diff --git a/site/cds_rdm/schemes.py b/site/cds_rdm/schemes.py
index 81f939ce..45ab06dc 100644
--- a/site/cds_rdm/schemes.py
+++ b/site/cds_rdm/schemes.py
@@ -99,7 +99,9 @@ def is_inspire_author(val):
 def generate_inspire_url(scheme, value):
     """Generate a URL for a given Inspire identifier or conference ID."""
     if is_inspire_conference(value):
-        return f"https://inspirehep.net/literature/?q={value}"
+        return (
+            f"https://inspirehep.net/conferences?q=cnum:{value}&start_date=all"
+        )
     return f"https://inspirehep.net/literature/{value}"
 
 
diff --git a/site/cds_rdm/views.py b/site/cds_rdm/views.py
index 2b3c92ac..37fbfba7 100644
--- a/site/cds_rdm/views.py
+++ b/site/cds_rdm/views.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 from invenio_communities import current_communities
 from invenio_i18n import _
 
-from .schemes import legacy_cds_pattern
+from .schemes import generate_inspire_url, legacy_cds_pattern
 
 blueprint = Blueprint("cds-rdm_ext", __name__)
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def inspire_link_render(record):
     for rel_value in inspire_rel_ids:
         ret.append(
             dump_external_resource(
-                f"https://inspirehep.net/literature/{rel_value}",
+                generate_inspire_url("inspire", rel_value),
                 title="INSPIRE",
                 section=_("Indexed in"),
                 icon=url_for("static", filename="images/inspire_logo.png"),
diff --git a/site/tests/test_views.py b/site/tests/test_views.py
index ba54c8b4..26d8242c 100644
--- a/site/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/site/tests/test_views.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     SearchFieldTransformer,
 )
 
+from cds_rdm.schemes import generate_inspire_url
 from cds_rdm.views import get_linked_records_search_query
 
 SEARCH_ALIAS_MAPPING = {
@@ -638,4 +639,22 @@ def test_search_alias_returns_record(
 
         assert result.total == 1
         hit_ids = [hit["id"] for hit in result.hits]
-        assert record.id in hit_ids
\ No newline at end of file
+        assert record.id in hit_ids
+
+
+def test_generate_inspire_url_conference_uses_cnum_without_quotes():
+    """Conference CNUM links to conferences search, not quoted literature q=."""
+    url = generate_inspire_url("inspire", "C97-04-14")
+    assert (
+        url
+        == "https://inspirehep.net/conferences?q=cnum:C97-04-14&start_date=all"
+    )
+    assert '"' not in url
+
+
+def test_generate_inspire_url_literature_record():
+    """Numeric INSPIRE ids keep the literature record URL."""
+    assert (
+        generate_inspire_url("inspire", "446220")
+        == "https://inspirehep.net/literature/446220"
+    )