diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/routes/__init__.py b/surfsense_backend/app/routes/__init__.py
index b4e94c732..4b6df350a 100644
--- a/surfsense_backend/app/routes/__init__.py
+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/routes/__init__.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ from .rbac_routes import router as rbac_router
 from .search_source_connectors_routes import router as search_source_connectors_router
 from .search_spaces_routes import router as search_spaces_router
 from .slack_add_connector_route import router as slack_add_connector_router
+from .surfsense_docs_routes import router as surfsense_docs_router
 from .teams_add_connector_route import router as teams_add_connector_router
 
 router = APIRouter()
@@ -59,3 +60,4 @@ router.include_router(clickup_add_connector_router)
 router.include_router(new_llm_config_router)  # LLM configs with prompt configuration
 router.include_router(logs_router)
 router.include_router(circleback_webhook_router)  # Circleback meeting webhooks
+router.include_router(surfsense_docs_router)  # Surfsense documentation for citations
diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/routes/surfsense_docs_routes.py b/surfsense_backend/app/routes/surfsense_docs_routes.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a2de65568
--- /dev/null
+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/routes/surfsense_docs_routes.py
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+"""
+Routes for Surfsense documentation.
+
+These endpoints support the citation system for Surfsense docs,
+allowing the frontend to fetch document details when a user clicks
+on a [citation:doc-XXX] link.
+"""
+
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException
+from sqlalchemy import select
+from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
+from sqlalchemy.orm import selectinload
+
+from app.db import (
+    SurfsenseDocsChunk,
+    SurfsenseDocsDocument,
+    User,
+    get_async_session,
+)
+from app.schemas.surfsense_docs import (
+    SurfsenseDocsChunkRead,
+    SurfsenseDocsDocumentWithChunksRead,
+)
+from app.users import current_active_user
+
+router = APIRouter()
+
+
+@router.get(
+    "/surfsense-docs/by-chunk/{chunk_id}",
+    response_model=SurfsenseDocsDocumentWithChunksRead,
+)
+async def get_surfsense_doc_by_chunk_id(
+    chunk_id: int,
+    session: AsyncSession = Depends(get_async_session),
+    user: User = Depends(current_active_user),
+):
+    """
+    Retrieves a Surfsense documentation document based on a chunk ID.
+
+    This endpoint is used by the frontend to resolve [citation:doc-XXX] links.
+    """
+    try:
+        # Get the chunk
+        chunk_result = await session.execute(
+            select(SurfsenseDocsChunk).filter(SurfsenseDocsChunk.id == chunk_id)
+        )
+        chunk = chunk_result.scalars().first()
+
+        if not chunk:
+            raise HTTPException(
+                status_code=404,
+                detail=f"Surfsense docs chunk with id {chunk_id} not found",
+            )
+
+        # Get the associated document with all its chunks
+        document_result = await session.execute(
+            select(SurfsenseDocsDocument)
+            .options(selectinload(SurfsenseDocsDocument.chunks))
+            .filter(SurfsenseDocsDocument.id == chunk.document_id)
+        )
+        document = document_result.scalars().first()
+
+        if not document:
+            raise HTTPException(
+                status_code=404,
+                detail="Surfsense docs document not found",
+            )
+
+        # Sort chunks by ID
+        sorted_chunks = sorted(document.chunks, key=lambda x: x.id)
+
+        return SurfsenseDocsDocumentWithChunksRead(
+            id=document.id,
+            title=document.title,
+            source=document.source,
+            content=document.content,
+            chunks=[
+                SurfsenseDocsChunkRead(id=c.id, content=c.content)
+                for c in sorted_chunks
+            ],
+        )
+    except HTTPException:
+        raise
+    except Exception as e:
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=500,
+            detail=f"Failed to retrieve Surfsense documentation: {e!s}",
+        ) from e
diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/schemas/surfsense_docs.py b/surfsense_backend/app/schemas/surfsense_docs.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7464df342
--- /dev/null
+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/schemas/surfsense_docs.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+"""
+Schemas for Surfsense documentation.
+"""
+
+from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict
+
+
+class SurfsenseDocsChunkRead(BaseModel):
+    """Schema for a Surfsense docs chunk."""
+
+    id: int
+    content: str
+
+    model_config = ConfigDict(from_attributes=True)
+
+
+class SurfsenseDocsDocumentWithChunksRead(BaseModel):
+    """Schema for a Surfsense docs document with its chunks."""
+
+    id: int
+    title: str
+    source: str
+    content: str
+    chunks: list[SurfsenseDocsChunkRead]
+
+    model_config = ConfigDict(from_attributes=True)
+