diff --git a/crates/typst-library/src/model/quote.rs b/crates/typst-library/src/model/quote.rs
index 919ab12c7..cd45eec8e 100644
--- a/crates/typst-library/src/model/quote.rs
+++ b/crates/typst-library/src/model/quote.rs
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ impl Show for Packed<QuoteElem> {
         let block = self.block(styles);
         let html = TargetElem::target_in(styles).is_html();
 
-        if self.quotes(styles) == Smart::Custom(true) || !block {
+        if self.quotes(styles).unwrap_or(!block) {
             let quotes = SmartQuotes::get(
                 SmartQuoteElem::quotes_in(styles),
                 TextElem::lang_in(styles),
diff --git a/tests/ref/issue-5536-quote-inline-quotes-false.png b/tests/ref/issue-5536-quote-inline-quotes-false.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e7b29d712
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diff --git a/tests/suite/model/quote.typ b/tests/suite/model/quote.typ
index 51c4bba59..4137262a7 100644
--- a/tests/suite/model/quote.typ
+++ b/tests/suite/model/quote.typ
@@ -118,3 +118,6 @@ An inline #quote[quote.]
 #quote(block: true, attribution: [The Test Author])[
   A block-level quote.
 ]
+
+--- issue-5536-quote-inline-quotes-false ---
+Lorem #quote(block: false, quotes: false)[dolor].