diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/inventory-scripts/inventory-scripts.form.js b/awx/ui/client/src/inventory-scripts/inventory-scripts.form.js
index 72b965bd54..b0375bc120 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/inventory-scripts/inventory-scripts.form.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/inventory-scripts/inventory-scripts.form.js
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ export default ['i18n', function(i18n) {
                 required: true,
                 awDropFile: true,
                 ngDisabled: '!(inventory_script_obj.summary_fields.user_capabilities.edit || canAdd)',
+                ngTrim: false,
                 rows: 10,
                 awPopOver: "<p>" + i18n._("Drag and drop your custom inventory script file here or create one in the field to import your custom inventory.") + " " +
                                     "<br><br> " + i18n.sprintf(i18n._("Script must begin with a hashbang sequence: i.e.... %s"), "#!/usr/bin/env python") + "</p>",
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/shared/form-generator.js b/awx/ui/client/src/shared/form-generator.js
index 16caa22e5a..fccde14950 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/shared/form-generator.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/shared/form-generator.js
@@ -1014,6 +1014,7 @@ angular.module('FormGenerator', [GeneratorHelpers.name, 'Utilities', listGenerat
                         html += (field.ngDisabled) ? this.attr(field, 'ngDisabled'): "";
                         html += (field.required) ? "required " : "";
                         html += (field.ngRequired) ? "ng-required=\"" + field.ngRequired +"\"" : "";
+                        html += (field.ngTrim !== undefined) ? "ng-trim=\"" + field.ngTrim +"\"" : "";
                         html += (field.readonly || field.showonly) ? "readonly " : "";
                         html += (field.awDropFile) ? "aw-drop-file " : "";
                         if(field.awRequiredWhen) {