--- src/rcfile.c
+++ src/rcfile.c
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@
 	gchar option[1024];
 	gchar value[1024];
 	gchar value_all[1024];
-	gint c,l,i;
+	gint c,l,i,inside_quotes;
 
 	rc_path = g_strconcat(homedir(), "/", GQVIEW_RC_DIR, "/", RC_FILE_NAME, NULL);
 
@@ -416,7 +416,13 @@
 		while ((s_buf[c] == ' ' || s_buf[c] == 8) && c < l) c++;
 		s_buf_ptr = s_buf + c;
 		strncpy(value_all, s_buf_ptr, sizeof(value_all));
-		while (s_buf[c] != 8 && s_buf[c] != ' ' && s_buf[c] != '\n' && c < l) c++;
+		inside_quotes = 0;
+		while (s_buf[c] != 8 && ( s_buf[c] != ' ' || inside_quotes) && s_buf[c] != '\n' && c < l)
+			{
+			/* this is an ugly hack, which does not sanitize value inside quotes */
+			if (s_buf[c] == '"') inside_quotes = !inside_quotes;
+			c++;
+			}
 		s_buf[c] = '\0';
 		strncpy(option, s_buf, sizeof(option));
 		strncpy(value, s_buf_ptr, sizeof(value));