diff --git a/browser/components/MarkdownEditor.js b/browser/components/MarkdownEditor.js
index 526ecb39..e230eca1 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*[\+\-\*] \[x\]/i
-    const uncheckedMatch = /^\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 874ce4be..39633479 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*[\+\-\*] \[x\]/i
-    const uncheckedMatch = /^\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 ab0d7809..d732ae87 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()
+    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 4e117aed..710c7e92 100644
--- a/tests/lib/get-todo-status-test.js
+++ b/tests/lib/get-todo-status-test.js
@@ -28,7 +28,12 @@ test('getTodoStatus should return a correct hash object', t => {
     ['- [x] `- [x] a`\n', { total: 1, completed: 1 }],
     ['- [X] `- [X] a`\n', { total: 1, completed: 1 }],
     [' \t - [X] `- [X] a`\n', { total: 1, completed: 1 }],
-    [' \t - [X] `- [X] a`\n \t - [ ] `- [X] a`\n', { total: 2, completed: 1 }]
+    [' \t - [X] `- [X] a`\n \t - [ ] `- [X] a`\n', { total: 2, completed: 1 }],
+    ['> - [ ] a\n', { total: 1, completed: 0 }],
+    ['> - [ ] 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 }]
   ]
 
   testCases.forEach(testCase => {