diff --git a/multiplatform-markdown-renderer/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/mikepenz/markdown/compose/elements/MarkdownBlockQuote.kt b/multiplatform-markdown-renderer/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/mikepenz/markdown/compose/elements/MarkdownBlockQuote.kt
index 2e489fb..2f7394a 100644
--- a/multiplatform-markdown-renderer/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/mikepenz/markdown/compose/elements/MarkdownBlockQuote.kt
+++ b/multiplatform-markdown-renderer/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/mikepenz/markdown/compose/elements/MarkdownBlockQuote.kt
@@ -1,21 +1,20 @@
 package com.mikepenz.markdown.compose.elements
 
-import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
-import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.*
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
 import androidx.compose.ui.draw.drawBehind
 import androidx.compose.ui.geometry.Offset
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.TextStyle
-import androidx.compose.ui.text.buildAnnotatedString
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.LayoutDirection
+import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
 import com.mikepenz.markdown.compose.LocalMarkdownColors
 import com.mikepenz.markdown.compose.LocalMarkdownDimens
 import com.mikepenz.markdown.compose.LocalMarkdownPadding
 import com.mikepenz.markdown.compose.LocalMarkdownTypography
-import com.mikepenz.markdown.compose.elements.material.Text
+import org.intellij.markdown.MarkdownElementTypes
 import org.intellij.markdown.ast.ASTNode
-import org.intellij.markdown.ast.getTextInNode
+import org.intellij.markdown.ast.findChildOfType
 
 @Composable
 fun MarkdownBlockQuote(
@@ -26,28 +25,32 @@ fun MarkdownBlockQuote(
     val blockQuoteColor = LocalMarkdownColors.current.text
     val blockQuoteThickness = LocalMarkdownDimens.current.blockQuoteThickness
     val blockQuote = LocalMarkdownPadding.current.blockQuote
+    val blockQuoteText = LocalMarkdownPadding.current.blockQuoteText
     val blockQuoteBar = LocalMarkdownPadding.current.blockQuoteBar
-    Box(
+
+    Column(
         modifier = Modifier
             .drawBehind {
                 drawLine(
                     color = blockQuoteColor,
-                    strokeWidth = blockQuoteThickness.value,
-                    start = Offset(blockQuoteBar.calculateLeftPadding(LayoutDirection.Ltr).value, 0f),
-                    end = Offset(blockQuoteBar.calculateRightPadding(LayoutDirection.Ltr).value, size.height)
+                    strokeWidth = blockQuoteThickness.toPx(),
+                    start = Offset(blockQuoteBar.calculateStartPadding(LayoutDirection.Ltr).toPx(), blockQuoteBar.calculateTopPadding().toPx()),
+                    end = Offset(blockQuoteBar.calculateStartPadding(LayoutDirection.Ltr).toPx(), size.height - blockQuoteBar.calculateBottomPadding().toPx())
                 )
             }
             .padding(blockQuote)
     ) {
-        val text = buildAnnotatedString {
-            pushStyle(style.toSpanStyle())
-            append(node.getTextInNode(content).toString())
-            pop()
+        val quote = node.findChildOfType(MarkdownElementTypes.PARAGRAPH)
+        if (quote != null) {
+            MarkdownParagraph(content, quote, style = style, modifier = Modifier.padding(blockQuoteText))
+        }
+
+        val nestedQuote = node.findChildOfType(MarkdownElementTypes.BLOCK_QUOTE)
+        if (nestedQuote != null) {
+            if (quote != null) {
+                Spacer(Modifier.height(8.dp))
+            }
+            MarkdownBlockQuote(content, nestedQuote, style)
         }
-        Text(
-            text,
-            style,
-            color = LocalMarkdownColors.current.text,
-        )
     }
 }
diff --git a/multiplatform-markdown-renderer/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/mikepenz/markdown/model/MarkdownPadding.kt b/multiplatform-markdown-renderer/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/mikepenz/markdown/model/MarkdownPadding.kt
index 3e57d40..4d30dce 100644
--- a/multiplatform-markdown-renderer/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/mikepenz/markdown/model/MarkdownPadding.kt
+++ b/multiplatform-markdown-renderer/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/mikepenz/markdown/model/MarkdownPadding.kt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ interface MarkdownPadding {
     val indentList: Dp
     val codeBlock: PaddingValues
     val blockQuote: PaddingValues
+    val blockQuoteText: PaddingValues
     val blockQuoteBar: PaddingValues.Absolute
 }
 
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ private class DefaultMarkdownPadding(
     override val indentList: Dp,
     override val codeBlock: PaddingValues,
     override val blockQuote: PaddingValues,
+    override val blockQuoteText: PaddingValues,
     override val blockQuoteBar: PaddingValues.Absolute,
 ) : MarkdownPadding
 
@@ -34,8 +36,9 @@ fun markdownPadding(
     listItemBottom: Dp = 4.dp,
     indentList: Dp = 8.dp,
     codeBlock: PaddingValues = PaddingValues(8.dp),
-    blockQuote: PaddingValues = PaddingValues(start = 16.dp, top = 16.dp, bottom = 16.dp),
-    blockQuoteBar: PaddingValues.Absolute = PaddingValues.Absolute(left = 4.dp, right = 4.dp),
+    blockQuote: PaddingValues = PaddingValues(horizontal = 16.dp, vertical = 0.dp),
+    blockQuoteText: PaddingValues = PaddingValues(vertical = 4.dp),
+    blockQuoteBar: PaddingValues.Absolute = PaddingValues.Absolute(left = 4.dp, top = 2.dp, right = 4.dp, bottom = 2.dp),
 ): MarkdownPadding = DefaultMarkdownPadding(
     block = block,
     list = list,
@@ -43,5 +46,6 @@ fun markdownPadding(
     indentList = indentList,
     codeBlock = codeBlock,
     blockQuote = blockQuote,
+    blockQuoteText = blockQuoteText,
     blockQuoteBar = blockQuoteBar,
 )