diff --git a/upub/cli/src/faker.rs b/upub/cli/src/faker.rs
index 192d62b..ce996b4 100644
--- a/upub/cli/src/faker.rs
+++ b/upub/cli/src/faker.rs
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ pub async fn faker(ctx: upub::Context, count: i64) -> Result<(), sea_orm::DbErr>
 			summary: Set(None),
 			context: Set(Some(context.clone())),
 			in_reply_to: Set(None),
+			quote: Set(None),
 			content: Set(Some(format!("[{i}] Tic(k). Quasiparticle of intensive multiplicity. Tics (or ticks) are intrinsically several components of autonomously numbering anorganic populations, propagating by contagion between segmentary divisions in the order of nature. Ticks - as nonqualitative differentially-decomposable counting marks - each designate a multitude comprehended as a singular variation in tic(k)-density."))),
 			image: Set(None),
 			published: Set(chrono::Utc::now() - std::time::Duration::from_secs(60*i as u64)),
diff --git a/upub/core/src/model/object.rs b/upub/core/src/model/object.rs
index 6085c28..f109584 100644
--- a/upub/core/src/model/object.rs
+++ b/upub/core/src/model/object.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ pub struct Model {
 	pub summary: Option<String>,
 	pub content: Option<String>,
 	pub image: Option<String>,
+	pub quote: Option<String>,
 	pub sensitive: bool,
 	pub in_reply_to: Option<String>,
 	pub url: Option<String>,
@@ -63,10 +64,18 @@ pub enum Relation {
 		belongs_to = "Entity",
 		from = "Column::InReplyTo",
 		to = "Column::Id",
-		on_update = "Cascade",
+		on_update = "NoAction",
 		on_delete = "NoAction"
 	)]
-	Objects,
+	ObjectsReply,
+	#[sea_orm(
+		belongs_to = "Entity",
+		from = "Column::Quote",
+		to = "Column::Id",
+		on_update = "NoAction",
+		on_delete = "NoAction"
+	)]
+	ObjectsQuote,
 }
 
 impl Related<super::activity::Entity> for Entity {
@@ -125,7 +134,7 @@ impl Related<super::mention::Entity> for Entity {
 
 impl Related<Entity> for Entity {
 	fn to() -> RelationDef {
-		Relation::Objects.def()
+		Relation::ObjectsReply.def()
 	}
 }
 
@@ -168,6 +177,7 @@ impl Model {
 			.set_context(apb::Node::maybe_link(self.context.clone()))
 			.set_conversation(apb::Node::maybe_link(self.context.clone())) // duplicate context for mastodon
 			.set_in_reply_to(apb::Node::maybe_link(self.in_reply_to.clone()))
+			.set_quote_url(apb::Node::maybe_link(self.quote.clone()))
 			.set_published(Some(self.published))
 			.set_updated(if self.updated != self.published { Some(self.updated) } else { None })
 			.set_audience(apb::Node::maybe_link(self.audience))
diff --git a/upub/core/src/traits/normalize.rs b/upub/core/src/traits/normalize.rs
index de86b1a..25ad28a 100644
--- a/upub/core/src/traits/normalize.rs
+++ b/upub/core/src/traits/normalize.rs
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ impl AP {
 			image: object.image().get().and_then(|x| x.url().id().str()),
 			context: object.context().id().str(),
 			in_reply_to: object.in_reply_to().id().str(),
+			quote: object.quote_url().id().str(),
 			published: object.published().unwrap_or_else(|_| chrono::Utc::now()),
 			updated: object.updated().unwrap_or_else(|_| chrono::Utc::now()),
 			url: object.url().id().str(),
diff --git a/upub/migrations/src/lib.rs b/upub/migrations/src/lib.rs
index c4bb8db..19be15c 100644
--- a/upub/migrations/src/lib.rs
+++ b/upub/migrations/src/lib.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ mod m20240628_000002_add_credentials_activated;
 mod m20240703_000001_add_audience_index;
 mod m20240703_000002_add_image_to_objects;
 mod m20240706_000001_add_error_to_jobs;
+mod m20240715_000001_add_quote_uri_to_objects;
 
 pub struct Migrator;
 
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ impl MigratorTrait for Migrator {
 			Box::new(m20240703_000001_add_audience_index::Migration),
 			Box::new(m20240703_000002_add_image_to_objects::Migration),
 			Box::new(m20240706_000001_add_error_to_jobs::Migration),
+			Box::new(m20240715_000001_add_quote_uri_to_objects::Migration),
 		]
 	}
 }
diff --git a/upub/migrations/src/m20240524_000001_create_actor_activity_object_tables.rs b/upub/migrations/src/m20240524_000001_create_actor_activity_object_tables.rs
index 3ae3484..b3ef14f 100644
--- a/upub/migrations/src/m20240524_000001_create_actor_activity_object_tables.rs
+++ b/upub/migrations/src/m20240524_000001_create_actor_activity_object_tables.rs
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ pub enum Objects {
 	Replies,
 	Context,
 	InReplyTo,
+	Quote, // added with migration m20240715_000001
 	Cc,
 	Bcc,
 	To,
diff --git a/upub/migrations/src/m20240715_000001_add_quote_uri_to_objects.rs b/upub/migrations/src/m20240715_000001_add_quote_uri_to_objects.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..479867f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/upub/migrations/src/m20240715_000001_add_quote_uri_to_objects.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+use sea_orm_migration::prelude::*;
+
+use crate::m20240524_000001_create_actor_activity_object_tables::Objects;
+
+#[derive(DeriveMigrationName)]
+pub struct Migration;
+
+#[async_trait::async_trait]
+impl MigrationTrait for Migration {
+	async fn up(&self, manager: &SchemaManager) -> Result<(), DbErr> {
+		manager
+			.alter_table(
+				Table::alter()
+					.table(Objects::Table)
+					.add_column(ColumnDef::new(Objects::Quote).string().null())
+					.to_owned()
+			)
+			.await?;
+
+		Ok(())
+	}
+
+	async fn down(&self, manager: &SchemaManager) -> Result<(), DbErr> {
+		manager
+			.alter_table(
+				Table::alter()
+					.table(Objects::Table)
+					.drop_column(Objects::Quote)
+					.to_owned()
+			)
+			.await?;
+
+		Ok(())
+	}
+}