diff --git a/4chan_x.coffee b/4chan_x.coffee
index f071ec5a7..0d7943235 100644
--- a/4chan_x.coffee
+++ b/4chan_x.coffee
@@ -622,7 +622,8 @@ qrText = (link) ->
 
     selection = window.getSelection()
     id = x('preceding::span[@id][1]', selection.anchorNode)?.id
-    text += '>' + selection.toString() if id is link.parentNode.id
+    if (s = selection.toString()) and (id is link.parentNode.id)
+        text += ">#{s}"
 
     text
 
diff --git a/4chan_x.js b/4chan_x.js
index b74eec9a1..dca0bd6e7 100644
--- a/4chan_x.js
+++ b/4chan_x.js
@@ -791,12 +791,12 @@
     return quickReply(link, text);
   };
   qrText = function(link) {
-    var id, selection, text, _ref;
+    var id, s, selection, text, _ref;
     text = '>>' + link.parentNode.id.match(/\d+$/)[0] + '\n';
     selection = window.getSelection();
     id = (_ref = x('preceding::span[@id][1]', selection.anchorNode)) != null ? _ref.id : void 0;
-    if (id === link.parentNode.id) {
-      text += '>' + selection.toString();
+    if ((s = selection.toString()) && (id === link.parentNode.id)) {
+      text += ">" + s;
     }
     return text;
   };