diff --git a/src/main/java/org/dependencytrack/model/Project.java b/src/main/java/org/dependencytrack/model/Project.java
index f505cb1e4a..28c7cbcef1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/dependencytrack/model/Project.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/dependencytrack/model/Project.java
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 import javax.jdo.annotations.Persistent;
 import javax.jdo.annotations.PrimaryKey;
 import javax.jdo.annotations.Unique;
+import javax.jdo.annotations.Serialized;
 import javax.validation.constraints.NotBlank;
 import javax.validation.constraints.NotNull;
 import javax.validation.constraints.Pattern;
@@ -249,6 +250,11 @@ public enum FetchGroup {
     @JsonIgnore
     private List<Team> accessTeams;
 
+    @Persistent(defaultFetchGroup = "true")
+    @Column(name = "EXTERNAL_REFERENCES")
+    @Serialized
+    private List<ExternalReference> externalReferences;
+
     @JsonProperty("parentUuid")
     private UUID getParentUuid() {
         return (this.getParent() == null) ? null : this.getParent().getUuid();
@@ -429,6 +435,14 @@ public void setLastInheritedRiskScore(Double lastInheritedRiskScore) {
         this.lastInheritedRiskScore = lastInheritedRiskScore;
     }
 
+    public List<ExternalReference> getExternalReferences() {
+        return externalReferences;
+    }
+
+    public void setExternalReferences(List<ExternalReference> externalReferences) {
+        this.externalReferences = externalReferences;
+    }
+
     public Boolean isActive() {
         return active;
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/dependencytrack/parser/cyclonedx/util/ModelConverter.java b/src/main/java/org/dependencytrack/parser/cyclonedx/util/ModelConverter.java
index e6111c2647..d9e28ce411 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/dependencytrack/parser/cyclonedx/util/ModelConverter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/dependencytrack/parser/cyclonedx/util/ModelConverter.java
@@ -329,6 +329,17 @@ public static org.cyclonedx.model.Metadata createMetadata(final Project project)
             } else {
                 cycloneComponent.setType(org.cyclonedx.model.Component.Type.LIBRARY);
             }
+            if (project.getExternalReferences() != null && project.getExternalReferences().size() > 0) {
+                List<org.cyclonedx.model.ExternalReference> references = new ArrayList<>();
+                project.getExternalReferences().stream().forEach(externalReference -> {
+                    org.cyclonedx.model.ExternalReference ref = new org.cyclonedx.model.ExternalReference();
+                    ref.setUrl(externalReference.getUrl());
+                    ref.setType(externalReference.getType());
+                    ref.setComment(externalReference.getComment());
+                    references.add(ref);
+                });
+                cycloneComponent.setExternalReferences(references);
+            }
             metadata.setComponent(cycloneComponent);
         }
         return metadata;
@@ -689,6 +700,27 @@ public static void generateDependencies(final QueryManager qm, final Bom bom, fi
         }
     }
 
+    public static List<ExternalReference> convertBomMetadataExternalReferences(Bom bom) {
+        if (bom.getMetadata() != null && bom.getMetadata().getComponent() != null) {
+            org.cyclonedx.model.Component cycloneDxComponent = bom.getMetadata().getComponent();
+            if (cycloneDxComponent.getExternalReferences() != null && cycloneDxComponent.getExternalReferences().size() > 0) {
+                List<ExternalReference> references = new ArrayList<>();
+                for (org.cyclonedx.model.ExternalReference cycloneDxRef : cycloneDxComponent.getExternalReferences()) {
+                    ExternalReference ref = new ExternalReference();
+                    ref.setType(cycloneDxRef.getType());
+                    ref.setUrl(cycloneDxRef.getUrl());
+                    ref.setComment(cycloneDxRef.getComment());
+                    references.add(ref);
+                }
+                return references;
+            } else {
+                return null;
+            }
+        } else {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
     private static Component getComponentFromBomRef(final String bomRef, final List<Component> components) {
         if (components != null) {
             for (Component c : components) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/dependencytrack/tasks/BomUploadProcessingTask.java b/src/main/java/org/dependencytrack/tasks/BomUploadProcessingTask.java
index a88f39a239..504f830b49 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/dependencytrack/tasks/BomUploadProcessingTask.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/dependencytrack/tasks/BomUploadProcessingTask.java
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ public void inform(final Event e) {
                                 .orElse(Classifier.APPLICATION);
                             project.setClassifier(classifier);
                         }
+                        project.setExternalReferences(ModelConverter.convertBomMetadataExternalReferences(cycloneDxBom));
                         serialNumnber = (cycloneDxBom.getSerialNumber() != null) ? cycloneDxBom.getSerialNumber().replaceFirst("urn:uuid:", "") : null;
                         components = ModelConverter.convertComponents(qm, cycloneDxBom, project);
                         services = ModelConverter.convertServices(qm, cycloneDxBom, project);
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/dependencytrack/tasks/BomUploadProcessingTaskTest.java b/src/test/java/org/dependencytrack/tasks/BomUploadProcessingTaskTest.java
index c4296caf1e..98e8648bd5 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/dependencytrack/tasks/BomUploadProcessingTaskTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/dependencytrack/tasks/BomUploadProcessingTaskTest.java
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ public void informTest() throws Exception {
         qm.getPersistenceManager().refresh(project);
         assertThat(project.getClassifier()).isEqualTo(Classifier.APPLICATION);
         assertThat(project.getLastBomImport()).isNotNull();
+        assertThat(project.getExternalReferences()).isNotNull();
+        assertThat(project.getExternalReferences()).hasSize(4);
 
         final List<Component> components = qm.getAllComponents(project);
         assertThat(components).hasSize(1);
diff --git a/src/test/resources/bom-1.xml b/src/test/resources/bom-1.xml
index a243cd4132..8bc5a3dfc6 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/bom-1.xml
+++ b/src/test/resources/bom-1.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,25 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<bom xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.2" version="1">
+<bom xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.4" version="1">
+    <metadata>
+        <component type="application" bom-ref="acme">
+            <publisher>DependencyTrack</publisher>
+            <name>Acme example</name>
+            <externalReferences>
+                <reference type="build-system">
+                    <url>https://acme.example</url>
+                </reference>
+                <reference type="distribution">
+                    <url>https://acme.example</url>
+                </reference>
+                <reference type="issue-tracker">
+                    <url>https://acme.example</url>
+                </reference>
+                <reference type="vcs">
+                    <url>https://acme.example</url>
+                </reference>
+            </externalReferences>
+        </component>
+    </metadata>
     <components>
         <component type="application">
 			<author>Example Author</author>