diff --git a/sdv/io/local/local.py b/sdv/io/local/local.py
index 56aa12080..0d81ab634 100644
--- a/sdv/io/local/local.py
+++ b/sdv/io/local/local.py
@@ -64,13 +64,19 @@ class CSVHandler(BaseLocalHandler):
             The character used to denote the decimal point. Defaults to ``.``.
         float_format (str or None):
             The formatting string for floating-point numbers. Optional.
+        quotechar (str):
+            Character used to denote the start and end of a quoted item.
+            Quoted items can include the delimiter and it will be ignored. Defaults to '"'.
+        quoting (int or None):
+            Control field quoting behavior. Default is 0.
 
     Raises:
         ValueError:
             If the provided encoding is not available in the system.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, sep=',', encoding='UTF', decimal='.', float_format=None):
+    def __init__(self, sep=',', encoding='UTF', decimal='.', float_format=None,
+                 quotechar='"', quoting=0):
         super().__init__(decimal, float_format)
         try:
             codecs.lookup(encoding)
@@ -81,6 +87,8 @@ def __init__(self, sep=',', encoding='UTF', decimal='.', float_format=None):
 
         self.sep = sep
         self.encoding = encoding
+        self.quotechar = quotechar
+        self.quoting = quoting
 
     def read(self, folder_name, file_names=None):
         """Read data from CSV files and returns it along with metadata.
@@ -131,7 +139,9 @@ def read(self, folder_name, file_names=None):
             'parse_dates': False,
             'low_memory': False,
             'decimal': self.decimal,
-            'on_bad_lines': 'warn'
+            'on_bad_lines': 'warn',
+            'quotechar': self.quotechar,
+            'quoting': self.quoting
         }
 
         args = inspect.getfullargspec(pd.read_csv)
@@ -178,5 +188,7 @@ def write(self, synthetic_data, folder_name, file_name_suffix=None, mode='x'):
                 encoding=self.encoding,
                 index=False,
                 float_format=self.float_format,
+                quotechar=self.quotechar,
+                quoting=self.quoting,
                 mode=mode,
             )
diff --git a/tests/unit/io/local/test_local.py b/tests/unit/io/local/test_local.py
index eb81d52c7..e69d18636 100644
--- a/tests/unit/io/local/test_local.py
+++ b/tests/unit/io/local/test_local.py
@@ -22,17 +22,28 @@ def test___init__(self):
         assert instance.float_format is None
         assert instance.encoding == 'UTF'
         assert instance.sep == ','
+        assert instance.quotechar == '"'
+        assert instance.quoting == 0
 
     def test___init___custom(self):
         """Test custom initialization of the class."""
         # Run
-        instance = CSVHandler(sep=';', encoding='utf-8', decimal=',', float_format='%.2f')
+        instance = CSVHandler(
+            sep=';',
+            encoding='utf-8',
+            decimal=',',
+            float_format='%.2f',
+            quotechar="'",
+            quoting=2
+        )
 
         # Assert
         assert instance.decimal == ','
         assert instance.float_format == '%.2f'
         assert instance.encoding == 'utf-8'
         assert instance.sep == ';'
+        assert instance.quotechar == "'"
+        assert instance.quoting == 2
 
     def test___init___error_encoding(self):
         """Test custom initialization of the class."""