diff --git a/UNITTESTS/features/cellular/framework/device/athandler/athandlertest.cpp b/UNITTESTS/features/cellular/framework/device/athandler/athandlertest.cpp
index e6f6025c47..6b8b414262 100644
--- a/UNITTESTS/features/cellular/framework/device/athandler/athandlertest.cpp
+++ b/UNITTESTS/features/cellular/framework/device/athandler/athandlertest.cpp
@@ -763,6 +763,31 @@ TEST_F(TestATHandler, test_ATHandler_read_string)
     EXPECT_TRUE(NSAPI_ERROR_DEVICE_ERROR == at.get_last_error());
 }
 
+TEST_F(TestATHandler, test_ATHandler_read_string_with_delimiter)
+{
+    EventQueue que;
+    FileHandle_stub fh1;
+    filehandle_stub_table = NULL;
+    filehandle_stub_table_pos = 0;
+
+    ATHandler at(&fh1, que, 0, ",");
+
+    char table1[] = "+CCLK:\"20/04/05,15:38:57+12\"\r\nOK\r\n";
+    at.flush();
+    filehandle_stub_table = table1;
+    filehandle_stub_table_pos = 0;
+    mbed_poll_stub::revents_value = POLLIN;
+    mbed_poll_stub::int_value = 1;
+
+    char buf1[64];
+
+    at.clear_error();
+    at.resp_start("+CCLK:");
+    // Device error because empty buffer and attempt to fill_buffer by consume_char('\"')
+    EXPECT_EQ(20, at.read_string(buf1, sizeof(buf1)));
+    EXPECT_STREQ("20/04/05,15:38:57+12", buf1);
+}
+
 TEST_F(TestATHandler, test_ATHandler_read_hex_string)
 {
     EventQueue que;
@@ -852,7 +877,7 @@ TEST_F(TestATHandler, test_ATHandler_read_int)
     EXPECT_TRUE(-1 == ret);
     at.clear_error();
 
-    char table[] = "\",\"OK\r\n\0";
+    char table[] = ",OK\r\n\0";
     filehandle_stub_table = table;
     filehandle_stub_table_pos = 0;
     mbed_poll_stub::revents_value = POLLIN;
@@ -865,7 +890,7 @@ TEST_F(TestATHandler, test_ATHandler_read_int)
     at.flush();
     at.clear_error();
 
-    char table2[] = "\"2,\"OK\r\n\0";
+    char table2[] = "2,OK\r\n\0";
     filehandle_stub_table = table2;
     filehandle_stub_table_pos = 0;
     mbed_poll_stub::revents_value = POLLIN;
diff --git a/features/cellular/framework/device/ATHandler.cpp b/features/cellular/framework/device/ATHandler.cpp
index fccfe90134..94cd954079 100644
--- a/features/cellular/framework/device/ATHandler.cpp
+++ b/features/cellular/framework/device/ATHandler.cpp
@@ -512,19 +512,21 @@ ssize_t ATHandler::read_string(char *buf, size_t size, bool read_even_stop_tag)
     unsigned int len = 0;
     size_t match_pos = 0;
     bool delimiter_found = false;
+    bool inside_quotes = false;
 
     for (; len < (size - 1 + match_pos); len++) {
         int c = get_char();
         if (c == -1) {
             set_error(NSAPI_ERROR_DEVICE_ERROR);
             return -1;
-        } else if (c == _delimiter) {
+        } else if (c == _delimiter && !inside_quotes) {
             buf[len] = '\0';
             delimiter_found = true;
             break;
         } else if (c == '\"') {
             match_pos = 0;
             len--;
+            inside_quotes = !inside_quotes;
             continue;
         } else if (_stop_tag->len && c == _stop_tag->tag[match_pos]) {
             match_pos++;