diff --git a/manicito b/manicito
index 526498b..884a3ff 100755
--- a/manicito
+++ b/manicito
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ usage() {
 	echo
 	echo '  -h             print this message and exit'
 	echo '  -H             file used to store/check quoted posts; to avoid duplicates'
+	echo '  -Q             disable actual quote-posting (which Mastodon doesn’t support)'
 	echo '  -s             scope for posts, one of: public/[unlisted]/private/direct'
 	echo
 	echo 'Posts tagged under HASHTAG will all be quote-posted to the'
@@ -94,7 +95,9 @@ quote_posts() {
 post_json() {
 	local tagged_post_json="$1"
 	printf '{ "content_type": "text/html", "visibility": "%s",' "$FEDI_SCOPE"
-	printf '"quote_id": "%s",' "$(echo "$tagged_post_json" | jq  -r .id)"
+	if test -z "$NO_QUOTE_POSTS"; then
+		printf '"quote_id": "%s",' "$(echo "$tagged_post_json" | jq  -r .id)"
+	fi
 	printf '"expires_in": %s,' 864000
 	printf '"status": "%s" }\n' "$(post_body "$tagged_post_json")"
 }
@@ -180,7 +183,7 @@ env_subst() {
 FEDI_SCOPE="unlisted" # Default value.
 
 
-while getopts 'hH:s:' arg; do
+while getopts 'hH:s:Q' arg; do
 	case $arg in
 		h)
 			usage
@@ -205,6 +208,9 @@ while getopts 'hH:s:' arg; do
 				exit 6
 			fi
 			;;
+		Q)
+			NO_QUOTE_POSTS="1"
+			;;
 	esac
 done