diff --git a/core/core/src/raw/path.rs b/core/core/src/raw/path.rs
index 55733f47cec9..9de980248373 100644
--- a/core/core/src/raw/path.rs
+++ b/core/core/src/raw/path.rs
@@ -90,14 +90,12 @@ pub fn build_rel_path(root: &str, path: &str) -> String {
 ///
 /// # Normalize Rules
 ///
-/// - All whitespace will be trimmed: ` abc/def ` => `abc/def`
 /// - All leading / will be trimmed: `///abc` => `abc`
 /// - Internal // will be replaced by /: `abc///def` => `abc/def`
 /// - Empty path will be `/`: `` => `/`
 pub fn normalize_path(path: &str) -> String {
-    // - all whitespace has been trimmed.
     // - all leading `/` has been trimmed.
-    let path = path.trim().trim_start_matches('/');
+    let path = path.trim_start_matches('/');
 
     // Fast line for empty path.
     if path.is_empty() {
@@ -284,7 +282,16 @@ mod tests {
             ("abs dir path with extra /", "///abc/def/", "abc/def/"),
             ("file path contains ///", "abc///def", "abc/def"),
             ("dir path contains ///", "abc///def///", "abc/def/"),
-            ("file with whitespace", "abc/def   ", "abc/def"),
+            (
+                "file path contains trailing whitespace",
+                "abc/def   ",
+                "abc/def   ",
+            ),
+            (
+                "file path contains leading whitespace",
+                "   abc/def",
+                "   abc/def",
+            ),
         ];
 
         for (name, input, expect) in cases {
diff --git a/core/tests/behavior/async_read.rs b/core/tests/behavior/async_read.rs
index 89fedf164b91..3cdafd849a0f 100644
--- a/core/tests/behavior/async_read.rs
+++ b/core/tests/behavior/async_read.rs
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ pub fn tests(op: &Operator, tests: &mut Vec<Trial>) {
             test_read_with_if_unmodified_since,
             test_read_with_dir_path,
             test_read_with_special_chars,
+            test_read_with_trailing_space,
             test_read_with_override_cache_control,
             test_read_with_override_content_disposition,
             test_read_with_override_content_type,
@@ -550,6 +551,22 @@ pub async fn test_read_with_special_chars(op: Operator) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+/// Read file with trailing space should succeed.
+pub async fn test_read_with_trailing_space(op: Operator) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    let path = format!("{} ", uuid::Uuid::new_v4());
+    let (path, content, size) = TEST_FIXTURE.new_file_with_path(op.clone(), &path);
+
+    op.write(&path, content.clone())
+        .await
+        .expect("write must succeed");
+
+    let bs = op.read(&path).await?.to_bytes();
+    assert_eq!(size, bs.len(), "read size");
+    assert_eq!(sha256_digest(&bs), sha256_digest(&content), "read content");
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 /// Read file with override-cache-control should succeed.
 pub async fn test_read_with_override_cache_control(op: Operator) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     if !(op.info().full_capability().read_with_override_cache_control