diff --git a/include/internal/catch_config.cpp b/include/internal/catch_config.cpp
index 076ae718..e222328b 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_config.cpp
+++ b/include/internal/catch_config.cpp
@@ -15,11 +15,23 @@ namespace Catch {
     :   m_data( data ),
         m_stream( openStream() )
     {
+        // We need to trim filter specs to avoid trouble with superfluous
+        // whitespace (esp. important for bdd macros, as those are manually
+        // aligned with whitespace).
+
+        for (auto& elem : m_data.testsOrTags) {
+            elem = trim(elem);
+        }
+        for (auto& elem : m_data.sectionsToRun) {
+            elem = trim(elem);
+        }
+
         TestSpecParser parser(ITagAliasRegistry::get());
-        if (!data.testsOrTags.empty()) {
+        if (!m_data.testsOrTags.empty()) {
             m_hasTestFilters = true;
-            for( auto const& testOrTags : data.testsOrTags )
-                parser.parse( testOrTags );
+            for (auto const& testOrTags : m_data.testsOrTags) {
+                parser.parse(testOrTags);
+            }
         }
         m_testSpec = parser.testSpec();
     }
@@ -32,7 +44,7 @@ namespace Catch {
     bool Config::listTestNamesOnly() const  { return m_data.listTestNamesOnly; }
     bool Config::listTags() const           { return m_data.listTags; }
     bool Config::listReporters() const      { return m_data.listReporters; }
-	
+
     std::string Config::getProcessName() const { return m_data.processName; }
     std::string const& Config::getReporterName() const { return m_data.reporterName; }
 
diff --git a/include/internal/catch_test_case_tracker.cpp b/include/internal/catch_test_case_tracker.cpp
index 9e75590c..77bd65cb 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_test_case_tracker.cpp
+++ b/include/internal/catch_test_case_tracker.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "catch_test_case_tracker.h"
 
 #include "catch_enforce.h"
+#include "catch_string_manip.h"
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <cassert>
@@ -174,7 +175,8 @@ namespace TestCaseTracking {
     }
 
     SectionTracker::SectionTracker( NameAndLocation const& nameAndLocation, TrackerContext& ctx, ITracker* parent )
-    :   TrackerBase( nameAndLocation, ctx, parent )
+    :   TrackerBase( nameAndLocation, ctx, parent ),
+        m_trimmed_name(trim(nameAndLocation.name))
     {
         if( parent ) {
             while( !parent->isSectionTracker() )
@@ -188,12 +190,11 @@ namespace TestCaseTracking {
     bool SectionTracker::isComplete() const {
         bool complete = true;
 
-        if ((m_filters.empty() || m_filters[0] == "") ||
-             std::find(m_filters.begin(), m_filters.end(),
-                       m_nameAndLocation.name) != m_filters.end())
+        if ((m_filters.empty() || m_filters[0] == "")
+            || std::find(m_filters.begin(), m_filters.end(), m_trimmed_name) != m_filters.end()) {
             complete = TrackerBase::isComplete();
+        }
         return complete;
-
     }
 
     bool SectionTracker::isSectionTracker() const { return true; }
@@ -217,12 +218,13 @@ namespace TestCaseTracking {
     }
 
     void SectionTracker::tryOpen() {
-        if( !isComplete() && (m_filters.empty() || m_filters[0].empty() ||  m_filters[0] == m_nameAndLocation.name ) )
+        if( !isComplete() )
             open();
     }
 
     void SectionTracker::addInitialFilters( std::vector<std::string> const& filters ) {
         if( !filters.empty() ) {
+            m_filters.reserve( m_filters.size() + filters.size() + 2 );
             m_filters.push_back(""); // Root - should never be consulted
             m_filters.push_back(""); // Test Case - not a section filter
             m_filters.insert( m_filters.end(), filters.begin(), filters.end() );
@@ -230,7 +232,7 @@ namespace TestCaseTracking {
     }
     void SectionTracker::addNextFilters( std::vector<std::string> const& filters ) {
         if( filters.size() > 1 )
-            m_filters.insert( m_filters.end(), ++filters.begin(), filters.end() );
+            m_filters.insert( m_filters.end(), filters.begin()+1, filters.end() );
     }
 
 } // namespace TestCaseTracking
diff --git a/include/internal/catch_test_case_tracker.h b/include/internal/catch_test_case_tracker.h
index 97b63b8b..563dbef2 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_test_case_tracker.h
+++ b/include/internal/catch_test_case_tracker.h
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ namespace TestCaseTracking {
 
     class SectionTracker : public TrackerBase {
         std::vector<std::string> m_filters;
+        std::string m_trimmed_name;
     public:
         SectionTracker( NameAndLocation const& nameAndLocation, TrackerContext& ctx, ITracker* parent );
 
diff --git a/include/internal/catch_test_spec.cpp b/include/internal/catch_test_spec.cpp
index 54b638c4..4c80c56e 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_test_spec.cpp
+++ b/include/internal/catch_test_spec.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ namespace Catch {
     {}
 
     bool TestSpec::NamePattern::matches( TestCaseInfo const& testCase ) const {
-        return m_wildcardPattern.matches( toLower( testCase.name ) );
+        return m_wildcardPattern.matches( testCase.name );
     }
 
 
diff --git a/include/internal/catch_wildcard_pattern.cpp b/include/internal/catch_wildcard_pattern.cpp
index 9bf20f04..95e5d3f0 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_wildcard_pattern.cpp
+++ b/include/internal/catch_wildcard_pattern.cpp
@@ -9,14 +9,12 @@
 #include "catch_enforce.h"
 #include "catch_string_manip.h"
 
-#include <sstream>
-
 namespace Catch {
 
     WildcardPattern::WildcardPattern( std::string const& pattern,
                                       CaseSensitive::Choice caseSensitivity )
     :   m_caseSensitivity( caseSensitivity ),
-        m_pattern( adjustCase( pattern ) )
+        m_pattern( normaliseString( pattern ) )
     {
         if( startsWith( m_pattern, '*' ) ) {
             m_pattern = m_pattern.substr( 1 );
@@ -31,19 +29,19 @@ namespace Catch {
     bool WildcardPattern::matches( std::string const& str ) const {
         switch( m_wildcard ) {
             case NoWildcard:
-                return m_pattern == adjustCase( str );
+                return m_pattern == normaliseString( str );
             case WildcardAtStart:
-                return endsWith( adjustCase( str ), m_pattern );
+                return endsWith( normaliseString( str ), m_pattern );
             case WildcardAtEnd:
-                return startsWith( adjustCase( str ), m_pattern );
+                return startsWith( normaliseString( str ), m_pattern );
             case WildcardAtBothEnds:
-                return contains( adjustCase( str ), m_pattern );
+                return contains( normaliseString( str ), m_pattern );
             default:
                 CATCH_INTERNAL_ERROR( "Unknown enum" );
         }
     }
 
-    std::string WildcardPattern::adjustCase( std::string const& str ) const {
-        return m_caseSensitivity == CaseSensitive::No ? toLower( str ) : str;
+    std::string WildcardPattern::normaliseString( std::string const& str ) const {
+        return trim( m_caseSensitivity == CaseSensitive::No ? toLower( str ) : str );
     }
 }
diff --git a/include/internal/catch_wildcard_pattern.h b/include/internal/catch_wildcard_pattern.h
index 4dae7171..5d508f7b 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_wildcard_pattern.h
+++ b/include/internal/catch_wildcard_pattern.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ namespace Catch
         virtual bool matches( std::string const& str ) const;
 
     private:
-        std::string adjustCase( std::string const& str ) const;
+        std::string normaliseString( std::string const& str ) const;
         CaseSensitive::Choice m_caseSensitivity;
         WildcardPosition m_wildcard = NoWildcard;
         std::string m_pattern;
diff --git a/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/compact.sw.approved.txt b/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/compact.sw.approved.txt
index fccf52ca..9a7abcef 100644
--- a/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/compact.sw.approved.txt
+++ b/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/compact.sw.approved.txt
@@ -866,6 +866,16 @@ CmdLine.tests.cpp:<line number>: passed: spec.matches( tcA ) == false for: false
 CmdLine.tests.cpp:<line number>: passed: spec.matches( tcB ) == false for: false == false
 CmdLine.tests.cpp:<line number>: passed: spec.matches( tcC ) == false for: false == false
 CmdLine.tests.cpp:<line number>: passed: spec.matches( tcD ) == true for: true == true
+CmdLine.tests.cpp:<line number>: passed: spec.matches( fakeTestCase( "  aardvark " ) ) for: true
+CmdLine.tests.cpp:<line number>: passed: spec.matches( fakeTestCase( "  aardvark" ) ) for: true
+CmdLine.tests.cpp:<line number>: passed: spec.matches( fakeTestCase( " aardvark " ) ) for: true
+CmdLine.tests.cpp:<line number>: passed: spec.matches( fakeTestCase( "aardvark " ) ) for: true
+CmdLine.tests.cpp:<line number>: passed: spec.matches( fakeTestCase( "aardvark" ) ) for: true
+CmdLine.tests.cpp:<line number>: passed: spec.matches( fakeTestCase( "  aardvark " ) ) for: true
+CmdLine.tests.cpp:<line number>: passed: spec.matches( fakeTestCase( "  aardvark" ) ) for: true
+CmdLine.tests.cpp:<line number>: passed: spec.matches( fakeTestCase( " aardvark " ) ) for: true
+CmdLine.tests.cpp:<line number>: passed: spec.matches( fakeTestCase( "aardvark " ) ) for: true
+CmdLine.tests.cpp:<line number>: passed: spec.matches( fakeTestCase( "aardvark" ) ) for: true
 Condition.tests.cpp:<line number>: passed: p == 0 for: 0 == 0
 Condition.tests.cpp:<line number>: passed: p == pNULL for: 0 == 0
 Condition.tests.cpp:<line number>: passed: p != 0 for: 0x<hex digits> != 0
diff --git a/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/console.std.approved.txt b/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/console.std.approved.txt
index a52bb9a5..d2b2165f 100644
--- a/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/console.std.approved.txt
+++ b/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/console.std.approved.txt
@@ -1381,5 +1381,5 @@ due to unexpected exception with message:
 
 ===============================================================================
 test cases:  300 |  226 passed |  70 failed |  4 failed as expected
-assertions: 1558 | 1406 passed | 131 failed | 21 failed as expected
+assertions: 1568 | 1416 passed | 131 failed | 21 failed as expected
 
diff --git a/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/console.sw.approved.txt b/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/console.sw.approved.txt
index 1fca8cf3..6eabf307 100644
--- a/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/console.sw.approved.txt
+++ b/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/console.sw.approved.txt
@@ -6366,6 +6366,70 @@ CmdLine.tests.cpp:<line number>: PASSED:
 with expansion:
   true == true
 
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Parse test names and tags
+  Leading and trailing spaces in test spec
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+CmdLine.tests.cpp:<line number>
+...............................................................................
+
+CmdLine.tests.cpp:<line number>: PASSED:
+  CHECK( spec.matches( fakeTestCase( "  aardvark " ) ) )
+with expansion:
+  true
+
+CmdLine.tests.cpp:<line number>: PASSED:
+  CHECK( spec.matches( fakeTestCase( "  aardvark" ) ) )
+with expansion:
+  true
+
+CmdLine.tests.cpp:<line number>: PASSED:
+  CHECK( spec.matches( fakeTestCase( " aardvark " ) ) )
+with expansion:
+  true
+
+CmdLine.tests.cpp:<line number>: PASSED:
+  CHECK( spec.matches( fakeTestCase( "aardvark " ) ) )
+with expansion:
+  true
+
+CmdLine.tests.cpp:<line number>: PASSED:
+  CHECK( spec.matches( fakeTestCase( "aardvark" ) ) )
+with expansion:
+  true
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Parse test names and tags
+  Leading and trailing spaces in test name
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+CmdLine.tests.cpp:<line number>
+...............................................................................
+
+CmdLine.tests.cpp:<line number>: PASSED:
+  CHECK( spec.matches( fakeTestCase( "  aardvark " ) ) )
+with expansion:
+  true
+
+CmdLine.tests.cpp:<line number>: PASSED:
+  CHECK( spec.matches( fakeTestCase( "  aardvark" ) ) )
+with expansion:
+  true
+
+CmdLine.tests.cpp:<line number>: PASSED:
+  CHECK( spec.matches( fakeTestCase( " aardvark " ) ) )
+with expansion:
+  true
+
+CmdLine.tests.cpp:<line number>: PASSED:
+  CHECK( spec.matches( fakeTestCase( "aardvark " ) ) )
+with expansion:
+  true
+
+CmdLine.tests.cpp:<line number>: PASSED:
+  CHECK( spec.matches( fakeTestCase( "aardvark" ) ) )
+with expansion:
+  true
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Pointers can be compared to null
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -12457,5 +12521,5 @@ Misc.tests.cpp:<line number>: PASSED:
 
 ===============================================================================
 test cases:  300 |  210 passed |  86 failed |  4 failed as expected
-assertions: 1575 | 1406 passed | 148 failed | 21 failed as expected
+assertions: 1585 | 1416 passed | 148 failed | 21 failed as expected
 
diff --git a/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/junit.sw.approved.txt b/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/junit.sw.approved.txt
index ca1998ed..e764d1f6 100644
--- a/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/junit.sw.approved.txt
+++ b/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/junit.sw.approved.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <testsuitesloose text artifact
 >
-  <testsuite name="<exe-name>" errors="17" failures="132" tests="1576" hostname="tbd" time="{duration}" timestamp="{iso8601-timestamp}">
+  <testsuite name="<exe-name>" errors="17" failures="132" tests="1586" hostname="tbd" time="{duration}" timestamp="{iso8601-timestamp}">
     <properties>
       <property name="filters" value="~[!nonportable]~[!benchmark]~[approvals]"/>
       <property name="random-seed" value="1"/>
@@ -620,6 +620,8 @@ Message.tests.cpp:<line number>
     <testcase classname="<exe-name>.global" name="Parse test names and tags/empty tag" time="{duration}"/>
     <testcase classname="<exe-name>.global" name="Parse test names and tags/empty quoted name" time="{duration}"/>
     <testcase classname="<exe-name>.global" name="Parse test names and tags/quoted string followed by tag exclusion" time="{duration}"/>
+    <testcase classname="<exe-name>.global" name="Parse test names and tags/Leading and trailing spaces in test spec" time="{duration}"/>
+    <testcase classname="<exe-name>.global" name="Parse test names and tags/Leading and trailing spaces in test name" time="{duration}"/>
     <testcase classname="<exe-name>.global" name="Pointers can be compared to null" time="{duration}"/>
     <testcase classname="<exe-name>.global" name="Precision of floating point stringification can be set/Floats" time="{duration}"/>
     <testcase classname="<exe-name>.global" name="Precision of floating point stringification can be set/Double" time="{duration}"/>
diff --git a/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/xml.sw.approved.txt b/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/xml.sw.approved.txt
index c406d061..b58684d7 100644
--- a/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/xml.sw.approved.txt
+++ b/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/xml.sw.approved.txt
@@ -7901,6 +7901,92 @@ Nor would this
         </Expression>
         <OverallResults successes="5" failures="0" expectedFailures="0"/>
       </Section>
+      <Section name="Leading and trailing spaces in test spec" filename="projects/<exe-name>/IntrospectiveTests/CmdLine.tests.cpp" >
+        <Expression success="true" type="CHECK" filename="projects/<exe-name>/IntrospectiveTests/CmdLine.tests.cpp" >
+          <Original>
+            spec.matches( fakeTestCase( "  aardvark " ) )
+          </Original>
+          <Expanded>
+            true
+          </Expanded>
+        </Expression>
+        <Expression success="true" type="CHECK" filename="projects/<exe-name>/IntrospectiveTests/CmdLine.tests.cpp" >
+          <Original>
+            spec.matches( fakeTestCase( "  aardvark" ) )
+          </Original>
+          <Expanded>
+            true
+          </Expanded>
+        </Expression>
+        <Expression success="true" type="CHECK" filename="projects/<exe-name>/IntrospectiveTests/CmdLine.tests.cpp" >
+          <Original>
+            spec.matches( fakeTestCase( " aardvark " ) )
+          </Original>
+          <Expanded>
+            true
+          </Expanded>
+        </Expression>
+        <Expression success="true" type="CHECK" filename="projects/<exe-name>/IntrospectiveTests/CmdLine.tests.cpp" >
+          <Original>
+            spec.matches( fakeTestCase( "aardvark " ) )
+          </Original>
+          <Expanded>
+            true
+          </Expanded>
+        </Expression>
+        <Expression success="true" type="CHECK" filename="projects/<exe-name>/IntrospectiveTests/CmdLine.tests.cpp" >
+          <Original>
+            spec.matches( fakeTestCase( "aardvark" ) )
+          </Original>
+          <Expanded>
+            true
+          </Expanded>
+        </Expression>
+        <OverallResults successes="5" failures="0" expectedFailures="0"/>
+      </Section>
+      <Section name="Leading and trailing spaces in test name" filename="projects/<exe-name>/IntrospectiveTests/CmdLine.tests.cpp" >
+        <Expression success="true" type="CHECK" filename="projects/<exe-name>/IntrospectiveTests/CmdLine.tests.cpp" >
+          <Original>
+            spec.matches( fakeTestCase( "  aardvark " ) )
+          </Original>
+          <Expanded>
+            true
+          </Expanded>
+        </Expression>
+        <Expression success="true" type="CHECK" filename="projects/<exe-name>/IntrospectiveTests/CmdLine.tests.cpp" >
+          <Original>
+            spec.matches( fakeTestCase( "  aardvark" ) )
+          </Original>
+          <Expanded>
+            true
+          </Expanded>
+        </Expression>
+        <Expression success="true" type="CHECK" filename="projects/<exe-name>/IntrospectiveTests/CmdLine.tests.cpp" >
+          <Original>
+            spec.matches( fakeTestCase( " aardvark " ) )
+          </Original>
+          <Expanded>
+            true
+          </Expanded>
+        </Expression>
+        <Expression success="true" type="CHECK" filename="projects/<exe-name>/IntrospectiveTests/CmdLine.tests.cpp" >
+          <Original>
+            spec.matches( fakeTestCase( "aardvark " ) )
+          </Original>
+          <Expanded>
+            true
+          </Expanded>
+        </Expression>
+        <Expression success="true" type="CHECK" filename="projects/<exe-name>/IntrospectiveTests/CmdLine.tests.cpp" >
+          <Original>
+            spec.matches( fakeTestCase( "aardvark" ) )
+          </Original>
+          <Expanded>
+            true
+          </Expanded>
+        </Expression>
+        <OverallResults successes="5" failures="0" expectedFailures="0"/>
+      </Section>
       <OverallResult success="true"/>
     </TestCase>
     <TestCase name="Pointers can be compared to null" filename="projects/<exe-name>/UsageTests/Condition.tests.cpp" >
@@ -14826,7 +14912,7 @@ loose text artifact
       </Section>
       <OverallResult success="true"/>
     </TestCase>
-    <OverallResults successes="1406" failures="149" expectedFailures="21"/>
+    <OverallResults successes="1416" failures="149" expectedFailures="21"/>
   </Group>
-  <OverallResults successes="1406" failures="148" expectedFailures="21"/>
+  <OverallResults successes="1416" failures="148" expectedFailures="21"/>
 </Catch>
diff --git a/projects/SelfTest/IntrospectiveTests/CmdLine.tests.cpp b/projects/SelfTest/IntrospectiveTests/CmdLine.tests.cpp
index f4d1299a..6ecc3a14 100644
--- a/projects/SelfTest/IntrospectiveTests/CmdLine.tests.cpp
+++ b/projects/SelfTest/IntrospectiveTests/CmdLine.tests.cpp
@@ -262,7 +262,24 @@ TEST_CASE( "Parse test names and tags" ) {
         CHECK( spec.matches( tcC ) == false );
         CHECK( spec.matches( tcD ) == true );
     }
+    SECTION( "Leading and trailing spaces in test spec" ) {
+        TestSpec spec = parseTestSpec( "\"  aardvark \"" );
+        CHECK( spec.matches( fakeTestCase( "  aardvark " ) ) );
+        CHECK( spec.matches( fakeTestCase( "  aardvark" ) ) );
+        CHECK( spec.matches( fakeTestCase( " aardvark " ) ) );
+        CHECK( spec.matches( fakeTestCase( "aardvark " ) ) );
+        CHECK( spec.matches( fakeTestCase( "aardvark" ) ) );
 
+    }
+    SECTION( "Leading and trailing spaces in test name" ) {
+        TestSpec spec = parseTestSpec( "aardvark" );
+        CHECK( spec.matches( fakeTestCase( "  aardvark " ) ) );
+        CHECK( spec.matches( fakeTestCase( "  aardvark" ) ) );
+        CHECK( spec.matches( fakeTestCase( " aardvark " ) ) );
+        CHECK( spec.matches( fakeTestCase( "aardvark " ) ) );
+        CHECK( spec.matches( fakeTestCase( "aardvark" ) ) );
+
+    }
 }
 
 TEST_CASE( "Process can be configured on command line", "[config][command-line]" ) {