diff --git a/addons/website/static/src/js/summernote.js b/addons/website/static/src/js/summernote.js
index 167459e6a7c..154c98cd61e 100644
--- a/addons/website/static/src/js/summernote.js
+++ b/addons/website/static/src/js/summernote.js
@@ -1701,6 +1701,12 @@ define(['summernote/editing/Editor', 'summernote/summernote'], function (Editor)
         }
         r.reRange().select();
 
+        if (sTagName === "blockquote" || sTagName === "pre") {
+          sTagName = $.summernote.core.agent.isMSIE ? '<' + sTagName + '>' : sTagName;
+          document.execCommand('FormatBlock', false, sTagName);
+          return;
+        }
+
         // fix by odoo because if you select a style in a li with no p tag all the ul is wrapped by the style tag
         var nodes = dom.listBetween(r.sc, r.ec);
         for (var i=0; i<nodes.length; i++) {