diff --git a/syntax/markdown.vim b/syntax/markdown.vim
index 44187ff..15f865f 100644
--- a/syntax/markdown.vim
+++ b/syntax/markdown.vim
@@ -26,19 +26,21 @@ if !exists('g:markdown_fenced_languages')
 endif
 let s:done_include = {}
 for s:type in map(copy(g:markdown_fenced_languages),'matchstr(v:val,"[^=]*$")')
-  if has_key(s:done_include, matchstr(s:type,'[^.]*'))
+  let s:lang = matchstr(s:type,'[^.]*')
+  if has_key(s:done_include, s:lang)
     continue
   endif
   if s:type =~ '\.'
-    let b:{matchstr(s:type,'[^.]*')}_subtype = matchstr(s:type,'\.\zs.*')
+    let b:{s:lang}_subtype = matchstr(s:type,'\.\zs.*')
   endif
   syn case match
-  exe 'syn include @markdownHighlight_'.tr(s:type,'.','_').' syntax/'.matchstr(s:type,'[^.]*').'.vim'
+  exe 'syn include @markdownHighlight_'.tr(s:type,'.','_').' syntax/'.s:lang.'.vim'
   unlet! b:current_syntax
-  let s:done_include[matchstr(s:type,'[^.]*')] = 1
+  let s:done_include[s:lang] = 1
 endfor
 unlet! s:type
 unlet! s:done_include
+unlet! s:lang
 
 syn spell toplevel
 if exists('s:foldmethod') && s:foldmethod !=# &l:foldmethod
@@ -122,6 +124,8 @@ syn region markdownCode matchgroup=markdownCodeDelimiter start="`" end="`" keepe
 syn region markdownCode matchgroup=markdownCodeDelimiter start="`` \=" end=" \=``" keepend contains=markdownLineStart
 syn region markdownCodeBlock matchgroup=markdownCodeDelimiter start="^\s*\z(`\{3,\}\).*$" end="^\s*\z1\ze\s*$" keepend
 syn region markdownCodeBlock matchgroup=markdownCodeDelimiter start="^\s*\z(\~\{3,\}\).*$" end="^\s*\z1\ze\s*$" keepend
+syn region markdownCodeBlock matchgroup=markdownCodeDelimiter start="\%(^>\s\+\)\@<=\z(`\{3,\}\).*$" end="^>\s\+\zs\z1\ze\s*$" keepend contains=markdownBlockquote
+syn region markdownCodeBlock matchgroup=markdownCodeDelimiter start="\%(^>\s\+\)\@<=\z(\~\{3,\}\).*$" end="^>\s\+\zs\z1\ze\s*$" keepend contains=markdownBlockquote
 
 syn match markdownFootnote "\[^[^\]]\+\]"
 syn match markdownFootnoteDefinition "^\[^[^\]]\+\]:"
@@ -131,12 +135,20 @@ for s:type in g:markdown_fenced_languages
   if has_key(s:done_include, matchstr(s:type,'[^.]*'))
     continue
   endif
-  exe 'syn region markdownHighlight_'.substitute(matchstr(s:type,'[^=]*$'),'\..*','','').' matchgroup=markdownCodeDelimiter start="^\s*\z(`\{3,\}\)\s*\%({.\{-}\.\)\='.matchstr(s:type,'[^=]*').'}\=\S\@!.*$" end="^\s*\z1\ze\s*$" keepend contains=@markdownHighlight_'.tr(matchstr(s:type,'[^=]*$'),'.','_') . s:concealends
-  exe 'syn region markdownHighlight_'.substitute(matchstr(s:type,'[^=]*$'),'\..*','','').' matchgroup=markdownCodeDelimiter start="^\s*\z(\~\{3,\}\)\s*\%({.\{-}\.\)\='.matchstr(s:type,'[^=]*').'}\=\S\@!.*$" end="^\s*\z1\ze\s*$" keepend contains=@markdownHighlight_'.tr(matchstr(s:type,'[^=]*$'),'.','_') . s:concealends
+  let s:region = substitute(matchstr(s:type,'[^=]*$'),'\..*','','')
+  let s:lang = matchstr(s:type,'[^=]*')
+  let s:include = tr(matchstr(s:type,'[^=]*$'),'.','_')
+  exe 'syn region markdownHighlight_'.s:region.' matchgroup=markdownCodeDelimiter start="^\s*\z(`\{3,\}\)\s*\%({.\{-}\.\)\='.s:lang.'}\=\S\@!.*$" end="^\s*\z1\ze\s*$" keepend contains=@markdownHighlight_'.s:include.s:concealends
+  exe 'syn region markdownHighlight_'.s:region.' matchgroup=markdownCodeDelimiter start="^\s*\z(\~\{3,\}\)\s*\%({.\{-}\.\)\='.s:lang.'}\=\S\@!.*$" end="^\s*\z1\ze\s*$" keepend contains=@markdownHighlight_'.s:include.s:concealends
+  exe 'syn region markdownHighlight_'.s:region.' matchgroup=markdownCodeDelimiter start="^>\s\+\z(`\{3,\}\)\s*\%({.\{-}\.\)\='.s:lang.'}\=\S\@!.*$" end="^>\s\+\z1\ze\s*$" keepend contains=markdownBlockquote,@markdownHighlight_'.s:include.s:concealends
+  exe 'syn region markdownHighlight_'.s:region.' matchgroup=markdownCodeDelimiter start="^>\s\+\z(\~\{3,\}\)\s*\%({.\{-}\.\)\='.s:lang.'}\=\S\@!.*$" end="^>\s\+\z1\ze\s*$" keepend contains=markdownBlockquote,@markdownHighlight_'.s:include.s:concealends
   let s:done_include[matchstr(s:type,'[^.]*')] = 1
 endfor
 unlet! s:type
 unlet! s:done_include
+unlet! s:region
+unlet! s:lang
+unlet! s:include
 
 if get(b:, 'markdown_yaml_head', get(g:, 'markdown_yaml_head', main_syntax ==# 'markdown'))
   syn include @markdownYamlTop syntax/yaml.vim