diff --git a/bot.js b/bot.js
index a85a7b4..c6e122e 100644
--- a/bot.js
+++ b/bot.js
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ try {
 
 const DISCORD_TOKEN = config.Discord.Token;
 const bridges = Array.isArray(config.Bridges.Bridge)
-? config.Bridges.Bridge
-: [config.Bridges.Bridge];
+  ? config.Bridges.Bridge
+  : [config.Bridges.Bridge];
 
 // Create Discord client
 const discordClient = new Client({
@@ -86,17 +86,30 @@ discordClient.once('ready', () => {
   }
 });
 
-// Forward Discord messages to corresponding IRC channel
-discordClient.on('messageCreate', (message) => {
+// Forward Discord messages to corresponding IRC channel, handling replies as quotes
+discordClient.on('messageCreate', async (message) => {
   if (message.author.bot) return;
 
-  // Find the IRC client(s) that correspond to this Discord channel
   for (const [ircClient, info] of ircClients.entries()) {
     if (message.channel.id === info.discordChannelId) {
-      // Avoid echoing messages sent by the bot itself
       if (message.author.id === discordClient.user.id) return;
 
-      const discordMessage = `<${message.author.username}> ${message.content}`;
+      let quote = '';
+      if (message.reference && message.reference.messageId) {
+        try {
+          const referencedMessage = await message.channel.messages.fetch(message.reference.messageId);
+          if (referencedMessage) {
+            const refAuthor = referencedMessage.author.username;
+            const refContent = referencedMessage.content || '[Embed/Attachment]';
+            const quotedLines = refContent.split('\n').map(line => `> ${line}`).join('\n');
+            quote = `> ${refAuthor} said:\n${quotedLines}\n`;
+          }
+        } catch (err) {
+          console.warn('Failed to fetch referenced message:', err);
+        }
+      }
+
+      const discordMessage = `${quote}<${message.author.username}> ${message.content}`;
       console.log(`Forwarding Discord message to IRC [${info.server} ${info.channel}]: ${discordMessage}`);
       ircClient.say(info.channel, discordMessage);
     }