diff --git a/scss/_type.scss b/scss/_type.scss
index 57d610f0c..ea3d9ab90 100644
--- a/scss/_type.scss
+++ b/scss/_type.scss
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ mark,
 
 .blockquote-footer {
   display: block;
-  font-size: 80%; // back to default font-size
+  font-size: $blockquote-small-font-size;
   color: $blockquote-small-color;
 
   &::before {
diff --git a/scss/_variables.scss b/scss/_variables.scss
index be13b5647..b18325cdb 100644
--- a/scss/_variables.scss
+++ b/scss/_variables.scss
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ $small-font-size:             80% !default;
 $text-muted:                  $gray-600 !default;
 
 $blockquote-small-color:      $gray-600 !default;
+$blockquote-small-font-size:  $small-font-size !default;
 $blockquote-font-size:        ($font-size-base * 1.25) !default;
 
 $hr-border-color:             rgba($black, .1) !default;