diff --git a/doc/snac.5 b/doc/snac.5
index 86efa9d..49e22e9 100644
--- a/doc/snac.5
+++ b/doc/snac.5
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ converted to related emojis:
 .Ss Accepted HTML
 All HTML tags in entries are neutered except the following ones:
 .Bd -literal
-a p br blockquote ul li
+a p br blockquote ul li cite
 span i b u pre code em strong
 .Ed
 .Pp
diff --git a/format.c b/format.c
index 5eec404..aad27d9 100644
--- a/format.c
+++ b/format.c
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ xs_str *not_really_markdown(const char *content, xs_list **attach)
 
 
 const char *valid_tags[] = {
-    "a", "p", "br", "br/", "blockquote", "ul", "li",
+    "a", "p", "br", "br/", "blockquote", "ul", "li", "cite",
     "span", "i", "b", "u", "pre", "code", "em", "strong", NULL
 };