diff --git a/bin/beeline.cmd b/bin/beeline.cmd
index 02464bd088..288059a28c 100644
--- a/bin/beeline.cmd
+++ b/bin/beeline.cmd
@@ -17,4 +17,6 @@ rem See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 rem limitations under the License.
 rem
 
-cmd /V /E /C "%~dp0spark-class.cmd" org.apache.hive.beeline.BeeLine %*
+rem The outermost quotes are used to prevent Windows command line parse error
+rem when there are some quotes in parameters, see SPARK-21877.
+cmd /V /E /C ""%~dp0spark-class.cmd" org.apache.hive.beeline.BeeLine %*"
diff --git a/bin/pyspark.cmd b/bin/pyspark.cmd
index 72d046a4ba..3dcf1d45a8 100644
--- a/bin/pyspark.cmd
+++ b/bin/pyspark.cmd
@@ -20,4 +20,6 @@ rem
 rem This is the entry point for running PySpark. To avoid polluting the
 rem environment, it just launches a new cmd to do the real work.
 
-cmd /V /E /C "%~dp0pyspark2.cmd" %*
+rem The outermost quotes are used to prevent Windows command line parse error
+rem when there are some quotes in parameters, see SPARK-21877.
+cmd /V /E /C ""%~dp0pyspark2.cmd" %*"
diff --git a/bin/run-example.cmd b/bin/run-example.cmd
index f9b786e92b..efa5f81d08 100644
--- a/bin/run-example.cmd
+++ b/bin/run-example.cmd
@@ -19,4 +19,7 @@ rem
 
 set SPARK_HOME=%~dp0..
 set _SPARK_CMD_USAGE=Usage: ./bin/run-example [options] example-class [example args]
-cmd /V /E /C "%~dp0spark-submit.cmd" run-example %*
+
+rem The outermost quotes are used to prevent Windows command line parse error
+rem when there are some quotes in parameters, see SPARK-21877.
+cmd /V /E /C ""%~dp0spark-submit.cmd" run-example %*"
diff --git a/bin/spark-class.cmd b/bin/spark-class.cmd
index 3bf3d20cb5..b22536ab6f 100644
--- a/bin/spark-class.cmd
+++ b/bin/spark-class.cmd
@@ -20,4 +20,6 @@ rem
 rem This is the entry point for running a Spark class. To avoid polluting
 rem the environment, it just launches a new cmd to do the real work.
 
-cmd /V /E /C "%~dp0spark-class2.cmd" %*
+rem The outermost quotes are used to prevent Windows command line parse error
+rem when there are some quotes in parameters, see SPARK-21877.
+cmd /V /E /C ""%~dp0spark-class2.cmd" %*"
diff --git a/bin/spark-shell.cmd b/bin/spark-shell.cmd
index 991423da6a..e734f13097 100644
--- a/bin/spark-shell.cmd
+++ b/bin/spark-shell.cmd
@@ -20,4 +20,6 @@ rem
 rem This is the entry point for running Spark shell. To avoid polluting the
 rem environment, it just launches a new cmd to do the real work.
 
-cmd /V /E /C "%~dp0spark-shell2.cmd" %*
+rem The outermost quotes are used to prevent Windows command line parse error
+rem when there are some quotes in parameters, see SPARK-21877.
+cmd /V /E /C ""%~dp0spark-shell2.cmd" %*"
diff --git a/bin/spark-submit.cmd b/bin/spark-submit.cmd
index f301606933..da62a87775 100644
--- a/bin/spark-submit.cmd
+++ b/bin/spark-submit.cmd
@@ -20,4 +20,6 @@ rem
 rem This is the entry point for running Spark submit. To avoid polluting the
 rem environment, it just launches a new cmd to do the real work.
 
-cmd /V /E /C "%~dp0spark-submit2.cmd" %*
+rem The outermost quotes are used to prevent Windows command line parse error
+rem when there are some quotes in parameters, see SPARK-21877.
+cmd /V /E /C ""%~dp0spark-submit2.cmd" %*"
diff --git a/bin/sparkR.cmd b/bin/sparkR.cmd
index 1e5ea6a623..fcd172b083 100644
--- a/bin/sparkR.cmd
+++ b/bin/sparkR.cmd
@@ -20,4 +20,6 @@ rem
 rem This is the entry point for running SparkR. To avoid polluting the
 rem environment, it just launches a new cmd to do the real work.
 
-cmd /V /E /C "%~dp0sparkR2.cmd" %*
+rem The outermost quotes are used to prevent Windows command line parse error
+rem when there are some quotes in parameters, see SPARK-21877.
+cmd /V /E /C ""%~dp0sparkR2.cmd" %*"