diff --git a/sentry_sdk/integrations/logging.py b/sentry_sdk/integrations/logging.py
index dddcc17334..75848bc985 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/integrations/logging.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/integrations/logging.py
@@ -119,7 +119,10 @@ def sentry_patched_callhandlers(self, record):
                 # the integration.  Otherwise we have a high chance of getting
                 # into a recursion error when the integration is resolved
                 # (this also is slower).
-                if ignored_loggers is not None and record.name not in ignored_loggers:
+                if (
+                    ignored_loggers is not None
+                    and record.name.strip() not in ignored_loggers
+                ):
                     integration = sentry_sdk.get_client().get_integration(
                         LoggingIntegration
                     )
@@ -164,7 +167,7 @@ def _can_record(self, record):
         # type: (LogRecord) -> bool
         """Prevents ignored loggers from recording"""
         for logger in _IGNORED_LOGGERS:
-            if fnmatch(record.name, logger):
+            if fnmatch(record.name.strip(), logger):
                 return False
         return True
 
diff --git a/tests/integrations/logging/test_logging.py b/tests/integrations/logging/test_logging.py
index c08e960c00..557f3fc1b1 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/logging/test_logging.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/logging/test_logging.py
@@ -230,6 +230,18 @@ def test_ignore_logger(sentry_init, capture_events):
     assert not events
 
 
+def test_ignore_logger_whitespace_padding(sentry_init, capture_events):
+    """Here we test insensitivity to whitespace padding of ignored loggers"""
+    sentry_init(integrations=[LoggingIntegration()], default_integrations=False)
+    events = capture_events()
+
+    ignore_logger("testfoo")
+
+    padded_logger = logging.getLogger("       testfoo   ")
+    padded_logger.error("hi")
+    assert not events
+
+
 def test_ignore_logger_wildcard(sentry_init, capture_events):
     sentry_init(integrations=[LoggingIntegration()], default_integrations=False)
     events = capture_events()