diff --git a/lib/md031.js b/lib/md031.js
index 34c052cd..5cfcfb4f 100644
--- a/lib/md031.js
+++ b/lib/md031.js
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 const { addErrorContext, forEachLine, isBlankLine } = require("../helpers");
 const { lineMetadata } = require("./cache");
 
+const codeFencePrefixRe = /^(.*?)\s*[`~]/;
+
 module.exports = {
   "names": [ "MD031", "blanks-around-fences" ],
   "description": "Fenced code blocks should be surrounded by blank lines",
@@ -19,6 +21,7 @@ module.exports = {
       if ((includeListItems || !inItem) &&
           ((onTopFence && !isBlankLine(lines[i - 1])) ||
            (onBottomFence && !isBlankLine(lines[i + 1])))) {
+        const [ , prefix ] = line.match(codeFencePrefixRe);
         addErrorContext(
           onError,
           i + 1,
@@ -28,7 +31,7 @@ module.exports = {
           null,
           {
             "lineNumber": i + (onTopFence ? 1 : 2),
-            "insertText": "\n"
+            "insertText": `${prefix}\n`
           });
       }
     });
diff --git a/test/detailed-results-code-fences-in-blockquotes.md b/test/detailed-results-code-fences-in-blockquotes.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fd8f273b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/detailed-results-code-fences-in-blockquotes.md
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Detailed Results Code Fences in Blockquotes
+
+Text
+```markdown
+Text
+```
+Text
+
+> Text
+> ```markdown
+> Text
+> ```
+> Text
+> > Text
+> > ```markdown
+> > Text
+> > ```
+> > Text
diff --git a/test/detailed-results-code-fences-in-blockquotes.md.fixed b/test/detailed-results-code-fences-in-blockquotes.md.fixed
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..277647c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/detailed-results-code-fences-in-blockquotes.md.fixed
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Detailed Results Code Fences in Blockquotes
+
+Text
+
+```markdown
+Text
+```
+
+Text
+
+> Text
+>
+> ```markdown
+> Text
+> ```
+>
+> Text
+> > Text
+> >
+> > ```markdown
+> > Text
+> > ```
+> >
+> > Text
diff --git a/test/detailed-results-code-fences-in-blockquotes.results.json b/test/detailed-results-code-fences-in-blockquotes.results.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b8011391
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/detailed-results-code-fences-in-blockquotes.results.json
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+[
+    {
+        "lineNumber": 4,
+        "ruleNames": [
+            "MD031",
+            "blanks-around-fences"
+        ],
+        "ruleDescription": "Fenced code blocks should be surrounded by blank lines",
+        "ruleInformation": "https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.0.0/doc/Rules.md#md031",
+        "errorDetail": null,
+        "errorContext": "```markdown",
+        "errorRange": null
+    },
+    {
+        "lineNumber": 6,
+        "ruleNames": [
+            "MD031",
+            "blanks-around-fences"
+        ],
+        "ruleDescription": "Fenced code blocks should be surrounded by blank lines",
+        "ruleInformation": "https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.0.0/doc/Rules.md#md031",
+        "errorDetail": null,
+        "errorContext": "```",
+        "errorRange": null
+    },
+    {
+        "lineNumber": 10,
+        "ruleNames": [
+            "MD031",
+            "blanks-around-fences"
+        ],
+        "ruleDescription": "Fenced code blocks should be surrounded by blank lines",
+        "ruleInformation": "https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.0.0/doc/Rules.md#md031",
+        "errorDetail": null,
+        "errorContext": "> ```markdown",
+        "errorRange": null
+    },
+    {
+        "lineNumber": 12,
+        "ruleNames": [
+            "MD031",
+            "blanks-around-fences"
+        ],
+        "ruleDescription": "Fenced code blocks should be surrounded by blank lines",
+        "ruleInformation": "https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.0.0/doc/Rules.md#md031",
+        "errorDetail": null,
+        "errorContext": "> ```",
+        "errorRange": null
+    },
+    {
+        "lineNumber": 15,
+        "ruleNames": [
+            "MD031",
+            "blanks-around-fences"
+        ],
+        "ruleDescription": "Fenced code blocks should be surrounded by blank lines",
+        "ruleInformation": "https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.0.0/doc/Rules.md#md031",
+        "errorDetail": null,
+        "errorContext": "> > ```markdown",
+        "errorRange": null
+    },
+    {
+        "lineNumber": 17,
+        "ruleNames": [
+            "MD031",
+            "blanks-around-fences"
+        ],
+        "ruleDescription": "Fenced code blocks should be surrounded by blank lines",
+        "ruleInformation": "https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.0.0/doc/Rules.md#md031",
+        "errorDetail": null,
+        "errorContext": "> > ```",
+        "errorRange": null
+    }
+]