diff --git a/docs/user/config-file-glossary.rst b/docs/user/config-file-glossary.rst
index 21beffc..00f8bf0 100644
--- a/docs/user/config-file-glossary.rst
+++ b/docs/user/config-file-glossary.rst
@@ -171,6 +171,9 @@ Telegram settings
 ``SHOW_DISCONNECT_MESSAGE=true``
     Sends a message to Telegram when the bot disconnects from the IRC side.
 
+``QUOTE_NICKNAME=false``
+    Place IRC nickname in a blockquote section of the message to Telegram, instead of inline message prefix.
+
 **************
 Imgur settings
 **************
diff --git a/env.example b/env.example
index c9282e7..554e81e 100644
--- a/env.example
+++ b/env.example
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ SHOW_NICK_MESSAGE=false
 SHOW_LEAVE_MESSAGE=false
 LEAVE_MESSAGE_ALLOW_LIST=""
 SHOW_DISCONNECT_MESSAGE=true
+QUOTE_NICKNAME=false
 
 
 ################################################################################
diff --git a/internal/config.go b/internal/config.go
index 4d22cc9..ddc78c6 100644
--- a/internal/config.go
+++ b/internal/config.go
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ type TelegramSettings struct {
 	ShowNickMessage       bool     `env:"SHOW_NICK_MESSAGE" envDefault:"false"`
 	ShowDisconnectMessage bool     `env:"SHOW_DISCONNECT_MESSAGE" envDefault:"false"`
 	MaxMessagePerMinute   int      `env:"MAX_MESSAGE_PER_MINUTE" envDefault:"20"`
+	QuoteNick             bool     `env:"QUOTE_NICKNAME" envDefault:"false"`
 }
 
 // ImgurSettings includes settings related to Imgur uploading for Telegram photos
diff --git a/internal/handlers/irc/handlers.go b/internal/handlers/irc/handlers.go
index be77130..5289d25 100644
--- a/internal/handlers/irc/handlers.go
+++ b/internal/handlers/irc/handlers.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package irc
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"html"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -129,7 +130,13 @@ func messageHandler(c ClientInterface) func(*girc.Client, girc.Event) {
 					// Strips out ACTION word from text
 					formatted = "* " + e.Source.Name + msg[7:len(msg)-1]
 				} else {
-					formatted = c.IRCSettings().Prefix + e.Source.Name + c.IRCSettings().Suffix + " " + e.Params[1]
+					if c.TgSettings().QuoteNick {
+						ircNicknameFormatted := c.IRCSettings().Prefix + e.Source.Name + c.IRCSettings().Suffix
+						ircMessageNoHtml := regexp.MustCompile(`<.*?>`).ReplaceAllString(e.Params[1], "")
+						formatted = "<blockquote>" + html.EscapeString(ircNicknameFormatted) + "</blockquote>\n" + html.EscapeString(strings.NewReplacer(">", "", "<", "").Replace(ircMessageNoHtml))
+					} else {
+						formatted = c.IRCSettings().Prefix + e.Source.Name + c.IRCSettings().Suffix + " " + e.Params[1]
+					}
 				}
 
 				if hasNoForwardPrefix(c, e.Params[1]) {
diff --git a/internal/handlers/telegram/telegram.go b/internal/handlers/telegram/telegram.go
index 1479f86..fa4b5b1 100644
--- a/internal/handlers/telegram/telegram.go
+++ b/internal/handlers/telegram/telegram.go
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ SendMessage sends a message to the Telegram channel specified in the settings
 func (tg *Client) SendMessage(msg string) {
 	newMsg := tgbotapi.NewMessage(tg.Settings.ChatID, "")
 	newMsg.Text = msg
+	if tg.Settings.QuoteNick {
+		newMsg.ParseMode = "HTML"
+	}
 
 	if _, err := tg.api.Send(newMsg); err != nil {
 		var attempts int = 0