diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f985868..660d36c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ Procedure when bumping the version number:
 - Respect colon-delimited emoji when calculating nick hue
 - Display colon-delimited emoji in nicks and messages
 
+### Fixed
+- Mentions not being stopped by `>`
+
 ## v0.5.2 - 2023-01-14
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/src/euph/small_message.rs b/src/euph/small_message.rs
index 1aec5f8..4d2f4f4 100644
--- a/src/euph/small_message.rs
+++ b/src/euph/small_message.rs
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ use super::util;
 fn nick_char(ch: char) -> bool {
     // Closely following the heim mention regex:
     // https://github.com/euphoria-io/heim/blob/978c921063e6b06012fc8d16d9fbf1b3a0be1191/client/lib/stores/chat.js#L14-L15
+    // `>` has been experimentally confirmed to delimit mentions as well.
     match ch {
-        ',' | '.' | '!' | '?' | ';' | '&' | '<' | '\'' | '"' => false,
+        ',' | '.' | '!' | '?' | ';' | '&' | '<' | '>' | '\'' | '"' => false,
         _ => !ch.is_whitespace(),
     }
 }