diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/csv_test.go b/pkg/yqlib/csv_test.go
index a1cbb423..b56f9aea 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/csv_test.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/csv_test.go
@@ -172,6 +172,13 @@ var csvScenarios = []formatScenario{
 		expected:       expectedYamlFromCSVWithObject,
 		scenarioType:   "decode-csv",
 	},
+	{
+		description:  "Decode CSV line breaks",
+		skipDoc:      true,
+		input:        "heading1\n\"some data\nwith a line break\"\n",
+		expected:     "- heading1: |-\n    some data\n    with a line break\n",
+		scenarioType: "decode-csv",
+	},
 	{
 		description:    "Parse CSV into an array of objects, no auto-parsing",
 		subdescription: "First row is assumed to be the header row. Entries with YAML/JSON will be left as strings.",
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/lib.go b/pkg/yqlib/lib.go
index c917c254..ad4aa38f 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/lib.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/lib.go
@@ -95,6 +95,11 @@ func parseSnippet(value string) (*CandidateNode, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	if result.Tag == "!!str" {
+		// use the original string value, as
+		// decoding drops new lines
+		return createScalarNode(value, value), nil
+	}
 	result.Line = 0
 	result.Column = 0
 	return result, err