diff --git a/code/__HELPERS/text.dm b/code/__HELPERS/text.dm
index 98fc00c97b1..1553550e362 100644
--- a/code/__HELPERS/text.dm
+++ b/code/__HELPERS/text.dm
@@ -41,6 +41,15 @@
 			t = copytext(t, 1, index) + repl_chars[char] + copytext(t, index+1)
 			index = findtext(t, char)
 	return t
+	
+/proc/readd_quotes(var/t)
+	var/list/repl_chars = list(""" = "\"")
+	for(var/char in repl_chars)
+		var/index = findtext(t, char)
+		while(index)
+			t = copytext(t, 1, index) + repl_chars[char] + copytext(t, index+5)
+			index = findtext(t, char)
+	return t
 
 //Runs byond's sanitization proc along-side sanitize_simple
 /proc/sanitize(var/t,var/list/repl_chars = null)
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm
index 74a328876b5..f761f366f45 100755
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm
@@ -897,6 +897,7 @@ var/global/list/obj/item/device/pda/PDAs = list()
 
 	var/t = input(U, "Please enter message", name, null) as text
 	t = copytext(sanitize(t), 1, MAX_MESSAGE_LEN)
+	t = readd_quotes(t)
 	if (!t || !istype(P))
 		return
 	if (!in_range(src, U) && loc != U)