diff --git a/addons/base_import/i18n/base_import.pot b/addons/base_import/i18n/base_import.pot
index 8bd249014bc..9569385f43d 100644
--- a/addons/base_import/i18n/base_import.pot
+++ b/addons/base_import/i18n/base_import.pot
@@ -260,6 +260,13 @@ msgstr ""
 #: code:addons/base_import/models/base_import.py:0
 #, python-format
 msgid ""
+"Error while importing records: Text Delimiter should be a single character."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. module: base_import
+#: code:addons/base_import/models/base_import.py:0
+#, python-format
+msgid ""
 "Error while importing records: all rows should be of the same size, but the "
 "title row has %d entries while the first row has %d. You may need to change "
 "the separator character."
diff --git a/addons/base_import/models/base_import.py b/addons/base_import/models/base_import.py
index 48d75aba83a..d4017e97ee3 100644
--- a/addons/base_import/models/base_import.py
+++ b/addons/base_import/models/base_import.py
@@ -348,6 +348,8 @@ class Import(models.TransientModel):
                 return getattr(self, '_read_' + file_extension)(options)
             except ValueError as e:
                 raise e
+            except ImportValidationError as e:
+                raise e
             except Exception:
                 _logger.warning("Failed to read file '%s' (transient id %d) using guessed mimetype %s", self.file_name or '<unknown>', self.id, mimetype)
 
@@ -358,6 +360,8 @@ class Import(models.TransientModel):
                 return getattr(self, '_read_' + file_extension)(options)
             except ValueError as e:
                 raise e
+            except ImportValidationError as e:
+                raise e
             except Exception:
                 _logger.warning("Failed to read file '%s' (transient id %d) using user-provided mimetype %s", self.file_name or '<unknown>', self.id, self.file_type)
 
@@ -485,6 +489,9 @@ class Import(models.TransientModel):
                     separator = options['separator'] = candidate
                     break
 
+        if not len(options['quoting']) == 1:
+            raise ImportValidationError(_("Error while importing records: Text Delimiter should be a single character."))
+
         csv_iterator = pycompat.csv_reader(
             io.BytesIO(csv_data),
             quotechar=options['quoting'],