diff --git a/src/services/utils.ts b/src/services/utils.ts
index b2204b337..964f0708b 100644
--- a/src/services/utils.ts
+++ b/src/services/utils.ts
@@ -182,7 +182,9 @@ export function removeTextFileExtension(filePath: string) {
 }
 
 export function getNoteTitle(filePath: string, replaceUnderscoresWithSpaces: boolean, noteMeta?: NoteMeta) {
-    if (noteMeta?.title) return noteMeta.title;
+    const trimmedNoteMeta = noteMeta?.title?.trim();
+    if (trimmedNoteMeta) return trimmedNoteMeta;
+
     const basename = path.basename(removeTextFileExtension(filePath));
     return replaceUnderscoresWithSpaces ? basename.replace(/_/g, " ").trim() : basename;
 }