diff --git a/scripts/whatsapp-bridge/bridge.native.test.mjs b/scripts/whatsapp-bridge/bridge.native.test.mjs
index 559a9f9d4d..8e8f026c73 100644
--- a/scripts/whatsapp-bridge/bridge.native.test.mjs
+++ b/scripts/whatsapp-bridge/bridge.native.test.mjs
@@ -468,4 +468,43 @@ import {
   console.log('  ✓ quoted message text survives ephemeral/view-once/document envelopes');
 }
 
+{
+  // Nested envelopes (ephemeral wrapping viewOnce wrapping the payload) and
+  // the second envelope position: quoted text must resolve there as well.
+  const quotedMessage = {
+    ephemeralMessage: {
+      message: {
+        viewOnceMessageV2: {
+          message: { extendedTextMessage: { text: 'Example appointment at 11:40' } },
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  };
+  const event = await extractBridgeEvent({
+    msg: {
+      key: { id: 'reply-nested', remoteJid: '15551234567@s.whatsapp.net', fromMe: false },
+      messageTimestamp: 123,
+      message: {
+        ephemeralMessage: {
+          message: {
+            extendedTextMessage: {
+              text: 'confirmed',
+              contextInfo: { stanzaId: 'original-id', participant: '15559998888@s.whatsapp.net', quotedMessage },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    },
+    chatId: '15551234567@s.whatsapp.net',
+    senderId: '15550001111@s.whatsapp.net',
+    senderNumber: '15550001111',
+    botIds: ['15559998888@s.whatsapp.net'],
+    downloadMedia: async () => Buffer.from(''),
+  });
+  assert.equal(event.quotedMessageId, 'original-id');
+  assert.equal(event.hasQuotedMessage, true);
+  assert.equal(event.quotedText, 'Example appointment at 11:40');
+  console.log('  ✓ nested envelopes: quote text resolves through both layers');
+}
+
 console.log('\n✅ All WhatsApp native bridge helper tests passed.');
diff --git a/scripts/whatsapp-bridge/bridge_helpers.js b/scripts/whatsapp-bridge/bridge_helpers.js
index 08834755e0..439af7665f 100644
--- a/scripts/whatsapp-bridge/bridge_helpers.js
+++ b/scripts/whatsapp-bridge/bridge_helpers.js
@@ -19,15 +19,26 @@ export function normalizeWhatsAppId(value) {
 }
 
 function unwrapMessageEnvelopes(content) {
-  if (content?.ephemeralMessage?.message) return content.ephemeralMessage.message;
-  if (content?.viewOnceMessage?.message) return content.viewOnceMessage.message;
-  if (content?.viewOnceMessageV2?.message) return content.viewOnceMessageV2.message;
-  if (content?.documentWithCaptionMessage?.message) return content.documentWithCaptionMessage.message;
-  return content;
+  let cur = content;
+  // Envelopes nest (ephemeral wrapping viewOnce wrapping the payload); peel
+  // until an inner message is reached so nested quotes resolve too.
+  for (let i = 0; i < 8 && cur; i++) {
+    const next =
+      cur.ephemeralMessage?.message ??
+      cur.viewOnceMessage?.message ??
+      cur.viewOnceMessageV2?.message ??
+      cur.documentWithCaptionMessage?.message;
+    if (next === undefined) break;
+    cur = next;
+  }
+  return cur;
 }
 
 export function getMessageContent(msg) {
   const content = unwrapMessageEnvelopes(msg?.message || {});
+  // A peeled envelope returns its inner message immediately: the payload
+  // shape (template/buttons/list/etc.) applies to unenveloped messages.
+  if (content !== (msg?.message || {})) return content;
   if (content.templateMessage?.hydratedTemplate) return content.templateMessage.hydratedTemplate;
   if (content.buttonsMessage) return content.buttonsMessage;
   if (content.listMessage) return content.listMessage;