diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/action_bar.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/action_bar.js
index b6f8a98777..dd27599df9 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/action_bar.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/action_bar.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
   reply: { id: 'status.reply', defaultMessage: 'Reply' },
   reblog: { id: 'status.reblog', defaultMessage: 'Boost' },
   reblog_private: { id: 'status.reblog_private', defaultMessage: 'Boost with original visibility' },
+  quote: { id: 'status.quote', defaultMessage: 'Quote' },
   cancel_reblog_private: { id: 'status.cancel_reblog_private', defaultMessage: 'Unboost' },
   cannot_reblog: { id: 'status.cannot_reblog', defaultMessage: 'This post cannot be boosted' },
   favourite: { id: 'status.favourite', defaultMessage: 'Favourite' },
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ class ActionBar extends React.PureComponent {
     onReblog: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     onFavourite: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     onBookmark: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+    onQuote: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     onMute: PropTypes.func,
     onMuteConversation: PropTypes.func,
     onBlock: PropTypes.func,
@@ -81,6 +83,10 @@ class ActionBar extends React.PureComponent {
     this.props.onBookmark(this.props.status, e);
   }
 
+  handleQuoteClick = (e) => {
+    this.props.onQuote(this.props.status);
+  }
+
   handleDeleteClick = () => {
     this.props.onDelete(this.props.status, this.context.router.history);
   }
@@ -215,6 +221,7 @@ class ActionBar extends React.PureComponent {
       <div className='detailed-status__action-bar'>
         <div className='detailed-status__button'><IconButton title={intl.formatMessage(messages.reply)} icon={status.get('in_reply_to_id', null) === null ? 'reply' : 'reply-all'} onClick={this.handleReplyClick} /></div>
         <div className='detailed-status__button'><IconButton className={classNames({ reblogPrivate })} disabled={!publicStatus && !reblogPrivate} active={status.get('reblogged')} title={reblogTitle} icon='retweet' onClick={this.handleReblogClick} /></div>
+        <div className='detailed-status__button'><IconButton className='quote-right-icon' disabled={!publicStatus} title={intl.formatMessage(messages.quote)} icon='quote-right' onClick={this.handleQuoteClick} /></div>
         <div className='detailed-status__button'><IconButton className='star-icon' animate active={status.get('favourited')} title={intl.formatMessage(messages.favourite)} icon='star' onClick={this.handleFavouriteClick} /></div>
         {shareButton}
         <div className='detailed-status__button'><IconButton className='bookmark-icon' disabled={!signedIn} active={status.get('bookmarked')} title={intl.formatMessage(messages.bookmark)} icon='bookmark' onClick={this.handleBookmarkClick} /></div>
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/containers/detailed_status_container.js b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/containers/detailed_status_container.js
index e5e0659876..087316401e 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/containers/detailed_status_container.js
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/containers/detailed_status_container.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import DetailedStatus from '../components/detailed_status';
 import { makeGetStatus } from 'flavours/glitch/selectors';
 import {
   replyCompose,
+  quoteCompose,
   mentionCompose,
   directCompose,
 } from 'flavours/glitch/actions/compose';
@@ -33,6 +34,8 @@ import { showAlertForError } from 'flavours/glitch/actions/alerts';
 const messages = defineMessages({
   deleteConfirm: { id: 'confirmations.delete.confirm', defaultMessage: 'Delete' },
   deleteMessage: { id: 'confirmations.delete.message', defaultMessage: 'Are you sure you want to delete this status?' },
+  quoteConfirm: { id: 'confirmations.quote.confirm', defaultMessage: 'Quote' },
+  quoteMessage: { id: 'confirmations.quote.message', defaultMessage: 'Quoting now will overwrite the message you are currently composing. Are you sure you want to proceed?' },
   redraftConfirm: { id: 'confirmations.redraft.confirm', defaultMessage: 'Delete & redraft' },
   redraftMessage: { id: 'confirmations.redraft.message', defaultMessage: 'Are you sure you want to delete this status and re-draft it? Favourites and boosts will be lost, and replies to the original post will be orphaned.' },
   replyConfirm: { id: 'confirmations.reply.confirm', defaultMessage: 'Reply' },
@@ -68,6 +71,21 @@ const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch, { intl }) => ({
     });
   },
 
+  onQuote (status, router) {
+    dispatch((_, getState) => {
+      let state = getState();
+      if (state.getIn(['compose', 'text']).trim().length !== 0) {
+        dispatch(openModal('CONFIRM', {
+          message: intl.formatMessage(messages.quoteMessage),
+          confirm: intl.formatMessage(messages.quoteConfirm),
+          onConfirm: () => dispatch(quoteCompose(status, router)),
+        }));
+      } else {
+        dispatch(quoteCompose(status, router));
+      }
+    });
+  },
+
   onModalReblog (status, privacy) {
     dispatch(reblog(status, privacy));
   },