diff --git a/keyserver/src/creators/message-report-creator.js b/keyserver/src/creators/message-report-creator.js
--- a/keyserver/src/creators/message-report-creator.js
+++ b/keyserver/src/creators/message-report-creator.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // @flow
 
 import bots from 'lib/facts/bots.js';
-import { createMessageQuote } from 'lib/shared/message-utils.js';
+import { createMessageQuote } from 'lib/shared/markdown.js';
 import { type MessageReportCreationRequest } from 'lib/types/message-report-types.js';
 import { messageTypes } from 'lib/types/message-types-enum.js';
 import type { RawMessageInfo } from 'lib/types/message-types.js';
diff --git a/lib/shared/farcaster/farcaster-messages-types.js b/lib/shared/farcaster/farcaster-messages-types.js
--- a/lib/shared/farcaster/farcaster-messages-types.js
+++ b/lib/shared/farcaster/farcaster-messages-types.js
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@
   +actionTargetUserContext?: FarcasterMessageUserContext,
   +isProgrammatic?: boolean,
   +mentions?: $ReadOnlyArray<FarcasterMentionMetadata>,
+  +inReplyTo?: FarcasterMessage,
   ...
 };
 const farcasterMessageValidator: TInterface<FarcasterMessage> = tShapeInexact({
diff --git a/lib/shared/markdown.js b/lib/shared/markdown.js
--- a/lib/shared/markdown.js
+++ b/lib/shared/markdown.js
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 
 import {
-  markdownUserMentionRegex,
   decodeChatMentionText,
+  markdownUserMentionRegex,
 } from './mention-utils.js';
 import { useResolvableNames } from '../hooks/names-cache.js';
 import type {
@@ -382,6 +382,15 @@
 
 const ensRegex: RegExp = /^.{3,}\.eth$/;
 
+function createMessageQuote(message: string): string {
+  // add `>` to each line to include empty lines in the quote
+  return message.replace(/^/gm, '> ');
+}
+
+function createMessageReply(message: string): string {
+  return createMessageQuote(message) + '\n\n';
+}
+
 export {
   paragraphRegex,
   paragraphStripTrailingNewlineRegex,
@@ -408,4 +417,6 @@
   stripSpoilersFromMarkdownAST,
   parseChatMention,
   ensRegex,
+  createMessageReply,
+  createMessageQuote,
 };
diff --git a/lib/shared/message-utils.js b/lib/shared/message-utils.js
--- a/lib/shared/message-utils.js
+++ b/lib/shared/message-utils.js
@@ -253,15 +253,6 @@
   return codeBlockRegex.exec(message) ? message.trimEnd() : message.trim();
 }
 
-function createMessageQuote(message: string): string {
-  // add `>` to each line to include empty lines in the quote
-  return message.replace(/^/gm, '> ');
-}
-
-function createMessageReply(message: string): string {
-  return createMessageQuote(message) + '\n\n';
-}
-
 function getMessageTitle(
   messageInfo:
     | ComposableMessageInfo
@@ -693,8 +684,6 @@
   createMediaMessageData,
   createMediaMessageInfo,
   trimMessage,
-  createMessageQuote,
-  createMessageReply,
   getMessageTitle,
   mergeThreadMessageInfos,
   useMessagePreview,
diff --git a/lib/utils/convert-farcaster-message-to-comm-messages.js b/lib/utils/convert-farcaster-message-to-comm-messages.js
--- a/lib/utils/convert-farcaster-message-to-comm-messages.js
+++ b/lib/utils/convert-farcaster-message-to-comm-messages.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   farcasterThreadIDFromConversationID,
   userIDFromFID,
 } from '../shared/id-utils.js';
+import { createMessageReply } from '../shared/markdown.js';
 import type { Image, Video } from '../types/media-types.js';
 import { messageTypes } from '../types/message-types-enum.js';
 import type { RawMessageInfo } from '../types/message-types.js';
@@ -137,13 +138,19 @@
       });
     }
   } else if (farcasterMessage.type === 'text') {
+    let messageText = '';
+    if (farcasterMessage.inReplyTo) {
+      messageText += createMessageReply(farcasterMessage.inReplyTo.message);
+    }
+    messageText += farcasterMessage.message;
+
     result.push({
       id: farcasterMessage.messageId,
       type: messageTypes.TEXT,
       threadID,
       creatorID,
       time: parseInt(farcasterMessage.serverTimestamp, 10),
-      text: farcasterMessage.message,
+      text: messageText,
     });
   } else if (farcasterMessage.type === 'group_name_change') {
     result.push({
diff --git a/native/chat/composed-message.react.js b/native/chat/composed-message.react.js
--- a/native/chat/composed-message.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/composed-message.react.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 import { chatMessageItemHasEngagement } from 'lib/shared/chat-message-item-utils.js';
 import { getMessageLabel } from 'lib/shared/edit-messages-utils.js';
-import { createMessageReply } from 'lib/shared/message-utils.js';
+import { createMessageReply } from 'lib/shared/markdown.js';
 import { assertComposableMessageType } from 'lib/types/message-types.js';
 
 import {
diff --git a/native/chat/text-message-tooltip-modal.react.js b/native/chat/text-message-tooltip-modal.react.js
--- a/native/chat/text-message-tooltip-modal.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/text-message-tooltip-modal.react.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 import * as React from 'react';
 
-import { createMessageReply } from 'lib/shared/message-utils.js';
+import { createMessageReply } from 'lib/shared/markdown.js';
 import { useDeleteMessage } from 'lib/utils/delete-message-utils.js';
 
 import { MessageEditingContext } from './message-editing-context.react.js';
diff --git a/web/tooltips/tooltip-action-utils.js b/web/tooltips/tooltip-action-utils.js
--- a/web/tooltips/tooltip-action-utils.js
+++ b/web/tooltips/tooltip-action-utils.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   chatMessageItemEngagementTargetMessageInfo,
 } from 'lib/shared/chat-message-item-utils.js';
 import { useCanEditMessage } from 'lib/shared/edit-messages-utils.js';
-import { createMessageReply } from 'lib/shared/message-utils.js';
+import { createMessageReply } from 'lib/shared/markdown.js';
 import { useCanCreateReactionFromMessage } from 'lib/shared/reaction-utils.js';
 import { useSidebarExistsOrCanBeCreated } from 'lib/shared/sidebar-utils.js';
 import { useThreadHasPermission } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils.js';