diff --git a/git-send-email.perl b/git-send-email.perl
index f4dbad3051..62fc7d65e8 100755
--- a/git-send-email.perl
+++ b/git-send-email.perl
@@ -761,6 +761,7 @@ if (!$force) {
 }
 
 if (defined $sender) {
+	$sender =~ s/^\s+|\s+$//g;
 	($sender) = expand_aliases($sender);
 } else {
 	$sender = $repoauthor || $repocommitter || '';
diff --git a/t/t9001-send-email.sh b/t/t9001-send-email.sh
index 9aee4747fe..bbfed5650d 100755
--- a/t/t9001-send-email.sh
+++ b/t/t9001-send-email.sh
@@ -1692,4 +1692,28 @@ test_expect_success $PREREQ 'aliases work with email list' '
 	test_cmp expected-list actual-list
 '
 
+test_expect_success $PREREQ 'leading and trailing whitespaces are removed' '
+	echo "alias to2 to2@example.com" >.mutt &&
+	echo "alias cc1 Cc 1 <cc1@example.com>" >>.mutt &&
+	test_config sendemail.aliasesfile ".mutt" &&
+	test_config sendemail.aliasfiletype mutt &&
+	TO1=$(echo "QTo 1 <to1@example.com>" | q_to_tab) &&
+	TO2=$(echo "QZto2" | qz_to_tab_space) &&
+	CC1=$(echo "cc1" | append_cr) &&
+	BCC1=$(echo "Q bcc1@example.com Q" | q_to_nul) &&
+	git send-email \
+	--dry-run \
+	--from="	Example <from@example.com>" \
+	--to="$TO1" \
+	--to="$TO2" \
+	--to="  to3@example.com   " \
+	--cc="$CC1" \
+	--cc="Cc2 <cc2@example.com>" \
+	--bcc="$BCC1" \
+	--bcc="bcc2@example.com" \
+	0001-add-master.patch | replace_variable_fields \
+	>actual-list &&
+	test_cmp expected-list actual-list
+'
+
 test_done