diff --git a/lib/utils/email-utils.ts b/lib/utils/email-utils.ts
index c0f35326..6910c7b9 100644
--- a/lib/utils/email-utils.ts
+++ b/lib/utils/email-utils.ts
@@ -492,9 +492,9 @@ export function formatForwardedEmail(originalEmail: EmailMessage | LegacyEmailMe
           </tbody>
         </table>
       </div>
-      <div style="padding: 10px 0; border-top: 1px solid #ddd;">
+      <blockquote style="margin: 0; padding-left: 10px; border-left: 3px solid #ddd; color: #505050; background-color: #f9f9f9; padding: 10px;">
         ${sanitizedOriginalContent}
-      </div>
+      </blockquote>
     `;
     
     // Now we have the full forwarded email structure without sanitizing it again