diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/fields/WhiteSpaceBehavior.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/fields/WhiteSpaceBehavior.java
index 4029315e..3beaf3d1 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/fields/WhiteSpaceBehavior.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/fields/WhiteSpaceBehavior.java
@@ -41,7 +41,10 @@ import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.CollectionUtils;
 public enum WhiteSpaceBehavior implements FieldBehavior<WhiteSpaceBehavior>, FieldBehaviorForFrontend, FieldFilterBehavior<WhiteSpaceBehavior>
 {
    NONE(null),
-   REMOVE_ALL_WHITESPACE((String s) -> s.chars().filter(c -> !Character.isWhitespace(c)).collect(StringBuilder::new, StringBuilder::appendCodePoint, StringBuilder::append).toString());
+   REMOVE_ALL_WHITESPACE((String s) -> s.chars().filter(c -> !Character.isWhitespace(c)).collect(StringBuilder::new, StringBuilder::appendCodePoint, StringBuilder::append).toString()),
+   TRIM((String s) -> s.trim()),
+   TRIM_LEFT((String s) -> s.stripLeading()),
+   TRIM_RIGHT((String s) -> s.stripTrailing());
 
 
    private final Function<String, String> function;
@@ -82,7 +85,7 @@ public enum WhiteSpaceBehavior implements FieldBehavior<WhiteSpaceBehavior>, Fie
 
       switch(this)
       {
-         case REMOVE_ALL_WHITESPACE -> applyFunction(recordList, table, field);
+         case REMOVE_ALL_WHITESPACE, TRIM, TRIM_LEFT, TRIM_RIGHT -> applyFunction(recordList, table, field);
          default -> throw new IllegalStateException("Unexpected enum value: " + this);
       }
    }
diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/fields/WhiteSpaceBehaviorTest.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/fields/WhiteSpaceBehaviorTest.java
index 5ad4d1c2..60c2e30a 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/fields/WhiteSpaceBehaviorTest.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/test/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/fields/WhiteSpaceBehaviorTest.java
@@ -94,6 +94,63 @@ class WhiteSpaceBehaviorTest extends BaseTest
 
 
 
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void testTrimWhiteSpace()
+   {
+      assertNull(applyToRecord(WhiteSpaceBehavior.TRIM, new QRecord(), ValueBehaviorApplier.Action.INSERT).getValue(FIELD));
+      assertNull(applyToRecord(WhiteSpaceBehavior.TRIM, new QRecord().withValue(FIELD, null), ValueBehaviorApplier.Action.INSERT).getValue(FIELD));
+      assertEquals("doo bee doo\n bee doo", applyToRecord(WhiteSpaceBehavior.TRIM, new QRecord().withValue(FIELD, "    doo bee doo\n bee doo\r \n\n"), ValueBehaviorApplier.Action.INSERT).getValue(FIELD));
+
+      assertEquals(ListBuilder.of("this is\rthe way", null, "that was the way"), applyToRecords(WhiteSpaceBehavior.TRIM, List.of(
+            new QRecord().withValue(FIELD, "      this is\rthe way   \t"),
+            new QRecord(),
+            new QRecord().withValue(FIELD, "that was the way\n")),
+         ValueBehaviorApplier.Action.INSERT).stream().map(r -> r.getValueString(FIELD)).toList());
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void testTrimLeftWhiteSpace()
+   {
+      assertNull(applyToRecord(WhiteSpaceBehavior.TRIM_LEFT, new QRecord(), ValueBehaviorApplier.Action.INSERT).getValue(FIELD));
+      assertNull(applyToRecord(WhiteSpaceBehavior.TRIM_LEFT, new QRecord().withValue(FIELD, null), ValueBehaviorApplier.Action.INSERT).getValue(FIELD));
+      assertEquals("doo bee doo\n bee doo\r \n\n", applyToRecord(WhiteSpaceBehavior.TRIM_LEFT, new QRecord().withValue(FIELD, "    doo bee doo\n bee doo\r \n\n"), ValueBehaviorApplier.Action.INSERT).getValue(FIELD));
+
+      assertEquals(ListBuilder.of("this is\rthe way   \t", null, "that was the way\n"), applyToRecords(WhiteSpaceBehavior.TRIM_LEFT, List.of(
+            new QRecord().withValue(FIELD, "      this is\rthe way   \t"),
+            new QRecord(),
+            new QRecord().withValue(FIELD, "  \n that was the way\n")),
+         ValueBehaviorApplier.Action.INSERT).stream().map(r -> r.getValueString(FIELD)).toList());
+   }
+
+
+
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   @Test
+   void testTrimRightWhiteSpace()
+   {
+      assertNull(applyToRecord(WhiteSpaceBehavior.TRIM_RIGHT, new QRecord(), ValueBehaviorApplier.Action.INSERT).getValue(FIELD));
+      assertNull(applyToRecord(WhiteSpaceBehavior.TRIM_RIGHT, new QRecord().withValue(FIELD, null), ValueBehaviorApplier.Action.INSERT).getValue(FIELD));
+      assertEquals("    doo bee doo\n bee doo", applyToRecord(WhiteSpaceBehavior.TRIM_RIGHT, new QRecord().withValue(FIELD, "    doo bee doo\n bee doo\r \n\n"), ValueBehaviorApplier.Action.INSERT).getValue(FIELD));
+
+      assertEquals(ListBuilder.of("      this is\rthe way", null, "  \n that was the way"), applyToRecords(WhiteSpaceBehavior.TRIM_RIGHT, List.of(
+            new QRecord().withValue(FIELD, "      this is\rthe way   \t"),
+            new QRecord(),
+            new QRecord().withValue(FIELD, "  \n that was the way\n")),
+         ValueBehaviorApplier.Action.INSERT).stream().map(r -> r.getValueString(FIELD)).toList());
+   }
+
+
+
    /*******************************************************************************
     **
     *******************************************************************************/
@@ -167,7 +224,7 @@ class WhiteSpaceBehaviorTest extends BaseTest
       new UpdateAction().execute(new UpdateInput(TestUtils.TABLE_NAME_SHAPE).withRecord(new QRecord().withValue("id", id).withValue("name", "Octagon")));
 
       ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-      // turn off the to-lower-case behavior, so we'll see what was actually udpated to //
+      // turn off the to-lower-case behavior, so we'll see what was actually updated to //
       ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
       field.setBehaviors(Collections.emptySet());
       assertEquals("octagon", GetAction.execute(TestUtils.TABLE_NAME_SHAPE, id).getValueString("name"));