diff --git a/src/helpers/Monitor.cpp b/src/helpers/Monitor.cpp
index c7937e011935..28c8d8bbc542 100644
--- a/src/helpers/Monitor.cpp
+++ b/src/helpers/Monitor.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #include "Monitor.hpp"
 
+#include "MiscFunctions.hpp"
+
 #include "../Compositor.hpp"
 
 int ratHandler(void* data) {
@@ -55,7 +57,8 @@ void CMonitor::onConnect(bool noRule) {
     szDescription.erase(std::remove(szDescription.begin(), szDescription.end(), ','), szDescription.end());
 
     // field is backwards-compatible with intended usage of `szDescription` but excludes the parenthesized DRM node name suffix
-    szShortDescription = std::format("{} {} {}", output->make ? output->make : "", output->model ? output->model : "", output->serial ? output->serial : "");
+    szShortDescription =
+        removeBeginEndSpacesTabs(std::format("{} {} {}", output->make ? output->make : "", output->model ? output->model : "", output->serial ? output->serial : ""));
 
     if (!wlr_backend_is_drm(output->backend))
         createdByUser = true; // should be true. WL, X11 and Headless backends should be addable / removable