diff --git a/src/Database/Model.php b/src/Database/Model.php
index 2add8b610..cd8cd1a24 100644
--- a/src/Database/Model.php
+++ b/src/Database/Model.php
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ class Model extends EloquentModel
      */
     public $duplicateCache = true;
 
+    /**
+     * @var bool Indicates if all string model attributes will be trimmed prior to saving.
+     */
+    public $trimStringAttributes = true;
+
     /**
      * @var array The array of models booted events.
      */
@@ -1239,7 +1244,7 @@ public function setAttribute($key, $value)
         /*
          * Trim strings
          */
-        if (is_string($value)) {
+        if ($this->trimStringAttributes && is_string($value)) {
             $value = trim($value);
         }