diff --git a/src/qweb/qweb.ts b/src/qweb/qweb.ts
index f6b7c830..cf6cce9c 100644
--- a/src/qweb/qweb.ts
+++ b/src/qweb/qweb.ts
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ const TRANSLATABLE_ATTRS = ["label", "title", "placeholder", "alt"];
 
 const lineBreakRE = /[\r\n]/;
 const whitespaceRE = /\s+/g;
+const translationRE = /^(\s*)([\s\S]+?)(\s*)$/;
 
 const NODE_HOOKS_PARAMS = {
   create: "(_, n)",
@@ -496,7 +497,8 @@ export class QWeb extends EventBus {
       }
       if (this.translateFn) {
         if ((node.parentNode as any).getAttribute("t-translation") !== "off") {
-          text = this.translateFn(text);
+          const match = translationRE.exec(text);
+          text = match[1] + this.translateFn(match[2]) + match[3];
         }
       }
       if (ctx.parentNode) {
diff --git a/tests/qweb/__snapshots__/qweb.test.ts.snap b/tests/qweb/__snapshots__/qweb.test.ts.snap
index 9f9a0b75..8016dd76 100644
--- a/tests/qweb/__snapshots__/qweb.test.ts.snap
+++ b/tests/qweb/__snapshots__/qweb.test.ts.snap
@@ -3924,6 +3924,18 @@ exports[`translation support some attributes are translated 1`] = `
 }"
 `;
 
+exports[`translation support translation is done on the trimmed text, with extra spaces readded after 1`] = `
+"function anonymous(context, extra
+) {
+    // Template name: \\"test\\"
+    let h = this.h;
+    let c1 = [], p1 = {key:1};
+    let vn1 = h('div', p1, c1);
+    c1.push({text: \` mot \`});
+    return vn1;
+}"
+`;
+
 exports[`whitespace handling consecutives whitespaces are condensed into a single space 1`] = `
 "function anonymous(context, extra
 ) {
diff --git a/tests/qweb/qweb.test.ts b/tests/qweb/qweb.test.ts
index 80976074..f624b808 100644
--- a/tests/qweb/qweb.test.ts
+++ b/tests/qweb/qweb.test.ts
@@ -2154,6 +2154,17 @@ describe("translation support", () => {
       '<div><p label="mot">mot</p><p title="mot">mot</p><p placeholder="mot">mot</p><p alt="mot">mot</p><p something="word">mot</p></div>'
     );
   });
+
+  test("translation is done on the trimmed text, with extra spaces readded after", () => {
+    const translations = {
+      word: "mot",
+    };
+    const translateFn = jest.fn((expr) => translations[expr] || expr);
+    const qweb = new QWeb({ translateFn });
+    qweb.addTemplate("test", "<div> word </div>");
+    expect(renderToString(qweb, "test")).toBe("<div> mot </div>");
+    expect(translateFn).toHaveBeenCalledWith("word");
+  });
 });
 
 describe("t-key tests", () => {