diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/status.scss b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/status.scss
index 99b22c9863..97bff6d370 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/status.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components/status.scss
@@ -81,6 +81,22 @@
 
   .status__quote {
     padding-bottom: 0.5em;
+    pointer-events: none;
+
+    // HACK: adjust quote icon alignment & color icon for emph
+    .quote-display-name > .icon {
+      margin-left: -4px;
+      // hopefully this doesn't break user css
+      margin-bottom: -6px;
+
+      // needs to match below: &:is(blockquote)
+      color: $highlight-text-color;
+    }
+
+    // see below: .status_quote|&:is(blockquote)
+    &:is(blockquote) {
+      border-left-color: $highlight-text-color;
+    }
   }
 
   .status__quote,
@@ -118,7 +134,7 @@
       font-weight: 500;
     }
 
-    blockquote {
+    blockquote, &:is(blockquote) {
       padding-left: 10px;
       border-left: 3px solid $darker-text-color;
       color: $darker-text-color;