diff --git a/doc/source/io.rst b/doc/source/io.rst
index 4eb42e1fb918d..79867d33c5838 100644
--- a/doc/source/io.rst
+++ b/doc/source/io.rst
@@ -273,6 +273,10 @@ quoting : int or ``csv.QUOTE_*`` instance, default ``None``
   ``QUOTE_MINIMAL`` (0), ``QUOTE_ALL`` (1), ``QUOTE_NONNUMERIC`` (2) or
   ``QUOTE_NONE`` (3). Default (``None``) results in ``QUOTE_MINIMAL``
   behavior.
+doublequote : boolean, default ``True``
+   When ``quotechar`` is specified and ``quoting`` is not ``QUOTE_NONE``,
+   indicate whether or not to interpret two consecutive ``quotechar`` elements
+   **inside** a field as a single ``quotechar`` element.
 escapechar : str (length 1), default ``None``
   One-character string used to escape delimiter when quoting is ``QUOTE_NONE``.
 comment : str, default ``None``
diff --git a/pandas/io/parsers.py b/pandas/io/parsers.py
index 2c8726f588522..150e5ba5e1521 100755
--- a/pandas/io/parsers.py
+++ b/pandas/io/parsers.py
@@ -192,6 +192,10 @@
     Control field quoting behavior per ``csv.QUOTE_*`` constants. Use one of
     QUOTE_MINIMAL (0), QUOTE_ALL (1), QUOTE_NONNUMERIC (2) or QUOTE_NONE (3).
     Default (None) results in QUOTE_MINIMAL behavior.
+doublequote : boolean, default ``True``
+   When quotechar is specified and quoting is not ``QUOTE_NONE``, indicate
+   whether or not to interpret two consecutive quotechar elements INSIDE a
+   field as a single ``quotechar`` element.
 escapechar : str (length 1), default None
     One-character string used to escape delimiter when quoting is QUOTE_NONE.
 comment : str, default None