diff --git a/src/ng/compile.js b/src/ng/compile.js
index 741eaeb90..bc68eb04e 100644
--- a/src/ng/compile.js
+++ b/src/ng/compile.js
@@ -1893,7 +1893,7 @@ function $CompileProvider($provide, $$sanitizeUriProvider) {
 
             attr = nAttrs[j];
             name = attr.name;
-            value = trim(attr.value);
+            value = attr.value;
 
             // support ngAttr attribute binding
             ngAttrName = directiveNormalize(name);
diff --git a/test/ng/compileSpec.js b/test/ng/compileSpec.js
index 668f6c687..7ed97f062 100755
--- a/test/ng/compileSpec.js
+++ b/test/ng/compileSpec.js
@@ -4725,6 +4725,14 @@ describe('$compile', function() {
         expect(componentScope.attrAlias).toEqual(componentScope.attr);
       }));
 
+      it('should copy an attribute with spaces', inject(function() {
+        compile('<div><span my-component attr=" some text ">');
+
+        expect(componentScope.attr).toEqual(' some text ');
+        expect(componentScope.attrAlias).toEqual(' some text ');
+        expect(componentScope.attrAlias).toEqual(componentScope.attr);
+      }));
+
       it('should set up the interpolation before it reaches the link function', inject(function() {
         $rootScope.name = 'misko';
         compile('<div><span my-component attr="hello {{name}}">');
diff --git a/test/ng/directive/ngListSpec.js b/test/ng/directive/ngListSpec.js
index 06b909872..4a62358ef 100644
--- a/test/ng/directive/ngListSpec.js
+++ b/test/ng/directive/ngListSpec.js
@@ -130,6 +130,12 @@ describe('ngList', function() {
       helper.changeInputValueTo('a\nb');
       expect($rootScope.list).toEqual(['a','b']);
     });
+
+    it('should support splitting on whitespace', function() {
+      helper.compileInput('<textarea type="text" ng-model="list" ng-trim="false" ng-list=" "></textarea>');
+      helper.changeInputValueTo('a b');
+      expect($rootScope.list).toEqual(['a','b']);
+    })
   });
 });