diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Core/Format.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Core/Format.cs
index 3a04c7e6f..49d34613e 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Core/Format.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Core/Format.cs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ namespace Discord
     public static class Format
     {
         // Characters which need escaping
-        private static readonly string[] SensitiveCharacters = { "\\", "*", "_", "~", "`", "|" };
+        private static readonly string[] SensitiveCharacters = { "\\", "*", "_", "~", "`", "|", ">" };
 
         /// <summary> Returns a markdown-formatted string with bold formatting. </summary>
         public static string Bold(string text) => $"**{text}**";
diff --git a/test/Discord.Net.Tests.Unit/FormatTests.cs b/test/Discord.Net.Tests.Unit/FormatTests.cs
index 7f7b54469..7877d5fdc 100644
--- a/test/Discord.Net.Tests.Unit/FormatTests.cs
+++ b/test/Discord.Net.Tests.Unit/FormatTests.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ namespace Discord
         [InlineData(@"~text~", @"\~text\~")]
         [InlineData(@"`text`", @"\`text\`")]
         [InlineData(@"_text_", @"\_text\_")]
+        [InlineData(@"> text", @"\> text")]
         public void Sanitize(string input, string expected)
         {
             Assert.Equal(expected, Format.Sanitize(input));