diff --git a/data/templates/default.typst b/data/templates/default.typst
index 1e7b5efd422e..8efe33887a7d 100644
--- a/data/templates/default.typst
+++ b/data/templates/default.typst
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ $else$
 $template.typst()$
 $endif$
 
+$if(smart)$
+$else$
+#set smartquote(enabled: false)
+
+$endif$
 $for(header-includes)$
 $header-includes$
 
diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Extensions.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Extensions.hs
index 868ab9609243..7f1b35c17bfc 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Extensions.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Extensions.hs
@@ -471,7 +471,8 @@ getDefaultExtensions "jats_articleauthoring" = getDefaultExtensions "jats"
 getDefaultExtensions "opml"            = pandocExtensions -- affects notes
 getDefaultExtensions "markua"          = extensionsFromList
                                           []
-getDefaultExtensions "typst"           = extensionsFromList [Ext_citations]
+getDefaultExtensions "typst"           = extensionsFromList [Ext_citations,
+                                                             Ext_smart]
 getDefaultExtensions "dokuwiki"        = extensionsFromList [Ext_smart]
 getDefaultExtensions _                 = extensionsFromList
                                           [Ext_auto_identifiers]
@@ -656,6 +657,6 @@ getAllExtensions f = universalExtensions <> getAll f
   getAll "mediawiki"       = autoIdExtensions <>
     extensionsFromList
     [ Ext_smart ]
-  getAll "typst"           = extensionsFromList [Ext_citations]
+  getAll "typst"           = extensionsFromList [Ext_citations, Ext_smart]
   getAll "djot"            = extensionsFromList [Ext_sourcepos]
   getAll _                 = mempty
diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/Typst.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/Typst.hs
index 80ae6dab3f18..42a17dcccba1 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/Typst.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/Typst.hs
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ pandocToTypst options (Pandoc meta blocks) = do
                         Right l ->
                           resetField "lang" (langLanguage l) .
                           maybe id (resetField "region") (langRegion l))
+              $ defField "smart" (isEnabled Ext_smart options)
               $ defField "toc-depth" (tshow $ writerTOCDepth options)
               $ defField "figure-caption-position"
                    (toPosition $ writerFigureCaptionPosition options)
@@ -351,8 +352,9 @@ inlineToTypst :: PandocMonad m => Inline -> TW m (Doc Text)
 inlineToTypst inline =
   case inline of
     Str txt -> do
+      opts <-  gets stOptions
       context <- gets stEscapeContext
-      return $ escapeTypst context txt
+      return $ escapeTypst (isEnabled Ext_smart opts) context txt
     Space -> return space
     SoftBreak -> do
       wrapText <- gets $ writerWrapText . stOptions
@@ -396,11 +398,17 @@ inlineToTypst inline =
           contents <- inlinesToTypst inlines
           return $ toTypstTextElement typstTextAttrs contents <> lab
     Quoted quoteType inlines -> do
-      let q = case quoteType of
-                   DoubleQuote -> literal "\""
-                   SingleQuote -> literal "'"
+      opts <- gets stOptions
+      let smart = isEnabled Ext_smart opts
       contents <- inlinesToTypst inlines
-      return $ q <> contents <> q
+      return $
+        case quoteType of
+           DoubleQuote
+             | smart -> "\"" <> contents <> "\""
+             | otherwise -> "“" <> contents <> "”"
+           SingleQuote
+             | smart -> "'" <> contents <> "'"
+             | otherwise -> "‘" <> contents <> "’"
     Cite citations inlines -> do
       opts <-  gets stOptions
       if isEnabled Ext_citations opts
@@ -455,8 +463,8 @@ textstyle s inlines =
          , needsEscapeAtLineStart c -> ("\\" <>)
        _ -> id
 
-escapeTypst :: EscapeContext -> Text -> Doc Text
-escapeTypst context t =
+escapeTypst :: Bool -> EscapeContext -> Text -> Doc Text
+escapeTypst smart context t =
   (case T.uncons t of
     Just (c, _)
       | needsEscapeAtLineStart c
@@ -469,9 +477,17 @@ escapeTypst context t =
   where
     escapeChar c
       | c == '\160' = "~"
+      | c == '\8217', smart = "'" -- apostrophe
+      | c == '\8212', smart = "---" -- em dash
+      | c == '\8211', smart = "--" -- en dash
       | needsEscape c = "\\" <> T.singleton c
       | otherwise = T.singleton c
     needsEscape '\160' = True
+    needsEscape '\8217' = smart
+    needsEscape '\8212' = smart
+    needsEscape '\8211' = smart
+    needsEscape '\'' = smart
+    needsEscape '"' = smart
     needsEscape '[' = True
     needsEscape ']' = True
     needsEscape '#' = True
@@ -480,8 +496,6 @@ escapeTypst context t =
     needsEscape '@' = True
     needsEscape '$' = True
     needsEscape '\\' = True
-    needsEscape '\'' = True
-    needsEscape '"' = True
     needsEscape '`' = True
     needsEscape '_' = True
     needsEscape '*' = True
diff --git a/test/command/10271.md b/test/command/10271.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..40f5c0a3e59d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/command/10271.md
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+```
+% pandoc -f markdown+smart -t typst+smart
+"don't do it---"
+^D
+"don't do it---"
+
+```
+```
+% pandoc -f markdown+smart -t typst-smart
+"don't do it---"
+^D
+“don’t do it—”
+
+```
+```
+% pandoc -f markdown-smart -t typst+smart
+"don't do it---"
+^D
+\"don\'t do it---\"
+
+```
+```
+% pandoc -f markdown-smart -t typst-smart
+"don't do it---"
+^D
+"don't do it---"
+
+```
+
diff --git a/test/command/8966.md b/test/command/8966.md
index f0c9e99e100f..de70fe7207e2 100644
--- a/test/command/8966.md
+++ b/test/command/8966.md
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
 ^D
 #strong[Samsonov T.E.] Shape-Adaptive Geometric Simplification of
 Heterogeneous Line Datasets / T. E. Samsonov, O. P. Yakimova \/\/
-International Journal of Geographical Information Science. — 2017. —
-Vol. 31. — № 8. — pp.~1485-1520.
+International Journal of Geographical Information Science. --- 2017. ---
+Vol. 31. --- № 8. --- pp.~1485-1520.
 ```
diff --git a/test/tables.typst b/test/tables.typst
index 3736a7193cb1..9bdcc13b8966 100644
--- a/test/tables.typst
+++ b/test/tables.typst
@@ -55,10 +55,10 @@ Multiline table with caption:
       aligned],),
     table.hline(),
     [First], [row], [12.0], [Example of a row that spans multiple lines.],
-    [Second], [row], [5.0], [Here’s another one. Note the blank line between
+    [Second], [row], [5.0], [Here's another one. Note the blank line between
     rows.],
   )]
-  , caption: [Here’s the caption. It may span multiple lines.]
+  , caption: [Here's the caption. It may span multiple lines.]
   , kind: table
   )
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ Multiline table without caption:
       aligned],),
     table.hline(),
     [First], [row], [12.0], [Example of a row that spans multiple lines.],
-    [Second], [row], [5.0], [Here’s another one. Note the blank line between
+    [Second], [row], [5.0], [Here's another one. Note the blank line between
     rows.],
   )]
   , kind: table
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ Multiline table without column headers:
     columns: (15%, 13.75%, 16.25%, 35%),
     align: (center,left,right,auto,),
     [First], [row], [12.0], [Example of a row that spans multiple lines.],
-    [Second], [row], [5.0], [Here’s another one. Note the blank line between
+    [Second], [row], [5.0], [Here's another one. Note the blank line between
     rows.],
   )]
   , kind: table
diff --git a/test/writer.typst b/test/writer.typst
index 7609e0db01b3..70298b2edb0a 100644
--- a/test/writer.typst
+++ b/test/writer.typst
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
 )
 
 
-This is a set of tests for pandoc. Most of them are adapted from John Gruber’s
+This is a set of tests for pandoc. Most of them are adapted from John Gruber's
 markdown test suite.
 
 #horizontalrule
@@ -164,13 +164,13 @@ with no blank line
 
 = Paragraphs
 <paragraphs>
-Here’s a regular paragraph.
+Here's a regular paragraph.
 
 In Markdown 1.0.0 and earlier. Version 8. This line turns into a list item.
 Because a hard-wrapped line in the middle of a paragraph looked like a list
 item.
 
-Here’s one with a bullet. \* criminey.
+Here's one with a bullet. \* criminey.
 
 There should be a hard line break \
 here.
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ Multiple paragraphs:
 
 + Item 1, graf one.
 
-  Item 1. graf two. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog’s back.
+  Item 1. graf two. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog's back.
 
 + Item 2.
 
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ Multiple paragraphs:
   - Tab
     - Tab
 
-Here’s another:
+Here's another:
 
 + First
 + Second:
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ Interpreted markdown in a table:
 
 This is #emph[emphasized]
 And this is #strong[strong]
-Here’s a simple block:
+Here's a simple block:
 
 #block[
 foo
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ Code:
 <hr />
 ```
 
-Hr’s:
+Hr's:
 
 #horizontalrule
 
@@ -637,14 +637,14 @@ a^b c^d, a\~b c\~d.
 
 'Oak,' 'elm,' and 'beech' are names of trees. So is 'pine.'
 
-'He said, "I want to go."' Were you alive in the 70’s?
+'He said, "I want to go."' Were you alive in the 70's?
 
 Here is some quoted '`code`' and a
 "#link("http://example.com/?foo=1&bar=2")[quoted link];".
 
-Some dashes: one—two — three—four — five.
+Some dashes: one---two --- three---four --- five.
 
-Dashes between numbers: 5–7, 255–66, 1987–1999.
+Dashes between numbers: 5--7, 255--66, 1987--1999.
 
 Ellipses…and…and….
 
@@ -658,11 +658,11 @@ Ellipses…and…and….
 - $alpha and omega$
 - $223$
 - $p$-Tree
-- Here’s some display math:
+- Here's some display math:
   $ frac(d, d x) f (x) = lim_(h arrow.r 0) frac(f (x + h) - f (x), h) $
-- Here’s one that has a line break in it: $alpha + omega times x^2$.
+- Here's one that has a line break in it: $alpha + omega times x^2$.
 
-These shouldn’t be math:
+These shouldn't be math:
 
 - To get the famous equation, write `$e = mc^2$`.
 - \$22,000 is a #emph[lot] of money. So is \$34,000. (It worked if "lot" is
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ These shouldn’t be math:
 - Shoes (\$20) and socks (\$5).
 - Escaped `$`: \$73 #emph[this should be emphasized] 23\$.
 
-Here’s a LaTeX table:
+Here's a LaTeX table:
 
 #horizontalrule
 
@@ -776,14 +776,14 @@ Foo #link("/url/")[biz];.
 
 == With ampersands
 <with-ampersands>
-Here’s a
+Here's a
 #link("http://example.com/?foo=1&bar=2")[link with an ampersand in the URL];.
 
-Here’s a link with an amersand in the link text: #link("http://att.com/")[AT&T];.
+Here's a link with an amersand in the link text: #link("http://att.com/")[AT&T];.
 
-Here’s an #link("/script?foo=1&bar=2")[inline link];.
+Here's an #link("/script?foo=1&bar=2")[inline link];.
 
-Here’s an #link("/script?foo=1&bar=2")[inline link in pointy braces];.
+Here's an #link("/script?foo=1&bar=2")[inline link in pointy braces];.
 
 == Autolinks
 <autolinks>
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ Here is a movie #box(image("movie.jpg")) icon.
 <footnotes>
 Here is a footnote reference,#footnote[Here is the footnote. It can go anywhere
 after the footnote reference. It need not be placed at the end of the document.]
-and another.#footnote[Here’s the long note. This one contains multiple blocks.
+and another.#footnote[Here's the long note. This one contains multiple blocks.
 
 Subsequent blocks are indented to show that they belong to the footnote (as with
 list items).