diff --git a/doc/release-notes/permalink-base-urls.md b/doc/release-notes/permalink-base-urls.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1dd74057351
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/release-notes/permalink-base-urls.md
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+The configuration setting `dataverse.pid.*.permalink.base-url`, which is used for PermaLinks, has been updated to
+support greater flexibility. Previously, the string "/citation?persistentId=" was automatically appended to the
+configured base URL. With this update, the base URL will now be used exactly as configured, without any automatic
+additions.
+
+**Upgrade instructions:**
+
+- If you currently use a PermaLink provider with a configured `base-url`: You must manually append
+   "/citation?persistentId=" to the existing base URL to maintain functionality.
+- If you use a PermaLink provider without a configured `base-url`: No changes are required.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/doc/sphinx-guides/source/installation/config.rst b/doc/sphinx-guides/source/installation/config.rst
index b2d9bd3d342..2f4a605260c 100644
--- a/doc/sphinx-guides/source/installation/config.rst
+++ b/doc/sphinx-guides/source/installation/config.rst
@@ -532,8 +532,13 @@ dataverse.pid.*.permalink.separator
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 PermaLinks are a simple PID option intended for intranet and catalog use cases. They can be used without an external service or
-be configured with the ``base-url`` of a resolution service. PermaLinks also allow a custom ``separator`` to be used. (Note: when using multiple 
-PermaLink providers, you should avoid ambiguous authority/separator/shoulder combinations that would result in the same overall prefix.)
+be configured with the ``base-url`` of a resolution service. PermaLinks also allow a custom ``separator`` to be used.
+
+Note:
+
+- If you configure ``base-url``, it should include a "/" after the hostname like this: ``https://demo.dataverse.org/``.
+- When using multiple PermaLink providers, you should avoid ambiguous authority/separator/shoulder combinations that would result in the same overall prefix.
+- In general, PermaLink authority/shoulder values should be alphanumeric. For other cases, admins may need to consider the potential impact of special characters in S3 storage identifiers, resolver URLs, exports, etc.
 
 .. _dataverse.pid.*.handlenet:
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/pidproviders/perma/PermaLinkPidProvider.java b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/pidproviders/perma/PermaLinkPidProvider.java
index 91c7f527c88..7b55292350f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/pidproviders/perma/PermaLinkPidProvider.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/pidproviders/perma/PermaLinkPidProvider.java
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ public GlobalId parsePersistentId(String protocol, String authority, String iden
     @Override
     public String getUrlPrefix() {
 
-        return getBaseUrl() + "/citation?persistentId=" + PERMA_PROTOCOL + ":";
+        return getBaseUrl();
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/pidproviders/perma/PermaLinkProviderFactory.java b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/pidproviders/perma/PermaLinkProviderFactory.java
index 32b89223062..ca75fbff3a8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/pidproviders/perma/PermaLinkProviderFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/pidproviders/perma/PermaLinkProviderFactory.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public PidProvider createPidProvider(String providerId) {
         String excludedList = JvmSettings.PID_PROVIDER_EXCLUDED_LIST.lookupOptional(providerId).orElse("");
 
         String baseUrl = JvmSettings.PERMALINK_BASE_URL.lookupOptional(providerId)
-                .orElse(SystemConfig.getDataverseSiteUrlStatic());
+                .orElse(SystemConfig.getDataverseSiteUrlStatic() + "/citation?persistentId=" + PermaLinkPidProvider.PERMA_PROTOCOL + ":");
         ;
         String separator = JvmSettings.PERMALINK_SEPARATOR.lookupOptional(providerId).orElse("");
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/pidproviders/PidUtilTest.java b/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/pidproviders/PidUtilTest.java
index cffac741c78..e36312edc8a 100644
--- a/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/pidproviders/PidUtilTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/pidproviders/PidUtilTest.java
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 @JvmSetting(key = JvmSettings.PID_PROVIDER_SHOULDER, value = "QE", varArgs = "perma2")
 @JvmSetting(key = JvmSettings.PID_PROVIDER_MANAGED_LIST, value = "perma:LINKIT/FK2ABCDEF", varArgs ="perma2")
 @JvmSetting(key = JvmSettings.PERMALINK_SEPARATOR, value = "/", varArgs = "perma2")
-@JvmSetting(key = JvmSettings.PERMALINK_BASE_URL, value = "https://example.org/123", varArgs = "perma2")
+@JvmSetting(key = JvmSettings.PERMALINK_BASE_URL, value = "https://example.org/123/citation?persistentId=perma:", varArgs = "perma2")
 // Datacite 1
 @JvmSetting(key = JvmSettings.PID_PROVIDER_LABEL, value = "dataCite 1", varArgs = "dc1")
 @JvmSetting(key = JvmSettings.PID_PROVIDER_TYPE, value = DataCiteDOIProvider.TYPE, varArgs = "dc1")
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ public void testFactories() throws IOException {
         assertEquals("-", p.getSeparator());
         assertTrue(p.getUrlPrefix().startsWith(SystemConfig.getDataverseSiteUrlStatic()));
         p = PidUtil.getPidProvider("perma2");
-        assertTrue(p.getUrlPrefix().startsWith("https://example.org/123"));
+        assertTrue(p.getUrlPrefix().startsWith("https://example.org/123/citation?persistentId="));
         p = PidUtil.getPidProvider("dc2");
         assertEquals("FK3", p.getShoulder());