diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/learn_more_link.tsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/learn_more_link.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b5337794c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/learn_more_link.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import { useState, useRef, useCallback, useId } from 'react';
+
+import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
+
+import Overlay from 'react-overlays/Overlay';
+
+export const LearnMoreLink: React.FC<{ children: React.ReactNode }> = ({
+  children,
+}) => {
+  const accessibilityId = useId();
+  const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
+  const triggerRef = useRef(null);
+
+  const handleClick = useCallback(() => {
+    setOpen(!open);
+  }, [open, setOpen]);
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <button
+        className='link-button'
+        ref={triggerRef}
+        onClick={handleClick}
+        aria-expanded={open}
+        aria-controls={accessibilityId}
+      >
+        <FormattedMessage
+          id='learn_more_link.learn_more'
+          defaultMessage='Learn more'
+        />
+      </button>
+
+      <Overlay
+        show={open}
+        rootClose
+        onHide={handleClick}
+        offset={[5, 5]}
+        placement='bottom-end'
+        target={triggerRef}
+      >
+        {({ props }) => (
+          <div
+            {...props}
+            role='region'
+            id={accessibilityId}
+            className='account__domain-pill__popout learn-more__popout dropdown-animation'
+          >
+            <div className='learn-more__popout__content'>{children}</div>
+
+            <div>
+              <button className='link-button' onClick={handleClick}>
+                <FormattedMessage
+                  id='learn_more_link.got_it'
+                  defaultMessage='Got it'
+                />
+              </button>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </Overlay>
+    </>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status_content.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status_content.jsx
index 5f0f7079a..38d24921c 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status_content.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status_content.jsx
@@ -138,6 +138,16 @@ class StatusContent extends PureComponent {
 
       onCollapsedToggle(collapsed);
     }
+
+    // Remove quote fallback link from the DOM so it doesn't
+    // mess with paragraph margins
+    if (!!status.get('quote')) {
+      const inlineQuote = node.querySelector('.quote-inline');
+
+      if (inlineQuote) {
+        inlineQuote.remove();
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   handleMouseEnter = ({ currentTarget }) => {
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status_quoted.tsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status_quoted.tsx
index d3d8b58c3..8d43ea181 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status_quoted.tsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/status_quoted.tsx
@@ -3,19 +3,15 @@ import { useEffect, useMemo } from 'react';
 import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
 
 import classNames from 'classnames';
-import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
 
 import type { Map as ImmutableMap } from 'immutable';
 
-import ArticleIcon from '@/material-icons/400-24px/article.svg?react';
-import ChevronRightIcon from '@/material-icons/400-24px/chevron_right.svg?react';
-import { Icon } from 'mastodon/components/icon';
+import { LearnMoreLink } from 'mastodon/components/learn_more_link';
 import StatusContainer from 'mastodon/containers/status_container';
 import type { Status } from 'mastodon/models/status';
 import type { RootState } from 'mastodon/store';
 import { useAppDispatch, useAppSelector } from 'mastodon/store';
 
-import QuoteIcon from '../../images/quote.svg?react';
 import { fetchStatus } from '../actions/statuses';
 import { makeGetStatus } from '../selectors';
 
@@ -31,7 +27,6 @@ const QuoteWrapper: React.FC<{
         'status__quote--error': isError,
       })}
     >
-      <Icon id='quote' icon={QuoteIcon} className='status__quote-icon' />
       {children}
     </div>
   );
@@ -45,27 +40,20 @@ const NestedQuoteLink: React.FC<{
     accountId ? state.accounts.get(accountId) : undefined,
   );
 
-  const quoteAuthorName = account?.display_name_html;
+  const quoteAuthorName = account?.acct;
 
   if (!quoteAuthorName) {
     return null;
   }
 
-  const quoteAuthorElement = (
-    <span dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: quoteAuthorName }} />
-  );
-  const quoteUrl = `/@${account.get('acct')}/${status.get('id') as string}`;
-
   return (
-    <Link to={quoteUrl} className='status__quote-author-button'>
+    <div className='status__quote-author-button'>
       <FormattedMessage
         id='status.quote_post_author'
-        defaultMessage='Post by {name}'
-        values={{ name: quoteAuthorElement }}
+        defaultMessage='Quoted a post by @{name}'
+        values={{ name: quoteAuthorName }}
       />
-      <Icon id='chevron_right' icon={ChevronRightIcon} />
-      <Icon id='article' icon={ArticleIcon} />
-    </Link>
+    </div>
   );
 };
 
@@ -112,39 +100,42 @@ export const QuotedStatus: React.FC<{
         defaultMessage='Hidden due to one of your filters'
       />
     );
-  } else if (quoteState === 'deleted') {
-    quoteError = (
-      <FormattedMessage
-        id='status.quote_error.removed'
-        defaultMessage='This post was removed by its author.'
-      />
-    );
-  } else if (quoteState === 'unauthorized') {
-    quoteError = (
-      <FormattedMessage
-        id='status.quote_error.unauthorized'
-        defaultMessage='This post cannot be displayed as you are not authorized to view it.'
-      />
-    );
   } else if (quoteState === 'pending') {
     quoteError = (
-      <FormattedMessage
-        id='status.quote_error.pending_approval'
-        defaultMessage='This post is pending approval from the original author.'
-      />
+      <>
+        <FormattedMessage
+          id='status.quote_error.pending_approval'
+          defaultMessage='Post pending'
+        />
+
+        <LearnMoreLink>
+          <h6>
+            <FormattedMessage
+              id='status.quote_error.pending_approval_popout.title'
+              defaultMessage='Pending quote? Remain calm'
+            />
+          </h6>
+          <p>
+            <FormattedMessage
+              id='status.quote_error.pending_approval_popout.body'
+              defaultMessage='Quotes shared across the Fediverse may take time to display, as different servers have different protocols.'
+            />
+          </p>
+        </LearnMoreLink>
+      </>
     );
-  } else if (quoteState === 'rejected' || quoteState === 'revoked') {
+  } else if (
+    !status ||
+    !quotedStatusId ||
+    quoteState === 'deleted' ||
+    quoteState === 'rejected' ||
+    quoteState === 'revoked' ||
+    quoteState === 'unauthorized'
+  ) {
     quoteError = (
       <FormattedMessage
-        id='status.quote_error.rejected'
-        defaultMessage='This post cannot be displayed as the original author does not allow it to be quoted.'
-      />
-    );
-  } else if (!status || !quotedStatusId) {
-    quoteError = (
-      <FormattedMessage
-        id='status.quote_error.not_found'
-        defaultMessage='This post cannot be displayed.'
+        id='status.quote_error.not_available'
+        defaultMessage='Post unavailable'
       />
     );
   }
@@ -168,7 +159,7 @@ export const QuotedStatus: React.FC<{
         isQuotedPost
         id={quotedStatusId}
         contextType={contextType}
-        avatarSize={40}
+        avatarSize={32}
       >
         {canRenderChildQuote && (
           <QuotedStatus
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/en.json b/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/en.json
index 13b7aa421..329ac9058 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/en.json
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/locales/en.json
@@ -498,6 +498,8 @@
   "keyboard_shortcuts.translate": "to translate a post",
   "keyboard_shortcuts.unfocus": "Unfocus compose textarea/search",
   "keyboard_shortcuts.up": "Move up in the list",
+  "learn_more_link.got_it": "Got it",
+  "learn_more_link.learn_more": "Learn more",
   "lightbox.close": "Close",
   "lightbox.next": "Next",
   "lightbox.previous": "Previous",
@@ -873,12 +875,11 @@
   "status.open": "Expand this post",
   "status.pin": "Pin on profile",
   "status.quote_error.filtered": "Hidden due to one of your filters",
-  "status.quote_error.not_found": "This post cannot be displayed.",
-  "status.quote_error.pending_approval": "This post is pending approval from the original author.",
-  "status.quote_error.rejected": "This post cannot be displayed as the original author does not allow it to be quoted.",
-  "status.quote_error.removed": "This post was removed by its author.",
-  "status.quote_error.unauthorized": "This post cannot be displayed as you are not authorized to view it.",
-  "status.quote_post_author": "Post by {name}",
+  "status.quote_error.not_available": "Post unavailable",
+  "status.quote_error.pending_approval": "Post pending",
+  "status.quote_error.pending_approval_popout.body": "Quotes shared across the Fediverse may take time to display, as different servers have different protocols.",
+  "status.quote_error.pending_approval_popout.title": "Pending quote? Remain calm",
+  "status.quote_post_author": "Quoted a post by @{name}",
   "status.read_more": "Read more",
   "status.reblog": "Boost",
   "status.reblog_private": "Boost with original visibility",
diff --git a/app/javascript/styles/mastodon-light/css_variables.scss b/app/javascript/styles/mastodon-light/css_variables.scss
index d9311da1b..cfb981592 100644
--- a/app/javascript/styles/mastodon-light/css_variables.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/styles/mastodon-light/css_variables.scss
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ body {
   --background-color: #fff;
   --background-color-tint: rgba(255, 255, 255, 80%);
   --background-filter: blur(10px);
+  --surface-variant-background-color: #f1ebfb;
+  --surface-border-color: #cac4d0;
   --on-surface-color: #{color.adjust($ui-base-color, $alpha: -0.65)};
   --rich-text-container-color: rgba(255, 216, 231, 100%);
   --rich-text-text-color: rgba(114, 47, 83, 100%);
diff --git a/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss b/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss
index 0fd97fb71..d6f0087cc 100644
--- a/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss
@@ -1433,10 +1433,6 @@ body > [data-popper-placement] {
   }
 }
 
-.status--has-quote .quote-inline {
-  display: none;
-}
-
 .status {
   padding: 16px;
   min-height: 54px;
@@ -1470,10 +1466,6 @@ body > [data-popper-placement] {
     margin-top: 16px;
   }
 
-  &--is-quote {
-    border: none;
-  }
-
   &--in-thread {
     --thread-margin: calc(46px + 8px);
 
@@ -1860,79 +1852,99 @@ body > [data-popper-placement] {
   // --status-gutter-width is currently only set inside of
   // .notification-ungrouped, so everywhere else this will fall back
   // to the pixel values
-  --quote-margin: var(--status-gutter-width, 36px);
+  --quote-margin: var(--status-gutter-width);
 
   position: relative;
   margin-block-start: 16px;
   margin-inline-start: calc(var(--quote-margin) + var(--thread-margin, 0px));
-  border-radius: 8px;
+  border-radius: 12px;
   color: var(--nested-card-text);
-  background: var(--nested-card-background);
-  border: var(--nested-card-border);
-
-  @container (width > 460px) {
-    --quote-margin: var(--status-gutter-width, 56px);
-  }
+  border: 1px solid var(--surface-border-color);
 }
 
 .status__quote--error {
+  box-sizing: border-box;
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
+  justify-content: space-between;
   gap: 8px;
   padding: 12px;
-  font-size: 15px;
+  font-size: 14px;
+  line-height: 20px;
+  letter-spacing: 0.25px;
+  min-height: 56px;
+
+  .link-button {
+    font-size: inherit;
+    line-height: inherit;
+    letter-spacing: inherit;
+  }
 }
 
 .status__quote-author-button {
   position: relative;
   overflow: hidden;
-  display: inline-flex;
-  width: auto;
-  margin-block-start: 10px;
-  padding: 5px 12px;
+  display: flex;
+  margin-top: 8px;
+  padding: 8px 12px;
   align-items: center;
-  gap: 6px;
   font-family: inherit;
   font-size: 14px;
-  font-weight: 700;
-  line-height: normal;
-  letter-spacing: 0;
-  text-decoration: none;
-  color: $highlight-text-color;
-  background: var(--nested-card-background);
-  border: var(--nested-card-border);
-  border-radius: 4px;
-
-  &:active,
-  &:focus,
-  &:hover {
-    border-color: lighten($highlight-text-color, 4%);
-    color: lighten($highlight-text-color, 4%);
-  }
-
-  &:focus-visible {
-    outline: $ui-button-icon-focus-outline;
-  }
+  font-weight: 400;
+  line-height: 20px;
+  letter-spacing: 0.25px;
+  color: $darker-text-color;
+  background: var(--surface-variant-background-color);
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  cursor: default;
 }
 
-.status__quote-icon {
-  position: absolute;
-  inset-block-start: 18px;
-  inset-inline-start: -40px;
-  display: block;
-  width: 26px;
-  height: 26px;
-  padding: 5px;
-  color: #6a49ba;
-  z-index: 10;
+.status--is-quote {
+  border: none;
+  padding: 12px;
 
-  .status__quote--error & {
-    inset-block-start: 50%;
-    transform: translateY(-50%);
+  .status__info {
+    padding-bottom: 8px;
   }
 
-  @container (width > 460px) {
-    inset-inline-start: -50px;
+  .display-name,
+  .status__relative-time {
+    font-size: 14px;
+    line-height: 20px;
+    letter-spacing: 0.1px;
+  }
+
+  .display-name__account {
+    font-size: 12px;
+    line-height: 16px;
+    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
+  }
+
+  .status__content {
+    display: -webkit-box;
+    font-size: 14px;
+    letter-spacing: 0.25px;
+    line-height: 20px;
+    -webkit-line-clamp: 4;
+    line-clamp: 4;
+    -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
+    overflow: hidden;
+
+    p {
+      margin-bottom: 20px;
+
+      &:last-child {
+        margin-bottom: 0;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  .media-gallery,
+  .video-player,
+  .audio-player,
+  .attachment-list,
+  .poll {
+    margin-top: 8px;
   }
 }
 
@@ -2152,6 +2164,27 @@ body > [data-popper-placement] {
   }
 }
 
+.learn-more__popout {
+  gap: 8px;
+
+  &__content {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    gap: 4px;
+  }
+
+  h6 {
+    font-size: inherit;
+    font-weight: 500;
+    line-height: inherit;
+    letter-spacing: 0.1px;
+  }
+
+  .link-button {
+    font-weight: 500;
+  }
+}
+
 .account__wrapper {
   display: flex;
   gap: 10px;
diff --git a/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/css_variables.scss b/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/css_variables.scss
index 431cdd7a8..16ed033b9 100644
--- a/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/css_variables.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/css_variables.scss
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
   --surface-background-color: #{darken($ui-base-color, 4%)};
   --surface-variant-background-color: #{$ui-base-color};
   --surface-variant-active-background-color: #{lighten($ui-base-color, 4%)};
+  --surface-border-color: #{lighten($ui-base-color, 8%)};
   --on-surface-color: #{color.adjust($ui-base-color, $alpha: -0.5)};
   --avatar-border-radius: 8px;
   --media-outline-color: #{rgba(#fcf8ff, 0.15)};