diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/strings/parse.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/strings/parse.rs
index 8f6d35b0b3..51067a16a2 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/strings/parse.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/strings/parse.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-use fancy_regex::Regex;
+use fancy_regex::{Captures, Regex};
 use nu_engine::command_prelude::*;
-use nu_protocol::{ListStream, ValueIterator};
-use std::sync::{
-    atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering},
-    Arc,
+use nu_protocol::ListStream;
+use std::{
+    collections::VecDeque,
+    sync::{atomic::AtomicBool, Arc},
 };
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ fn operate(
     let head = call.head;
     let pattern: Spanned<String> = call.req(engine_state, stack, 0)?;
     let regex: bool = call.has_flag(engine_state, stack, "regex")?;
-    let ctrlc = engine_state.ctrlc.clone();
 
     let pattern_item = pattern.item;
     let pattern_span = pattern.span;
@@ -130,7 +129,7 @@ fn operate(
         build_regex(&pattern_item, pattern_span)?
     };
 
-    let regex_pattern = Regex::new(&item_to_parse).map_err(|e| ShellError::GenericError {
+    let regex = Regex::new(&item_to_parse).map_err(|e| ShellError::GenericError {
         error: "Error with regular expression".into(),
         msg: e.to_string(),
         span: Some(pattern_span),
@@ -138,92 +137,108 @@ fn operate(
         inner: vec![],
     })?;
 
-    let columns = column_names(&regex_pattern);
+    let columns = regex
+        .capture_names()
+        .skip(1)
+        .enumerate()
+        .map(|(i, name)| {
+            name.map(String::from)
+                .unwrap_or_else(|| format!("capture{i}"))
+        })
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+    let ctrlc = engine_state.ctrlc.clone();
 
     match input {
         PipelineData::Empty => Ok(PipelineData::Empty),
-        PipelineData::Value(..) => {
-            let mut parsed: Vec<Value> = Vec::new();
+        PipelineData::Value(value, ..) => match value {
+            Value::String { val, .. } => {
+                let captures = regex
+                    .captures_iter(&val)
+                    .map(|captures| captures_to_value(captures, &columns, head))
+                    .collect::<Result<_, _>>()?;
 
-            for v in input {
-                let v_span = v.span();
-                match v.coerce_into_string() {
-                    Ok(s) => {
-                        let results = regex_pattern.captures_iter(&s);
-
-                        for c in results {
-                            let captures = match c {
-                                Ok(c) => c,
-                                Err(e) => {
-                                    return Err(ShellError::GenericError {
-                                        error: "Error with regular expression captures".into(),
-                                        msg: e.to_string(),
-                                        span: None,
-                                        help: None,
-                                        inner: vec![],
-                                    })
-                                }
-                            };
-
-                            let record = columns
-                                .iter()
-                                .zip(captures.iter().skip(1))
-                                .map(|(column_name, cap)| {
-                                    let cap_string = cap.map(|v| v.as_str()).unwrap_or("");
-                                    (column_name.clone(), Value::string(cap_string, v_span))
-                                })
-                                .collect();
-
-                            parsed.push(Value::record(record, head));
-                        }
-                    }
-                    Err(_) => {
-                        return Err(ShellError::PipelineMismatch {
-                            exp_input_type: "string".into(),
-                            dst_span: head,
-                            src_span: v_span,
-                        })
-                    }
-                }
+                Ok(Value::list(captures, head).into_pipeline_data())
             }
+            Value::List { vals, .. } => {
+                let iter = vals.into_iter().map(move |val| {
+                    let span = val.span();
+                    val.into_string().map_err(|_| ShellError::PipelineMismatch {
+                        exp_input_type: "string".into(),
+                        dst_span: head,
+                        src_span: span,
+                    })
+                });
 
-            Ok(ListStream::new(parsed.into_iter(), head, ctrlc).into())
-        }
+                let iter = ParseIter {
+                    captures: VecDeque::new(),
+                    regex,
+                    columns,
+                    iter,
+                    span: head,
+                    ctrlc,
+                };
+
+                Ok(ListStream::new(iter, head, None).into())
+            }
+            value => Err(ShellError::PipelineMismatch {
+                exp_input_type: "string".into(),
+                dst_span: head,
+                src_span: value.span(),
+            }),
+        },
         PipelineData::ListStream(stream, ..) => Ok(stream
-            .modify(|stream| ParseStreamer {
-                span: head,
-                excess: Vec::new(),
-                regex: regex_pattern,
-                columns,
-                stream,
-                ctrlc,
+            .modify(|stream| {
+                let iter = stream.map(move |val| {
+                    let span = val.span();
+                    val.into_string().map_err(|_| ShellError::PipelineMismatch {
+                        exp_input_type: "string".into(),
+                        dst_span: head,
+                        src_span: span,
+                    })
+                });
+
+                ParseIter {
+                    captures: VecDeque::new(),
+                    regex,
+                    columns,
+                    iter,
+                    span: head,
+                    ctrlc,
+                }
             })
             .into()),
-
         PipelineData::ExternalStream { stdout: None, .. } => Ok(PipelineData::Empty),
-
         PipelineData::ExternalStream {
             stdout: Some(stream),
             ..
-        } => Ok(ListStream::new(
-            ParseStreamerExternal {
-                span: head,
-                excess: Vec::new(),
-                regex: regex_pattern,
+        } => {
+            // Collect all `stream` chunks into a single `chunk` to be able to deal with matches that
+            // extend across chunk boundaries.
+            // This is a stop-gap solution until the `regex` crate supports streaming or an alternative
+            // solution is found.
+            // See https://github.com/nushell/nushell/issues/9795
+            let str = stream.into_string()?.item;
+
+            // let iter = stream.lines();
+
+            let iter = ParseIter {
+                captures: VecDeque::new(),
+                regex,
                 columns,
-                stream: stream.stream,
-            },
-            head,
-            ctrlc,
-        )
-        .into()),
+                iter: std::iter::once(Ok(str)),
+                span: head,
+                ctrlc,
+            };
+
+            Ok(ListStream::new(iter, head, None).into())
+        }
     }
 }
 
 fn build_regex(input: &str, span: Span) -> Result<String, ShellError> {
     let mut output = "(?s)\\A".to_string();
 
-    //let mut loop_input = input;
     let mut loop_input = input.chars().peekable();
     loop {
         let mut before = String::new();
@@ -274,172 +289,73 @@ fn build_regex(input: &str, span: Span) -> Result<String, ShellError> {
     Ok(output)
 }
 
-fn column_names(regex: &Regex) -> Vec<String> {
-    regex
-        .capture_names()
-        .enumerate()
-        .skip(1)
-        .map(|(i, name)| {
-            name.map(String::from)
-                .unwrap_or_else(|| format!("capture{}", i - 1))
-        })
-        .collect()
-}
-
-pub struct ParseStreamer {
-    span: Span,
-    excess: Vec<Value>,
+struct ParseIter<I: Iterator<Item = Result<String, ShellError>>> {
+    captures: VecDeque<Value>,
     regex: Regex,
     columns: Vec<String>,
-    stream: ValueIterator,
+    iter: I,
+    span: Span,
     ctrlc: Option<Arc<AtomicBool>>,
 }
 
-impl Iterator for ParseStreamer {
-    type Item = Value;
-    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Value> {
-        if !self.excess.is_empty() {
-            return Some(self.excess.remove(0));
+impl<I: Iterator<Item = Result<String, ShellError>>> ParseIter<I> {
+    fn populate_captures(&mut self, str: &str) -> Result<(), ShellError> {
+        for captures in self.regex.captures_iter(str) {
+            self.captures
+                .push_back(captures_to_value(captures, &self.columns, self.span)?);
         }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
 
+impl<I: Iterator<Item = Result<String, ShellError>>> Iterator for ParseIter<I> {
+    type Item = Value;
+
+    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Value> {
         loop {
-            if let Some(ctrlc) = &self.ctrlc {
-                if ctrlc.load(Ordering::SeqCst) {
-                    break None;
-                }
+            if nu_utils::ctrl_c::was_pressed(&self.ctrlc) {
+                return None;
             }
 
-            let v = self.stream.next()?;
-            let span = v.span();
+            if let Some(val) = self.captures.pop_front() {
+                return Some(val);
+            }
 
-            let Ok(s) = v.coerce_into_string() else {
-                return Some(Value::error(
-                    ShellError::PipelineMismatch {
-                        exp_input_type: "string".into(),
-                        dst_span: self.span,
-                        src_span: span,
-                    },
-                    span,
-                ));
-            };
+            let result = self
+                .iter
+                .next()?
+                .and_then(|str| self.populate_captures(&str));
 
-            let parsed = stream_helper(
-                self.regex.clone(),
-                span,
-                s,
-                self.columns.clone(),
-                &mut self.excess,
-            );
-
-            if parsed.is_none() {
-                continue;
-            };
-
-            return parsed;
+            if let Err(err) = result {
+                return Some(Value::error(err, self.span));
+            }
         }
     }
 }
 
-pub struct ParseStreamerExternal {
+fn captures_to_value(
+    captures: Result<Captures, fancy_regex::Error>,
+    columns: &[String],
     span: Span,
-    excess: Vec<Value>,
-    regex: Regex,
-    columns: Vec<String>,
-    stream: Box<dyn Iterator<Item = Result<Vec<u8>, ShellError>> + Send + 'static>,
-}
+) -> Result<Value, ShellError> {
+    let captures = captures.map_err(|err| ShellError::GenericError {
+        error: "Error with regular expression captures".into(),
+        msg: err.to_string(),
+        span: Some(span),
+        help: None,
+        inner: vec![],
+    })?;
 
-impl Iterator for ParseStreamerExternal {
-    type Item = Value;
-    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Value> {
-        if !self.excess.is_empty() {
-            return Some(self.excess.remove(0));
-        }
+    let record = columns
+        .iter()
+        .zip(captures.iter().skip(1))
+        .map(|(column, match_)| {
+            let match_str = match_.map(|m| m.as_str()).unwrap_or("");
+            (column.clone(), Value::string(match_str, span))
+        })
+        .collect();
 
-        let mut chunk = self.stream.next();
-
-        // Collect all `stream` chunks into a single `chunk` to be able to deal with matches that
-        // extend across chunk boundaries.
-        // This is a stop-gap solution until the `regex` crate supports streaming or an alternative
-        // solution is found.
-        // See https://github.com/nushell/nushell/issues/9795
-        while let Some(Ok(chunks)) = &mut chunk {
-            match self.stream.next() {
-                Some(Ok(mut next_chunk)) => chunks.append(&mut next_chunk),
-                error @ Some(Err(_)) => chunk = error,
-                None => break,
-            }
-        }
-
-        let chunk = match chunk {
-            Some(Ok(chunk)) => chunk,
-            Some(Err(err)) => return Some(Value::error(err, self.span)),
-            _ => return None,
-        };
-
-        let Ok(chunk) = String::from_utf8(chunk) else {
-            return Some(Value::error(
-                ShellError::PipelineMismatch {
-                    exp_input_type: "string".into(),
-                    dst_span: self.span,
-                    src_span: self.span,
-                },
-                self.span,
-            ));
-        };
-
-        stream_helper(
-            self.regex.clone(),
-            self.span,
-            chunk,
-            self.columns.clone(),
-            &mut self.excess,
-        )
-    }
-}
-
-fn stream_helper(
-    regex: Regex,
-    span: Span,
-    s: String,
-    columns: Vec<String>,
-    excess: &mut Vec<Value>,
-) -> Option<Value> {
-    let results = regex.captures_iter(&s);
-
-    for c in results {
-        let captures = match c {
-            Ok(c) => c,
-            Err(e) => {
-                return Some(Value::error(
-                    ShellError::GenericError {
-                        error: "Error with regular expression captures".into(),
-                        msg: e.to_string(),
-                        span: Some(span),
-                        help: Some(e.to_string()),
-                        inner: vec![],
-                    },
-                    span,
-                ))
-            }
-        };
-
-        let record = columns
-            .iter()
-            .zip(captures.iter().skip(1))
-            .map(|(column_name, cap)| {
-                let cap_string = cap.map(|v| v.as_str()).unwrap_or("");
-                (column_name.clone(), Value::string(cap_string, span))
-            })
-            .collect();
-
-        excess.push(Value::record(record, span));
-    }
-
-    if !excess.is_empty() {
-        Some(excess.remove(0))
-    } else {
-        None
-    }
+    Ok(Value::record(record, span))
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]