diff --git a/src/import-export/csv-exp/csv-transactions-export.c b/src/import-export/csv-exp/csv-transactions-export.c
index 4be3c849f8..b09d7855e7 100644
--- a/src/import-export/csv-exp/csv-transactions-export.c
+++ b/src/import-export/csv-exp/csv-transactions-export.c
@@ -256,7 +256,11 @@ void account_splits (CsvExportInfo *info, Account *acc, FILE *fh )
         g_free (part1);
 
         /* From Number Only */
+#ifdef G_OS_WIN32
         part1 = g_strconcat (part2, "", mid_sep, "", mid_sep, "", end_sep, "\n", NULL);
+#else
+        part1 = g_strconcat (part2, "", mid_sep, "", mid_sep, "", end_sep, "\r\n", NULL);
+#endif
         g_free (part2);
 
         /* Write to file */
@@ -346,9 +350,17 @@ void account_splits (CsvExportInfo *info, Account *acc, FILE *fh )
             split_amount = xaccPrintAmount (xaccSplitGetSharePrice (t_split), gnc_split_amount_print_info (t_split, FALSE));
             str_temp = csv_txn_test_field_string (info, split_amount);
             if (xaccSplitGetAccount (t_split) == acc)
+#ifdef G_OS_WIN32
                 part2 = g_strconcat (part1,  str_temp, mid_sep, end_sep, "\n", NULL);
-            else
+#else
+                part2 = g_strconcat (part1,  str_temp, mid_sep, end_sep, "\r\n", NULL);
+#endif
+             else
+#ifdef G_OS_WIN32
                 part2 = g_strconcat (part1, mid_sep, str_temp, end_sep, "\n", NULL);
+#else
+                part2 = g_strconcat (part1, mid_sep, str_temp, end_sep, "\r\n", NULL);
+#endif
             g_free (str_temp);
             g_free (part1);
 
@@ -415,7 +427,11 @@ void csv_transactions_export (CsvExportInfo *info)
                                _("To With Sym"), mid_sep, _("From With Sym"), mid_sep,
                                _("To Num."), mid_sep, _("From Num."), mid_sep,
                                _("To Rate/Price"), mid_sep, _("From Rate/Price"),
+#ifdef G_OS_WIN32
                                end_sep, "\n", NULL);
+#else
+                               end_sep, "\r\n", NULL);
+#endif
         DEBUG("Header String: %s", header);
 
         /* Write header line */
diff --git a/src/import-export/csv-exp/csv-tree-export.c b/src/import-export/csv-exp/csv-tree-export.c
index f07b49cfed..da4ab74465 100644
--- a/src/import-export/csv-exp/csv-tree-export.c
+++ b/src/import-export/csv-exp/csv-tree-export.c
@@ -144,12 +144,19 @@ void csv_tree_export (CsvExportInfo *info)
         }
 
         /* Header string, 'eol = end of line marker' */
-        header = g_strconcat ( end_sep, _("type"), mid_sep, _("full_name"), mid_sep,
-                               _("name"), mid_sep, _("code"), mid_sep,
-                               _("description"), mid_sep, _("color"), mid_sep, _("notes"), mid_sep,
-                               _("commoditym"), mid_sep, _("commodityn"), mid_sep,
-                               _("hidden"), mid_sep, _("tax"), mid_sep, _("place_holder"), mid_sep,
-                               _("#eol"), end_sep, "\n", NULL);
+#ifdef G_OS_WIN32
+        header = g_strconcat (end_sep, _("type"), mid_sep, _("full_name"), mid_sep, _("name"), mid_sep,
+                                _("code"), mid_sep, _("description"), mid_sep, _("color"), mid_sep,
+                                _("notes"), mid_sep, _("commoditym"), mid_sep, _("commodityn"), mid_sep,
+                                _("hidden"), mid_sep, _("tax"), mid_sep, _("place_holder"), mid_sep, _("#eol"),
+                                 end_sep, "\n", NULL);
+#else
+        header = g_strconcat (end_sep, _("type"), mid_sep, _("full_name"), mid_sep, _("name"), mid_sep,
+                                _("code"), mid_sep, _("description"), mid_sep, _("color"), mid_sep,
+                                _("notes"), mid_sep, _("commoditym"), mid_sep, _("commodityn"), mid_sep,
+                                _("hidden"), mid_sep, _("tax"), mid_sep, _("place_holder"), mid_sep, _("#eol"),
+                                 end_sep, "\r\n", NULL);
+#endif
         DEBUG("Header String: %s", header);
 
         /* Write header line */
@@ -229,7 +236,11 @@ void csv_tree_export (CsvExportInfo *info)
             g_free (part2);
             /* Place Holder / end of line marker */
             currentSel = xaccAccountGetPlaceholder (acc) ? "T" : "F" ;
+#ifdef G_OS_WIN32
             part2 = g_strconcat (part1, currentSel, mid_sep, _("#eol"), end_sep, "\n", NULL);
+#else
+            part2 = g_strconcat (part1, currentSel, mid_sep, _("#eol"), end_sep, "\r\n", NULL);
+#endif
             g_free (part1);
 
             DEBUG("Account String: %s", part2);
diff --git a/src/import-export/csv-imp/csv-account-import.c b/src/import-export/csv-imp/csv-account-import.c
index 68e73a8408..58e62d4f92 100644
--- a/src/import-export/csv-imp/csv-account-import.c
+++ b/src/import-export/csv-imp/csv-account-import.c
@@ -119,8 +119,13 @@ csv_import_read_file (const gchar *filename, const gchar *parser_regexp,
     }
 
     /* Setup the two different line endings */
+#ifdef G_OS_WIN32
     end1 = g_strconcat (_("#eol"),"\"\n", NULL);
     end2 = g_strconcat (_("#eol"),"\n", NULL);
+#else
+    end1 = g_strconcat (_("#eol"),"\"\r\n", NULL);
+    end2 = g_strconcat (_("#eol"),"\r\n", NULL);
+#endif
 
     // start the import
 #define buffer_size 1000
@@ -154,11 +159,14 @@ csv_import_read_file (const gchar *filename, const gchar *parser_regexp,
                 break; // eof
          }
 
-        // now strip the '\n' from the end of the line
+        // now strip the '\r\n' from the end of the line
         l = strlen (currentline);
         if ((l > 0) && (currentline[l - 1] == '\n'))
             currentline[l - 1] = 0;
 
+        if ((l > 0) && (currentline[l - 2] == '\r'))
+            currentline[l - 2] = 0;
+
         // convert line from locale into utf8
         line_utf8 = g_locale_to_utf8 (currentline, -1, NULL, NULL, NULL);