diff --git a/src/dom-utils.js b/src/dom-utils.js
index b61068f..81278c2 100644
--- a/src/dom-utils.js
+++ b/src/dom-utils.js
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ export function wrapTextNodes(block) {
     'UL', 'OL',
     'PICTURE',
     'TABLE',
+    'BLOCKQUOTE',
     'H1', 'H2', 'H3', 'H4', 'H5', 'H6',
   ];
 
diff --git a/test/dom-utils/wrapTextNodes.test.html b/test/dom-utils/wrapTextNodes.test.html
index b51b64f..252b429 100644
--- a/test/dom-utils/wrapTextNodes.test.html
+++ b/test/dom-utils/wrapTextNodes.test.html
@@ -110,6 +110,16 @@ <h3>headings of all levels will not be wrapped</h3>
           <div></div>
         </div>
       </div>
+      <div class="blockquotes original">
+        <div>
+          <div><blockquote>a blockquote will not be wrapped</blockquote></div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      <div class="blockquotes expected">
+        <div>
+          <div><blockquote>a blockquote will not be wrapped</blockquote></div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
     </div>
   </main>
   <script type="module">
@@ -168,6 +178,14 @@ <h3>headings of all levels will not be wrapped</h3>
 
         expect(original.innerHTML).to.equal(expected.innerHTML);
       });
+
+      it('does not modify blockquotes', () => {
+        const original = document.querySelector('.original.blockquotes');
+        const expected = document.querySelector('.expected.blockquotes');
+        wrapTextNodes(original);
+
+        expect(original.innerHTML).to.equal(expected.innerHTML);
+      });
     });
   </script>