diff --git a/src/var/lib/tyto/program/wip.py b/src/var/lib/tyto/program/wip.py
index d3cc65d..558e86a 100644
--- a/src/var/lib/tyto/program/wip.py
+++ b/src/var/lib/tyto/program/wip.py
@@ -331,14 +331,21 @@ def wip_quotes() :
         if quote_html: quote_html = '%s\n%s'%(quote_html,qline)
         else:          quote_html = qline
 
+
+      if lang:
+        lang = ' lang="%s"'%lang
       if author:
-        quote_html = '<figure class="%s">\n'%set_css + \
-                     '<blockquote>\n' + \
+        quote_html = '<figure>' + \
+                     '<blockquote class="%s"%s>\n'%(
+                     set_css, lang
+                     ) + \
                      '%s\n'%quote_html + \
                      '</blockquote>\n' + \
                      '</figure>'
       else:
-        quote_html = '<blockquote class="%s">\n'%set_css + \
+        quote_html = '<blockquote class="%s"%s>\n'%(
+                     set_css, lang
+                     ) + \
                      '%s\n'%quote_html + \
                      '</blockquote>'