diff --git a/src/markdown.ts b/src/markdown.ts
index 0def7ca..3978227 100644
--- a/src/markdown.ts
+++ b/src/markdown.ts
@@ -76,6 +76,12 @@ const filters: Filters = {
     }
     return `\`${text}\``
   },
+  P(el) {
+    const pElement = document.createElement('p')
+    const text = el.textContent || ''
+    pElement.textContent = text.replace(/<(\/?)(pre|strong|weak|em)>/g, '\\<$1$2\\>')
+    return pElement
+  },
   STRONG(el) {
     return `**${el.textContent || ''}**`
   },
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index a101f44..050330b 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ describe('quote-selection', function () {
             <p>This should not appear as part of the quote.</p>
             <div class="comment-body">
               <p>This is <strong>beautifully</strong> formatted <em>text</em> that even has some <code>inline code</code>.</p>
+              <p>This is a simple p line</p>
+              <p>some escaped html tags to ignore &lt;pre&gt; &lt;strong&gt; &lt;weak&gt; &lt;em&gt; &lt;/pre&gt; &lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/weak&gt; &lt;/em&gt;</p> 
               <pre><code>foo(true)</code></pre>
               <p><a href="http://example.com">Links</a> and <img alt=":emoji:" class="emoji" src="image.png"> are preserved.</p>
               <blockquote><p>Music changes, and I'm gonna change right along with it.<br>--Aretha Franklin</p></blockquote>
@@ -131,6 +133,10 @@ describe('quote-selection', function () {
         textarea.value.replace(/ +\n/g, '\n'),
         `> This is **beautifully** formatted _text_ that even has some \`inline code\`.
 >
+> This is a simple p line
+>
+> some escaped html tags to ignore \\<pre\\> \\<strong\\> \\<weak\\> \\<em\\> \\</pre\\> \\</strong\\> \\</weak\\> \\</em\\>
+>
 > \`\`\`
 > foo(true)
 > \`\`\`