diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cef16f4..c363eb5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
   based on control flow rather than just syntax. Existing checks will
   gradually start using it, which may cause them to trigger differently
   (but more accurately).
+- Values in directives/shellcheckrc can now be quoted with '' or ""
 
 
 ## v0.8.0 - 2021-11-06
diff --git a/shellcheck.1.md b/shellcheck.1.md
index 146d791..c345a2b 100644
--- a/shellcheck.1.md
+++ b/shellcheck.1.md
@@ -282,6 +282,9 @@ Here is an example `.shellcheckrc`:
     source-path=SCRIPTDIR
     source-path=/mnt/chroot
 
+    # Since 0.9.0, values can be quoted with '' or "" to allow spaces
+    source-path="My Documents/scripts"
+
     # Allow opening any 'source'd file, even if not specified as input
     external-sources=true
 
diff --git a/src/ShellCheck/Checker.hs b/src/ShellCheck/Checker.hs
index db793f1..6518e0d 100644
--- a/src/ShellCheck/Checker.hs
+++ b/src/ShellCheck/Checker.hs
@@ -244,6 +244,9 @@ prop_canStripPrefixAndSource2 =
 prop_canSourceDynamicWhenRedirected =
     null $ checkWithIncludes [("lib", "")] "#shellcheck source=lib\n. \"$1\""
 
+prop_canRedirectWithSpaces =
+    null $ checkWithIncludes [("my file", "")] "#shellcheck source=\"my file\"\n. \"$1\""
+
 prop_recursiveAnalysis =
     [2086] == checkRecursive [("lib", "echo $1")] "source lib"
 
@@ -413,6 +416,15 @@ prop_sourcePathAddsAnnotation = result == [2086]
         csCheckSourced = True
     }
 
+prop_sourcePathWorksWithSpaces = result == [2086]
+  where
+    f "dir/myscript" _ ["my path"] "lib" = return "foo/lib"
+    result = checkWithIncludesAndSourcePath [("foo/lib", "echo $1")] f emptyCheckSpec {
+        csScript = "#!/bin/bash\n# shellcheck source-path='my path'\nsource lib",
+        csFilename = "dir/myscript",
+        csCheckSourced = True
+    }
+
 prop_sourcePathRedirectsDirective = result == [2086]
   where
     f "dir/myscript" _ _ "lib" = return "foo/lib"
diff --git a/src/ShellCheck/Parser.hs b/src/ShellCheck/Parser.hs
index 0dd6621..4ff45ed 100644
--- a/src/ShellCheck/Parser.hs
+++ b/src/ShellCheck/Parser.hs
@@ -992,6 +992,10 @@ prop_readAnnotation5 = isOk readAnnotation "# shellcheck disable=SC2002 # All ca
 prop_readAnnotation6 = isOk readAnnotation "# shellcheck disable=SC1234 # shellcheck foo=bar\n"
 prop_readAnnotation7 = isOk readAnnotation "# shellcheck disable=SC1000,SC2000-SC3000,SC1001\n"
 prop_readAnnotation8 = isOk readAnnotation "# shellcheck disable=all\n"
+prop_readAnnotation9 = isOk readAnnotation "# shellcheck source='foo bar' source-path=\"baz etc\"\n"
+prop_readAnnotation10 = isOk readAnnotation "# shellcheck disable='SC1234,SC2345' enable=\"foo\" shell='bash'\n"
+prop_readAnnotation11 = isOk (readAnnotationWithoutPrefix False) "external-sources='true'"
+
 readAnnotation = called "shellcheck directive" $ do
     try readAnnotationPrefix
     many1 linewhitespace
@@ -1007,12 +1011,19 @@ readAnnotationWithoutPrefix sandboxed = do
     many linewhitespace
     return $ concat values
   where
+    plainOrQuoted p = quoted p <|> p
+    quoted p = do
+        c <- oneOf "'\""
+        start <- getPosition
+        str <- many1 $ noneOf (c:"\n")
+        char c <|> fail "Missing terminating quote for directive."
+        subParse start p str
     readKey = do
         keyPos <- getPosition
         key <- many1 (letter <|> char '-')
         char '=' <|> fail "Expected '=' after directive key"
         annotations <- case key of
-            "disable" -> readElement `sepBy` char ','
+            "disable" -> plainOrQuoted $ readElement `sepBy` char ','
               where
                 readElement = readRange <|> readAll
                 readAll = do
@@ -1027,21 +1038,21 @@ readAnnotationWithoutPrefix sandboxed = do
                     int <- many1 digit
                     return $ read int
 
-            "enable" -> readName `sepBy` char ','
+            "enable" -> plainOrQuoted $ readName `sepBy` char ','
               where
                 readName = EnableComment <$> many1 (letter <|> char '-')
 
             "source" -> do
-                filename <- many1 $ noneOf " \n"
+                filename <- quoted (many1 anyChar) <|> (many1 $ noneOf " \n")
                 return [SourceOverride filename]
 
             "source-path" -> do
-                dirname <- many1 $ noneOf " \n"
+                dirname <- quoted (many1 anyChar) <|> (many1 $ noneOf " \n")
                 return [SourcePath dirname]
 
             "shell" -> do
                 pos <- getPosition
-                shell <- many1 $ noneOf " \n"
+                shell <- quoted (many1 anyChar) <|> (many1 $ noneOf " \n")
                 when (isNothing $ shellForExecutable shell) $
                     parseNoteAt pos ErrorC 1103
                         "This shell type is unknown. Use e.g. sh or bash."
@@ -1049,7 +1060,7 @@ readAnnotationWithoutPrefix sandboxed = do
 
             "external-sources" -> do
                 pos <- getPosition
-                value <- many1 letter
+                value <- plainOrQuoted $ many1 letter
                 case value of
                     "true" ->
                         if sandboxed