diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-post.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-post.scss
index 90d4abea2..4c2b1a3e2 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-post.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-post.scss
@@ -664,7 +664,9 @@ iframe {
 
 
 blockquote { /* solo quotes */
-  margin: 0;
+  /* inherit only the default top and bottom margins here */
+  margin-left: 0;
+  margin-right: 0;
   padding: 12px;
 
     a.mention {background: darken(scale-color-diff(), 10%);}
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/topic-post.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/topic-post.scss
index 888dc07a2..3fb19ac7e 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/topic-post.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/topic-post.scss
@@ -474,7 +474,9 @@ span.btn-text {display: none;}
 
 blockquote {
   clear:both;
-  margin: 0;
+  /* leave browser defaults for top and bottom here */
+  margin-left: 0;
+  margin-right: 0;
 }
 
 .quote-controls {