diff --git a/src/FSharp.Data.Csv.Core/CsvInference.fs b/src/FSharp.Data.Csv.Core/CsvInference.fs
index aee791ff1..19358dd95 100644
--- a/src/FSharp.Data.Csv.Core/CsvInference.fs
+++ b/src/FSharp.Data.Csv.Core/CsvInference.fs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ module FSharp.Data.Runtime.CsvInference
 
 open System
 open System.IO
+open System.Text
 open System.Text.RegularExpressions
 open FSharp.Data
 open FSharp.Data.Runtime
@@ -145,28 +146,55 @@ let internal parseHeaders headers numberOfColumns schema unitsOfMeasureProvider
                     header)
         | None -> Array.init numberOfColumns (fun i -> "Column" + (i + 1).ToString())
 
+    let readSchema (reader: StringReader) =
+        let schemas = ResizeArray<string>()
+        let chars = StringBuilder()
+
+        let (|Comma|_|) chr = if char chr = ',' then Some() else None
+        let (|Quote|_|) chr = if char chr = '"' then Some() else None
+        let (|Char|) c = char c
+
+        let rec iter () =
+            match reader.Read() with
+            | -1 ->
+                schemas.Add(chars.ToString())
+                ()
+            // Skips quote character ('"')
+            | Quote -> iter ()
+            // At comma(,), commits the current characters in the builder
+            | Comma ->
+                schemas.Add(chars.ToString())
+                chars.Clear() |> ignore
+                iter ()
+            // Skips CR/LF characters
+            | Char '\r'
+            | Char '\n' -> iter ()
+            | Char c ->
+                chars.Append(c) |> ignore
+                iter ()
+
+        iter ()
+        schemas
+
     // If the schema is specified explicitly, then parse the schema
     // (This can specify just types, names of columns or a mix of both)
     let schema =
         if String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace schema then
             Array.zeroCreate headers.Length
         else
-            use reader = new StringReader(schema.Replace("\n", ""))
+            use reader = new StringReader(schema)
 
-            let schemaStr =
-                CsvReader.readCsvFile reader "," '"'
-                |> Seq.exactlyOne
-                |> fst
+            let schemaStr = readSchema reader
 
-            if schemaStr.Length > headers.Length then
+            if schemaStr.Count > headers.Length then
                 failwithf
                     "The provided schema contains %d columns, the inference found %d columns - please check the number of columns and the separator "
-                    schemaStr.Length
+                    schemaStr.Count
                     headers.Length
 
             let schema = Array.zeroCreate headers.Length
 
-            for index = 0 to schemaStr.Length - 1 do
+            for index = 0 to schemaStr.Count - 1 do
                 let item = schemaStr.[index].Trim()
 
                 match item with
diff --git a/tests/FSharp.Data.Tests/CsvProvider.fs b/tests/FSharp.Data.Tests/CsvProvider.fs
index 6a5e87571..0d11a2c4f 100644
--- a/tests/FSharp.Data.Tests/CsvProvider.fs
+++ b/tests/FSharp.Data.Tests/CsvProvider.fs
@@ -669,5 +669,6 @@ let ``Can infer from a multiline schema`` () =
                       ProductQuantity (string),
                       ProductPrice (string)">.GetSample ()
     let firstRow = csv.Rows |> Seq.head
+    csv.NumberOfColumns |> should equal 16
     firstRow.OrderCreated |> should equal "2022-01-01 10:00:00"
-
+    firstRow.FioFull |> should equal "John Smith"