diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/importer/normalizer.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/importer/normalizer.js
index 330da7400..d5e59b8b0 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/importer/normalizer.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/importer/normalizer.js
@@ -21,6 +21,15 @@ export function normalizeFilterResult(result) {
   return normalResult;
 }
 
+function stripQuoteFallback(text) {
+  const wrapper = document.createElement('div');
+  wrapper.innerHTML = text;
+
+  wrapper.querySelector('.quote-inline')?.remove();
+
+  return wrapper.innerHTML;
+}
+
 export function normalizeStatus(status, normalOldStatus) {
   const normalStatus   = { ...status };
 
@@ -86,6 +95,11 @@ export function normalizeStatus(status, normalOldStatus) {
     normalStatus.spoilerHtml  = emojify(escapeTextContentForBrowser(spoilerText), emojiMap);
     normalStatus.hidden       = expandSpoilers ? false : spoilerText.length > 0 || normalStatus.sensitive;
 
+    // Remove quote fallback link from the DOM so it doesn't mess with paragraph margins
+    if (normalStatus.quote) {
+      normalStatus.contentHtml = stripQuoteFallback(normalStatus.contentHtml);
+    }
+
     if (normalStatus.url && !(normalStatus.url.startsWith('http://') || normalStatus.url.startsWith('https://'))) {
       normalStatus.url = null;
     }
@@ -125,6 +139,11 @@ export function normalizeStatusTranslation(translation, status) {
     spoiler_text: translation.spoiler_text,
   };
 
+  // Remove quote fallback link from the DOM so it doesn't mess with paragraph margins
+  if (status.get('quote')) {
+    normalTranslation.contentHtml = stripQuoteFallback(normalTranslation.contentHtml);
+  }
+
   return normalTranslation;
 }