diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 5521c1286a8..9e3fb8db03d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Please view this file on the master branch, on stable branches it's out of date.
 v 8.6.0 (unreleased)
   - Improve the formatting for the user page bio (Connor Shea)
   - Fix avatar stretching by providing a cropping feature (Johann Pardanaud)
+  - Strip leading and trailing spaces in URL validator (evuez)
 
 v 8.5.1
   - Fix group projects styles
diff --git a/app/validators/url_validator.rb b/app/validators/url_validator.rb
index 2848b9cd33d..a77beb2683d 100644
--- a/app/validators/url_validator.rb
+++ b/app/validators/url_validator.rb
@@ -29,8 +29,11 @@ class UrlValidator < ActiveModel::EachValidator
   end
 
   def valid_url?(value)
+    return false if value.nil?
+
     options = default_options.merge(self.options)
 
+    value.strip!
     value =~ /\A#{URI.regexp(options[:protocols])}\z/
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/hooks/project_hook_spec.rb b/spec/models/hooks/project_hook_spec.rb
index 645ee0b929a..983848392b7 100644
--- a/spec/models/hooks/project_hook_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/hooks/project_hook_spec.rb
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe ProjectHook, models: true do
+  describe "Associations" do
+    it { is_expected.to belong_to :project }
+  end
+
   describe '.push_hooks' do
     it 'should return hooks for push events only' do
       hook = create(:project_hook, push_events: true)
diff --git a/spec/models/hooks/web_hook_spec.rb b/spec/models/hooks/web_hook_spec.rb
index 7070aa4ac62..6ea99952a8f 100644
--- a/spec/models/hooks/web_hook_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/hooks/web_hook_spec.rb
@@ -18,20 +18,14 @@
 
 require 'spec_helper'
 
-describe ProjectHook, models: true do
-  describe "Associations" do
-    it { is_expected.to belong_to :project }
-  end
-
-  describe "Mass assignment" do
-  end
-
+describe WebHook, models: true do
   describe "Validations" do
     it { is_expected.to validate_presence_of(:url) }
 
-    context "url format" do
+    describe 'url' do
       it { is_expected.to allow_value("http://example.com").for(:url) }
-      it { is_expected.to allow_value("https://excample.com").for(:url) }
+      it { is_expected.to allow_value("https://example.com").for(:url) }
+      it { is_expected.to allow_value(" https://example.com ").for(:url) }
       it { is_expected.to allow_value("http://test.com/api").for(:url) }
       it { is_expected.to allow_value("http://test.com/api?key=abc").for(:url) }
       it { is_expected.to allow_value("http://test.com/api?key=abc&type=def").for(:url) }
@@ -39,6 +33,12 @@ describe ProjectHook, models: true do
       it { is_expected.not_to allow_value("example.com").for(:url) }
       it { is_expected.not_to allow_value("ftp://example.com").for(:url) }
       it { is_expected.not_to allow_value("herp-and-derp").for(:url) }
+
+      it 'strips :url before saving it' do
+        hook = create(:project_hook, url: ' https://example.com ')
+
+        expect(hook.url).to eq('https://example.com')
+      end
     end
   end