diff --git a/lisp/org-lint.el b/lisp/org-lint.el
index 10b9a3589..b21412be1 100644
--- a/lisp/org-lint.el
+++ b/lisp/org-lint.el
@@ -829,8 +829,12 @@ Use \"export %s\" instead"
     reports))
 
 (defun org-lint-undefined-footnote-reference (ast)
-  (let ((definitions (org-element-map ast 'footnote-definition
-		       (lambda (f) (org-element-property :label f)))))
+  (let ((definitions
+          (org-element-map ast '(footnote-definition footnote-reference)
+	    (lambda (f)
+              (and (or (eq 'footnote-definition (org-element-type f))
+                       (eq 'inline (org-element-property :type f)))
+                   (org-element-property :label f))))))
     (org-element-map ast 'footnote-reference
       (lambda (f)
 	(let ((label (org-element-property :label f)))
diff --git a/testing/lisp/test-org-lint.el b/testing/lisp/test-org-lint.el
index b92b2a24e..02973acb8 100644
--- a/testing/lisp/test-org-lint.el
+++ b/testing/lisp/test-org-lint.el
@@ -378,6 +378,9 @@ This is not a node property
   (should-not
    (org-test-with-temp-text "Text[fn:1:inline reference]"
      (org-lint '(undefined-footnote-reference))))
+  (should-not
+   (org-test-with-temp-text "Text[fn:1:inline reference] [fn:1]"
+     (org-lint '(undefined-footnote-reference))))
   (should-not
    (org-test-with-temp-text "Text[fn::anonymous reference]"
      (org-lint '(undefined-footnote-reference)))))