Index: branches/RC/core/kernel/db/dbitem.php
===================================================================
diff -u -N -r9520 -r9973
--- branches/RC/core/kernel/db/dbitem.php	(.../dbitem.php)	(revision 9520)
+++ branches/RC/core/kernel/db/dbitem.php	(.../dbitem.php)	(revision 9973)
@@ -557,7 +557,11 @@
 	{
 		$res = true;
 		if (isset($params['required']) && $params['required']) {
-			$res = ((string)$this->FieldValues[$field] != '');
+			$check_value = $this->FieldValues[$field];
+			if ($this->Application->ConfigValue('TrimRequiredFields')) {
+				$check_value = trim($check_value);
+			}
+			$res = ((string)$check_value != '');
 		}
 
 		$options = $this->GetFieldOptions($field);
Index: branches/RC/core/install/upgrades.sql
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diff -u -N -r9969 -r9973
--- branches/RC/core/install/upgrades.sql	(.../upgrades.sql)	(revision 9969)
+++ branches/RC/core/install/upgrades.sql	(.../upgrades.sql)	(revision 9973)
@@ -153,4 +153,7 @@
 
 # ===== v 4.2.2 =====
 INSERT INTO ConfigurationAdmin VALUES ('UseColumnFreezer', 'la_Text_Website', 'la_config_UseColumnFreezer', 'checkbox', '', '', 10.22, 0, 0);
-INSERT INTO ConfigurationValues VALUES (DEFAULT, 'UseColumnFreezer', '0', 'In-Portal', 'in-portal:configure_general');
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+INSERT INTO ConfigurationValues VALUES (DEFAULT, 'UseColumnFreezer', '0', 'In-Portal', 'in-portal:configure_general');
+
+INSERT INTO ConfigurationAdmin VALUES ('TrimRequiredFields', 'la_Text_Website', 'la_config_TrimRequiredFields', 'checkbox', '', '', 10.23, 0, 0);
+INSERT INTO ConfigurationValues VALUES (DEFAULT, 'TrimRequiredFields', '0', 'In-Portal', 'in-portal:configure_general');
\ No newline at end of file