diff --git a/workflow/validate/validate.go b/workflow/validate/validate.go
index bdba06413b6b..24fbf9cf902c 100644
--- a/workflow/validate/validate.go
+++ b/workflow/validate/validate.go
@@ -654,30 +654,32 @@ func resolveAllVariables(scope map[string]interface{}, globalParams map[string]s
 	_, allowAllWorkflowOutputParameterRefs := scope[anyWorkflowOutputParameterMagicValue]
 	_, allowAllWorkflowOutputArtifactRefs := scope[anyWorkflowOutputArtifactMagicValue]
 	return template.Validate(tmplStr, func(tag string) error {
+		// Trim the tag to check the validations
+		trimmedTag := strings.TrimSpace(tag)
 		// Skip the custom variable references
-		if !checkValidWorkflowVariablePrefix(tag) {
+		if !checkValidWorkflowVariablePrefix(trimmedTag) {
 			return nil
 		}
-		_, ok := scope[tag]
-		_, isGlobal := globalParams[tag]
+		_, ok := scope[trimmedTag]
+		_, isGlobal := globalParams[trimmedTag]
 		if !ok && !isGlobal {
-			if (tag == "item" || strings.HasPrefix(tag, "item.")) && allowAllItemRefs {
+			if (trimmedTag == "item" || strings.HasPrefix(trimmedTag, "item.")) && allowAllItemRefs {
 				// we are *probably* referencing a undetermined item using withParam
 				// NOTE: this is far from foolproof.
-			} else if strings.HasPrefix(tag, "workflow.outputs.parameters.") && allowAllWorkflowOutputParameterRefs {
+			} else if strings.HasPrefix(trimmedTag, "workflow.outputs.parameters.") && allowAllWorkflowOutputParameterRefs {
 				// Allow runtime resolution of workflow output parameter names
-			} else if strings.HasPrefix(tag, "workflow.outputs.artifacts.") && allowAllWorkflowOutputArtifactRefs {
+			} else if strings.HasPrefix(trimmedTag, "workflow.outputs.artifacts.") && allowAllWorkflowOutputArtifactRefs {
 				// Allow runtime resolution of workflow output artifact names
-			} else if strings.HasPrefix(tag, "outputs.") {
+			} else if strings.HasPrefix(trimmedTag, "outputs.") {
 				// We are self referencing for metric emission, allow it.
-			} else if strings.HasPrefix(tag, common.GlobalVarWorkflowCreationTimestamp) {
-			} else if strings.HasPrefix(tag, common.GlobalVarWorkflowCronScheduleTime) {
+			} else if strings.HasPrefix(trimmedTag, common.GlobalVarWorkflowCreationTimestamp) {
+			} else if strings.HasPrefix(trimmedTag, common.GlobalVarWorkflowCronScheduleTime) {
 				// Allow runtime resolution for "scheduledTime" which will pass from CronWorkflow
-			} else if strings.HasPrefix(tag, common.GlobalVarWorkflowDuration) {
-			} else if strings.HasPrefix(tag, "tasks.name") {
-			} else if strings.HasPrefix(tag, "steps.name") {
-			} else if strings.HasPrefix(tag, "node.name") {
-			} else if strings.HasPrefix(tag, "workflow.parameters") && workflowTemplateValidation {
+			} else if strings.HasPrefix(trimmedTag, common.GlobalVarWorkflowDuration) {
+			} else if strings.HasPrefix(trimmedTag, "tasks.name") {
+			} else if strings.HasPrefix(trimmedTag, "steps.name") {
+			} else if strings.HasPrefix(trimmedTag, "node.name") {
+			} else if strings.HasPrefix(trimmedTag, "workflow.parameters") && workflowTemplateValidation {
 				// If we are simply validating a WorkflowTemplate in isolation, some of the parameters may come from the Workflow that uses it
 			} else {
 				return fmt.Errorf("failed to resolve {{%s}}", tag)
diff --git a/workflow/validate/validate_test.go b/workflow/validate/validate_test.go
index d8f92e26a3ea..230d52967e1a 100644
--- a/workflow/validate/validate_test.go
+++ b/workflow/validate/validate_test.go
@@ -3319,3 +3319,26 @@ func TestSubstituteGlobalVariablesLabelsAnnotations(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+var spacedParameterWorkflowTemplate = `
+apiVersion: argoproj.io/v1alpha1
+kind: WorkflowTemplate
+metadata:
+    generateName: hello-world-
+spec:
+  entrypoint: helloworld
+
+  templates:
+  - name: helloworld
+    container:
+      image: "alpine:3.18"
+      command: ["echo", "{{  workflow.thisdoesnotexist  }}"]
+`
+
+func TestShouldCheckValidationToSpacedParameters(t *testing.T) {
+	err := validate(spacedParameterWorkflowTemplate)
+	// Do not allow leading or trailing spaces in parameters
+	if assert.NotNil(t, err) {
+		assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "failed to resolve {{  workflow.thisdoesnotexist  }}")
+	}
+}