diff --git a/packages/csv-stringify/lib/api/index.js b/packages/csv-stringify/lib/api/index.js
index 39de6053..75295232 100644
--- a/packages/csv-stringify/lib/api/index.js
+++ b/packages/csv-stringify/lib/api/index.js
@@ -253,15 +253,10 @@ const stringifier = function (options, state, info) {
             quotedString ||
             quotedMatch;
           if (shouldQuote === true && containsEscape === true) {
-            const regexp =
-              escape === "\\"
-                ? new RegExp(escape + escape, "g")
-                : new RegExp(escape, "g");
-            value = value.replace(regexp, escape + escape);
+            value = value.replaceAll(escape, () => escape + escape);
           }
           if (containsQuote === true) {
-            const regexp = new RegExp(quote, "g");
-            value = value.replace(regexp, escape + quote);
+            value = value.replaceAll(quote, () => escape + quote);
           }
           if (shouldQuote === true) {
             value = quote + value + quote;
diff --git a/packages/csv-stringify/test/option.escape.ts b/packages/csv-stringify/test/option.escape.ts
index d84143b6..85398443 100644
--- a/packages/csv-stringify/test/option.escape.ts
+++ b/packages/csv-stringify/test/option.escape.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import "should";
 import dedent from "dedent";
 import { stringify } from "../lib/index.js";
+import { stringify as stringifySync } from "../lib/sync.js";
 
 describe("Option `escape`", function () {
   it("default", function (next) {
@@ -82,4 +83,29 @@ describe("Option `escape`", function () {
       },
     );
   });
+
+  it("regexp metacharacter escape is doubled literally (fix #494)", function () {
+    // The escape character was interpolated into `new RegExp(escape, "g")`.
+    // Metacharacters (| . * + ? ( [ { ^ $ ...) broke the doubling: "|" and
+    // "." matched everywhere, "*" threw "Nothing to repeat", "$" anchored.
+    // A field that must be quoted and contains the escape char must have every
+    // literal escape occurrence doubled, whatever the character.
+    // Before #494, the returned value was `"||a|||||b||,||c||"`
+    stringifySync([["a|b,c"]], { escape: "|", eof: false }).should.eql(
+      '"a||b,c"',
+    );
+    // Before #494, the returned value was `..........`
+    stringifySync([["a.b,c"]], { escape: ".", eof: false }).should.eql(
+      '"a..b,c"',
+    );
+    // Before #494, an error was thrown `Invalid regular expression: /*/g: Nothing to repeat`
+    stringifySync([["a*b,c"]], { escape: "*", eof: false }).should.eql(
+      '"a**b,c"',
+    );
+    // "$" is also special in the replacement string, not only the pattern.
+    // Before #494, the returned value was `"a$b,c$"`
+    stringifySync([["a$b,c"]], { escape: "$", eof: false }).should.eql(
+      '"a$$b,c"',
+    );
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/csv-stringify/test/option.quote.ts b/packages/csv-stringify/test/option.quote.ts
index 851b3150..ca5d52b4 100644
--- a/packages/csv-stringify/test/option.quote.ts
+++ b/packages/csv-stringify/test/option.quote.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import "should";
 import dedent from "dedent";
 import { stringify } from "../lib/index.js";
+import { stringify as stringifySync } from "../lib/sync.js";
 
 describe("Option `quote`", function () {
   it("default", function (next) {
@@ -225,4 +226,18 @@ describe("Option `quote`", function () {
       },
     );
   });
+
+  it("regex metacharacter quote is doubled literally (fix #494)", function () {
+    // See "Option `escape` - regexp metacharacter escape is doubled literally (fix #494)"
+    // Same class of bug on `new RegExp(quote, "g")` when the quote character is
+    // a regexp metacharacter and appears inside the field.
+    // Before #494, the returned value was `."."."..`
+    stringifySync([["a.b"]], { quote: ".", eof: false }).should.eql('.a".b.');
+    // Before #494, the returned value was `|\|a\||\|b\||`
+    stringifySync([["a|b"]], {
+      quote: "|",
+      escape: "\\",
+      eof: false,
+    }).should.eql("|a\\|b|");
+  });
 });