diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_content.jsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_content.jsx
index 6e6968f868..dd2d9c3f6b 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_content.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_content.jsx
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ class StatusContent extends PureComponent {
           {children}
         </HandledLink>
       );
-    } else if (element.classList.contains('quote-inline')) {
+    } else if (element.classList.contains('quote-inline') && this.props.status.get('quote')) {
       return null;
     }
     return undefined;