diff --git a/sql/hive-thriftserver/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/thriftserver/SparkSQLCLIDriver.scala b/sql/hive-thriftserver/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/thriftserver/SparkSQLCLIDriver.scala
index e3efa2d3ae..b665d4a31b 100644
--- a/sql/hive-thriftserver/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/thriftserver/SparkSQLCLIDriver.scala
+++ b/sql/hive-thriftserver/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/thriftserver/SparkSQLCLIDriver.scala
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ package org.apache.spark.sql.hive.thriftserver
 
 import java.io._
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets.UTF_8
-import java.util.{ArrayList => JArrayList, Locale}
+import java.util.{ArrayList => JArrayList, List => JList, Locale}
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
 
 import scala.collection.JavaConverters._
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.session.SessionState
 import org.apache.hadoop.security.{Credentials, UserGroupInformation}
 import org.apache.log4j.Level
 import org.apache.thrift.transport.TSocket
+import sun.misc.{Signal, SignalHandler}
 
 import org.apache.spark.SparkConf
 import org.apache.spark.deploy.SparkHadoopUtil
@@ -438,5 +439,112 @@ private[hive] class SparkSQLCLIDriver extends CliDriver with Logging {
       ret
     }
   }
+
+  // Adapted processLine from Hive 2.3's CliDriver.processLine.
+  override def processLine(line: String, allowInterrupting: Boolean): Int = {
+    var oldSignal: SignalHandler = null
+    var interruptSignal: Signal = null
+
+    if (allowInterrupting) {
+      // Remember all threads that were running at the time we started line processing.
+      // Hook up the custom Ctrl+C handler while processing this line
+      interruptSignal = new Signal("INT")
+      oldSignal = Signal.handle(interruptSignal, new SignalHandler() {
+        private var interruptRequested: Boolean = false
+
+        override def handle(signal: Signal) {
+          val initialRequest = !interruptRequested
+          interruptRequested = true
+
+          // Kill the VM on second ctrl+c
+          if (!initialRequest) {
+            console.printInfo("Exiting the JVM")
+            System.exit(127)
+          }
+
+          // Interrupt the CLI thread to stop the current statement and return
+          // to prompt
+          console.printInfo("Interrupting... Be patient, this might take some time.")
+          console.printInfo("Press Ctrl+C again to kill JVM")
+
+          HiveInterruptUtils.interrupt()
+        }
+      })
+    }
+
+    try {
+      var lastRet: Int = 0
+
+      // we can not use "split" function directly as ";" may be quoted
+      val commands = splitSemiColon(line).asScala
+      var command: String = ""
+      for (oneCmd <- commands) {
+        if (StringUtils.endsWith(oneCmd, "\\")) {
+          command += StringUtils.chop(oneCmd) + ";"
+        } else {
+          command += oneCmd
+          if (!StringUtils.isBlank(command)) {
+            val ret = processCmd(command)
+            command = ""
+            lastRet = ret
+            val ignoreErrors = HiveConf.getBoolVar(conf, HiveConf.ConfVars.CLIIGNOREERRORS)
+            if (ret != 0 && !ignoreErrors) {
+              CommandProcessorFactory.clean(conf.asInstanceOf[HiveConf])
+              ret
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      CommandProcessorFactory.clean(conf.asInstanceOf[HiveConf])
+      lastRet
+    } finally {
+      // Once we are done processing the line, restore the old handler
+      if (oldSignal != null && interruptSignal != null) {
+        Signal.handle(interruptSignal, oldSignal)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Adapted splitSemiColon from Hive 2.3's CliDriver.splitSemiColon.
+  private def splitSemiColon(line: String): JList[String] = {
+    var insideSingleQuote = false
+    var insideDoubleQuote = false
+    var escape = false
+    var beginIndex = 0
+    val ret = new JArrayList[String]
+    for (index <- 0 until line.length) {
+      if (line.charAt(index) == '\'') {
+        // take a look to see if it is escaped
+        if (!escape) {
+          // flip the boolean variable
+          insideSingleQuote = !insideSingleQuote
+        }
+      } else if (line.charAt(index) == '\"') {
+        // take a look to see if it is escaped
+        if (!escape) {
+          // flip the boolean variable
+          insideDoubleQuote = !insideDoubleQuote
+        }
+      } else if (line.charAt(index) == ';') {
+        if (insideSingleQuote || insideDoubleQuote) {
+          // do not split
+        } else {
+          // split, do not include ; itself
+          ret.add(line.substring(beginIndex, index))
+          beginIndex = index + 1
+        }
+      } else {
+        // nothing to do
+      }
+      // set the escape
+      if (escape) {
+        escape = false
+      } else if (line.charAt(index) == '\\') {
+        escape = true
+      }
+    }
+    ret.add(line.substring(beginIndex))
+    ret
+  }
 }
 
diff --git a/sql/hive-thriftserver/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/thriftserver/CliSuite.scala b/sql/hive-thriftserver/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/thriftserver/CliSuite.scala
index f3063675a7..04e7f579ff 100644
--- a/sql/hive-thriftserver/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/thriftserver/CliSuite.scala
+++ b/sql/hive-thriftserver/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/hive/thriftserver/CliSuite.scala
@@ -384,4 +384,13 @@ class CliSuite extends SparkFunSuite with BeforeAndAfterAll with Logging {
         -> ""
     )
   }
+
+  test("SPARK-26321 Should not split semicolon within quoted string literals") {
+    runCliWithin(3.minute)(
+      """select 'Test1', "^;^";""" -> "Test1\t^;^",
+      """select 'Test2', "\";";""" -> "Test2\t\";",
+      """select 'Test3', "\';";""" -> "Test3\t';",
+      "select concat('Test4', ';');" -> "Test4;"
+    )
+  }
 }