diff --git a/src/embed/status.ts b/src/embed/status.ts
index ca55ca0..5076034 100644
--- a/src/embed/status.ts
+++ b/src/embed/status.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export const handleStatus = async (
     isTelegram /*&& !tweet.possibly_sensitive*/ &&
     !flags?.direct &&
     !flags?.api &&
-    (tweet.media?.mosaic || tweet.is_note_tweet);
+    (tweet.media?.mosaic || tweet.is_note_tweet || tweet.quote);
 
   let ivbody = '';
 
diff --git a/src/render/instantview.ts b/src/render/instantview.ts
index db55aa2..03a51f3 100644
--- a/src/render/instantview.ts
+++ b/src/render/instantview.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,34 @@ const htmlifyHashtags = (input: string): string => {
   });
 };
 
+/* TODO: maybe refactor so all tweets pull from this */
+const generateTweet = (tweet: APITweet, isQuote = false): string => {
+  let text = sanitizeText(tweet.text).replace(/\n/g, '<br>');
+  text = htmlifyLinks(text);
+  text = htmlifyHashtags(text);
+  text = populateUserLinks(tweet, text);
+
+  return `
+  <!-- Embed profile picture, display name, and screen name in table -->
+  ${!isQuote ? `<table>
+    <img src="${tweet.author.avatar_url}" alt="${tweet.author.name}'s profile picture" />
+    <h2>${tweet.author.name}</h2>
+    <p>@${tweet.author.screen_name}</p>
+    <p>${getSocialTextIV(tweet)}</p>
+  </table>` : ''}
+  ${isQuote ? `
+    <h4>Quoting <a href="${Constants.TWITTER_ROOT}/${tweet.author.screen_name}">${tweet.author.name}</a> (@${tweet.author.screen_name})</h4>
+  ` : ''}
+
+  <!-- Embed Tweet text -->
+  ${isQuote ? '<blockquote>' : ''}
+  ${text}
+  ${isQuote ? '</blockquote>' : ''}
+  ${generateTweetMedia(tweet)} 
+  ${(!isQuote && tweet.quote) ? generateTweet(tweet.quote, true) : ''}
+  <a href="${tweet.url}">View original</a>`
+}
+
 export const renderInstantView = (properties: RenderProperties): ResponseInstructions => {
   console.log('Generating Instant View (placeholder)...');
   const { tweet } = properties;
@@ -71,11 +99,6 @@ export const renderInstantView = (properties: RenderProperties): ResponseInstruc
     `<meta property="article:published_time" content="${postDate}"/>`
   ];
 
-  let text = sanitizeText(tweet.text).replace(/\n/g, '<br>');
-  text = htmlifyLinks(text);
-  text = htmlifyHashtags(text);
-  text = populateUserLinks(tweet, text);
-
   instructions.text = `
   <section class="section-backgroundImage">
     <figure class="graf--layoutFillWidth"></figure>
@@ -93,18 +116,7 @@ export const renderInstantView = (properties: RenderProperties): ResponseInstruc
     tweet.url
   }">_</a></blockquote-->
 
-  <!-- Embed profile picture, display name, and screen name in table -->
-  <table>
-    <img src="${tweet.author.avatar_url}" alt="${tweet.author.name}'s profile picture" />
-    <h2>${tweet.author.name}</h2>
-    <p>@${tweet.author.screen_name}</p>
-    <p>${getSocialTextIV(tweet)}</p>
-  </table>
-
-  <!-- Embed Tweet text -->
-  <p>${text}</p>
-  ${generateTweetMedia(tweet)} 
-  <a href="${tweet.url}">View original</a>
+  ${generateTweet(tweet)}
 </article>
 `;