diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/expensify/livemarkdown/MarkdownUtils.java b/android/src/main/java/com/expensify/livemarkdown/MarkdownUtils.java
index 5ab87bfb..891d00f2 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/expensify/livemarkdown/MarkdownUtils.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/expensify/livemarkdown/MarkdownUtils.java
@@ -151,12 +151,15 @@ private void applyRange(SpannableStringBuilder ssb, String type, int start, int
         setSpan(ssb, new MarkdownFontSizeSpan(mMarkdownStyle.getH1FontSize()), start, end);
         break;
       case "blockquote":
+        MarkdownBlockquoteSpan[] overlappingBlockquotes = ssb.getSpans(start, end, MarkdownBlockquoteSpan.class);
+        // get the start of the first overlapping blockquote - start of the leadingMarginSpan should be the start of the line
+        int startIndex = overlappingBlockquotes.length > 0 ? ssb.getSpanStart(overlappingBlockquotes[0]) : start;
         MarkdownBlockquoteSpan span = new MarkdownBlockquoteSpan(
           mMarkdownStyle.getBlockquoteBorderColor(),
           mMarkdownStyle.getBlockquoteBorderWidth(),
           mMarkdownStyle.getBlockquoteMarginLeft(),
           mMarkdownStyle.getBlockquotePaddingLeft());
-        setSpan(ssb, span, start, end);
+        setSpan(ssb, span, startIndex, end);
         break;
       default:
         throw new IllegalStateException("Unsupported type: " + type);