diff --git a/rasa/shared/nlu/training_data/formats/rasa_yaml.py b/rasa/shared/nlu/training_data/formats/rasa_yaml.py
index 221fe63b4c64..8bac2301583a 100644
--- a/rasa/shared/nlu/training_data/formats/rasa_yaml.py
+++ b/rasa/shared/nlu/training_data/formats/rasa_yaml.py
@@ -507,7 +507,11 @@ def _convert_training_examples(
         intent_metadata = None
 
         for example in training_examples:
-            converted = {KEY_INTENT_TEXT: example_extraction_predicate(example)}
+            converted = {
+                KEY_INTENT_TEXT: example_extraction_predicate(example).strip(
+                    STRIP_SYMBOLS
+                )
+            }
 
             if isinstance(example, dict) and KEY_METADATA in example:
                 metadata = example[KEY_METADATA]
@@ -536,8 +540,6 @@ def render(example: Dict) -> Dict:
     @staticmethod
     def _render_training_examples_as_text(examples: List[Dict]) -> List[Text]:
         def render(example: Dict) -> Text:
-            return TrainingDataWriter.generate_list_item(
-                example[KEY_INTENT_TEXT].strip(STRIP_SYMBOLS)
-            )
+            return TrainingDataWriter.generate_list_item(example[KEY_INTENT_TEXT])
 
         return LiteralScalarString("".join([render(example) for example in examples]))
diff --git a/tests/shared/nlu/training_data/formats/test_rasa_yaml.py b/tests/shared/nlu/training_data/formats/test_rasa_yaml.py
index 829195e92a6f..9386a7ec5394 100644
--- a/tests/shared/nlu/training_data/formats/test_rasa_yaml.py
+++ b/tests/shared/nlu/training_data/formats/test_rasa_yaml.py
@@ -195,6 +195,17 @@ def test_metadata_roundtrip():
     assert dumped == RasaYAMLWriter().dumps(dumped_result)
 
 
+def test_write_metadata_stripped():
+    reader = RasaYAMLReader()
+    result = reader.reads(INTENT_EXAMPLES_WITH_METADATA)
+
+    # Add strippable characters to first example text
+    result.training_examples[0].data["text"] += "    \r\n "
+
+    dumped = RasaYAMLWriter().dumps(result)
+    assert dumped == INTENT_EXAMPLES_WITH_METADATA
+
+
 # This test would work only with examples that have a `version` key specified
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "example",