diff --git a/gradle-plugin/it/src/it/secret-file/expected/kubernetes_windows_line_endings.yml b/gradle-plugin/it/src/it/secret-file/expected/kubernetes_windows_line_endings.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bba7f7b9ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradle-plugin/it/src/it/secret-file/expected/kubernetes_windows_line_endings.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: List
+items:
+  - apiVersion: v1
+    kind: Secret
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: secret-file
+        provider: jkube
+        version: "@ignore@"
+        group: org.eclipse.jkube.integration.tests.gradle
+      name: secret-file
+    data:
+      # This contains application properties content with windows style line endings (CRLF)
+      application.properties: a2V5MSA9IHZhbHVlMQ0Ka2V5MiA9IHZhbHVlMg0Ka2V5MyA9IHZhbHVlMw==
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gradle-plugin/it/src/it/secret-file/expected/openshift_windows_line_endings.yml b/gradle-plugin/it/src/it/secret-file/expected/openshift_windows_line_endings.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bba7f7b9ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradle-plugin/it/src/it/secret-file/expected/openshift_windows_line_endings.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: List
+items:
+  - apiVersion: v1
+    kind: Secret
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: secret-file
+        provider: jkube
+        version: "@ignore@"
+        group: org.eclipse.jkube.integration.tests.gradle
+      name: secret-file
+    data:
+      # This contains application properties content with windows style line endings (CRLF)
+      application.properties: a2V5MSA9IHZhbHVlMQ0Ka2V5MiA9IHZhbHVlMg0Ka2V5MyA9IHZhbHVlMw==
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gradle-plugin/it/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jkube/gradle/plugin/tests/FileSecretIT.java b/gradle-plugin/it/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jkube/gradle/plugin/tests/FileSecretIT.java
index 16816ecab3..7c718a9b77 100644
--- a/gradle-plugin/it/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jkube/gradle/plugin/tests/FileSecretIT.java
+++ b/gradle-plugin/it/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jkube/gradle/plugin/tests/FileSecretIT.java
@@ -17,12 +17,15 @@
 import org.eclipse.jkube.kit.common.ResourceVerify;
 import org.gradle.testkit.runner.BuildResult;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.condition.DisabledOnOs;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.condition.OS;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.RegisterExtension;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.AssertionsForClassTypes.assertThat;
 
+@DisabledOnOs(OS.WINDOWS)
 class FileSecretIT {
   @RegisterExtension
   private final ITGradleRunnerExtension gradleRunner = new ITGradleRunnerExtension();
diff --git a/gradle-plugin/it/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jkube/gradle/plugin/tests/FileSecretWindowsIT.java b/gradle-plugin/it/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jkube/gradle/plugin/tests/FileSecretWindowsIT.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5fb9307572
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradle-plugin/it/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jkube/gradle/plugin/tests/FileSecretWindowsIT.java
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2019 Red Hat, Inc.
+ * This program and the accompanying materials are made
+ * available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
+ * which is available at:
+ *
+ *     https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
+ *
+ * Contributors:
+ *   Red Hat, Inc. - initial API and implementation
+ */
+package org.eclipse.jkube.gradle.plugin.tests;
+
+import net.minidev.json.parser.ParseException;
+import org.eclipse.jkube.kit.common.ResourceVerify;
+import org.gradle.testkit.runner.BuildResult;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.condition.EnabledOnOs;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.condition.OS;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.RegisterExtension;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.AssertionsForClassTypes.assertThat;
+
+@EnabledOnOs(OS.WINDOWS)
+class FileSecretWindowsIT {
+    @RegisterExtension
+    private final ITGradleRunnerExtension gradleRunner = new ITGradleRunnerExtension();
+
+    @Test
+    void k8sResource_whenRunOnWindows_generatesK8sSecretWithWindowsLineEndings() throws IOException, ParseException {
+        // When
+        final BuildResult result = gradleRunner.withITProject("secret-file").withArguments("k8sResource").build();
+        // Then
+        ResourceVerify.verifyResourceDescriptors(gradleRunner.resolveDefaultKubernetesResourceFile(),
+                gradleRunner.resolveFile("expected", "kubernetes_windows_line_endings.yml"));
+        assertThat(result).extracting(BuildResult::getOutput).asString()
+                .contains("Using resource templates from")
+                .contains("Adding revision history limit to 2")
+                .contains("validating");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void ocResource_whenRunOnWindows_generatesK8sSecretWithWindowsLineEndings() throws IOException, ParseException {
+        // When
+        final BuildResult result = gradleRunner.withITProject("secret-file").withArguments("ocResource").build();
+        // Then
+        ResourceVerify.verifyResourceDescriptors(gradleRunner.resolveDefaultOpenShiftResourceFile(),
+                gradleRunner.resolveFile("expected", "openshift_windows_line_endings.yml"));
+        assertThat(result).extracting(BuildResult::getOutput).asString()
+                .contains("Using resource templates from")
+                .contains("Adding revision history limit to 2")
+                .contains("validating");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/jkube-kit/enricher/generic/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/enricher/generic/FileDataSecretEnricher.java b/jkube-kit/enricher/generic/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/enricher/generic/FileDataSecretEnricher.java
index 3266fcbdbc..447d00a92c 100644
--- a/jkube-kit/enricher/generic/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/enricher/generic/FileDataSecretEnricher.java
+++ b/jkube-kit/enricher/generic/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/enricher/generic/FileDataSecretEnricher.java
@@ -85,9 +85,7 @@ private Map<String, String> createSecretFromAnnotations(final Map<String, String
     }
 
     private byte[] readContent(String location) throws IOException {
-        String data = new String(Files.readAllBytes(Paths.get(location)));
-        data = data.replaceAll("\r?\n", "\n");
-        return data.getBytes();
+        return Files.readAllBytes(Paths.get(location));
     }
 
     private String getOutput(String key) {