diff --git a/changelog/next.md b/changelog/next.md
index 671afb2..b65b83f 100644
--- a/changelog/next.md
+++ b/changelog/next.md
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 
 - Fixed ScriptModel not sending role updates on changed data that compares equal by key or structure.
 - Fixed Hyprland workspaces keeping their old id after Hyprland changes it.
+- Fixed desktop entries being parsed incorrectly with trailing whitespace or CRLF line endings.
diff --git a/src/core/desktopentry.cpp b/src/core/desktopentry.cpp
index 637f758..17e6057 100644
--- a/src/core/desktopentry.cpp
+++ b/src/core/desktopentry.cpp
@@ -158,22 +158,23 @@ ParsedDesktopEntryData DesktopEntry::parseText(const QString& id, const QString&
 	};
 
 	for (auto& line: text.split(u'\n', Qt::SkipEmptyParts)) {
-		if (line.startsWith(u'#')) continue;
+		const auto trimmed = line.trimmed();
+		if (trimmed.isEmpty() || trimmed.startsWith(u'#')) continue;
 
-		if (line.startsWith(u'[') && line.endsWith(u']')) {
+		if (trimmed.startsWith(u'[') && trimmed.endsWith(u']')) {
 			finishCategory();
-			groupName = line.sliced(1, line.length() - 2);
+			groupName = trimmed.sliced(1, trimmed.length() - 2);
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		auto splitIdx = line.indexOf(u'=');
+		auto splitIdx = trimmed.indexOf(u'=');
 		if (splitIdx == -1) {
 			qCWarning(logDesktopEntry) << "Encountered invalid line in desktop entry (no =)" << line;
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		auto key = line.sliced(0, splitIdx);
-		const auto& value = line.sliced(splitIdx + 1);
+		auto key = trimmed.sliced(0, splitIdx);
+		const auto& value = trimmed.sliced(splitIdx + 1);
 
 		auto localeIdx = key.indexOf('[');
 		Locale locale;