diff --git a/autotest/gdrivers/pds.py b/autotest/gdrivers/pds.py
index 29e0a5118fb8..196102de291e 100755
--- a/autotest/gdrivers/pds.py
+++ b/autotest/gdrivers/pds.py
@@ -315,4 +315,61 @@ def test_pds_band_storage_type_line_interleaved():
     return tst.testOpen()
 
 
+###############################################################################
+
+def test_pds_sharp_on_continuing_line():
+
+    gdal.FileFromMemBuffer('/vsimem/test',
+                           """PDS_VERSION_ID                       = "PDS3"
+
+NOTE = (#9933FF,
+        #FFFF33)
+
+^IMAGE                               = 1 <BYTES>
+OBJECT                               = IMAGE
+    BANDS                            = 1
+    BAND_STORAGE_TYPE                = "BAND SEQUENTIAL"
+    LINES                            = 1
+    LINE_SAMPLES                     = 1
+    SAMPLE_BITS                      = 8
+
+END_OBJECT                           = IMAGE
+
+END
+""")
+
+    ds = gdal.Open('/vsimem/test')
+
+    assert ds.GetMetadataItem('NOTE') == '(#9933FF,#FFFF33)'
+
+    gdal.Unlink('/vsimem/test')
+
+
+###############################################################################
+
+def test_pds_sharp_comma_continuing_line():
+
+    gdal.FileFromMemBuffer('/vsimem/test',
+                           """PDS_VERSION_ID                       = "PDS3"
+
+NOTE = ("a"
+        ,"b")
+
+^IMAGE                               = 1 <BYTES>
+OBJECT                               = IMAGE
+    BANDS                            = 1
+    BAND_STORAGE_TYPE                = "BAND SEQUENTIAL"
+    LINES                            = 1
+    LINE_SAMPLES                     = 1
+    SAMPLE_BITS                      = 8
+
+END_OBJECT                           = IMAGE
+
+END
+""")
+
+    ds = gdal.Open('/vsimem/test')
+
+    assert ds.GetMetadataItem('NOTE') == '("a","b")'
 
+    gdal.Unlink('/vsimem/test')
diff --git a/gdal/frmts/pds/nasakeywordhandler.cpp b/gdal/frmts/pds/nasakeywordhandler.cpp
index 2777f3b90a27..864c6934b07a 100644
--- a/gdal/frmts/pds/nasakeywordhandler.cpp
+++ b/gdal/frmts/pds/nasakeywordhandler.cpp
@@ -197,6 +197,18 @@ int NASAKeywordHandler::ReadGroup( const char *pszPathPrefix, CPLJSONObject &oCu
     }
 }
 
+/************************************************************************/
+/*                        StripQuotesIfNeeded()                         */
+/************************************************************************/
+
+static CPLString StripQuotesIfNeeded(const CPLString& osWord,
+                                     bool bQuotesAlreadyRemoved)
+{
+    if( bQuotesAlreadyRemoved || osWord.size() < 2 || osWord[0] != '"' )
+        return osWord;
+    return osWord.substr(1, osWord.size() - 2);
+}
+
 /************************************************************************/
 /*                              ReadPair()                              */
 /*                                                                      */
@@ -266,7 +278,7 @@ int NASAKeywordHandler::ReadPair( CPLString &osName, CPLString &osValue,
                       *pszHeaderNext == '{' || *pszHeaderNext == ')' ||
                       *pszHeaderNext == '}')) )
                 {
-                    oArray.Add(osWord);
+                    oArray.Add(StripQuotesIfNeeded(osWord, m_bStripSurroundingQuotes));
                 }
             }
             else  if( CPLGetValueType(osWord) == CPL_VALUE_INTEGER )
@@ -279,6 +291,10 @@ int NASAKeywordHandler::ReadPair( CPLString &osName, CPLString &osValue,
             }
 
             osValue += osWord;
+            while ( isspace( static_cast<unsigned char>( *pszHeaderNext ) ) )
+            {
+                pszHeaderNext++;
+            }
 
             if( *pszHeaderNext == ')' )
             {
@@ -312,6 +328,15 @@ int NASAKeywordHandler::ReadPair( CPLString &osName, CPLString &osValue,
             {
                 osValue += *pszHeaderNext;
                 pszHeaderNext ++;
+                // Do not use SkipWhite() here to avoid being confuse by
+                // constructs like
+                // FOO = (#123456,
+                //        #123456)
+                // where we could confuse the second line with a comment.
+                while ( isspace( static_cast<unsigned char>( *pszHeaderNext ) ) )
+                {
+                    pszHeaderNext++;
+                }
             }
             SkipWhite();
 
@@ -339,7 +364,7 @@ int NASAKeywordHandler::ReadPair( CPLString &osName, CPLString &osValue,
             {
                 if( bIsString )
                 {
-                    oCur.Add( osName, osValue );
+                    oCur.Add( osName, StripQuotesIfNeeded(osValue, m_bStripSurroundingQuotes) );
                 }
                 else if( CPLGetValueType(osValue) == CPL_VALUE_INTEGER )
                 {