diff --git a/src/ng/filter/filters.js b/src/ng/filter/filters.js
index 8d8f221a56cb..7944736cf27e 100644
--- a/src/ng/filter/filters.js
+++ b/src/ng/filter/filters.js
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ function currencyFilter($locale) {
     return (amount == null)
         ? amount
         : formatNumber(amount, formats.PATTERNS[1], formats.GROUP_SEP, formats.DECIMAL_SEP, fractionSize).
-            replace(/\u00A4/g, currencySymbol);
+            replace(/\u00A4/g, currencySymbol).trim();
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/test/ng/filter/filtersSpec.js b/test/ng/filter/filtersSpec.js
index bdd9b81a2417..0a38d9a325ed 100644
--- a/test/ng/filter/filtersSpec.js
+++ b/test/ng/filter/filtersSpec.js
@@ -186,6 +186,12 @@ describe('filters', function() {
 
       expect(currency(1.07)).toBe('$1.1');
     }));
+
+    it('should trim the currency string if there are spaces before or after the currency string', inject(function($locale) {
+      $locale.NUMBER_FORMATS.PATTERNS[1].posPre = ' ';
+
+      expect(currency(1.07, '')).toBe('1.07');
+    }));
   });
 
   describe('number', function() {