diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kiwiproject/test/util/Fixtures.java b/src/main/java/org/kiwiproject/test/util/Fixtures.java
index dc82f5d7..fd4dd324 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kiwiproject/test/util/Fixtures.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kiwiproject/test/util/Fixtures.java
@@ -80,6 +80,87 @@ public static String fixture(String resourceName, Charset charset) {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Reads the given fixture file from the classpath (e.g. {@code src/test/resources})
+     * and returns its contents with leading and trailing whitespace removed.
+     *
+     * @param resourceName the name/path of to the classpath resource
+     * @return the stripped fixture contents
+     * @throws UncheckedURISyntaxException if the resource name/path is invalid as a URI
+     * @throws UncheckedIOException        if an I/O error occurs; see the implNote in {@link #fixture(String, Charset)}
+     */
+    public static String fixtureStripLeadingAndTrailingWhitespace(String resourceName) {
+        return fixture(resourceName).strip();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reads the given fixture file from the classpath (e.g. {@code src/test/resources})
+     * and returns its contents with leading and trailing whitespace removed.
+     *
+     * @param resourceName the name/path of to the classpath resource
+     * @param charset      the charset of the fixture file
+     * @return the stripped fixture contents
+     * @throws UncheckedURISyntaxException if the resource name/path is invalid as a URI
+     * @throws UncheckedIOException        if an I/O error occurs; see the implNote in {@link #fixture(String, Charset)}
+     */
+    public static String fixtureStripLeadingAndTrailingWhitespace(String resourceName, Charset charset) {
+        return fixture(resourceName, charset).strip();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reads the given fixture file from the classpath (e.g. {@code src/test/resources})
+     * and returns its contents with leading whitespace removed.
+     *
+     * @param resourceName the name/path of to the classpath resource
+     * @return the stripped fixture contents
+     * @throws UncheckedURISyntaxException if the resource name/path is invalid as a URI
+     * @throws UncheckedIOException        if an I/O error occurs; see the implNote in {@link #fixture(String, Charset)}
+     */
+    public static String fixtureStripLeadingWhitespace(String resourceName) {
+        return fixture(resourceName).stripLeading();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reads the given fixture file from the classpath (e.g. {@code src/test/resources})
+     * and returns its contents with leading whitespace removed.
+     *
+     * @param resourceName the name/path of to the classpath resource
+     * @param charset      the charset of the fixture file
+     * @return the stripped fixture contents
+     * @throws UncheckedURISyntaxException if the resource name/path is invalid as a URI
+     * @throws UncheckedIOException        if an I/O error occurs; see the implNote in {@link #fixture(String, Charset)}
+     */
+    public static String fixtureStripLeadingWhitespace(String resourceName, Charset charset) {
+        return fixture(resourceName, charset).stripLeading();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reads the given fixture file from the classpath (e.g. {@code src/test/resources})
+     * and returns its contents with trailing whitespace removed.
+     *
+     * @param resourceName the name/path of to the classpath resource
+     * @return the stripped fixture contents
+     * @throws UncheckedURISyntaxException if the resource name/path is invalid as a URI
+     * @throws UncheckedIOException        if an I/O error occurs; see the implNote in {@link #fixture(String, Charset)}
+     */
+    public static String fixtureStripTrailingWhitespace(String resourceName) {
+        return fixture(resourceName).stripTrailing();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reads the given fixture file from the classpath (e.g. {@code src/test/resources})
+     * and returns its contents with leading and trailing whitespace removed.
+     *
+     * @param resourceName the name/path of to the classpath resource
+     * @param charset      the charset of the fixture file
+     * @return the stripped fixture contents
+     * @throws UncheckedURISyntaxException if the resource name/path is invalid as a URI
+     * @throws UncheckedIOException        if an I/O error occurs; see the implNote in {@link #fixture(String, Charset)}
+     */
+    public static String fixtureStripTrailingWhitespace(String resourceName, Charset charset) {
+        return fixture(resourceName, charset).stripTrailing();
+    }
+
     /**
      * This method only exists to permit testing it when building on JDK 11-16, since those throw UncheckedIOException
      * whereas JDK 17 throws an Error (see above implNote in {@link #fixture(String, Charset)}).
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/kiwiproject/test/util/FixturesTest.java b/src/test/java/org/kiwiproject/test/util/FixturesTest.java
index f2546d4a..6d48096f 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/kiwiproject/test/util/FixturesTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/kiwiproject/test/util/FixturesTest.java
@@ -18,11 +18,18 @@
 import java.nio.charset.MalformedInputException;
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import java.nio.charset.UnmappableCharacterException;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
 
 @DisplayName("Fixtures")
 class FixturesTest {
 
-    private static final String PANGRAM_FIXTURE = "FixturesTest/pangram.txt";
+    private static final String FIXTURES_TEST_DIRECTORY = "FixturesTest";
+
+    private static final String PANGRAM_FIXTURE =
+            Path.of(FIXTURES_TEST_DIRECTORY, "pangram.txt").toString();
+
+    private static final String PANGRAM_LEADING_TRAILING_WHITESPACE_FIXTURE =
+            Path.of(FIXTURES_TEST_DIRECTORY, "pangram-leading-trailing-whitespace.txt").toString();
 
     @Nested
     class Fixture {
@@ -98,6 +105,74 @@ void shouldReturnUncheckedIOException_WhenErrorCause_IsUnmappableCharacterExcept
         }
     }
 
+    @Nested
+    class FixtureStripLeadingAndTrailingWhitespace {
+
+        @Test
+        void shouldStripLeadingAndTrailingWhitespace() {
+            var fixture = Fixtures.fixtureStripLeadingAndTrailingWhitespace(PANGRAM_LEADING_TRAILING_WHITESPACE_FIXTURE);
+            var expected = Fixtures.fixture(PANGRAM_LEADING_TRAILING_WHITESPACE_FIXTURE).strip();
+            assertThat(fixture).isEqualTo(expected);
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        void shouldStripLeadingAndTrailingWhitespaceWithCharset() {
+            var fixture = Fixtures.fixtureStripLeadingAndTrailingWhitespace(PANGRAM_LEADING_TRAILING_WHITESPACE_FIXTURE, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+            var expected = Fixtures.fixture(PANGRAM_LEADING_TRAILING_WHITESPACE_FIXTURE, StandardCharsets.UTF_8).strip();
+            assertThat(fixture).isEqualTo(expected);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    class FixtureStripLeadingWhitespace {
+
+        @Test
+        void shouldStripLeadingWhitespace() {
+            var fixture = Fixtures.fixtureStripLeadingWhitespace(PANGRAM_LEADING_TRAILING_WHITESPACE_FIXTURE);
+            var expected = Fixtures.fixture(PANGRAM_LEADING_TRAILING_WHITESPACE_FIXTURE).stripLeading();
+            assertThat(fixture).isEqualTo(expected);
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        void shouldStripLeadingWhitespaceWithCharset() {
+            var fixture = Fixtures.fixtureStripLeadingWhitespace(PANGRAM_LEADING_TRAILING_WHITESPACE_FIXTURE, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+            var expected = Fixtures.fixture(PANGRAM_LEADING_TRAILING_WHITESPACE_FIXTURE, StandardCharsets.UTF_8).stripLeading();
+            assertThat(fixture).isEqualTo(expected);
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        void shouldNotStripTrailingWhitespace() {
+            var fixture = Fixtures.fixtureStripLeadingWhitespace(PANGRAM_LEADING_TRAILING_WHITESPACE_FIXTURE);
+            var expected = Fixtures.fixture(PANGRAM_LEADING_TRAILING_WHITESPACE_FIXTURE).stripLeading();
+            assertThat(fixture).isEqualTo(expected);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nested
+    class FixtureStripTrailingWhitespace {
+
+        @Test
+        void shouldStripTrailingWhitespace() {
+            var fixture = Fixtures.fixtureStripTrailingWhitespace(PANGRAM_LEADING_TRAILING_WHITESPACE_FIXTURE);
+            var expected = Fixtures.fixture(PANGRAM_LEADING_TRAILING_WHITESPACE_FIXTURE).stripTrailing();
+            assertThat(fixture).isEqualTo(expected);
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        void shouldStripTrailingWhitespaceWithCharset() {
+            var fixture = Fixtures.fixtureStripTrailingWhitespace(PANGRAM_LEADING_TRAILING_WHITESPACE_FIXTURE, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+            var expected = Fixtures.fixture(PANGRAM_LEADING_TRAILING_WHITESPACE_FIXTURE, StandardCharsets.UTF_8).stripTrailing();
+            assertThat(fixture).isEqualTo(expected);
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        void shouldNotStripLeadingWhitespace() {
+            var fixture = Fixtures.fixtureStripTrailingWhitespace(PANGRAM_LEADING_TRAILING_WHITESPACE_FIXTURE);
+            var expected = Fixtures.fixture(PANGRAM_LEADING_TRAILING_WHITESPACE_FIXTURE).stripTrailing();
+            assertThat(fixture).isEqualTo(expected);
+        }
+    }
+
     @Nested
     class FixtureFile {
 
diff --git a/src/test/resources/FixturesTest/pangram-leading-trailing-whitespace.txt b/src/test/resources/FixturesTest/pangram-leading-trailing-whitespace.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f549eaaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/FixturesTest/pangram-leading-trailing-whitespace.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+
+
+	     The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog	    
+