diff --git a/talon/quotations.py b/talon/quotations.py
index e4ab2bb..1a8c4e8 100644
--- a/talon/quotations.py
+++ b/talon/quotations.py
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ def extract_from(msg_body, content_type='text/plain'):
     return msg_body
 
 
-def mark_message_lines(lines):
+def mark_message_lines(lines, ignore_initial_spaces=False):
     """Mark message lines with markers to distinguish quotation lines.
 
     Markers:
@@ -204,6 +204,8 @@ def mark_message_lines(lines):
     markers = ['e' for _ in lines]
     i = 0
     while i < len(lines):
+        if ignore_initial_spaces:
+            lines[i] = lines[i].lstrip(' ')
         if not lines[i].strip():
             markers[i] = 'e'  # empty line
         elif QUOT_PATTERN.match(lines[i]):
@@ -480,10 +482,11 @@ def split_emails(msg):
     Return the corrected markers
     """
     msg_body = _replace_link_brackets(msg)
+    ignore_initial_spaces = True
 
     # don't process too long messages
     lines = msg_body.splitlines()[:MAX_LINES_COUNT]
-    markers = mark_message_lines(lines)
+    markers = mark_message_lines(lines, ignore_initial_spaces)
 
     markers = _mark_quoted_email_splitlines(markers, lines)
 
diff --git a/tests/text_quotations_test.py b/tests/text_quotations_test.py
index 9d7deb0..6a87e9b 100644
--- a/tests/text_quotations_test.py
+++ b/tests/text_quotations_test.py
@@ -700,36 +700,48 @@ def test_standard_replies():
 
 def test_split_email():
     msg = """From: Mr. X
-Date: 24 February 2016
-To: Mr. Y
-Subject: Hi
-Attachments: none
-Goodbye.
-From: Mr. Y
-To: Mr. X
-Date: 24 February 2016
-Subject: Hi
-Attachments: none
+    Date: 24 February 2016
+    To: Mr. Y
+    Subject: Hi
+    Attachments: none
+    Goodbye.
+    From: Mr. Y
+    To: Mr. X
+    Date: 24 February 2016
+    Subject: Hi
+    Attachments: none
 
-Hello.
+    Hello.
 
--- Original Message --
-On 24th February 2016 at 09.32am Conal Wrote:
-Hey!
+        On 24th February 2016 at 09.32am, Conal Wrote:
 
-> Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2012 17:44:22 +0400
-> Subject: Test
-> From: bob@xxx.mailgun.org
-> To: xxx@gmail.com; xxx@hotmail.com; xxx@yahoo.com; xxx@aol.com; xxx@comcast.net; xxx@nyc.rr.com
->
-> Hi
->
-> > From: bob@xxx.mailgun.org
-> > To: xxx@gmail.com; xxx@hotmail.com; xxx@yahoo.com; xxx@aol.com; xxx@comcast.net; xxx@nyc.rr.com
-> > Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2012 17:44:22 +0400
-> > Subject: Test
-> > Hi
+        Hey!
+
+        On Mon, 2016-10-03 at 09:45 -0600, Stangel, Dan wrote:
+        > Mohan,
+        >
+        > We have not yet migrated the systems.
+        >
+        > Dan
+        >
+        > > -----Original Message-----
+        > > Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2012 17:44:22 +0400
+        > > Subject: Test
+        > > From: bob@xxx.mailgun.org
+        > > To: xxx@gmail.com; xxx@hotmail.com; xxx@yahoo.com; xxx@aol.com; xxx@comcast.net; xxx@nyc.rr.com
+        > >
+        > > Hi
+        > >
+        > > > From: bob@xxx.mailgun.org
+        > > > To: xxx@gmail.com; xxx@hotmail.com; xxx@yahoo.com; xxx@aol.com; xxx@comcast.net; xxx@nyc.rr.com
+        > > > Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2012 17:44:22 +0400
+        > > > Subject: Test
+        > > > Hi
+        > > >
+        > >
+        >
+        >
 """
-    expected_markers = "stttttsttttetesttesmmmmmmsmmmm"
+    expected_markers = "stttttsttttetetetesmmmmmmssmmmmmmsmmmmmmmm"
     markers = quotations.split_emails(msg)
     eq_(markers, expected_markers)