diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index a33e9df8a4..4a85c3d458 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ phpMyAdmin - ChangeLog
 - bug #4656 Some error popups fade away too quickly
 - bug #4648 Consistency in borders
 - bug       $cfg['Error_Handler']['display'] no longer necessary
+- bug #4659 Leading and trailing whitespace in column name
 
 4.3.2.0 (2014-12-12)
 - bug #4628 PHP error while exporting schema as PDF
diff --git a/libraries/create_addfield.lib.php b/libraries/create_addfield.lib.php
index d7cadfa888..30d824e621 100644
--- a/libraries/create_addfield.lib.php
+++ b/libraries/create_addfield.lib.php
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ function PMA_buildColumnCreationStatement(
 
         $definition = PMA_getStatementPrefix($is_create_tbl) .
                 PMA_Table::generateFieldSpec(
-                    $_REQUEST['field_name'][$i],
+                    trim($_REQUEST['field_name'][$i]),
                     $_REQUEST['field_type'][$i],
                     $i,
                     $_REQUEST['field_length'][$i],