diff --git a/runtime/ftplugin/text.vim b/runtime/ftplugin/text.vim
index ec84ac6..c4cbcb5 100644
--- a/runtime/ftplugin/text.vim
+++ b/runtime/ftplugin/text.vim
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 " Vim filetype plugin
 " Language:		Text
 " Maintainer:		David Barnett <daviebdawg+vim@gmail.com>
-" Last Change:		2014 Jul 09
+" Last Change:		2019 Jan 10
 
 if exists('b:did_ftplugin')
   finish
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 " We intentionally don't set formatoptions-=t since text should wrap as text.
 
-" Pseudo comment leaders to indent bulleted lists.
-setlocal comments=fb:-,fb:*
+" Pseudo comment leaders to indent bulleted lists with '-' and '*'.  And allow
+" for Mail quoted text with '>'.
+setlocal comments=fb:-,fb:*,n:>
 setlocal commentstring=