diff --git a/browser/components/MarkdownEditor.js b/browser/components/MarkdownEditor.js
index 5d716a56..e956655c 100644
--- a/browser/components/MarkdownEditor.js
+++ b/browser/components/MarkdownEditor.js
@@ -159,8 +159,8 @@ class MarkdownEditor extends React.Component {
     e.preventDefault()
     e.stopPropagation()
     const idMatch = /checkbox-([0-9]+)/
-    const checkedMatch = /^\s*>?\s*[+\-*] \[x]/i
-    const uncheckedMatch = /^\s*>?\s*[+\-*] \[ ]/
+    const checkedMatch = /^(\s*>?)*\s*[+\-*] \[x]/i
+    const uncheckedMatch = /^(\s*>?)*\s*[+\-*] \[ ]/
     const checkReplace = /\[x]/i
     const uncheckReplace = /\[ ]/
     if (idMatch.test(e.target.getAttribute('id'))) {
diff --git a/browser/components/MarkdownSplitEditor.js b/browser/components/MarkdownSplitEditor.js
index 39f98687..2b63d345 100644
--- a/browser/components/MarkdownSplitEditor.js
+++ b/browser/components/MarkdownSplitEditor.js
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ class MarkdownSplitEditor extends React.Component {
     e.preventDefault()
     e.stopPropagation()
     const idMatch = /checkbox-([0-9]+)/
-    const checkedMatch = /^\s*>?\s*[+\-*] \[x]/i
-    const uncheckedMatch = /^\s*>?\s*[+\-*] \[ ]/
+    const checkedMatch = /^(\s*>?)*\s*[+\-*] \[x]/i
+    const uncheckedMatch = /^(\s*>?)*\s*[+\-*] \[ ]/
     const checkReplace = /\[x]/i
     const uncheckReplace = /\[ ]/
     if (idMatch.test(e.target.getAttribute('id'))) {
diff --git a/browser/lib/getTodoStatus.js b/browser/lib/getTodoStatus.js
index 80584d61..8b552109 100644
--- a/browser/lib/getTodoStatus.js
+++ b/browser/lib/getTodoStatus.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ export function getTodoStatus (content) {
   let numberOfCompletedTodo = 0
 
   splitted.forEach((line) => {
-    const trimmedLine = line.trim().replace(/^>\s*/, '')
+    const trimmedLine = line.trim().replace(/^(>\s*)*/, '')
     if (trimmedLine.match(/^[+\-*] \[(\s|x)] ./i)) {
       numberOfTodo++
     }
diff --git a/tests/lib/get-todo-status-test.js b/tests/lib/get-todo-status-test.js
index 710c7e92..db74ec56 100644
--- a/tests/lib/get-todo-status-test.js
+++ b/tests/lib/get-todo-status-test.js
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ test('getTodoStatus should return a correct hash object', t => {
     ['> - [ ] a\n- [x] a\n', { total: 2, completed: 1 }],
     ['> + [ ] a\n+ foo [x]bar a\n', { total: 1, completed: 0 }],
     ['> - [X] `- [X] a`\n', { total: 1, completed: 1 }],
-    ['> \t - [X] `- [X] a`\n', { total: 1, completed: 1 }]
+    ['> \t - [X] `- [X] a`\n', { total: 1, completed: 1 }],
+    ['> > - [ ] a\n', { total: 1, completed: 0 }],
+    ['> > > - [ ] a\n- [x] a\n', { total: 2, completed: 1 }]
   ]
 
   testCases.forEach(testCase => {