diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/quoted-status.tsx b/app/soapbox/components/quoted-status.tsx
index e00ca10e5..5bd4effc4 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/components/quoted-status.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/quoted-status.tsx
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ const QuotedStatus: React.FC<IQuotedStatus> = ({ status, onCancel, compose }) =>
       {renderReplyMentions()}
 
       <Text
-        className='break-words'
+        className='break-words status__content status__content--quote'
         size='sm'
         dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: status.contentHtml }}
       />
diff --git a/app/styles/components/status.scss b/app/styles/components/status.scss
index 242d91beb..b063e1d0a 100644
--- a/app/styles/components/status.scss
+++ b/app/styles/components/status.scss
@@ -78,6 +78,17 @@
       padding: 5px;
     }
   }
+
+  &--quote {
+    ul,
+    ol {
+      @apply pl-4;
+    }
+
+    blockquote {
+      @apply pl-2;
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 .status__content > ul,