diff --git a/activity.go b/activity.go
index f56ce72..9ecee37 100644
--- a/activity.go
+++ b/activity.go
@@ -778,7 +778,9 @@ func xonksaver(user *WhatAbout, item junk.Junk, origin string) *Honk {
 				content += fmt.Sprintf(`<p><a href="%s">%s</a>`, url, url)
 				url = xid
 			}
-			content = qutify(user, content)
+			if user.Options.InlineQuotes {
+				content = qutify(user, content)
+			}
 			rid, ok = obj.GetString("inReplyTo")
 			if !ok {
 				if robj, ok := obj.GetMap("inReplyTo"); ok {
diff --git a/honk.go b/honk.go
index 5807fba..51f22d3 100644
--- a/honk.go
+++ b/honk.go
@@ -51,15 +51,16 @@ type WhatAbout struct {
 }
 
 type UserOptions struct {
-	SkinnyCSS  bool   `json:",omitempty"`
-	OmitImages bool   `json:",omitempty"`
-	MentionAll bool   `json:",omitempty"`
-	Avatar     string `json:",omitempty"`
-	Banner     string `json:",omitempty"`
-	MapLink    string `json:",omitempty"`
-	Reaction   string `json:",omitempty"`
-	MeCount    int64
-	ChatCount  int64
+	SkinnyCSS    bool   `json:",omitempty"`
+	OmitImages   bool   `json:",omitempty"`
+	MentionAll   bool   `json:",omitempty"`
+	InlineQuotes bool   `json:",omitempty"`
+	Avatar       string `json:",omitempty"`
+	Banner       string `json:",omitempty"`
+	MapLink      string `json:",omitempty"`
+	Reaction     string `json:",omitempty"`
+	MeCount      int64
+	ChatCount    int64
 }
 
 type KeyInfo struct {
diff --git a/views/account.html b/views/account.html
index 9aa53ce..4232b87 100644
--- a/views/account.html
+++ b/views/account.html
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
 <input tabindex=1 type="checkbox" id="omitimages" name="omitimages" value="omitimages" {{ if .User.Options.OmitImages }}checked{{ end }}><span></span>
 <p><label class="button" for="mentionall">mention all:</label>
 <input tabindex=1 type="checkbox" id="mentionall" name="mentionall" value="mentionall" {{ if .User.Options.MentionAll }}checked{{ end }}><span></span>
-
+<p><label class="button" for="inlineqts">inline quotes:</label>
+<input tabindex=1 type="checkbox" id="inlineqts" name="inlineqts" value="inlineqts" {{ if .User.Options.InlineQuotes }}checked{{ end }}><span></span>
 <p><label class="button" for="maps">apple map links:</label>
 <input tabindex=1 type="checkbox" id="maps" name="maps" value="apple" {{ if eq "apple" .User.Options.MapLink }}checked{{ end }}><span></span>
 <p><label class="button" for="reaction">reaction:</label>
diff --git a/web.go b/web.go
index f6b21d4..c7e26b3 100644
--- a/web.go
+++ b/web.go
@@ -1134,6 +1134,11 @@ func saveuser(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	} else {
 		options.MentionAll = false
 	}
+	if r.FormValue("inlineqts") == "inlineqts" {
+		options.InlineQuotes = true
+	} else {
+		options.InlineQuotes = false
+	}
 	if r.FormValue("maps") == "apple" {
 		options.MapLink = "apple"
 	} else {