diff --git a/src/components/page-filters/page-filters-search/__tests__/page-filters-search.test.tsx b/src/components/page-filters/page-filters-search/__tests__/page-filters-search.test.tsx
index 75e265f84..67d9f9b88 100644
--- a/src/components/page-filters/page-filters-search/__tests__/page-filters-search.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/page-filters/page-filters-search/__tests__/page-filters-search.test.tsx
@@ -33,14 +33,14 @@ describe(PageFiltersSearch.name, () => {
     expect(mockSetQueryParams).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ search: 'test-search' });
   });
 
-  it('should prune quotes and spaces from input text if no regexp is passed', async () => {
+  it('should prune quotes and start spaces from input text if no regexp is passed', async () => {
     const { user } = setup({});
 
     const searchInput = await screen.findByRole('textbox');
 
-    await user.type(searchInput, ` "test-search'`);
+    await user.type(searchInput, ` "test search' `);
 
-    expect(mockSetQueryParams).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ search: 'test-search' });
+    expect(mockSetQueryParams).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ search: 'test search ' });
   });
 
   it('should prune symbols from input text if regexp is passed', async () => {
diff --git a/src/components/page-filters/page-filters-search/page-filters-search.tsx b/src/components/page-filters/page-filters-search/page-filters-search.tsx
index 82558c1bb..ad556fe29 100644
--- a/src/components/page-filters/page-filters-search/page-filters-search.tsx
+++ b/src/components/page-filters/page-filters-search/page-filters-search.tsx
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export default function PageFiltersSearch<
   pageQueryParamsConfig,
   searchQueryParamKey,
   searchPlaceholder,
-  searchTrimRegExp = /['"\s]/g,
+  searchTrimRegExp = /^\s+|['"]/g,
   inputDebounceDurationMs,
 }: Props<P, K>) {
   const [queryParams, setQueryParams] = usePageQueryParams(
diff --git a/src/route-handlers/list-workflows/schemas/list-workflows-query-params-schema.ts b/src/route-handlers/list-workflows/schemas/list-workflows-query-params-schema.ts
index 8ded99d98..cad70a3d0 100644
--- a/src/route-handlers/list-workflows/schemas/list-workflows-query-params-schema.ts
+++ b/src/route-handlers/list-workflows/schemas/list-workflows-query-params-schema.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const listWorkflowsQueryParamSchema = z
       ),
     listType: z.enum(['default', 'archived']),
     inputType: z.enum(['search', 'query']),
-    search: z.string().optional(),
+    search: z.string().trim().optional(),
     query: z.string().optional(),
     status: z
       .custom<WorkflowStatus>(isWorkflowStatus, {