diff --git a/AK/String.cpp b/AK/String.cpp
index ae7328cca02..9784ae2c0e6 100644
--- a/AK/String.cpp
+++ b/AK/String.cpp
@@ -484,6 +484,11 @@ ErrorOr<String> String::trim(StringView code_points_to_trim, TrimMode mode) cons
     return trim(Utf8View { code_points_to_trim }, mode);
 }
 
+ErrorOr<String> String::trim_ascii_whitespace(TrimMode mode) const
+{
+    return trim(" \n\t\v\f\r"sv, mode);
+}
+
 bool String::contains(StringView needle, CaseSensitivity case_sensitivity) const
 {
     return StringUtils::contains(bytes_as_string_view(), needle, case_sensitivity);
diff --git a/AK/String.h b/AK/String.h
index 191c26fcf70..faab55917ff 100644
--- a/AK/String.h
+++ b/AK/String.h
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ public:
 
     ErrorOr<String> trim(Utf8View const& code_points_to_trim, TrimMode mode = TrimMode::Both) const;
     ErrorOr<String> trim(StringView code_points_to_trim, TrimMode mode = TrimMode::Both) const;
+    ErrorOr<String> trim_ascii_whitespace(TrimMode mode = TrimMode::Both) const;
 
     ErrorOr<Vector<String>> split_limit(u32 separator, size_t limit, SplitBehavior = SplitBehavior::Nothing) const;
     ErrorOr<Vector<String>> split(u32 separator, SplitBehavior = SplitBehavior::Nothing) const;