diff --git a/src/compose_message.cc b/src/compose_message.cc
index 96330080b..a139e9223 100644
--- a/src/compose_message.cc
+++ b/src/compose_message.cc
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ namespace Astroid {
         sf << s.rdbuf ();
         s.close ();
         if (account->signature_separate) {
-    md_body_content += "-- \n";
+          md_body_content += "-- \n";
         }
         md_body_content += sf.str ();
       }
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ namespace Astroid {
           contentStream = g_mime_stream_mem_new_with_buffer(_html.c_str(), _html.size());
         }
 
+        g_spawn_close_pid (pid);
       } catch (Glib::SpawnError &ex) {
         LOG (error) << "cm: md: failed to spawn markdown processor: " << ex.what ();
 
diff --git a/src/config.cc b/src/config.cc
index 3830aceb4..37962eccc 100644
--- a/src/config.cc
+++ b/src/config.cc
@@ -235,6 +235,8 @@ namespace Astroid {
     default_config.put ("editor.markdown_processor", "cmark");
     default_config.put ("editor.markdown_on", false); // default
 
+    default_config.put ("mail.reply.quote_processor", "lynx -dump -stdin"); // e.g. lynx -dump
+
     /* mail composition */
     default_config.put ("mail.reply.quote_line", "Excerpts from %1's message of %2:"); // %1 = author, %2 = pretty_verbose_date
     default_config.put ("mail.reply.mailinglist_reply_to_sender", true);
diff --git a/src/message_thread.cc b/src/message_thread.cc
index a9c7712ec..19e59b9f2 100644
--- a/src/message_thread.cc
+++ b/src/message_thread.cc
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 # include "message_thread.hh"
 # include "chunk.hh"
 # include "utils/utils.hh"
+# include "utils/cmd.hh"
 # include "utils/date_utils.hh"
 # include "utils/address.hh"
 # include "utils/ustring_utils.hh"
@@ -367,6 +368,69 @@ namespace Astroid {
     return body;
   }
 
+  ustring Message::quote () {
+    if (missing_content) {
+      LOG (warn) << "message: missing content, no text.";
+      return "";
+    }
+
+    ustring body;
+
+    function< void (refptr<Chunk>) > app_body =
+      [&] (refptr<Chunk> c)
+    {
+      /* check if we're the preferred sibling */
+      bool use = false;
+
+      if (c->siblings.size() >= 1) {
+        if (c->is_content_type ("text", "plain") || c->is_content_type ("text", "html")) {
+          use = true;
+        } else {
+          /* check if there are any other preferred */
+          if (all_of (c->siblings.begin (),
+                      c->siblings.end (),
+                      [](refptr<Chunk> c) { return !(c->is_content_type ("text", "plain") || c->is_content_type("text", "html")); })) {
+            use = true; // no
+          } else {
+            use = false;
+          }
+        }
+      } else {
+        use = true;
+      }
+
+      if (use) {
+        if (c->viewable && (c->is_content_type ("text", "plain") || c->is_content_type ("text", "html"))) {
+          /* will output html if HTML part */
+          if (c->is_content_type ("text", "html")) {
+            ustring quote_cmd = astroid->config ().get<string>("mail.reply.quote_processor");
+
+            if (!quote_cmd.empty()) {
+                ustring h = c->viewable_text (false);
+                ustring _stdout, _stderr;
+                Cmd::pipe (quote_cmd, h, _stdout, _stderr);
+
+                LOG (debug) << "got: " << _stdout;
+
+                body += _stdout;
+            }
+
+          } else {
+            body += c->viewable_text (false);
+          }
+        }
+
+        for_each (c->kids.begin(),
+                  c->kids.end (),
+                  app_body);
+      }
+    };
+
+    app_body (root);
+
+    return body;
+  }
+
   vector<refptr<Chunk>> Message::attachments () {
     /* return a flat vector of attachments */
 
diff --git a/src/message_thread.hh b/src/message_thread.hh
index f3b6ee32a..4bee766b9 100644
--- a/src/message_thread.hh
+++ b/src/message_thread.hh
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ namespace Astroid {
       std::vector<ustring> tags;
 
       ustring plain_text (bool fallback_html = false);
+      ustring quote ();
       std::vector<refptr<Chunk>> attachments ();
       refptr<Chunk> get_chunk_by_id (int id);
 
diff --git a/src/modes/edit_message.cc b/src/modes/edit_message.cc
index f5a4d50f4..e0fa3bcc0 100644
--- a/src/modes/edit_message.cc
+++ b/src/modes/edit_message.cc
@@ -1258,7 +1258,7 @@ namespace Astroid {
 
     if (tmpfile.fail()) {
       LOG (error) << "em: error: could not create tmpfile!";
-      throw runtime_error ("em: coult not create tmpfile!");
+      throw runtime_error ("em: could not create tmpfile!");
     }
 
     tmpfile.close ();
diff --git a/src/modes/forward_message.cc b/src/modes/forward_message.cc
index 8343b4268..e1b55c2da 100644
--- a/src/modes/forward_message.cc
+++ b/src/modes/forward_message.cc
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ namespace Astroid {
         quoted << "Cc: " << AddressList(msg->cc()).str () << endl;
       quoted << endl;
 
-      string vt = msg->plain_text (false);
+      string vt = msg->quote ();
       quoted << vt;
 
       body = ustring(quoted.str());
diff --git a/src/modes/reply_message.cc b/src/modes/reply_message.cc
index 915c18e3d..6fae74535 100644
--- a/src/modes/reply_message.cc
+++ b/src/modes/reply_message.cc
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ namespace Astroid {
     quoted  << quoting_a.raw ()
             << endl;
 
-    string vt = msg->plain_text (false);
+    string vt = msg->quote ();
     stringstream sstr (vt);
     while (sstr.good()) {
       string line;
diff --git a/src/utils/cmd.cc b/src/utils/cmd.cc
index 49c298355..f3150dbf5 100644
--- a/src/utils/cmd.cc
+++ b/src/utils/cmd.cc
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 using std::endl;
 using std::string;
+
 namespace bfs = boost::filesystem;
 
 namespace Astroid {
@@ -44,9 +45,8 @@ namespace Astroid {
     ustring c = (!undo ? cmd : undo_cmd);
 
     LOG (info) << "cmd: running: " << c;
-    string _stdout;
-    string _stderr;
     int exit;
+    string _stdout, _stderr;
 
     string _cmd = c;
     try {
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ namespace Astroid {
     return (exit == 0);
   }
 
+
   ustring Cmd::substitute (const ustring _cmd) {
     ustring ncmd = _cmd;
 
@@ -82,6 +83,62 @@ namespace Astroid {
 
     return ncmd;
   }
+
+  bool Cmd::pipe (ustring cmd, const ustring& _stdin, ustring& _stdout, ustring &_stderr) {
+    LOG (info) << "cmd: running: " << cmd;
+
+    try {
+      int pid;
+      int stdin;
+      int stdout;
+      int stderr;
+      std::vector<std::string> args = Glib::shell_parse_argv (cmd);
+
+      Glib::spawn_async_with_pipes ("",
+          args,
+          Glib::SPAWN_DO_NOT_REAP_CHILD |
+          Glib::SPAWN_SEARCH_PATH,
+          sigc::slot <void> (),
+          &pid,
+          &stdin,
+          &stdout,
+          &stderr
+          );
+
+      refptr<Glib::IOChannel> ch_stdin;
+      refptr<Glib::IOChannel> ch_stdout;
+      refptr<Glib::IOChannel> ch_stderr;
+      ch_stdin  = Glib::IOChannel::create_from_fd (stdin);
+      ch_stdout = Glib::IOChannel::create_from_fd (stdout);
+      ch_stderr = Glib::IOChannel::create_from_fd (stderr);
+
+      LOG (debug) << "cmd: writing: " << _stdin;
+
+      ch_stdin->write (_stdin);
+      ch_stdin->close ();
+
+      ch_stderr->read_to_end (_stderr);
+      ch_stderr->close ();
+
+      if (!_stderr.empty ()) {
+        for (auto &l : VectorUtils::split_and_trim (_stderr, "\n")) {
+          if (!l.empty ()) LOG (error) << "cmd: " << l;
+        }
+      }
+
+      ch_stdout->read_to_end (_stdout);
+      ch_stdout->close ();
+
+      g_spawn_close_pid (pid);
+
+    } catch (Glib::SpawnError &ex) {
+      LOG (error) << "cmd: failed to execute: '" << cmd << "': " << ex.what ();
+      return false;
+    }
+
+
+    return true;
+  }
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/utils/cmd.hh b/src/utils/cmd.hh
index cc28c0235..c65e9cfa9 100644
--- a/src/utils/cmd.hh
+++ b/src/utils/cmd.hh
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 # pragma once
 
 # include "astroid.hh"
-
-# include <mutex>
-# include <chrono>
-# include <glibmm/threads.h>
-# include <glibmm/iochannel.h>
+# include <string>
 
 namespace Astroid {
   class Cmd {
@@ -25,8 +21,12 @@ namespace Astroid {
       ustring undo_cmd;
 
       int execute (bool undo); /* currently only in sync */
+      int execute (bool undo, std::string& _stdout, std::string& _stderr); /* currently only in sync */
 
       ustring substitute (ustring);
+
+    public:
+      static bool pipe (ustring cmd, const ustring& _stdin, ustring& _stdout, ustring& _stderr);
   };
 }