diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/commons/csv/writer/CSVConfig.java b/src/java/org/apache/commons/csv/writer/CSVConfig.java
index 53570e4b..ffcc62a1 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/commons/csv/writer/CSVConfig.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/commons/csv/writer/CSVConfig.java
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ public class CSVConfig {
     private char fillChar = ' ';
     /** The seperator character. Defaults to , */
     private char delimiter = ',';
+    /** The row separator. Defaults to \n */
+    private String rowDelimiter = "\n";
     /** Should we ignore the delimiter. Defaults to false */
     private boolean ignoreDelimiter = false;
     /** the value delimiter. Defaults to " */
@@ -184,6 +186,21 @@ public class CSVConfig {
         this.delimiter = delimiter;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return the rowDelimiter used.
+     */
+    public String getRowDelimiter() {
+        return rowDelimiter;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set the rowDelimiter to use
+     * @param rowDelimiter the row delimiter character.
+     */
+    public void setRowDelimiter(String rowDelimiter) {
+        this.rowDelimiter = rowDelimiter;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return if the writer should ignore the delimiter character.
      */
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/commons/csv/writer/CSVWriter.java b/src/java/org/apache/commons/csv/writer/CSVWriter.java
index 4798889a..2d4c0873 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/commons/csv/writer/CSVWriter.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/commons/csv/writer/CSVWriter.java
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public class CSVWriter {
                     }
                 }
             }
-            sb.append("\n");
+            sb.append(config.getRowDelimiter());
             String line = sb.toString();
             writer.write(line);
         } catch(Exception e) {