diff --git a/src/tests/unit/searcher/web-search-searcher.test.ts b/src/tests/unit/searcher/web-search-searcher.test.ts
index 3e4fded9b..b379dcc53 100644
--- a/src/tests/unit/searcher/web-search-searcher.test.ts
+++ b/src/tests/unit/searcher/web-search-searcher.test.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ describe(WebSearchSearcher.name, (): void => {
                 }
             });
 
-            it("should throw an error if user input does not match any search engine", () => {
+            it("should throw an error if user input does not match any search engine", (): void => {
                 const invalidUserInputs = [
                     "",
                     "   ",
@@ -55,6 +55,27 @@ describe(WebSearchSearcher.name, (): void => {
 
                 expect(errorCounter).toBe(invalidUserInputs.length);
             });
+
+            it("should trim the user's search term", (): void => {
+                const userSearchTerms = [
+                    "hallo",
+                    " hallo ",
+                    "      hallo",
+                    "hallo     ",
+                ];
+
+                const trimmedUserInput = "hallo";
+
+                for (const dummyWebSearch of dummyWebSearches) {
+                    for (const userSearchTerm of userSearchTerms) {
+                        const userInput = `${dummyWebSearch.prefix}${WebSearchHelpers.webSearchSeparator}${userSearchTerm}`;
+                        const actual = searcher.getSearchResult(userInput);
+
+                        expect(actual.length).toBe(1);
+                        expect(actual[0].executionArgument).toBe(`${dummyWebSearch.url}${trimmedUserInput}`);
+                    }
+                }
+            });
         }
     });
 });
diff --git a/src/ts/builders/web-search-builder.ts b/src/ts/builders/web-search-builder.ts
index f9f12f9bc..e43e67fd8 100644
--- a/src/ts/builders/web-search-builder.ts
+++ b/src/ts/builders/web-search-builder.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export class WebSearchBuilder {
 
     public static buildExecutionUrl(userInput: string, webSearch: WebSearch): string {
         const searchTerm = this.buildSearchTerm(userInput, webSearch);
-        return `${webSearch.url}${searchTerm}`;
+        return `${webSearch.url}${searchTerm.trim()}`;
     }
 
     public static buildSearchResultItem(userInput: string, webSearch: WebSearch): SearchResultItem {
@@ -19,9 +19,11 @@ export class WebSearchBuilder {
             ? `Search ${webSearch.name} for '${searchTerm.trim()}'`
             : `Search ${webSearch.name}`;
 
+        const executionArgument = WebSearchBuilder.buildExecutionUrl(userInput, webSearch);
+
         return {
-            description: WebSearchBuilder.buildExecutionUrl(userInput, webSearch),
-            executionArgument: WebSearchBuilder.buildExecutionUrl(userInput, webSearch),
+            description: executionArgument,
+            executionArgument,
             icon: webSearch.icon,
             name: searchResultItemName,
             searchable: [],