diff --git a/programs/cmd/builtins.c b/programs/cmd/builtins.c
index 25d5be145e8..1e6181ddffb 100644
--- a/programs/cmd/builtins.c
+++ b/programs/cmd/builtins.c
@@ -2069,17 +2069,22 @@ static HANDLE WCMD_forf_getinputhandle(BOOL usebackq, WCHAR *itemstr, BOOL iscmd
   WCHAR  temp_str[MAX_PATH];
   WCHAR  temp_file[MAX_PATH];
   WCHAR  temp_cmd[MAXSTRING];
+  WCHAR *trimmed = NULL;
   HANDLE hinput = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
   static const WCHAR redirOutW[]  = {'>','%','s','\0'};
   static const WCHAR cmdW[]       = {'C','M','D','\0'};
   static const WCHAR cmdslashcW[] = {'C','M','D','.','E','X','E',' ',
                                      '/','C',' ','%','s','\0'};
 
-  /* Remove leading and trailing character */
+  /* Remove leading and trailing character (but there may be trailing whitespace too) */
   if ((iscmd && (itemstr[0] == '`' && usebackq)) ||
       (iscmd && (itemstr[0] == '\'' && !usebackq)) ||
       (!iscmd && (itemstr[0] == '"' && usebackq)))
   {
+    trimmed = WCMD_strtrim(itemstr);
+    if (trimmed) {
+      itemstr = trimmed;
+    }
     itemstr[strlenW(itemstr)-1] = 0x00;
     itemstr++;
   }
@@ -2106,6 +2111,7 @@ static HANDLE WCMD_forf_getinputhandle(BOOL usebackq, WCHAR *itemstr, BOOL iscmd
     hinput = CreateFileW(itemstr, GENERIC_READ, FILE_SHARE_READ,
                         NULL, OPEN_EXISTING, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, NULL);
   }
+  heap_free(trimmed);
   return hinput;
 }
 
diff --git a/programs/cmd/tests/test_builtins.cmd b/programs/cmd/tests/test_builtins.cmd
index de9c8891abf..e74d4910ed0 100644
--- a/programs/cmd/tests/test_builtins.cmd
+++ b/programs/cmd/tests/test_builtins.cmd
@@ -1702,8 +1702,11 @@ mkdir foobar & cd foobar
 echo ------ string argument
 rem NT4 does not support usebackq
 for /F %%i in ("a b c") do echo %%i
+for /F %%i in (  "a b c"    ) do echo X%%iX
 for /f usebackq %%i in ('a b c') do echo %%i>output_file
 if not exist output_file (echo no output) else (type output_file & del output_file)
+for /f usebackq %%i in (   'a b c'   ) do echo X%%iX>output_file
+if not exist output_file (echo no output) else (type output_file & del output_file)
 for /f %%i in ("a ") do echo %%i
 for /f usebackq %%i in ('a ') do echo %%i>output_file
 if not exist output_file (echo no output) else (type output_file & del output_file)
@@ -1755,9 +1758,11 @@ for /f "usebackq" %%i in (`echo.Passed2`) do echo %%i
 for /f usebackq %%i in (`echo.Passed3`) do echo %%i
 for /f "usebackq" %%i in (`"c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe" /C echo Passed4`) do echo %%i
 for /f "usebackq" %%i in (`""c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe" /C echo Passed5"`) do echo %%i
+for /f %%i in (  'echo.Passed6'  ) do echo %%i
+for /f "usebackq" %%i in (   `echo.Passed7` ) do echo %%i
 goto :ContinueFORF
 :SkipFORFcmdNT4
-for /l %%i in (1,1,5) do echo Missing functionality - Broken%%i
+for /l %%i in (1,1,7) do echo Missing functionality - Broken%%i
 :ContinueFORF
 rem FIXME: Rest not testable right now in wine: not implemented and would need
 rem preliminary grep-like program implementation (e.g. like findstr or fc) even
diff --git a/programs/cmd/tests/test_builtins.cmd.exp b/programs/cmd/tests/test_builtins.cmd.exp
index 38293189560..021a5b08935 100644
--- a/programs/cmd/tests/test_builtins.cmd.exp
+++ b/programs/cmd/tests/test_builtins.cmd.exp
@@ -1180,7 +1180,9 @@ WINE_bar correctly 6@or_broken@ERROR: WINE_bar incorrectly 5 [6]
 --- for /F
 ------ string argument
 a
+XaX
 a@or_broken@no output
+XaX@or_broken@no output
 a
 a@or_broken@no output
 a
@@ -1218,6 +1220,8 @@ Passed2@or_broken@Missing functionality - Broken2
 Passed3@or_broken@Missing functionality - Broken3
 Passed4@or_broken@Missing functionality - Broken4
 Passed5@or_broken@Missing functionality - Broken5
+Passed6@or_broken@Missing functionality - Broken6
+Passed7@or_broken@Missing functionality - Broken7
 ------ eol option
 and@or_broken@Broken NT4 functionality1
 Line@or_broken@Broken NT4 functionality2