diff --git a/include/items.php b/include/items.php
index eb4ad1ead..229512ead 100755
--- a/include/items.php
+++ b/include/items.php
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ function post_activity_item($arr) {
 
 	if(array_key_exists('item_private',$arr) && $arr['item_private']) {
 
-		$arr['body'] = z_input_filter($arr['uid'],$arr['body'],$arr['mimetype']);
+		$arr['body'] = trim(z_input_filter($arr['uid'],$arr['body'],$arr['mimetype']));
 
 		if($channel) {
 			if($channel['channel_hash'] === $arr['author_xchan']) {
@@ -2064,7 +2064,7 @@ function item_store($arr, $allow_exec = false) {
 
 		$arr['lang'] = detect_language($arr['body']);
 		// apply the input filter here - if it is obscured it has been filtered already
-		$arr['body'] = z_input_filter($arr['uid'],$arr['body'],$arr['mimetype']);
+		$arr['body'] = trim(z_input_filter($arr['uid'],$arr['body'],$arr['mimetype']));
 
 		if(local_channel() && (! $arr['sig'])) {
 			$channel = get_app()->get_channel();
@@ -2461,7 +2461,7 @@ function item_store_update($arr,$allow_exec = false) {
 
 		$arr['lang'] = detect_language($arr['body']);
 		// apply the input filter here - if it is obscured it has been filtered already
-		$arr['body'] = z_input_filter($arr['uid'],$arr['body'],$arr['mimetype']);
+		$arr['body'] = trim(z_input_filter($arr['uid'],$arr['body'],$arr['mimetype']));
 
 		if(local_channel() && (! $arr['sig'])) {
 			$channel = get_app()->get_channel();
diff --git a/mod/item.php b/mod/item.php
index 3ff286268..94e203788 100644
--- a/mod/item.php
+++ b/mod/item.php
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ function item_post(&$a) {
 
 	if(array_key_exists('item_private',$datarray) && $datarray['item_private']) {
 
-		$datarray['body'] = z_input_filter($datarray['uid'],$datarray['body'],$datarray['mimetype']);
+		$datarray['body'] = trim(z_input_filter($datarray['uid'],$datarray['body'],$datarray['mimetype']));
 
 		if($uid) {
 			if($channel['channel_hash'] === $datarray['author_xchan']) {