diff --git a/boards/models/post.py b/boards/models/post.py
--- a/boards/models/post.py
+++ b/boards/models/post.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ DIFF_TYPE_JSON = 'json'
 
 PREPARSE_PATTERNS = {
     r'>>(\d+)': r'[post]\1[/post]',  # Reflink ">>123"
-    r'^(?<!>)>(.+)': r'[quote]\1[/quote]',  # Quote ">text"
+    r'^>([^>].+)': r'[quote]\1[/quote]',  # Quote ">text"
     r'^//(.+)': r'[comment]\1[/comment]',  # Comment "//text"
 }
 
diff --git a/boards/tests/test_parser.py b/boards/tests/test_parser.py
--- a/boards/tests/test_parser.py
+++ b/boards/tests/test_parser.py
@@ -16,4 +16,12 @@ class ParserTest(TestCase):
         preparsed_text = Post.objects._preparse_text(raw_text)
 
         self.assertEqual('[comment]comment[/comment]', preparsed_text,
-                'Comment not preparsed.')
+                         'Comment not preparsed.')
+
+    def test_preparse_reflink(self):
+        raw_text = '>>12\nText'
+        preparsed_text = Post.objects._preparse_text(raw_text)
+
+        self.assertEqual('[post]12[/post]\nText',
+                         preparsed_text, 'Reflink not preparsed.')
+