3 files changed, 26 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/app/models/label.rb b/app/models/label.rb
index 568fa6d44f5..d8b0e250732 100644
--- a/app/models/label.rb
+++ b/app/models/label.rb
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ class Label < ActiveRecord::Base
   has_many :issues, through: :label_links, source: :target, source_type: 'Issue'
   has_many :merge_requests, through: :label_links, source: :target, source_type: 'MergeRequest'
 
+  before_validation :strip_whitespace_from_title_and_color
+
   validates :color, color: true, allow_blank: false
 
   # Don't allow ',' for label titles
@@ -193,4 +195,8 @@ class Label < ActiveRecord::Base
   def sanitize_title(value)
     CGI.unescapeHTML(Sanitize.clean(value.to_s))
   end
+
+  def strip_whitespace_from_title_and_color
+    %w(color title).each { |attr| self[attr] = self[attr]&.strip }
+  end
 end
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/fix_spaces_in_label_title.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/fix_spaces_in_label_title.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..51f07438edb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/fix_spaces_in_label_title.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+title: Remove heading and trailing spaces from label's color and title
+merge_request: 10603
+author: blackst0ne
diff --git a/spec/models/label_spec.rb b/spec/models/label_spec.rb
index a9139f7d4ab..80ca19acdda 100644
--- a/spec/models/label_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/label_spec.rb
@@ -42,11 +42,27 @@ describe Label, models: true do
     end
   end
 
+  describe '#color' do
+    it 'strips color' do
+      label = described_class.new(color: '   #abcdef   ')
+      label.valid?
+
+      expect(label.color).to eq('#abcdef')
+    end
+  end
+
   describe '#title' do
     it 'sanitizes title' do
       label = described_class.new(title: '<b>foo & bar?</b>')
       expect(label.title).to eq('foo & bar?')
     end
+
+    it 'strips title' do
+      label = described_class.new(title: '   label   ')
+      label.valid?
+
+      expect(label.title).to eq('label')
+    end
   end
 
   describe 'priorization' do