diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/entities/Message.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/entities/Message.java
index 8112f5de2..ce421ceb6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/entities/Message.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/entities/Message.java
@@ -376,9 +376,9 @@ public class Message extends AbstractEntity {
 	public String getMergedBody() {
 		final Message next = this.next();
 		if (this.mergeable(next)) {
-			return getBody() + '\n' + next.getMergedBody();
+			return getBody().trim() + '\n' + next.getMergedBody();
 		}
-		return getBody();
+		return getBody().trim();
 	}
 
 	public boolean hasMeCommand() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/utils/UIHelper.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/utils/UIHelper.java
index 235ef84c9..e36c169bb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/utils/UIHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/utils/UIHelper.java
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ public class UIHelper {
 				return new Pair<>(message.getBody().replaceAll("^" + Message.ME_COMMAND,
 						UIHelper.getMessageDisplayName(message) + " "), false);
 			} else {
-				return new Pair<>(message.getBody(), false);
+				return new Pair<>(message.getBody().trim(), false);
 			}
 		}
 	}