diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/topic.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/topic.js.es6
index 8c8d2a4f428..1aefe57ea63 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/topic.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/topic.js.es6
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ export default Ember.Controller.extend(SelectedPostsCount, BufferedContent, {
         draftKey: Composer.REPLY_AS_NEW_TOPIC_KEY,
         categoryId: this.get('category.id')
       }).then(() => {
-        return Em.isEmpty(quotedText) ? Discourse.Post.loadQuote(post.get('id')) : quotedText;
+        composerController.get('model').appendText(Em.isEmpty(quotedText) ? Discourse.Post.loadQuote(post.get('id')) : quotedText);
       }).then(q => {
         const postUrl = `${location.protocol}//${location.host}${post.get('url')}`;
         const postLink = `[${Handlebars.escapeExpression(self.get('model.title'))}](${postUrl})`;