diff --git a/citeproc-cite.el b/citeproc-cite.el
index 729ad13..fc892a5 100644
--- a/citeproc-cite.el
+++ b/citeproc-cite.el
@@ -352,15 +352,17 @@ For the optional INTERNAL-LINKS argument see
 
 (defun citeproc-proc-apply-citation-modes (proc)
   "Apply mode to the first cite in each citation in PROC."
-  (dolist (citation (queue-head (citeproc-proc-citations proc)))
-    (let ((mode (citeproc-citation-mode citation))
-	  (cites (citeproc-citation-cites citation))
-	  (ignore-et-al (citeproc-citation-ignore-et-al citation)))
-      (-when-let (mode-rep
-		  (alist-get mode citeproc-cite--from-mode-alist))
-	(setf (car cites) (nconc (car cites) mode-rep)))
-      (when ignore-et-al
-	(push '(ignore-et-al . t) (car cites))))))
+  (let ((category (citeproc-style-category (citeproc-proc-style proc))))
+    (when (not (member category '("numeric" "label")))
+     (dolist (citation (queue-head (citeproc-proc-citations proc)))
+       (let ((mode (citeproc-citation-mode citation))
+	     (cites (citeproc-citation-cites citation))
+	     (ignore-et-al (citeproc-citation-ignore-et-al citation)))
+	 (-when-let (mode-rep
+		     (alist-get mode citeproc-cite--from-mode-alist))
+	   (setf (car cites) (nconc (car cites) mode-rep)))
+	 (when ignore-et-al
+	   (push '(ignore-et-al . t) (car cites))))))))
 
 (defun citeproc-proc-group-and-collapse-cites (proc)
   "Group and collapse cites in all citations of PROC."