diff --git a/WordPress/Sniffs/WP/I18nSniff.php b/WordPress/Sniffs/WP/I18nSniff.php
index bf9b9936e..3d7303307 100644
--- a/WordPress/Sniffs/WP/I18nSniff.php
+++ b/WordPress/Sniffs/WP/I18nSniff.php
@@ -380,6 +380,7 @@ public function process_parameters( $stackPtr, $group_name, $matched_content, $p
 				$has_content = $this->check_string_has_translatable_content( $matched_content, $param_name, $param_info );
 				if ( true === $has_content ) {
 					$this->check_string_has_no_html_wrapper( $matched_content, $param_name, $param_info );
+					$this->check_string_has_no_leading_trailing_spaces( $matched_content, $param_name, $param_info );
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -804,6 +805,42 @@ private function check_string_has_no_html_wrapper( $matched_content, $param_name
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Check if a translatable string has leading or trailing spaces.
+	 *
+	 * @since 3.2.0
+	 *
+	 * @param string      $matched_content The token content (function name) which was matched
+	 *                                     in lowercase.
+	 * @param string      $param_name      The name of the parameter being examined.
+	 * @param array|false $param_info      Parameter info array for an individual parameter,
+	 *                                     as received from the PassedParameters class.
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	private function check_string_has_no_leading_trailing_spaces( $matched_content, $param_name, $param_info ) {
+		// Strip surrounding quotes.
+		$content_without_quotes = TextStrings::stripQuotes( $param_info['clean'] );
+		$first_non_empty        = $this->phpcsFile->findNext( Tokens::$emptyTokens, $param_info['start'], ( $param_info['end'] + 1 ), true );
+
+		if ( ltrim( $content_without_quotes ) !== $content_without_quotes ) {
+			$this->phpcsFile->addError(
+				'Translatable string should not have leading spaces. Found: %s',
+				$first_non_empty,
+				'NoLeadingTrailingSpaces',
+				array( $param_info['clean'] )
+			);
+		}
+		if ( rtrim( $content_without_quotes ) !== $content_without_quotes ) {
+			$this->phpcsFile->addError(
+				'Translatable string should not have trailing spaces. Found: %s',
+				$first_non_empty,
+				'NoLeadingTrailingSpaces',
+				array( $param_info['clean'] )
+			);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Check for inconsistencies in the placeholders between single and plural form of the translatable text string.
 	 *
diff --git a/WordPress/Tests/WP/I18nUnitTest.1.inc b/WordPress/Tests/WP/I18nUnitTest.1.inc
index 6256e6d84..d5d80f8e7 100644
--- a/WordPress/Tests/WP/I18nUnitTest.1.inc
+++ b/WordPress/Tests/WP/I18nUnitTest.1.inc
@@ -317,4 +317,27 @@ esc_html_e( 'foo', '' ); // Bad: text-domain can not be empty.
 // PHP 8.0+: safeguard handling of newly introduced placeholders.
 __( 'There are %1$h monkeys in the %H', 'my-slug' ); // Bad: multiple arguments should be numbered.
 
+__( ' string', 'my-slug' ); // Bad: leading space.
+_e( 'string ', 'my-slug' ); // Bad: trailing space.
+_x( ' string ', 'context', 'my-slug' ); // Bad: leading and trailing spaces.
+_ex( '   string', 'context', 'my-slug' ); // Bad: leading spaces.
+_n( ' There is %1$d monkey in the %2$s', 'In the %2$s there are %1$d monkeys', $number, 'my-slug' ); // Bad: leading space.
+_n( 'There is %1$d monkey in the %2$s', 'In the %2$s there are %1$d monkeys ', $number, 'my-slug' ); // Bad: trailing space.
+_n( '  There is %1$d monkey in the %2$s', 'In the %2$s there are %1$d monkeys  ', $number, 'my-slug' ); // Bad: leading and trailing spaces.
+_nx( '  I have %d cat.', 'I have %d cats.', $number, 'Not really.', 'my-slug' ); // Bad: leading spaces.
+_nx( 'I have %d cat.', 'I have %d cats.  ', $number, 'Not really.', 'my-slug' ); // Bad: trailing spaces.
+_nx( '  I have %d cat.', 'I have %d cats.  ', $number, 'Not really.', 'my-slug' ); // Bad: leading and trailing spaces.
+_n_noop( ' I have %d cat.', 'I have %d cats.', 'my-slug' ); // Bad: leading space.
+_n_noop( 'I have %d cat.', 'I have %d cats. ', 'my-slug' ); // Bad: trailing space.
+_n_noop( ' I have %d cat.', 'I have %d cats. ', 'my-slug' ); // Bad: leading and trailing spaces.
+_nx_noop( '  I have %d cat.', 'I have %d cats.', 'Not really.', 'my-slug' ); // Bad: leading spaces.
+_nx_noop( 'I have %d cat.', 'I have %d cats.  ', 'Not really.', 'my-slug' ); // Bad: trailing spaces.
+_nx_noop( ' I have %d cat.', 'I have %d cats.   ', 'Not really.', 'my-slug' ); // Bad: leading and trailing spaces.
+esc_html__( ' string', 'my-slug' ); // Bad: leading space.
+esc_html_e( 'string ', 'my-slug' ); // Bad: trailing space.
+esc_html_x( ' string ', 'context', 'my-slug' ); // Bad: leading and trailing spaces.
+esc_attr__( ' string', 'my-slug' ); // Bad: leading space.
+esc_attr_e( 'string ', 'my-slug' ); // Bad: trailing space.
+esc_attr_x( ' string ', 'context', 'my-slug' ); // Bad: leading and trailing spaces.
+
 // phpcs:enable WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingTranslatorsComment
diff --git a/WordPress/Tests/WP/I18nUnitTest.1.inc.fixed b/WordPress/Tests/WP/I18nUnitTest.1.inc.fixed
index b23e9b619..c884f8396 100644
--- a/WordPress/Tests/WP/I18nUnitTest.1.inc.fixed
+++ b/WordPress/Tests/WP/I18nUnitTest.1.inc.fixed
@@ -317,4 +317,27 @@ esc_html_e( 'foo', '' ); // Bad: text-domain can not be empty.
 // PHP 8.0+: safeguard handling of newly introduced placeholders.
 __( 'There are %1$h monkeys in the %H', 'my-slug' ); // Bad: multiple arguments should be numbered.
 
+__( ' string', 'my-slug' ); // Bad: leading space.
+_e( 'string ', 'my-slug' ); // Bad: trailing space.
+_x( ' string ', 'context', 'my-slug' ); // Bad: leading and trailing spaces.
+_ex( '   string', 'context', 'my-slug' ); // Bad: leading spaces.
+_n( ' There is %1$d monkey in the %2$s', 'In the %2$s there are %1$d monkeys', $number, 'my-slug' ); // Bad: leading space.
+_n( 'There is %1$d monkey in the %2$s', 'In the %2$s there are %1$d monkeys ', $number, 'my-slug' ); // Bad: trailing space.
+_n( '  There is %1$d monkey in the %2$s', 'In the %2$s there are %1$d monkeys  ', $number, 'my-slug' ); // Bad: leading and trailing spaces.
+_nx( '  I have %d cat.', 'I have %d cats.', $number, 'Not really.', 'my-slug' ); // Bad: leading spaces.
+_nx( 'I have %d cat.', 'I have %d cats.  ', $number, 'Not really.', 'my-slug' ); // Bad: trailing spaces.
+_nx( '  I have %d cat.', 'I have %d cats.  ', $number, 'Not really.', 'my-slug' ); // Bad: leading and trailing spaces.
+_n_noop( ' I have %d cat.', 'I have %d cats.', 'my-slug' ); // Bad: leading space.
+_n_noop( 'I have %d cat.', 'I have %d cats. ', 'my-slug' ); // Bad: trailing space.
+_n_noop( ' I have %d cat.', 'I have %d cats. ', 'my-slug' ); // Bad: leading and trailing spaces.
+_nx_noop( '  I have %d cat.', 'I have %d cats.', 'Not really.', 'my-slug' ); // Bad: leading spaces.
+_nx_noop( 'I have %d cat.', 'I have %d cats.  ', 'Not really.', 'my-slug' ); // Bad: trailing spaces.
+_nx_noop( ' I have %d cat.', 'I have %d cats.   ', 'Not really.', 'my-slug' ); // Bad: leading and trailing spaces.
+esc_html__( ' string', 'my-slug' ); // Bad: leading space.
+esc_html_e( 'string ', 'my-slug' ); // Bad: trailing space.
+esc_html_x( ' string ', 'context', 'my-slug' ); // Bad: leading and trailing spaces.
+esc_attr__( ' string', 'my-slug' ); // Bad: leading space.
+esc_attr_e( 'string ', 'my-slug' ); // Bad: trailing space.
+esc_attr_x( ' string ', 'context', 'my-slug' ); // Bad: leading and trailing spaces.
+
 // phpcs:enable WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingTranslatorsComment
diff --git a/WordPress/Tests/WP/I18nUnitTest.php b/WordPress/Tests/WP/I18nUnitTest.php
index 3834eb189..f88102c71 100644
--- a/WordPress/Tests/WP/I18nUnitTest.php
+++ b/WordPress/Tests/WP/I18nUnitTest.php
@@ -148,6 +148,28 @@ public function getErrorList( $testFile = '' ) {
 					311 => 1,
 					315 => 1,
 					318 => 1,
+					320 => 1,
+					321 => 1,
+					322 => 2,
+					323 => 1,
+					324 => 1,
+					325 => 1,
+					326 => 2,
+					327 => 1,
+					328 => 1,
+					329 => 2,
+					330 => 1,
+					331 => 1,
+					332 => 2,
+					333 => 1,
+					334 => 1,
+					335 => 2,
+					336 => 1,
+					337 => 1,
+					338 => 2,
+					339 => 1,
+					340 => 1,
+					341 => 2,
 				);
 
 			case 'I18nUnitTest.2.inc':