diff --git a/benedict/serializers/csv.py b/benedict/serializers/csv.py
index af59bd03..eae1a08f 100644
--- a/benedict/serializers/csv.py
+++ b/benedict/serializers/csv.py
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ def decode(self, s: str, **kwargs: Any) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
             kwargs.setdefault("quoting", csv.QUOTE_ALL)
         columns = kwargs.pop("columns", None)
         columns_row = kwargs.pop("columns_row", True)
-        f = StringIO(s)
+        # 2026-10-11: Let csv handle record endings and preserve quoted newlines.
+        f = StringIO(s, newline="")
         r = csv.reader(f, **kwargs)
         ln = 0
         data = []
diff --git a/tests/serializers/test_csv_serializer.py b/tests/serializers/test_csv_serializer.py
index 5b8bef14..1e97ecf7 100644
--- a/tests/serializers/test_csv_serializer.py
+++ b/tests/serializers/test_csv_serializer.py
@@ -12,6 +12,19 @@ def test_decode_csv(self) -> None:
         # TODO
         pass
 
+    # 2026-10-11: CSV readers accept CR, LF and CRLF without rewriting quoted data.
+    def test_decode_csv_newlines(self) -> None:
+        from benedict.serializers import CSVSerializer
+
+        serializer = CSVSerializer()
+        for newline in ("\r", "\n", "\r\n"):
+            with self.subTest(newline=newline):
+                text = f'name,note{newline}Alice,"first\r\nsecond"{newline}'
+                self.assertEqual(
+                    serializer.decode(text),
+                    [{"name": "Alice", "note": "first\r\nsecond"}],
+                )
+
     def test_encode_csv(self) -> None:
         # TODO
         pass