diff --git a/spring-jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/datasource/init/ScriptUtils.java b/spring-jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/datasource/init/ScriptUtils.java
index 21bbe07076c..6aaaec04054 100644
--- a/spring-jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/datasource/init/ScriptUtils.java
+++ b/spring-jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/datasource/init/ScriptUtils.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  * @author Chris Beams
  * @author Oliver Gierke
  * @author Chris Baldwin
+ * @author Nicolas Debeissat
  * @since 4.0.3
  */
 public abstract class ScriptUtils {
@@ -173,7 +174,8 @@ public abstract class ScriptUtils {
 		Assert.hasText(blockCommentEndDelimiter, "blockCommentEndDelimiter must not be null or empty");
 
 		StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
-		boolean inLiteral = false;
+		boolean inSingleQuote = false;
+		boolean inDoubleQuote = false;
 		boolean inEscape = false;
 		char[] content = script.toCharArray();
 		for (int i = 0; i < script.length(); i++) {
@@ -189,10 +191,13 @@ public abstract class ScriptUtils {
 				sb.append(c);
 				continue;
 			}
-			if (c == '\'') {
-				inLiteral = !inLiteral;
+			if (!inDoubleQuote && (c == '\'')) {
+				inSingleQuote = !inSingleQuote;
 			}
-			if (!inLiteral) {
+			else if (!inSingleQuote && (c == '"')) {
+				inDoubleQuote = !inDoubleQuote;
+			}
+			if (!inSingleQuote && !inDoubleQuote) {
 				if (script.startsWith(separator, i)) {
 					// we've reached the end of the current statement
 					if (sb.length() > 0) {
diff --git a/spring-jdbc/src/test/java/org/springframework/jdbc/datasource/init/ScriptUtilsIntegrationTests.java b/spring-jdbc/src/test/java/org/springframework/jdbc/datasource/init/ScriptUtilsIntegrationTests.java
index 7a34a9db8ab..7bd998b1337 100644
--- a/spring-jdbc/src/test/java/org/springframework/jdbc/datasource/init/ScriptUtilsIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-jdbc/src/test/java/org/springframework/jdbc/datasource/init/ScriptUtilsIntegrationTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2014 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2015 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package org.springframework.jdbc.datasource.init;
 
 import java.sql.SQLException;
 
+import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 import org.springframework.jdbc.datasource.embedded.EmbeddedDatabaseType;
@@ -28,8 +29,8 @@ import static org.springframework.jdbc.datasource.init.ScriptUtils.*;
  * Integration tests for {@link ScriptUtils}.
  *
  * @author Sam Brannen
- * @see ScriptUtilsUnitTests
  * @since 4.0.3
+ * @see ScriptUtilsUnitTests
  */
 public class ScriptUtilsIntegrationTests extends AbstractDatabaseInitializationTests {
 
@@ -37,11 +38,23 @@ public class ScriptUtilsIntegrationTests extends AbstractDatabaseInitializationT
 		return EmbeddedDatabaseType.HSQL;
 	}
 
+	@Before
+	public void setUpSchema() throws SQLException {
+		executeSqlScript(db.getConnection(), usersSchema());
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void executeSqlScriptContainingMuliLineComments() throws SQLException {
-		executeSqlScript(db.getConnection(), usersSchema());
 		executeSqlScript(db.getConnection(), resource("test-data-with-multi-line-comments.sql"));
+		assertUsersDatabaseCreated("Hoeller", "Brannen");
+	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @since 4.2
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void executeSqlScriptContainingSingleQuotesNestedInsideDoubleQuotes() throws SQLException {
+		executeSqlScript(db.getConnection(), resource("users-data-with-single-quotes-nested-in-double-quotes.sql"));
 		assertUsersDatabaseCreated("Hoeller", "Brannen");
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-jdbc/src/test/java/org/springframework/jdbc/datasource/init/ScriptUtilsUnitTests.java b/spring-jdbc/src/test/java/org/springframework/jdbc/datasource/init/ScriptUtilsUnitTests.java
index 224a22b75c7..ab9a5a5eb92 100644
--- a/spring-jdbc/src/test/java/org/springframework/jdbc/datasource/init/ScriptUtilsUnitTests.java
+++ b/spring-jdbc/src/test/java/org/springframework/jdbc/datasource/init/ScriptUtilsUnitTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2014 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2015 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ import static org.springframework.jdbc.datasource.init.ScriptUtils.*;
  * @author Sam Brannen
  * @author Phillip Webb
  * @author Chris Baldwin
- * @see ScriptUtilsIntegrationTests
+ * @author Nicolas Debeissat
  * @since 4.0.3
+ * @see ScriptUtilsIntegrationTests
  */
 public class ScriptUtilsUnitTests {
 
@@ -85,6 +86,22 @@ public class ScriptUtilsUnitTests {
 			statements.get(0));
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * See <a href="https://jira.spring.io/browse/SPR-13218">SPR-13218</a>
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void splitScriptWithSingleQuotesNestedInsideDoubleQuotes() throws Exception {
+		String statement1 = "select '1' as \"Dogbert's owner's\" from dual";
+		String statement2 = "select '2' as \"Dilbert's\" from dual";
+		char delim = ';';
+		String script = statement1 + delim + statement2 + delim;
+		List<String> statements = new ArrayList<String>();
+		splitSqlScript(script, ';', statements);
+		assertEquals("wrong number of statements", 2, statements.size());
+		assertEquals("statement 1 not split correctly", statement1, statements.get(0));
+		assertEquals("statement 2 not split correctly", statement2, statements.get(1));
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * See <a href="https://jira.spring.io/browse/SPR-11560">SPR-11560</a>
 	 */
diff --git a/spring-jdbc/src/test/resources/org/springframework/jdbc/datasource/init/users-data-with-single-quotes-nested-in-double-quotes.sql b/spring-jdbc/src/test/resources/org/springframework/jdbc/datasource/init/users-data-with-single-quotes-nested-in-double-quotes.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1f5e3e08882
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-jdbc/src/test/resources/org/springframework/jdbc/datasource/init/users-data-with-single-quotes-nested-in-double-quotes.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+INSERT INTO users(first_name, last_name) VALUES('Juergen', 'Hoeller');
+
+-- The following is not actually used; we just want to ensure that it does not
+-- result in a parsing exception due to the nested single quote.
+SELECT last_name AS "Juergen's Last Name" FROM users WHERE last_name='Hoeller';
+
+INSERT INTO users(first_name, last_name) values('Sam', 'Brannen');
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