diff --git a/SwiftValidator/Rules/RequiredRule.swift b/SwiftValidator/Rules/RequiredRule.swift
index dc87ce7..fbc32ea 100644
--- a/SwiftValidator/Rules/RequiredRule.swift
+++ b/SwiftValidator/Rules/RequiredRule.swift
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ open class RequiredRule: Rule {
      - returns: Boolean value. True if validation is successful; False if validation fails.
      */
     open func validate(_ value: String) -> Bool {
-        return !value.isEmpty
+        return !value.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines).isEmpty
     }
     
     /**