diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/textile/functions.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/textile/functions.py
index c3c82ef893..bf3f7b26e7 100755
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/textile/functions.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/textile/functions.py
@@ -206,6 +206,12 @@ class Textile(object):
         (re.compile(r'{clubs?}'),        r'♣'),  #  club
         (re.compile(r'{hearts?}'),       r'♥'),  #  heart
         (re.compile(r'{diam(onds?|s)}'), r'♦'),  #  diamond
+        (re.compile(r'{"}'),             r'"'),    #  double-quote
+        (re.compile(r"{'}"),             r'''),    #  single-quote
+        (re.compile(r'{’}'),             r'’'),  #  closing-single-quote - apostrophe
+        (re.compile(r'{‘}'),             r'‘'),  #  opening-single-quote
+        (re.compile(r'{“}'),             r'”'),  #  closing-double-quote
+        (re.compile(r'{“}'),             r'“'),  #  opening-double-quote        
     ]
     glyph_defaults = [
         (re.compile(r'(\d+\'?\"?)( ?)x( ?)(?=\d+)'),                   r'\1\2×\3'),                       #  dimension sign