diff --git a/bin/index.spec.ts b/bin/index.spec.ts
index 74612bc0..02cc884c 100644
--- a/bin/index.spec.ts
+++ b/bin/index.spec.ts
@@ -149,6 +149,15 @@ describe('exiting conditions', () => {
         expect(exit.code).toBe(0);
     });
 
+    it('strips outer CLI wrapper quotes before running a command', async () => {
+        const child = run('"echo foo"');
+        const lines = await child.getLogLines();
+        const exit = await child.exit;
+
+        expect(lines).toContainEqual(expect.stringContaining('foo'));
+        expect(exit.code).toBe(0);
+    });
+
     it('is of failure by default when one of the command fails', async () => {
         const exit = await run('"echo foo" "exit 1"').exit;
 
diff --git a/bin/index.ts b/bin/index.ts
index 3c055cf9..cfa5b836 100755
--- a/bin/index.ts
+++ b/bin/index.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { hideBin } from 'yargs/helpers';
 import * as defaults from '../lib/defaults.js';
 import { concurrently } from '../lib/index.js';
 import { castArray, splitOutsideParens } from '../lib/utils.js';
+import { normalizeCliCommand } from './normalize-cli-command.js';
 import { readPackageJson } from './read-package-json.js';
 
 const version = String(readPackageJson().version);
@@ -230,7 +231,7 @@ if (!commands.length) {
 
 concurrently(
     commands.map((command, index) => ({
-        command: String(command),
+        command: normalizeCliCommand(String(command)),
         name: names[index],
     })),
     {
diff --git a/bin/normalize-cli-command.spec.ts b/bin/normalize-cli-command.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aa53407b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/normalize-cli-command.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import { expect, it } from 'vitest';
+
+import { normalizeCliCommand } from './normalize-cli-command.js';
+
+it('strips outer CLI wrapper double quotes', () => {
+    expect(normalizeCliCommand('"echo foo"')).toBe('echo foo');
+});
+
+it('strips outer CLI wrapper single quotes', () => {
+    expect(normalizeCliCommand("'echo foo'")).toBe('echo foo');
+});
+
+it('strips quotes around a single wrapped token', () => {
+    expect(normalizeCliCommand('"echo"')).toBe('echo');
+    expect(normalizeCliCommand("'echo'")).toBe('echo');
+});
+
+it('preserves quotes in well-formed shell commands', () => {
+    expect(normalizeCliCommand('"/usr/local/bin/mytool" --flag "some value"')).toBe(
+        '"/usr/local/bin/mytool" --flag "some value"',
+    );
+});
+
+it('preserves well-formed shell commands with multiple quote sets', () => {
+    expect(
+        normalizeCliCommand('"/usr/local/bin/mytool" --flag "some value" --other "last arg"'),
+    ).toBe('"/usr/local/bin/mytool" --flag "some value" --other "last arg"');
+});
+
+it('preserves single quotes in well-formed shell commands', () => {
+    expect(normalizeCliCommand("'printf' '%s %s' foo bar")).toBe("'printf' '%s %s' foo bar");
+});
+
+it('returns unquoted input unchanged', () => {
+    expect(normalizeCliCommand('echo foo')).toBe('echo foo');
+});
+
+it('returns an empty string unchanged', () => {
+    expect(normalizeCliCommand('')).toBe('');
+});
+
+it('leaves ambiguous input unchanged', () => {
+    expect(normalizeCliCommand('"echo foo')).toBe('"echo foo');
+});
+
+it('leaves input with an unclosed single quote unchanged', () => {
+    expect(normalizeCliCommand("echo foo'")).toBe("echo foo'");
+});
+
+it('leaves input with mismatched quote types unchanged', () => {
+    expect(normalizeCliCommand('"echo foo\'')).toBe('"echo foo\'');
+});
diff --git a/bin/normalize-cli-command.ts b/bin/normalize-cli-command.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f7075bf4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/normalize-cli-command.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+export function normalizeCliCommand(command: string): string {
+    if (command.length < 2) {
+        return command;
+    }
+
+    const quote = command[0];
+    const last = command.at(-1);
+    if ((quote !== '"' && quote !== "'") || last !== quote) {
+        return command;
+    }
+
+    const inner = command.slice(1, -1);
+    if (inner.includes(quote)) {
+        return command;
+    }
+
+    return inner;
+}
diff --git a/lib/command-parser/strip-quotes.spec.ts b/lib/command-parser/strip-quotes.spec.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 714178a7..00000000
--- a/lib/command-parser/strip-quotes.spec.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-import { expect, it } from 'vitest';
-
-import { CommandInfo } from '../command.js';
-import { StripQuotes } from './strip-quotes.js';
-
-const parser = new StripQuotes();
-
-const createCommandInfo = (command: string): CommandInfo => ({
-    command,
-    name: '',
-});
-
-it('returns command as is if no single/double quote at the beginning', () => {
-    const commandInfo = createCommandInfo('echo foo');
-    expect(parser.parse(commandInfo)).toEqual(commandInfo);
-});
-
-it('strips single quotes', () => {
-    const commandInfo = createCommandInfo("'echo foo'");
-    expect(parser.parse(commandInfo)).toEqual({ ...commandInfo, command: 'echo foo' });
-});
-
-it('strips double quotes', () => {
-    const commandInfo = createCommandInfo('"echo foo"');
-    expect(parser.parse(commandInfo)).toEqual({ ...commandInfo, command: 'echo foo' });
-});
-
-it('does not remove quotes if they are unbalanced', () => {
-    let commandInfo = createCommandInfo('"echo foo');
-    expect(parser.parse(commandInfo)).toEqual(commandInfo);
-
-    commandInfo = createCommandInfo("echo foo'");
-    expect(parser.parse(commandInfo)).toEqual(commandInfo);
-
-    commandInfo = createCommandInfo('"echo foo\'');
-    expect(parser.parse(commandInfo)).toEqual(commandInfo);
-});
diff --git a/lib/command-parser/strip-quotes.ts b/lib/command-parser/strip-quotes.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 097f29cb..00000000
--- a/lib/command-parser/strip-quotes.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-import { CommandInfo } from '../command.js';
-import { CommandParser } from './command-parser.js';
-
-/**
- * Strips quotes around commands so that they can run on the current shell.
- */
-export class StripQuotes implements CommandParser {
-    parse(commandInfo: CommandInfo) {
-        let { command } = commandInfo;
-
-        // Removes the quotes surrounding a command.
-        if (/^".+?"$/.test(command) || /^'.+?'$/.test(command)) {
-            command = command.slice(1, command.length - 1);
-        }
-
-        return { ...commandInfo, command };
-    }
-}
diff --git a/lib/concurrently.spec.ts b/lib/concurrently.spec.ts
index 621cc1ba..cd237b40 100644
--- a/lib/concurrently.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/concurrently.spec.ts
@@ -136,13 +136,28 @@ it('does not spawn further commands on abort signal aborted', () => {
     expect(spawn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 });
 
-it('runs controllers with the commands', () => {
-    create(['echo', '"echo wrapped"']);
+it('preserves quotes in well-formed shell commands in the library API', () => {
+    create(['"/usr/local/bin/mytool" --flag "some value"']);
 
     controllers.forEach((controller) => {
         expect(controller.handle).toHaveBeenCalledWith([
-            expect.objectContaining({ command: 'echo', index: 0 }),
-            expect.objectContaining({ command: 'echo wrapped', index: 1 }),
+            expect.objectContaining({
+                command: '"/usr/local/bin/mytool" --flag "some value"',
+                index: 0,
+            }),
+        ]);
+    });
+});
+
+it('passes commands with multiple quote sets through unchanged in the library API', () => {
+    create(['"/usr/local/bin/mytool" --flag "some value" --other "last arg"']);
+
+    controllers.forEach((controller) => {
+        expect(controller.handle).toHaveBeenCalledWith([
+            expect.objectContaining({
+                command: '"/usr/local/bin/mytool" --flag "some value" --other "last arg"',
+                index: 0,
+            }),
         ]);
     });
 });
diff --git a/lib/concurrently.ts b/lib/concurrently.ts
index 973bc276..fa62d197 100644
--- a/lib/concurrently.ts
+++ b/lib/concurrently.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import { CommandParser } from './command-parser/command-parser.js';
 import { ExpandArguments } from './command-parser/expand-arguments.js';
 import { ExpandShortcut } from './command-parser/expand-shortcut.js';
 import { ExpandWildcard } from './command-parser/expand-wildcard.js';
-import { StripQuotes } from './command-parser/strip-quotes.js';
 import { CompletionListener, SuccessCondition } from './completion-listener.js';
 import { FlowController } from './flow-control/flow-controller.js';
 import { Logger } from './logger.js';
@@ -170,11 +169,7 @@ export function concurrently(
 
     const prefixColorSelector = new PrefixColorSelector(options.prefixColors || []);
 
-    const commandParsers: CommandParser[] = [
-        new StripQuotes(),
-        new ExpandShortcut(),
-        new ExpandWildcard(),
-    ];
+    const commandParsers: CommandParser[] = [new ExpandShortcut(), new ExpandWildcard()];
 
     if (options.additionalArguments) {
         commandParsers.push(new ExpandArguments(options.additionalArguments));