diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/users_select.js b/app/assets/javascripts/users_select.js
index e19bbbacf4d..b9dfa22dd49 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/users_select.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/users_select.js
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ function UsersSelect(currentUser, els, options = {}) {
             if (showEmailUser && data.results.length === 0 && query.term.match(/^[^@]+@[^@]+$/)) {
               var trimmed = query.term.trim();
               emailUser = {
-                name: "Invite \"" + query.term + "\" by email",
+                name: "Invite \"" + trimmed + "\" by email",
                 username: trimmed,
                 id: trimmed,
                 invite: true
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/52194-trim-extra-whitespace-invite-member.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/52194-trim-extra-whitespace-invite-member.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d96c2bc7acd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/52194-trim-extra-whitespace-invite-member.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Trim whitespace when inviting a new user by email
+merge_request: 22119
+author: Jacopo Beschi @jacopo-beschi
+type: fixed