diff --git a/framework/src/main/groovy/org/moqui/impl/entity/EntityDataLoaderImpl.groovy b/framework/src/main/groovy/org/moqui/impl/entity/EntityDataLoaderImpl.groovy
index 36edc7023..b4281b6e9 100644
--- a/framework/src/main/groovy/org/moqui/impl/entity/EntityDataLoaderImpl.groovy
+++ b/framework/src/main/groovy/org/moqui/impl/entity/EntityDataLoaderImpl.groovy
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ class EntityDataLoaderImpl implements EntityDataLoader {
     char csvDelimiter = ','
     char csvCommentStart = '#'
     char csvQuoteChar = '"'
+    char csvEscapeChar = '\\'
 
     String csvEntityName = null
     List<String> csvFieldNames = null
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ class EntityDataLoaderImpl implements EntityDataLoader {
     @Override EntityDataLoader csvDelimiter(char delimiter) { this.csvDelimiter = delimiter; return this }
     @Override EntityDataLoader csvCommentStart(char commentStart) { this.csvCommentStart = commentStart; return this }
     @Override EntityDataLoader csvQuoteChar(char quoteChar) { this.csvQuoteChar = quoteChar; return this }
+    @Override EntityDataLoader csvEscapeChar(char escapeChar) { this.csvEscapeChar = escapeChar; return this }
 
     @Override EntityDataLoader csvEntityName(String entityName) {
         if (!efi.isEntityDefined(entityName) && !sfi.isServiceDefined(entityName))
@@ -925,6 +927,7 @@ class EntityDataLoaderImpl implements EntityDataLoader {
                     .withSkipHeaderRecord(true) // TODO: remove this? does it even do anything?
                     .withIgnoreEmptyLines(true)
                     .withIgnoreSurroundingSpaces(true)
+                    .withEscape(edli.csvEscapeChar)
                     .parse(reader)
 
             Iterator<CSVRecord> iterator = parser.iterator()
diff --git a/framework/src/main/java/org/moqui/entity/EntityDataLoader.java b/framework/src/main/java/org/moqui/entity/EntityDataLoader.java
index 7ad4cfe3b..63447b92c 100644
--- a/framework/src/main/java/org/moqui/entity/EntityDataLoader.java
+++ b/framework/src/main/java/org/moqui/entity/EntityDataLoader.java
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ public interface EntityDataLoader {
     EntityDataLoader csvDelimiter(char delimiter);
     EntityDataLoader csvCommentStart(char commentStart);
     EntityDataLoader csvQuoteChar(char quoteChar);
+    EntityDataLoader csvEscapeChar(char escapeChar);
 
     /** For CSV files use this name (entity or service name) instead of looking for it on line one in the file */
     EntityDataLoader csvEntityName(String entityName);