diff --git a/projects/CMakeLists.txt b/projects/CMakeLists.txt
index 1f84ba09..3e506847 100644
--- a/projects/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/projects/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ set(TEST_SOURCES
         ${SELF_TEST_DIR}/IntrospectiveTests/PartTracker.tests.cpp
         ${SELF_TEST_DIR}/IntrospectiveTests/Tag.tests.cpp
         ${SELF_TEST_DIR}/IntrospectiveTests/String.tests.cpp
+        ${SELF_TEST_DIR}/IntrospectiveTests/StringManip.tests.cpp
         ${SELF_TEST_DIR}/IntrospectiveTests/Xml.tests.cpp
         ${SELF_TEST_DIR}/IntrospectiveTests/ToString.tests.cpp
         ${SELF_TEST_DIR}/UsageTests/Approx.tests.cpp
diff --git a/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/compact.sw.approved.txt b/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/compact.sw.approved.txt
index 1765707b..b872265f 100644
--- a/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/compact.sw.approved.txt
+++ b/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/compact.sw.approved.txt
@@ -1299,6 +1299,18 @@ PartTracker.tests.cpp:<line number>: passed: s1.isComplete() == false for: false
 PartTracker.tests.cpp:<line number>: passed: s1.isComplete() for: true
 PartTracker.tests.cpp:<line number>: passed: testCase.isComplete() == false for: false == false
 PartTracker.tests.cpp:<line number>: passed: testCase.isComplete() for: true
+StringManip.tests.cpp:<line number>: passed: trim(std::string(no_whitespace)) == no_whitespace for: "There is no extra whitespace here"
+==
+"There is no extra whitespace here"
+StringManip.tests.cpp:<line number>: passed: trim(std::string(leading_whitespace)) == no_whitespace for: "There is no extra whitespace here"
+==
+"There is no extra whitespace here"
+StringManip.tests.cpp:<line number>: passed: trim(std::string(trailing_whitespace)) == no_whitespace for: "There is no extra whitespace here"
+==
+"There is no extra whitespace here"
+StringManip.tests.cpp:<line number>: passed: trim(std::string(whitespace_at_both_ends)) == no_whitespace for: "There is no extra whitespace here"
+==
+"There is no extra whitespace here"
 Exception.tests.cpp:<line number>: failed: unexpected exception with message: '3.14'
 Approx.tests.cpp:<line number>: passed: d == approx( 1.23 ) for: 1.23 == Approx( 1.23 )
 Approx.tests.cpp:<line number>: passed: d == approx( 1.22 ) for: 1.23 == Approx( 1.22 )
diff --git a/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/console.std.approved.txt b/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/console.std.approved.txt
index 28fd8eb5..a52bb9a5 100644
--- a/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/console.std.approved.txt
+++ b/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/console.std.approved.txt
@@ -1380,6 +1380,6 @@ due to unexpected exception with message:
   Why would you throw a std::string?
 
 ===============================================================================
-test cases:  299 |  225 passed |  70 failed |  4 failed as expected
-assertions: 1554 | 1402 passed | 131 failed | 21 failed as expected
+test cases:  300 |  226 passed |  70 failed |  4 failed as expected
+assertions: 1558 | 1406 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 9885193a..8b03e232 100644
--- a/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/console.sw.approved.txt
+++ b/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/console.sw.approved.txt
@@ -9779,6 +9779,40 @@ PartTracker.tests.cpp:<line number>: PASSED:
 with expansion:
   true
 
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Trim strings
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+StringManip.tests.cpp:<line number>
+...............................................................................
+
+StringManip.tests.cpp:<line number>: PASSED:
+  REQUIRE( trim(std::string(no_whitespace)) == no_whitespace )
+with expansion:
+  "There is no extra whitespace here"
+  ==
+  "There is no extra whitespace here"
+
+StringManip.tests.cpp:<line number>: PASSED:
+  REQUIRE( trim(std::string(leading_whitespace)) == no_whitespace )
+with expansion:
+  "There is no extra whitespace here"
+  ==
+  "There is no extra whitespace here"
+
+StringManip.tests.cpp:<line number>: PASSED:
+  REQUIRE( trim(std::string(trailing_whitespace)) == no_whitespace )
+with expansion:
+  "There is no extra whitespace here"
+  ==
+  "There is no extra whitespace here"
+
+StringManip.tests.cpp:<line number>: PASSED:
+  REQUIRE( trim(std::string(whitespace_at_both_ends)) == no_whitespace )
+with expansion:
+  "There is no extra whitespace here"
+  ==
+  "There is no extra whitespace here"
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Unexpected exceptions can be translated
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -12421,6 +12455,6 @@ Misc.tests.cpp:<line number>
 Misc.tests.cpp:<line number>: PASSED:
 
 ===============================================================================
-test cases:  299 |  209 passed |  86 failed |  4 failed as expected
-assertions: 1571 | 1402 passed | 148 failed | 21 failed as expected
+test cases:  300 |  210 passed |  86 failed |  4 failed as expected
+assertions: 1575 | 1406 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 5ad04f55..da7853d3 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="1572" hostname="tbd" time="{duration}" timestamp="{iso8601-timestamp}">
+  <testsuite name="<exe-name>" errors="17" failures="132" tests="1576" hostname="tbd" time="{duration}" timestamp="{iso8601-timestamp}">
     <properties>
       <property name="filters" value="~[!nonportable]~[!benchmark]~[approvals]"/>
       <property name="random-seed" value="1"/>
@@ -825,6 +825,7 @@ Exception.tests.cpp:<line number>
     <testcase classname="<exe-name>.global" name="Tracker/successfully close one section, then find another/Re-enter - skips S1 and enters S2/Successfully close S2" time="{duration}"/>
     <testcase classname="<exe-name>.global" name="Tracker/successfully close one section, then find another/Re-enter - skips S1 and enters S2/fail S2" time="{duration}"/>
     <testcase classname="<exe-name>.global" name="Tracker/open a nested section" time="{duration}"/>
+    <testcase classname="<exe-name>.global" name="Trim strings" time="{duration}"/>
     <testcase classname="<exe-name>.global" name="Unexpected exceptions can be translated" time="{duration}">
       <error type="TEST_CASE">
 3.14
diff --git a/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/xml.sw.approved.txt b/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/xml.sw.approved.txt
index 177fa01a..9032dd52 100644
--- a/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/xml.sw.approved.txt
+++ b/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/xml.sw.approved.txt
@@ -11813,6 +11813,49 @@ Message from section two
       </Section>
       <OverallResult success="true"/>
     </TestCase>
+    <TestCase name="Trim strings" tags="[string-manip]" filename="projects/<exe-name>/IntrospectiveTests/StringManip.tests.cpp" >
+      <Expression success="true" type="REQUIRE" filename="projects/<exe-name>/IntrospectiveTests/StringManip.tests.cpp" >
+        <Original>
+          trim(std::string(no_whitespace)) == no_whitespace
+        </Original>
+        <Expanded>
+          "There is no extra whitespace here"
+==
+"There is no extra whitespace here"
+        </Expanded>
+      </Expression>
+      <Expression success="true" type="REQUIRE" filename="projects/<exe-name>/IntrospectiveTests/StringManip.tests.cpp" >
+        <Original>
+          trim(std::string(leading_whitespace)) == no_whitespace
+        </Original>
+        <Expanded>
+          "There is no extra whitespace here"
+==
+"There is no extra whitespace here"
+        </Expanded>
+      </Expression>
+      <Expression success="true" type="REQUIRE" filename="projects/<exe-name>/IntrospectiveTests/StringManip.tests.cpp" >
+        <Original>
+          trim(std::string(trailing_whitespace)) == no_whitespace
+        </Original>
+        <Expanded>
+          "There is no extra whitespace here"
+==
+"There is no extra whitespace here"
+        </Expanded>
+      </Expression>
+      <Expression success="true" type="REQUIRE" filename="projects/<exe-name>/IntrospectiveTests/StringManip.tests.cpp" >
+        <Original>
+          trim(std::string(whitespace_at_both_ends)) == no_whitespace
+        </Original>
+        <Expanded>
+          "There is no extra whitespace here"
+==
+"There is no extra whitespace here"
+        </Expanded>
+      </Expression>
+      <OverallResult success="true"/>
+    </TestCase>
     <TestCase name="Unexpected exceptions can be translated" tags="[!throws][.][failing]" filename="projects/<exe-name>/UsageTests/Exception.tests.cpp" >
       <Exception filename="projects/<exe-name>/UsageTests/Exception.tests.cpp" >
         3.14
@@ -14778,7 +14821,7 @@ loose text artifact
       </Section>
       <OverallResult success="true"/>
     </TestCase>
-    <OverallResults successes="1402" failures="149" expectedFailures="21"/>
+    <OverallResults successes="1406" failures="149" expectedFailures="21"/>
   </Group>
-  <OverallResults successes="1402" failures="148" expectedFailures="21"/>
+  <OverallResults successes="1406" failures="148" expectedFailures="21"/>
 </Catch>
diff --git a/projects/SelfTest/IntrospectiveTests/StringManip.tests.cpp b/projects/SelfTest/IntrospectiveTests/StringManip.tests.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..31b5c6ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/SelfTest/IntrospectiveTests/StringManip.tests.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#include "internal/catch_string_manip.h"
+
+#include "catch.hpp"
+
+static const char * const no_whitespace = "There is no extra whitespace here";
+static const char * const leading_whitespace = " \r \t\n There is no extra whitespace here";
+static const char * const trailing_whitespace = "There is no extra whitespace here \t \n \r ";
+static const char * const whitespace_at_both_ends = " \r\n \t There is no extra whitespace here  \t\t\t \n";
+
+TEST_CASE("Trim strings", "[string-manip]") {
+    using Catch::trim; using Catch::StringRef;
+    static_assert(std::is_same<std::string, decltype(trim(std::string{}))>::value, "Trimming std::string should return std::string");
+
+    REQUIRE(trim(std::string(no_whitespace)) == no_whitespace);
+    REQUIRE(trim(std::string(leading_whitespace)) == no_whitespace);
+    REQUIRE(trim(std::string(trailing_whitespace)) == no_whitespace);
+    REQUIRE(trim(std::string(whitespace_at_both_ends)) == no_whitespace);
+}