diff --git a/content.py b/content.py
index 8adf8ada..5f74c6f4 100644
--- a/content.py
+++ b/content.py
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ from utils import getLinkPrefixes
 def htmlReplaceEmailQuote(content: str) -> str:
     """Replaces an email style quote "> Some quote" with html blockquote
     """
+    # replace quote paragraph
+    if '<p>&quot;' in content:
+        if '&quot;</p>' in content:
+            content = content.replace('<p>&quot;', '<p><blockquote>')
+            content = content.replace('&quot;</p>', '</blockquote></p>')
+    # replace email style quote
     if '>&gt; ' not in content:
         return content
     contentStr = content.replace('<p>', '')
diff --git a/tests.py b/tests.py
index 95fd86f6..abb35f43 100644
--- a/tests.py
+++ b/tests.py
@@ -2134,6 +2134,10 @@ def testReplaceEmailQuote():
         '<p>With multiple</p><p>lines</p>'
     assert htmlReplaceEmailQuote(testStr) == testStr
 
+    testStr = '<p>&quot;This is a quoted paragraph.&quot;</p>'
+    assert htmlReplaceEmailQuote(testStr) == \
+        '<p><blockquote>This is a quoted paragraph.</blockquote></p>'
+
     testStr = "<p><span class=\"h-card\">" + \
         "<a href=\"https://somewebsite/@nickname\" " + \
         "class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>nickname</span></a></span> " + \