diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/status_content.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/status_content.html
index 53ccc5ca..43cdc5d2 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/status_content.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/status/status_content.html
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
         {% if status.quote %}
         <div class="quote block">
-            <blockquote dir="auto">{{ status.quote | safe }}</blockquote>
+            <blockquote dir="auto" class="mb-2">{{ status.quote | safe }}</blockquote>
 
             <p> &mdash; {% include 'snippets/book_titleby.html' with book=status.book %}</p>
         </div>