diff --git a/pandoc/.pandoc/templates/default.latex b/pandoc/.pandoc/templates/default.latex
index 2b58ba57..367b7f9c 100644
--- a/pandoc/.pandoc/templates/default.latex
+++ b/pandoc/.pandoc/templates/default.latex
@@ -348,6 +348,38 @@ $if(logo)$
 $endif$
 $endif$
 
+
+
+\usepackage{framed}
+
+% \let\oldquote\quote
+% \let\oldendquote\endquote
+% \def\quote{\leftbar \oldquote}
+% \def\endquote{\oldendquote\endleftbar}
+
+\newlength{\leftbarwidth}
+\setlength{\leftbarwidth}{5pt}
+\newlength{\leftbarsep}
+\setlength{\leftbarsep}{2pt}
+
+\newcommand*{\leftbarcolorcmd}{\color{leftbarcolor}}% as a command to be more flexible
+\colorlet{leftbarcolor}{gray}
+
+\renewenvironment{leftbar}{%
+    \def\FrameCommand{{\leftbarcolorcmd{\vrule width \leftbarwidth\relax\hspace {\leftbarsep}}}}%
+    \MakeFramed {\advance \hsize -\width \FrameRestore }%
+	\noindent
+}{%
+    \endMakeFramed
+}
+
+\renewenvironment{quote}
+{\vspace{7pt} \leftbar\list{}{\rightmargin\leftmargin}%
+\item\vspace{-5pt}\relax}
+	{\endlist\endleftbar}
+
+
+
 \begin{document}
 $if(title)$
 $if(beamer)$