><attribute name="priv">
         <ref name="priv-content"/>
@@ -673,7 +676,7 @@
         <ref name="noteref-content"/>
     </element></zeroOrMore>
   </define>
-  
+
   <define name="srcattribute-content">
     <optional><attribute name="priv">
         <ref name="priv-content"/>
@@ -698,7 +701,7 @@
     </attribute></optional>
     <optional><element name="region">
         <ref name="region-content"/>
-    </element></optional>    
+    </element></optional>
     <zeroOrMore><element name="attribute">
         <ref name="attribute-content"/>
     </element></zeroOrMore>
diff --git a/example/gramps/example.gramps b/example/gramps/example.gramps
index cb12164d0..4a956588f 100644
--- a/example/gramps/example.gramps
+++ b/example/gramps/example.gramps
@@ -28352,6 +28352,7 @@
         <attribute type="Father Age" value="28">
           <citationref hlink="_c140d7c7bdc1fedb030"/>
         </attribute>
+        <citationref hlink="_c140d5e5dbf300411bf"/>
       </eventref>
       <eventref hlink="_a5af0ecb11f5ac3110e" role="Primary"/>
       <eventref hlink="_a5af0ecb12e29af8a5d" role="Primary"/>
diff --git a/gramps/gen/db/upgrade.py b/gramps/gen/db/upgrade.py
index 24464e5b9..36f2de5a5 100644
--- a/gramps/gen/db/upgrade.py
+++ b/gramps/gen/db/upgrade.py
@@ -57,11 +57,65 @@ def gramps_upgrade_20(self):
 
     # uid and place upgrade code goes here
 
+    #----------------------------------------
+    # Modify Person
+    #----------------------------------------
+    # Add citation_list to person eventref objects
+    for person_handle in self.get_person_handles():
+        person = self.get_raw_person_data(person_handle)
+        (handle, gramps_id, gender, primary_name, alternate_names,
+         death_ref_index, birth_ref_index, event_ref_list, family_list,
+         parent_family_list, media_list, address_list, attribute_list,
+         urls, lds_seal_list, citation_list, note_list, change, tag_list,
+         private, person_ref_list) = person
+        if event_ref_list:
+            event_ref_list = upgrade_event_ref_list_20(event_ref_list)
+            new_person = (handle, gramps_id, gender, primary_name,
+                          alternate_names, death_ref_index,
+                          birth_ref_index, event_ref_list, family_list,
+                          parent_family_list, media_list, address_list,
+                          attribute_list, urls, lds_seal_list,
+                          citation_list, note_list, change, tag_list,
+                          private, person_ref_list)
+            self._commit_raw(new_person, PERSON_KEY)
+        self.update()
+
+    #----------------------------------------
+    # Modify Family
+    #----------------------------------------
+    # Add citation_list to family eventref objects
+    for family_handle in self.get_family_handles():
+        family = self.get_raw_family_data(family_handle)
+        (handle, gramps_id, father_handle, mother_handle,
+         child_ref_list, the_type, event_ref_list, media_list,
+         attribute_list, lds_seal_list, citation_list, note_list,
+         change, marker, private) = family
+        if event_ref_list:
+            event_ref_list = upgrade_event_ref_list_20(event_ref_list)
+            new_family = (handle, gramps_id, father_handle, mother_handle,
+                          child_ref_list, the_type, event_ref_list,
+                          media_list, attribute_list, lds_seal_list,
+                          citation_list, note_list, change, marker, private)
+            self._commit_raw(new_family, FAMILY_KEY)
+        self.update()
+
     self._txn_commit()
     # Bump up database version. Separate transaction to save metadata.
     self._set_metadata('version', 20)
 
 
+def upgrade_event_ref_list_20(event_ref_list):
+    """
+    Insert citation_list into eventref objects
+    """
+    new_event_ref_list = []
+    for event_ref in event_ref_list:
+        (privacy, note_list, attribute_list, ref, role) = event_ref
+        new_event_ref = (privacy, [], note_list, attribute_list, ref, role)
+        new_event_ref_list.append((new_event_ref))
+    return new_event_ref_list
+
+
 def gramps_upgrade_19(self):
     """
     Upgrade database from version 18 to 19.
diff --git a/gramps/gen/lib/eventref.py b/gramps/gen/lib/eventref.py
index 0b94ffbec..12dba5bce 100644
--- a/gramps/gen/lib/eventref.py
+++ b/gramps/gen/lib/eventref.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ from .attrbase import AttributeBase
 from .refbase import RefBase
 from .eventroletype import EventRoleType
 from .const import IDENTICAL, EQUAL, DIFFERENT
-from .citationbase import IndirectCitationBase
+from .citationbase import CitationBase
 from ..const import GRAMPS_LOCALE as glocale
 _ = glocale.translation.gettext
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ _ = glocale.translation.gettext
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 class EventRef(PrivacyBase, NoteBase, AttributeBase, RefBase,
-               IndirectCitationBase, SecondaryObject):
+               CitationBase, SecondaryObject):
     """
     Event reference class.
 
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ class EventRef(PrivacyBase, NoteBase, AttributeBase, RefBase,
         Create a new EventRef instance, copying from the source if present.
         """
         PrivacyBase.__init__(self, source)
+        CitationBase.__init__(self, source)
         NoteBase.__init__(self, source)
         AttributeBase.__init__(self, source)
         RefBase.__init__(self, source)
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ class EventRef(PrivacyBase, NoteBase, AttributeBase, RefBase,
         """
         return (
             PrivacyBase.serialize(self),
+            CitationBase.serialize(self),
             NoteBase.serialize(self),
             AttributeBase.serialize(self),
             RefBase.serialize(self),
@@ -97,6 +99,10 @@ class EventRef(PrivacyBase, NoteBase, AttributeBase, RefBase,
                 "_class": {"enum": [cls.__name__]},
                 "private": {"type": "boolean",
                             "title": _("Private")},
+                "citation_list": {"type": "array",
+                                  "title": _("Citations"),
+                                  "items": {"type": "string",
+                                            "maxLength": 50}},
                 "note_list": {"type": "array",
                               "items": {"type": "string",
                                         "maxLength": 50},
@@ -115,8 +121,9 @@ class EventRef(PrivacyBase, NoteBase, AttributeBase, RefBase,
         """
         Convert a serialized tuple of data to an object.
         """
-        (privacy, note_list, attribute_list, ref, role) = data
+        (privacy, citation_list, note_list, attribute_list, ref, role) = data
         PrivacyBase.unserialize(self, privacy)
+        CitationBase.unserialize(self, citation_list)
         NoteBase.unserialize(self, note_list)
         AttributeBase.unserialize(self, attribute_list)
         RefBase.unserialize(self, ref)
@@ -171,7 +178,8 @@ class EventRef(PrivacyBase, NoteBase, AttributeBase, RefBase,
                   objects.
         :rtype: list
         """
-        ret = self.get_referenced_note_handles()
+        ret = self.get_referenced_citation_handles() + \
+            self.get_referenced_note_handles()
         if self.ref:
             ret += [('Event', self.ref)]
         return ret
@@ -215,6 +223,7 @@ class EventRef(PrivacyBase, NoteBase, AttributeBase, RefBase,
         """
         self._merge_privacy(acquisition)
         self._merge_attribute_list(acquisition)
+        self._merge_citation_list(acquisition)
         self._merge_note_list(acquisition)
 
     def get_role(self):
diff --git a/gramps/gui/editors/editeventref.py b/gramps/gui/editors/editeventref.py
index 567607ee5..b4facff65 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/editors/editeventref.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/editors/editeventref.py
@@ -210,6 +210,13 @@ class EditEventRef(EditReference):
         self._add_tab(notebook, self.srcref_list)
         self.track_ref_for_deletion("srcref_list")
 
+        self.srcref_ref_list = CitationEmbedList(self.dbstate,
+                                                 self.uistate,
+                                                 self.track,
+                                                 self.source_ref.get_citation_list())
+        self._add_tab(notebook_ref, self.srcref_ref_list)
+        self.track_ref_for_deletion("srcref_ref_list")
+
         self.attr_list = EventAttrEmbedList(self.dbstate,
                                             self.uistate,
                                             self.track,
@@ -217,6 +224,14 @@ class EditEventRef(EditReference):
         self._add_tab(notebook, self.attr_list)
         self.track_ref_for_deletion("attr_list")
 
+        self.attr_ref_list = EventAttrEmbedList(
+            self.dbstate,
+            self.uistate,
+            self.track,
+            self.source_ref.get_attribute_list())
+        self._add_tab(notebook_ref, self.attr_ref_list)
+        self.track_ref_for_deletion("attr_ref_list")
+
         self.note_tab = NoteTab(self.dbstate,
                                 self.uistate,
                                 self.track,
@@ -248,14 +263,6 @@ class EditEventRef(EditReference):
         self._add_tab(notebook, self.backref_tab)
         self.track_ref_for_deletion("backref_tab")
 
-        self.attr_ref_list = EventAttrEmbedList(
-            self.dbstate,
-            self.uistate,
-            self.track,
-            self.source_ref.get_attribute_list())
-        self._add_tab(notebook_ref, self.attr_ref_list)
-        self.track_ref_for_deletion("attr_ref_list")
-
         self._setup_notebook_tabs( notebook)
         self._setup_notebook_tabs( notebook_ref)
 
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/export/exportxml.py b/gramps/plugins/export/exportxml.py
index 60835ad31..ea3db9280 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/export/exportxml.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/export/exportxml.py
@@ -782,8 +782,9 @@ class GrampsXmlWriter(UpdateCallback):
             role_text = ""
 
         attribute_list = eventref.get_attribute_list()
+        citation_list = eventref.get_citation_list()
         note_list = eventref.get_note_list()
-        if len(attribute_list) + len(note_list) == 0:
+        if (len(citation_list) + len(attribute_list) + len(note_list) == 0):
             self.write_ref(
                 "eventref",
                 eventref.ref,
@@ -801,6 +802,8 @@ class GrampsXmlWriter(UpdateCallback):
             )
             self.write_attribute_list(attribute_list, index + 1)
             self.write_note_list(note_list, index + 1)
+            for citation_handle in citation_list:
+                self.write_ref("citationref", citation_handle, index+1)
             self.g.write("%s</eventref>\n" % sp)
 
     def dump_place_ref(self, placeref, index=1):
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/importer/importxml.py b/gramps/plugins/importer/importxml.py
index 4612b6c57..343122bea 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/importer/importxml.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/importer/importxml.py
@@ -2217,6 +2217,8 @@ class GrampsParser(UpdateCallback):
             self.objref.add_citation(citation_handle)
         elif self.event:
             self.event.add_citation(citation_handle)
+        elif self.eventref:
+            self.eventref.add_citation(citation_handle)
         elif self.address:
             self.address.add_citation(citation_handle)
         elif self.name:
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/test/tools_test.py b/gramps/plugins/test/tools_test.py
index 80e6cf346..4de51a0ff 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/test/tools_test.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/test/tools_test.py
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ class ToolControl(unittest.TestCase):
                         "-y", "-a", "tool", "-p", "name=check")
         expect = ["7 broken child/family links were fixed",
                   "4 broken spouse/family links were fixed",
+                  "1 corrupted family relationship fixed",
                   "1 place alternate name fixed",
                   "10 media objects were referenced, but not found",
                   "References to 10 missing media objects were kept",
@@ -145,8 +146,8 @@ class ToolControl(unittest.TestCase):
                   "1 invalid birth event name was fixed",
                   "1 invalid death event name was fixed",
                   "2 places were referenced, but not found",
-                  "14 citations were referenced, but not found",
-                  "17 sources were referenced, but not found",
+                  "12 citations were referenced, but not found",
+                  "15 sources were referenced, but not found",
                   "9 Duplicated Gramps IDs fixed",
                   "7 empty objects removed",
                   "1 person objects",