diff --git a/papaparse.js b/papaparse.js
index f03e4f9..c6e0faf 100755
--- a/papaparse.js
+++ b/papaparse.js
@@ -1077,7 +1077,9 @@
 
 		function testEmptyLine(s, d) {
 			var q = _config.quoteChar || '"';
-			var r = _config.skipNoContentLines ? new RegExp('^[' + d + q + '\\s]*$') : new RegExp('^$');
+			var r = _config.skipNoContentLines ? new RegExp('^[' + escapeRegExp(d) + escapeRegExp(q) + '\\s]*$') : new RegExp('^$');
+			// var q = _config.quoteChar || '"';
+			// var r = _config.skipNoContentLines ? new RegExp('^[' + d + q + '\\s]*$') : new RegExp('^$');
 			for (var i = 0; i < s.length; i++)
 				if (r.test(s[i]))
 					return true;
@@ -1300,8 +1302,8 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	/** https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Regular_Expressions */
-	function escapeRegExp(string) {
+	function escapeRegExp(string)
+	{
 		return string.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&'); // $& means the whole matched string
 	}
 
diff --git a/tests/test-cases.js b/tests/test-cases.js
index 833fe80..b7c38b1 100644
--- a/tests/test-cases.js
+++ b/tests/test-cases.js
@@ -1358,6 +1358,26 @@ var PARSE_TESTS = [
 			data: [['a', 'b'], ['c', 'd']],
 			errors: []
 		}
+	},
+	{
+		description: "Parsing with skipNoContentLines and regex special char as quoteChar",
+		notes: "Must skip lines correctly with reserved regex char as quoteChar",
+		input: 'a,b\n\n,\nc,d\n , \n]],] ]\n ] ] , ] ]\n,,,,\n],,,],],]\n',
+		config: { skipNoContentLines: true, quoteChar: ']' },
+		expected: {
+			data: [['a', 'b'], ['c', 'd']],
+			errors: []
+		}
+	},
+	{
+		description: "Parsing with skipNoContentLines and regex special char as delimiter",
+		notes: "Must skip lines correctly with reserved regex char as delimiter",
+		input: 'a]b\n\n]\nc]d\n ] \n""]" "\n " " ] " "\n]]]]\n"]]]"]"]"\n',
+		config: { skipNoContentLines: true, delimiter: ']' },
+		expected: {
+			data: [['a', 'b'], ['c', 'd']],
+			errors: []
+		}
 	}
 ];