diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6e5a7853897..64d9621930b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Note that this project **does not** adhere to [Semantic Versioning](https://semv
 ### Added
 
 - We added a dropdown menu to let users change the reference library during AUX file import. [#10472](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/10472)
+- We added a button to let users reset the cite command to the default value. [#10569](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/10569)
 
 ### Changed
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/external/ExternalTab.fxml b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/external/ExternalTab.fxml
index 803d9bead9a..8db73e2b093 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/external/ExternalTab.fxml
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/external/ExternalTab.fxml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
             <columnConstraints>
                 <ColumnConstraints hgrow="SOMETIMES" minWidth="10.0" prefWidth="200.0"/>
                 <ColumnConstraints hgrow="SOMETIMES" minWidth="10.0" prefWidth="200.0"/>
-                <ColumnConstraints hgrow="SOMETIMES" minWidth="10.0" prefWidth="150.0"/>
+                <ColumnConstraints hgrow="SOMETIMES" minWidth="10.0" prefWidth="20.0"/>
             </columnConstraints>
             <rowConstraints>
                 <RowConstraints minHeight="10.0" vgrow="SOMETIMES"/>
@@ -60,6 +60,15 @@
                     styleClass="icon-button,narrow"
                     prefHeight="20.0" prefWidth="20.0"
                     GridPane.columnIndex="2" GridPane.rowIndex="2"/>
+            <Button styleClass="icon-button,narrow" onAction="#resetCiteCommandToDefault"
+                    prefHeight="20.0" prefWidth="20.0" GridPane.columnIndex="3" GridPane.rowIndex="2">
+                <graphic>
+                    <JabRefIconView glyph="REFRESH"/>
+                </graphic>
+                <tooltip>
+                    <Tooltip text="%Reset to default"/>
+                </tooltip>
+            </Button>
         </GridPane>
     </HBox>
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/external/ExternalTab.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/external/ExternalTab.java
index 4a266a113c9..0ac80610051 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/external/ExternalTab.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/external/ExternalTab.java
@@ -101,4 +101,9 @@ void useTerminalCommandBrowse() {
     void useFileBrowserSpecialCommandBrowse() {
         viewModel.customFileBrowserBrowse();
     }
+
+    @FXML
+    void resetCiteCommandToDefault() {
+        viewModel.resetCiteCommandToDefault();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/external/ExternalTabViewModel.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/external/ExternalTabViewModel.java
index 59308f47c46..f8e7f96993c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/external/ExternalTabViewModel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/external/ExternalTabViewModel.java
@@ -227,4 +227,8 @@ public BooleanProperty useCustomFileBrowserProperty() {
     public StringProperty customFileBrowserCommandProperty() {
         return this.customFileBrowserCommandProperty;
     }
+
+    public void resetCiteCommandToDefault() {
+        this.citeCommandProperty.setValue(preferences.getExternalApplicationsPreferences().getDefaultCiteCommand());
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/preferences/ExternalApplicationsPreferences.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/preferences/ExternalApplicationsPreferences.java
index 2b64ebbe884..45670b68a28 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/preferences/ExternalApplicationsPreferences.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/preferences/ExternalApplicationsPreferences.java
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ public class ExternalApplicationsPreferences {
     private final BooleanProperty shouldAutoOpenEmailAttachmentsFolder;
     private final StringProperty citeCommand;
 
+    private final StringProperty defaultCiteCommand;
+
     private final BooleanProperty useCustomTerminal;
     private final StringProperty customTerminalCommand;
     private final BooleanProperty useCustomFileBrowser;
@@ -20,6 +22,7 @@ public class ExternalApplicationsPreferences {
     public ExternalApplicationsPreferences(String eMailSubject,
                                            boolean shouldAutoOpenEmailAttachmentsFolder,
                                            String citeCommand,
+                                           String defaultCiteCommand,
                                            boolean useCustomTerminal,
                                            String customTerminalCommand,
                                            boolean useCustomFileBrowser,
@@ -29,6 +32,7 @@ public ExternalApplicationsPreferences(String eMailSubject,
         this.eMailSubject = new SimpleStringProperty(eMailSubject);
         this.shouldAutoOpenEmailAttachmentsFolder = new SimpleBooleanProperty(shouldAutoOpenEmailAttachmentsFolder);
         this.citeCommand = new SimpleStringProperty(citeCommand);
+        this.defaultCiteCommand = new SimpleStringProperty(defaultCiteCommand);
         this.useCustomTerminal = new SimpleBooleanProperty(useCustomTerminal);
         this.customTerminalCommand = new SimpleStringProperty(customTerminalCommand);
         this.useCustomFileBrowser = new SimpleBooleanProperty(useCustomFileBrowser);
@@ -131,4 +135,8 @@ public StringProperty kindleEmailProperty() {
     public void setKindleEmail(String kindleEmail) {
         this.kindleEmail.set(kindleEmail);
     }
+
+    public String getDefaultCiteCommand() {
+        return defaultCiteCommand.getValue();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/preferences/JabRefPreferences.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/preferences/JabRefPreferences.java
index 64eb1845322..d3ec6d79e99 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/preferences/JabRefPreferences.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/preferences/JabRefPreferences.java
@@ -1791,6 +1791,7 @@ public ExternalApplicationsPreferences getExternalApplicationsPreferences() {
                 get(EMAIL_SUBJECT),
                 getBoolean(OPEN_FOLDERS_OF_ATTACHED_FILES),
                 get(CITE_COMMAND),
+                (String) defaults.get(CITE_COMMAND),
                 !getBoolean(USE_DEFAULT_CONSOLE_APPLICATION), // mind the !
                 get(CONSOLE_COMMAND),
                 !getBoolean(USE_DEFAULT_FILE_BROWSER_APPLICATION), // mind the !