diff --git a/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0461/reply.py b/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0461/reply.py
index 29bdf8b8..83b60868 100644
--- a/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0461/reply.py
+++ b/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0461/reply.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from typing import Optional
+
 from slixmpp.plugins import BasePlugin
 from slixmpp.types import JidStr
 from slixmpp.xmlstream import StanzaBase
@@ -36,13 +38,34 @@ class XEP_0461(BasePlugin):
     def _handle_reply_to_message(self, msg: StanzaBase):
         self.xmpp.event("message_reply", msg)
 
-    def send_reply(self, reply_to: JidStr, reply_id: str, **msg_kwargs):
+    def make_reply(self, reply_to: JidStr, reply_id: str,
+                   fallback: Optional[str] = None,
+                   quoted_nick: Optional[str] = None, **msg_kwargs):
+        """Create a replies message stanza
+
+        :param reply_to: Full JID of the quoted author
+        :param reply_id: ID of the message to reply to
+        :param fallback: Body of the quoted message
+        :param quoted_nick: nickname of the quoted participant
+        :param msg_kwargs: Additional message parameters
+        """
+
+        msg = self.xmpp.make_message(**msg_kwargs)
+        msg["reply"]["to"] = reply_to
+        msg["reply"]["id"] = reply_id
+        if fallback:
+            msg["reply"].add_quoted_fallback(fallback, quoted_nick)
+        return msg
+
+    def send_reply(self, reply_to: JidStr, reply_id: str,
+                   fallback: Optional[str] = None,
+                   quoted_nick: Optional[str] = None, **msg_kwargs):
         """
 
         :param reply_to: Full JID of the quoted author
         :param reply_id: ID of the message to reply to
+        :param fallback: Body of the quoted message
+        :param quoted_nick: nickname of the quoted participant
         """
-        msg = self.xmpp.make_message(**msg_kwargs)
-        msg["reply"]["to"] = reply_to
-        msg["reply"]["id"] = reply_id
+        msg = self.make_reply(reply_to, reply_id, fallback, quoted_nick, **msg_kwargs)
         msg.send()
diff --git a/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0461/stanza.py b/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0461/stanza.py
index bb010a7e..b3dfea09 100644
--- a/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0461/stanza.py
+++ b/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0461/stanza.py
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ class Reply(ElementBase):
         if nickname:
             quoted = "> " + nickname + ":\n" + quoted
         msg["body"] = quoted + msg["body"]
-        fallback = Fallback()
-        fallback["for"] = NS
-        fallback["body"]["start"] = 0
-        fallback["body"]["end"] = len(quoted)
-        msg.append(fallback)
+        fallback_elem = Fallback()
+        fallback_elem["for"] = NS
+        fallback_elem["body"]["start"] = 0
+        fallback_elem["body"]["end"] = len(quoted)
+        msg.append(fallback_elem)
 
     def get_fallback_body(self) -> str:
         msg = self.parent()
@@ -50,6 +50,23 @@ class Reply(ElementBase):
             return body[start:end]
         else:
             return ""
+        
+    def strip_fallback_content(self) -> str:
+        msg = self.parent() 
+        for fallback in msg["fallbacks"]:
+            if fallback["for"] == NS:
+                break
+        else:
+            return msg["body"]
+
+        start = fallback["body"]["start"]
+        end = fallback["body"]["end"]
+        body = msg["body"]
+
+        if 0 <= start < end <= len(body):
+            return body[:start] + body[end:]
+        else:
+            return body
 
 
 def register_plugins():
diff --git a/tests/test_stream_xep_0461.py b/tests/test_stream_xep_0461.py
index cd4cfa94..af5676b3 100644
--- a/tests/test_stream_xep_0461.py
+++ b/tests/test_stream_xep_0461.py
@@ -8,12 +8,14 @@ class TestReply(SlixTest):
         self.stream_start(plugins=["xep_0461"])
 
     def testFallBackBody(self):
-        async def on_reply(msg):
+        def on_reply(msg):
             start = msg["fallback"]["body"]["start"]
             end = msg["fallback"]["body"]["end"]
             self.xmpp["xep_0461"].send_reply(
                 reply_to=msg.get_from(),
                 reply_id=msg.get_id(),
+                fallback=msg["reply"].strip_fallback_content(),
+                quoted_nick="res",
                 mto="test@test.com",
                 mbody=f"{start} to {end}",
             )
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ class TestReply(SlixTest):
               <reply xmlns="urn:xmpp:reply:0" id="some-id" />
               <body>&gt; quoted\nsome-body</body>
                 <fallback xmlns='urn:xmpp:fallback:0' for='urn:xmpp:reply:0'>
-                   <body start="0" end="8" />
+                   <body start="0" end="9" />
                 </fallback>
             </message>
             """
@@ -34,8 +36,11 @@ class TestReply(SlixTest):
         self.send(
             """
             <message xmlns="jabber:client" to="test@test.com" type="normal">
+              <body>&gt; res:\n&gt; some-body\n0 to 9</body>
               <reply xmlns="urn:xmpp:reply:0" id="other-id" to="from@from.com/res" />
-              <body>0 to 8</body>
+              <fallback xmlns='urn:xmpp:fallback:0' for='urn:xmpp:reply:0'>
+                <body start="0" end="19" />
+              </fallback>
             </message>
             """
         )