diff --git a/lib/core/utils/get-friendly-uri-end.js b/lib/core/utils/get-friendly-uri-end.js
index 69b6dbe8c8..842cf3040d 100644
--- a/lib/core/utils/get-friendly-uri-end.js
+++ b/lib/core/utils/get-friendly-uri-end.js
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ function splitString (str, splitIndex) {
 	return [str.substring(0, splitIndex), str.substring(splitIndex)];
 }
 
+function trimRight (str) {
+	return str.replace(/\s+$/, '')
+}
+
 /**
  * Take a relative or absolute URL and pull it into it's indivisual pieces
  *
@@ -90,14 +94,14 @@ axe.utils.getFriendlyUriEnd = function getFriendlyUriEnd (uri = '', options = {}
 
 	if (hash) {
 		if (pathEnd && (pathEnd + hash).length <= maxLength) {
-			return pathEnd + hash;
+			return trimRight(pathEnd + hash);
 		} else if (pathEnd.length < 2 && hash.length > 2 && hash.length <= maxLength) {
-			return hash;
+			return trimRight(hash);
 		} else {
 			return;
 		}
 	} else if (domain && domain.length < maxLength && path.length <= 1) {// '' or '/'
-		return domain + path;
+		return trimRight(domain + path);
 	}
 
 	// See if the domain should be returned
@@ -106,7 +110,7 @@ axe.utils.getFriendlyUriEnd = function getFriendlyUriEnd (uri = '', options = {}
 		domain !== currentDomain &&
 		(domain + path).length <= maxLength
 	) {
-		return domain + path;
+		return trimRight(domain + path);
 	}
 
 	const lastDotIndex = pathEnd.lastIndexOf('.');
@@ -119,6 +123,6 @@ axe.utils.getFriendlyUriEnd = function getFriendlyUriEnd (uri = '', options = {}
 		// Exclude files that are likely to be database IDs
 		!isMostlyNumbers(pathEnd)
 	) {
-		return pathEnd;
+		return trimRight(pathEnd);
 	}
 };
diff --git a/test/core/utils/get-friendly-uri-end.js b/test/core/utils/get-friendly-uri-end.js
index 49a1f959dd..d2cc9342e7 100644
--- a/test/core/utils/get-friendly-uri-end.js
+++ b/test/core/utils/get-friendly-uri-end.js
@@ -15,9 +15,16 @@ describe('axe.utils.getFriendlyUriEnd', function () {
 		assert.equal('contact.html', getFriendlyUriEnd('/contact.html'));
 	});
 
+	it('trims whitespace', function () {
+		assert.equal(undefined, getFriendlyUriEnd('  '));
+		assert.equal('start page', getFriendlyUriEnd('start page\t'));
+		assert.equal('home#heading', getFriendlyUriEnd('home#heading  '));
+	});
+
 	it('returns a hash URI', function () {
 		assert.equal('#footer', getFriendlyUriEnd('#footer'));
 		assert.equal('contact.html#footer', getFriendlyUriEnd('/contact.html#footer'));
+		assert.equal('home.html#main', getFriendlyUriEnd('/home.html#main '));
 	});
 
 	it('returns undef when there is a query', function () {