diff --git a/dotenv/src/iter.rs b/dotenv/src/iter.rs
index 40506e2d..bf68cf91 100644
--- a/dotenv/src/iter.rs
+++ b/dotenv/src/iter.rs
@@ -1,24 +1,27 @@
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::env;
 use std::io::prelude::*;
-use std::io::{BufReader, Lines};
+use std::io::BufReader;
 
 use crate::errors::*;
 use crate::parse;
 
 pub struct Iter<R> {
-    lines: Lines<BufReader<R>>,
+    lines: QuotedLines<BufReader<R>>,
     substitution_data: HashMap<String, Option<String>>,
 }
 
 impl<R: Read> Iter<R> {
     pub fn new(reader: R) -> Iter<R> {
         Iter {
-            lines: BufReader::new(reader).lines(),
+            lines: QuotedLines {
+                buf: BufReader::new(reader),
+            },
             substitution_data: HashMap::new(),
         }
     }
 
+    /// Loads all variables found in the `reader` into the environment.
     pub fn load(self) -> Result<()> {
         for item in self {
             let (key, value) = item?;
@@ -31,6 +34,83 @@ impl<R: Read> Iter<R> {
     }
 }
 
+struct QuotedLines<B> {
+    buf: B,
+}
+
+enum QuoteState {
+    Complete,
+    Escape,
+    StrongOpen,
+    StrongOpenEscape,
+    WeakOpen,
+    WeakOpenEscape,
+}
+
+fn eval_end_state(prev_state: QuoteState, buf: &str) -> QuoteState {
+    let mut cur_state = prev_state;
+
+    for c in buf.chars() {
+        cur_state = match cur_state {
+            QuoteState::Escape => QuoteState::Complete,
+            QuoteState::Complete => match c {
+                '\\' => QuoteState::Escape,
+                '"' => QuoteState::WeakOpen,
+                '\'' => QuoteState::StrongOpen,
+                _ => QuoteState::Complete,
+            },
+            QuoteState::WeakOpen => match c {
+                '\\' => QuoteState::WeakOpenEscape,
+                '"' => QuoteState::Complete,
+                _ => QuoteState::WeakOpen,
+            },
+            QuoteState::WeakOpenEscape => QuoteState::WeakOpen,
+            QuoteState::StrongOpen => match c {
+                '\\' => QuoteState::StrongOpenEscape,
+                '\'' => QuoteState::Complete,
+                _ => QuoteState::StrongOpen,
+            },
+            QuoteState::StrongOpenEscape => QuoteState::StrongOpen,
+        };
+    }
+    cur_state
+}
+
+impl<B: BufRead> Iterator for QuotedLines<B> {
+    type Item = Result<String>;
+
+    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Result<String>> {
+        let mut buf = String::new();
+        let mut cur_state = QuoteState::Complete;
+        let mut buf_pos;
+        loop {
+            buf_pos = buf.len();
+            match self.buf.read_line(&mut buf) {
+                Ok(0) => match cur_state {
+                    QuoteState::Complete => return None,
+                    _ => {
+                        let len = buf.len();
+                        return Some(Err(Error::LineParse(buf, len)));
+                    }
+                },
+                Ok(_n) => {
+                    cur_state = eval_end_state(cur_state, &buf[buf_pos..]);
+                    if let QuoteState::Complete = cur_state {
+                        if buf.ends_with('\n') {
+                            buf.pop();
+                            if buf.ends_with('\r') {
+                                buf.pop();
+                            }
+                        }
+                        return Some(Ok(buf));
+                    }
+                }
+                Err(e) => return Some(Err(Error::Io(e))),
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl<R: Read> Iterator for Iter<R> {
     type Item = Result<(String, String)>;
 
@@ -38,7 +118,7 @@ impl<R: Read> Iterator for Iter<R> {
         loop {
             let line = match self.lines.next() {
                 Some(Ok(line)) => line,
-                Some(Err(err)) => return Some(Err(Error::Io(err))),
+                Some(Err(err)) => return Some(Err(err)),
                 None => return None,
             };
 
diff --git a/dotenv/tests/test-multiline.rs b/dotenv/tests/test-multiline.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..262285d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dotenv/tests/test-multiline.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+mod common;
+
+use dotenv::*;
+use std::env;
+
+use crate::common::*;
+
+#[test]
+fn test_multiline() {
+    let value = "-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----\n-----END PRIVATE KEY-----\\n\\\"QUOTED\\\"";
+    let weak = "-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----\n-----END PRIVATE KEY-----\n\"QUOTED\"";
+    let dir = tempdir_with_dotenv(&format!(
+        r#"
+KEY=my\ cool\ value
+KEY3="awesome stuff \"mang\"
+more
+on other
+lines"
+KEY4='hello '\''fds'"
+good ' \'morning"
+WEAK="{}"
+STRONG='{}'
+"#,
+        value, value
+    ))
+    .unwrap();
+
+    dotenv().ok();
+    assert_eq!(var("KEY").unwrap(), r#"my cool value"#);
+    assert_eq!(
+        var("KEY3").unwrap(),
+        r#"awesome stuff "mang"
+more
+on other
+lines"#
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        var("KEY4").unwrap(),
+        r#"hello 'fds
+good ' 'morning"#
+    );
+    assert_eq!(var("WEAK").unwrap(), weak);
+    assert_eq!(var("STRONG").unwrap(), value);
+
+    env::set_current_dir(dir.path().parent().unwrap()).unwrap();
+    dir.close().unwrap();
+}