diff --git a/_locales/en/messages.json b/_locales/en/messages.json
index 504649ad..9de3d97d 100644
--- a/_locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/_locales/en/messages.json
@@ -983,6 +983,10 @@
     "message": "Typed text before the quoted mail body",
     "description": ""
   },
+  "placeholder_mail_quoted_text": {
+    "message": "Quoted text in the mail body",
+    "description": ""
+  },
   "prompt_get_calendar_event": {
     "message": "Add a new calendar event",
     "description": ""
diff --git a/js/mzta-compose-script.js b/js/mzta-compose-script.js
index 13f93708..80d35c68 100644
--- a/js/mzta-compose-script.js
+++ b/js/mzta-compose-script.js
@@ -103,6 +103,51 @@ switch (message.command) {
     return Promise.resolve(t);
   }
 
+  case "getOnlyQuotedText": {
+    let t = '';
+    const children = window.document.body.childNodes;
+    const selection = window.getSelection();
+  
+    let firstNode = null;
+    let lastNode = null;
+    let foundCitePrefix = false;
+  
+    for (const node of children) {
+      if (!foundCitePrefix) {
+        if (node instanceof Element && node.classList.contains('moz-cite-prefix')) {
+          foundCitePrefix = true;
+        } else {
+          continue;
+        }
+      }
+  
+      t += node.textContent + " ";
+  
+      if (!firstNode) {
+        firstNode = node;
+      }
+      if (node.textContent.trim() !== '') {
+        lastNode = node;
+      }
+    }
+  
+    if (!lastNode) {
+      lastNode = firstNode;
+    }
+  
+    if (message.do_autoselect && firstNode && lastNode) {
+      const range = document.createRange();
+      range.setStartBefore(firstNode);
+      range.setEndAfter(lastNode);
+      selection.removeAllRanges();
+      selection.addRange(range);
+    }
+  
+    return Promise.resolve(t);
+  }
+  
+  
+
   case 'sendAlert':
     //console.log(">>>>>> message.curr_tab_type: " + JSON.stringify(message.curr_tab_type));
     if(message.curr_tab_type == 'mail'){  // workaround for Thunderbird bug not showing the alert
diff --git a/js/mzta-menus.js b/js/mzta-menus.js
index 0166b89b..89be4316 100644
--- a/js/mzta-menus.js
+++ b/js/mzta-menus.js
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ export class mzta_Menus {
                 selection: await browser.tabs.sendMessage(tabs[0].id, { command: "getSelectedText" }),
                 text: await browser.tabs.sendMessage(tabs[0].id, { command: "getTextOnly" }),
                 html: await browser.tabs.sendMessage(tabs[0].id, { command: "getFullHtml" }),
-                only_typed_text: await browser.tabs.sendMessage(tabs[0].id, { command: "getOnlyTypedText", do_autoselect: do_autoselect })
+                only_typed_text: await browser.tabs.sendMessage(tabs[0].id, { command: "getOnlyTypedText", do_autoselect: do_autoselect }),
+                only_quoted_text: await browser.tabs.sendMessage(tabs[0].id, { command: "getOnlyQuotedText" })
             };
         };
     
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@ export class mzta_Menus {
             let body_text = '';
             let selection_text = '';
             let only_typed_text = '';
+            let only_quoted_text = '';
             only_typed_text = msg_text.only_typed_text.replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim();
             selection_text = msg_text.selection.replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim();
             if(selection_text === ''){
@@ -112,6 +114,7 @@ export class mzta_Menus {
                     selection_text = only_typed_text;
                 }
             }
+            only_quoted_text = msg_text.only_quoted_text.replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim();
             curr_prompt.selection_text = selection_text;
             body_text = msg_text.text.replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim();
             curr_prompt.body_text = body_text;
@@ -138,7 +141,7 @@ export class mzta_Menus {
                     break;
             }
 
-            fullPrompt = await taPromptUtils.preparePrompt(curr_prompt, curr_message, chatgpt_lang, selection_text, body_text, await getMailSubject(tabs[0]), msg_text, only_typed_text, tags_full_list);
+            fullPrompt = await taPromptUtils.preparePrompt(curr_prompt, curr_message, chatgpt_lang, selection_text, body_text, await getMailSubject(tabs[0]), msg_text, only_typed_text, only_quoted_text, tags_full_list);
             
             switch(curr_prompt.id){
                 case 'prompt_translate_this':
diff --git a/js/mzta-placeholders.js b/js/mzta-placeholders.js
index d8f2079b..02f8a513 100644
--- a/js/mzta-placeholders.js
+++ b/js/mzta-placeholders.js
@@ -56,6 +56,13 @@ const defaultPlaceholders = [
         type: 2,
         is_default: "1",
     },
+    {
+        id: 'mail_quoted_text',
+        name: "__MSG_placeholder_mail_quoted_text__",
+        default_value: "",
+        type: 2,
+        is_default: "1",
+    },
     {
         id: 'mail_subject',
         name: "__MSG_placeholder_mail_subject__",
@@ -284,7 +291,7 @@ export const placeholdersUtils = {
         return regex.test(text);
       },
 
-    async getPlaceholdersValues(prompt_text, curr_message, mail_subject, body_text, msg_text, only_typed_text, selection_text, tags_full_list) {
+    async getPlaceholdersValues(prompt_text, curr_message, mail_subject, body_text, msg_text, only_typed_text, only_quoted_text, selection_text, tags_full_list) {
         let currPHs = await placeholdersUtils.extractPlaceholders(prompt_text);
         // console.log(">>>>>>>>>> currPHs: " + JSON.stringify(currPHs));
         let finalSubs = {};
@@ -299,6 +306,9 @@ export const placeholdersUtils = {
                 case 'mail_typed_text':
                     finalSubs['mail_typed_text'] = placeholdersUtils.failSafePlaceholders(only_typed_text);
                     break;
+                case 'mail_quoted_text':
+                    finalSubs['mail_quoted_text'] = placeholdersUtils.failSafePlaceholders(only_quoted_text);
+                    break;
                 case 'mail_subject':
                     finalSubs['mail_subject'] = placeholdersUtils.failSafePlaceholders(mail_subject);
                     break;
diff --git a/js/mzta-utils-prompt.js b/js/mzta-utils-prompt.js
index e361cabe..8cd0d624 100644
--- a/js/mzta-utils-prompt.js
+++ b/js/mzta-utils-prompt.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export const taPromptUtils = {
         }
     },
 
-    async preparePrompt(curr_prompt, curr_message, chatgpt_lang, selection_text, body_text, subject_text, msg_text, only_typed_text, tags_full_list){
+    async preparePrompt(curr_prompt, curr_message, chatgpt_lang, selection_text, body_text, subject_text, msg_text, only_typed_text, only_quoted_text, tags_full_list){
         let fullPrompt = '';
         
         if(!placeholdersUtils.hasPlaceholder(curr_prompt.text)){
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export const taPromptUtils = {
             fullPrompt = curr_prompt.text + (String(curr_prompt.need_signature) == "1" ? " " + await taPromptUtils.getDefaultSignature():"") + " " + chatgpt_lang + " \"" + (selection_text=='' ? body_text : selection_text) + "\" ";
         }else{
             // we have at least a placeholder, do the magic!
-            let finalSubs = await placeholdersUtils.getPlaceholdersValues(curr_prompt.text, curr_message, subject_text, body_text, msg_text, only_typed_text, selection_text, tags_full_list);
+            let finalSubs = await placeholdersUtils.getPlaceholdersValues(curr_prompt.text, curr_message, subject_text, body_text, msg_text, only_typed_text, only_quoted_text, selection_text, tags_full_list);
             // console.log(">>>>>>>>>> finalSubs: " + JSON.stringify(finalSubs));
             let prefs_ph = await browser.storage.sync.get({placeholders_use_default_value: false});
             fullPrompt = (placeholdersUtils.replacePlaceholders(curr_prompt.text, finalSubs, prefs_ph.placeholders_use_default_value, true) + (String(curr_prompt.need_signature) == "1" ? " " + await taPromptUtils.getDefaultSignature():"") + " " + chatgpt_lang).trim();