diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/EntityRule.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/EntityRule.java
index aaa0739568..fbbb76f18b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/EntityRule.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/EntityRule.java
@@ -676,6 +676,7 @@ public class EntityRule {
 
         long iid = jargs.getLong("identity");
         long aid = jargs.getLong("answer");
+        boolean add_text = jargs.optBoolean("text", true);
         String to = jargs.optString("to");
         boolean cc = jargs.optBoolean("cc");
         boolean attachments = jargs.optBoolean("attachments");
@@ -758,26 +759,29 @@ public class EntityRule {
         reply.id = db.message().insertMessage(reply);
 
         String body = answer.getHtml(message.from);
-        Document msg = JsoupEx.parse(body);
 
-        Element div = msg.createElement("div");
+        if (add_text) {
+            Document msg = JsoupEx.parse(body);
 
-        Element p = message.getReplyHeader(context, msg, separate_reply, extended_reply);
-        div.appendChild(p);
+            Element div = msg.createElement("div");
 
-        Document answering = JsoupEx.parse(message.getFile(context));
-        Element e = answering.body();
-        if (quote) {
-            String style = e.attr("style");
-            style = HtmlHelper.mergeStyles(style, HtmlHelper.getQuoteStyle(e));
-            e.tagName("blockquote").attr("style", style);
-        } else
-            e.tagName("p");
-        div.appendChild(e);
+            Element p = message.getReplyHeader(context, msg, separate_reply, extended_reply);
+            div.appendChild(p);
 
-        msg.body().appendChild(div);
+            Document answering = JsoupEx.parse(message.getFile(context));
+            Element e = answering.body();
+            if (quote) {
+                String style = e.attr("style");
+                style = HtmlHelper.mergeStyles(style, HtmlHelper.getQuoteStyle(e));
+                e.tagName("blockquote").attr("style", style);
+            } else
+                e.tagName("p");
+            div.appendChild(e);
 
-        body = msg.outerHtml();
+            msg.body().appendChild(div);
+
+            body = msg.outerHtml();
+        }
 
         File file = reply.getFile(context);
         Helper.writeText(file, body);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentRule.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentRule.java
index 400f2af3d1..59dc861580 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentRule.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentRule.java
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ public class FragmentRule extends FragmentBase {
     private Spinner spIdent;
 
     private Spinner spAnswer;
+    private CheckBox cbIncludeMessageText;
     private EditText etTo;
     private ImageButton ibTo;
     private CheckBox cbCc;
@@ -290,6 +291,7 @@ public class FragmentRule extends FragmentBase {
         spIdent = view.findViewById(R.id.spIdent);
 
         spAnswer = view.findViewById(R.id.spAnswer);
+        cbIncludeMessageText = view.findViewById(R.id.cbIncludeMessageText);
         etTo = view.findViewById(R.id.etTo);
         ibTo = view.findViewById(R.id.ibTo);
         cbCc = view.findViewById(R.id.cbCc);
@@ -1137,6 +1139,8 @@ public class FragmentRule extends FragmentBase {
                                             break;
                                         }
 
+                                    cbIncludeMessageText.setChecked(jaction.optBoolean("text", true));
+
                                     etTo.setText(jaction.optString("to"));
                                     cbCc.setChecked(jaction.optBoolean("cc"));
                                     cbWithAttachments.setChecked(jaction.optBoolean("attachments"));
@@ -1477,6 +1481,7 @@ public class FragmentRule extends FragmentBase {
                     EntityAnswer answer = (EntityAnswer) spAnswer.getSelectedItem();
                     jaction.put("identity", identity == null ? -1 : identity.id);
                     jaction.put("answer", answer == null || answer.id == null ? -1 : answer.id);
+                    jaction.put("text", cbIncludeMessageText.isChecked());
                     jaction.put("to", etTo.getText().toString().trim());
                     jaction.put("cc", cbCc.isChecked());
                     jaction.put("attachments", cbWithAttachments.isChecked());
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_rule.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_rule.xml
index 82234fc0de..7a2331cbf1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_rule.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_rule.xml
@@ -840,6 +840,16 @@
                     app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
                     app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/tvAnswerTemplate" />
 
+                <CheckBox
+                    android:id="@+id/cbIncludeMessageText"
+                    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                    android:layout_marginTop="12dp"
+                    android:checked="true"
+                    android:text="@string/title_rule_include_message_text"
+                    app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
+                    app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/spAnswer" />
+
                 <eu.faircode.email.FixedTextView
                     android:id="@+id/tvTo"
                     android:layout_width="wrap_content"
@@ -849,7 +859,7 @@
                     android:text="@string/title_rule_forward_to"
                     android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Small"
                     app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
-                    app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/spAnswer" />
+                    app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/cbIncludeMessageText" />
 
                 <eu.faircode.email.EditTextPlain
                     android:id="@+id/etTo"
@@ -1065,7 +1075,7 @@
                     android:id="@+id/grpAnswer"
                     android:layout_width="0dp"
                     android:layout_height="0dp"
-                    app:constraint_referenced_ids="tvAnswerIdentity,spIdent,tvAnswerTemplate,spAnswer,tvTo,etTo,ibTo,cbCc,cbWithAttachments,tvAnswerRemark" />
+                    app:constraint_referenced_ids="tvAnswerIdentity,spIdent,tvAnswerTemplate,spAnswer,cbIncludeMessageText,tvTo,etTo,ibTo,cbCc,cbWithAttachments,tvAnswerRemark" />
 
                 <androidx.constraintlayout.widget.Group
                     android:id="@+id/grpTts"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index f3ca58db7e..54a60a5415 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -1545,6 +1545,7 @@
     <string name="title_rule_thread">All messages in same conversation and folder</string>
     <string name="title_rule_identity">Identity</string>
     <string name="title_rule_template">Reply template</string>
+    <string name="title_rule_include_message_text">Include message text</string>
     <string name="title_rule_forward_to">Forward to</string>
     <string name="title_rule_cc">Reply to CC addresses</string>
     <string name="title_rule_with_attachments">With attachments</string>