diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/entities/Message.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/entities/Message.java
index b433c1ccfe3306cdf9014813bce31b1ab80d6c5f..1f3f1dc14f09e9f2bd5a561e77684a360170e1ce 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/entities/Message.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/entities/Message.java
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ public class Message extends AbstractEntity implements AvatarService.Avatarable
         clearReplyReact();
 
         if (body == null) body = new SpannableStringBuilder(getBody(true));
-        setBody(QuoteHelper.quote(MessageUtils.prepareQuote(replyTo)) + "\n");
+        setBody(QuoteHelper.quote(MessageUtils.prepareQuote(replyTo)) + "\n\n");
 
         final String replyId = replyTo.replyId();
         if (replyId == null) return;