diff --git a/phpBB/docs/CHANGELOG.html b/phpBB/docs/CHANGELOG.html
index 8be9b27f20..0cc96dfa8e 100644
--- a/phpBB/docs/CHANGELOG.html
+++ b/phpBB/docs/CHANGELOG.html
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@
 		<li>[Change] Change the data format of the default file ACM to be more secure from tampering and have better performance.</li>
 		<li>[Change] Add index on log_time to the log table to prevent slowdown on boards with many log entries. (Bug #44665 - Patch by bantu)</li>
 		<li>[Change] Template engine now permits to a limited extent variable includes.</li>
+		<li>[Change] Quote BBCode no longer requires the f_reply permission. (Bug #16079)</li>
 		<li>[Feature] Backported 3.2 captcha plugins.</li>
 		<li>[Feature] Introduced new ACM plugins:
 			<ul>
diff --git a/phpBB/posting.php b/phpBB/posting.php
index 2af8d94bae..ff4fae614e 100644
--- a/phpBB/posting.php
+++ b/phpBB/posting.php
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ $smilies_status	= ($bbcode_status && $config['allow_smilies'] && $auth->acl_get(
 $img_status		= ($bbcode_status && $auth->acl_get('f_img', $forum_id)) ? true : false;
 $url_status		= ($config['allow_post_links']) ? true : false;
 $flash_status	= ($bbcode_status && $auth->acl_get('f_flash', $forum_id) && $config['allow_post_flash']) ? true : false;
-$quote_status	= ($auth->acl_get('f_reply', $forum_id)) ? true : false;
+$quote_status	= true;
 
 // Save Draft
 if ($save && $user->data['is_registered'] && $auth->acl_get('u_savedrafts') && ($mode == 'reply' || $mode == 'post' || $mode == 'quote'))