diff --git a/src/FSharp.Data.DesignTime/Csv/CsvProvider.fs b/src/FSharp.Data.DesignTime/Csv/CsvProvider.fs
index 9ac15ef05..4c2d50c40 100644
--- a/src/FSharp.Data.DesignTime/Csv/CsvProvider.fs
+++ b/src/FSharp.Data.DesignTime/Csv/CsvProvider.fs
@@ -202,10 +202,12 @@ type public CsvProvider(cfg: TypeProviderConfig) as this =
               CreateFromTextReaderForSampleList = fun _ -> failwith "Not Applicable"
               CreateFromValue = None }
 
-        let maxNumberOfRows = if inferRows > 0 then Some inferRows else None
-
         // On the CsvProvider the schema might be partial and we will still infer from the sample
-        // So we handle it in a custom way
+        // So we handle it in a custom way.
+        // Note: we pass None for maxNumberOfRows so that the raw text is never truncated by
+        // line count. Truncating by line is incorrect for CSV because a single data row can span
+        // multiple text lines when fields are quoted (see issue #1439). Row limiting during
+        // inference is handled correctly by InferColumnTypes via its own inferRows parameter.
         generateType
             "CSV"
             (if sample <> "" then Sample sample else Schema schema)
@@ -216,7 +218,7 @@ type public CsvProvider(cfg: TypeProviderConfig) as this =
             resolutionFolder
             resource
             typeName
-            maxNumberOfRows
+            None
 
     // Add static parameter that specifies the API we want to get (compile-time)
     let parameters =
diff --git a/tests/FSharp.Data.Tests/CsvProvider.fs b/tests/FSharp.Data.Tests/CsvProvider.fs
index 6827f13c3..7bcc9b207 100644
--- a/tests/FSharp.Data.Tests/CsvProvider.fs
+++ b/tests/FSharp.Data.Tests/CsvProvider.fs
@@ -705,3 +705,18 @@ let ``Can infer from a multiline schema`` () =
     csv.NumberOfColumns |> should equal 16
     firstRow.OrderCreated |> should equal "2022-01-01 10:00:00"
     firstRow.FioFull |> should equal "John Smith"
+
+// Regression test for issue #1439: InferRows must count CSV rows, not text lines.
+// A multiline quoted field occupies 2 text lines but is only 1 data row.
+// With InferRows=2, both data rows should be accessible (the first spans 2 lines).
+type MultilineFieldsCsv = CsvProvider<"Data/MultilineFields.csv", InferRows=2>
+
+[<Test>]
+let ``InferRows counts CSV rows not text lines for multiline quoted fields`` () =
+    let csv = MultilineFieldsCsv.GetSample()
+    let rows = csv.Rows |> Seq.toArray
+    rows.Length |> should equal 2
+    rows.[0].F1 |> should equal "multi-\nline field"
+    rows.[0].F2 |> should equal 2
+    rows.[1].F1 |> should equal "normal"
+    rows.[1].F2 |> should equal 3
diff --git a/tests/FSharp.Data.Tests/Data/MultilineFields.csv b/tests/FSharp.Data.Tests/Data/MultilineFields.csv
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ff3d10653
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/FSharp.Data.Tests/Data/MultilineFields.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+f1,f2
+"multi-
+line field",2
+normal,3