diff --git a/docs/operators/csv_parser.md b/docs/operators/csv_parser.md
index 81ba2d9c..98859610 100644
--- a/docs/operators/csv_parser.md
+++ b/docs/operators/csv_parser.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ The `csv_parser` operator parses the string-type field selected by `parse_from`
 | `output`      | Next in pipeline | The connected operator(s) that will receive all outbound entries. |
 | `header`      | required         | A string of delimited field names. The values in the delimited header will be used as keys. |
 | `delimiter`   | `,`              | A character that will be used as a delimiter. Values `\r` and `\n` cannot be used as a delimiter. |
+| `lazy_quotes` | `false`          | If true, a quote may appear in an unquoted field and a non-doubled quote may appear in a quoted field. |
 | `parse_from`  | $body            | The [field](/docs/types/field.md) from which the value will be parsed. |
 | `parse_to`    | $body            | The [field](/docs/types/field.md) to which the value will be parsed. |
 | `preserve_to` |                  | Preserves the unparsed value at the specified [field](/docs/types/field.md). |
diff --git a/operator/builtin/parser/csv/config_test.go b/operator/builtin/parser/csv/config_test.go
index b1da7ff6..5e4775ff 100644
--- a/operator/builtin/parser/csv/config_test.go
+++ b/operator/builtin/parser/csv/config_test.go
@@ -32,6 +32,16 @@ func TestJSONParserConfig(t *testing.T) {
 				return p
 			}(),
 		},
+		{
+			Name: "lazy_quotes",
+			Expect: func() *CSVParserConfig {
+				p := defaultCfg()
+				p.Header = "id,severity,message"
+				p.LazyQuotes = true
+				p.ParseFrom = entry.NewBodyField("message")
+				return p
+			}(),
+		},
 		{
 			Name: "delimiter",
 			Expect: func() *CSVParserConfig {
diff --git a/operator/builtin/parser/csv/csv.go b/operator/builtin/parser/csv/csv.go
index dc8e23b7..b2529bc8 100644
--- a/operator/builtin/parser/csv/csv.go
+++ b/operator/builtin/parser/csv/csv.go
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ type CSVParserConfig struct {
 
 	Header         string `json:"header" yaml:"header"`
 	FieldDelimiter string `json:"delimiter,omitempty" yaml:"delimiter,omitempty"`
+	LazyQuotes     bool   `json:"lazy_quotes,omitempty" yaml:"lazy_quotes,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // Build will build a csv parser operator.
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ func (c CSVParserConfig) Build(context operator.BuildContext) ([]operator.Operat
 		header:         strings.Split(c.Header, delimiterStr),
 		fieldDelimiter: fieldDelimiter,
 		numFields:      numFields,
+		lazyQuotes:     c.LazyQuotes,
 	}
 
 	return []operator.Operator{csvParser}, nil
@@ -87,6 +89,7 @@ type CSVParser struct {
 	header         []string
 	fieldDelimiter rune
 	numFields      int
+	lazyQuotes     bool
 }
 
 // Process will parse an entry for csv.
@@ -107,6 +110,7 @@ func (r *CSVParser) parse(value interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
 	reader := csvparser.NewReader(strings.NewReader(csvLine))
 	reader.Comma = r.fieldDelimiter
 	reader.FieldsPerRecord = r.numFields
+	reader.LazyQuotes = r.lazyQuotes
 	parsedValues := make(map[string]interface{})
 
 	record, err := reader.Read()
diff --git a/operator/builtin/parser/csv/csv_test.go b/operator/builtin/parser/csv/csv_test.go
index 3400896c..08fe0cfa 100644
--- a/operator/builtin/parser/csv/csv_test.go
+++ b/operator/builtin/parser/csv/csv_test.go
@@ -190,6 +190,21 @@ func TestParserCSV(t *testing.T) {
 				"position": "agent",
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			"parse-with-lazy-quotes",
+			func(p *CSVParserConfig) {
+				p.Header = "name,age,height,number"
+				p.FieldDelimiter = ","
+				p.LazyQuotes = true
+			},
+			`stanza "log parser",1,6ft,5`,
+			map[string]interface{}{
+				"name":   `stanza "log parser"`,
+				"age":    "1",
+				"height": "6ft",
+				"number": "5",
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range cases {
@@ -218,7 +233,7 @@ func TestParserCSV(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestParserCSVMultipleBodys(t *testing.T) {
+func TestParserCSVMultipleBodies(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("basic", func(t *testing.T) {
 		cfg := NewCSVParserConfig("test")
 		cfg.OutputIDs = []string{"fake"}
diff --git a/operator/builtin/parser/csv/testdata/lazy_quotes.yaml b/operator/builtin/parser/csv/testdata/lazy_quotes.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9af79c16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/operator/builtin/parser/csv/testdata/lazy_quotes.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+type: csv_parser
+parse_from: message
+header: id,severity,message
+lazy_quotes: true