diff --git a/pathspec/patterns/gitignore/base.py b/pathspec/patterns/gitignore/base.py
index 9179c3a..135a66c 100644
--- a/pathspec/patterns/gitignore/base.py
+++ b/pathspec/patterns/gitignore/base.py
@@ -52,21 +52,21 @@
 
 def _strip_trailing_ws(pattern: str) -> str:
 	"""
-	Strip trailing whitespace from the pattern while considering that whitespace
-	can be escaped.
+	Strip trailing spaces and line endings from the pattern while considering
+	that they can be escaped. Other whitespace is part of the filename.
 
 	*pattern* (:class:`str`) is the pattern.
 
 	Returns the modified pattern (:class:`str`).
 	"""
 	i = len(pattern) - 1
-	if i == -1 or not pattern[i].isspace():
-		# Fast path: pattern does not end with whitespace. Nothing to strip.
+	if i == -1 or pattern[i] not in ' \r\n':
+		# Fast path: pattern does not end with a space or line ending.
 		return pattern
 
-	# Scan past whitespace.
+	# Scan past spaces and line endings.
 	i -= 1
-	while i >= 0 and pattern[i].isspace():
+	while i >= 0 and pattern[i] in ' \r\n':
 		i -= 1
 
 	last_ws = i + 1
diff --git a/tests/test_02_gitignore_base.py b/tests/test_02_gitignore_base.py
index aa91885..2c3e47b 100644
--- a/tests/test_02_gitignore_base.py
+++ b/tests/test_02_gitignore_base.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def test_02_strip_trailing_ws_1_even_bs(self):
 		"""
 		for n, wc in product(
 			[0, 2, 4],
-			[' ', '\n', '\t'],
+			[' ', '\n', '\r'],
 		):
 			with self.subTest(n=n, wc=wc):
 				bs = BS*n
@@ -69,10 +69,21 @@ def test_02_strip_trailing_ws_2_odd_bs(self):
 		"""
 		for n, wc in product(
 			[0, 1, 3],
-			[' ', '\n', '\t'],
+			[' ', '\n', '\r'],
 		):
 			with self.subTest(n=n, wc=wc):
 				bs = BS*n
 				ws = wc*n
 				val = _strip_trailing_ws(f' foo{bs}{ws}')
 				self.assertEqual(val, f' foo{bs}{ws[:1]}')
+
+	def test_02_strip_trailing_ws_3_literal_whitespace(self):
+		"""
+		Only spaces and line endings are stripped, not filename characters.
+		"""
+		for wc, ending in product(
+			['\t', '\v', '\f', '\x85', '\xa0', '\u2003'],
+			['', ' ', '\n', '\r\n'],
+		):
+			with self.subTest(wc=wc, ending=ending):
+				self.assertEqual(_strip_trailing_ws(f'foo{wc}{ending}'), f'foo{wc}')
diff --git a/tests/test_07_gitignore_trailing_chars.py b/tests/test_07_gitignore_trailing_chars.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..455916f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_07_gitignore_trailing_chars.py
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+"""
+Test that trailing filename characters are not treated as trailing spaces.
+"""
+
+import io
+import unittest
+
+from pathspec import (
+	GitIgnoreSpec,
+	PathSpec)
+from pathspec.patterns.gitignore.basic import (
+	GitIgnoreBasicPattern)
+from pathspec.patterns.gitignore.spec import (
+	GitIgnoreSpecPattern)
+
+
+class GitIgnoreTrailingCharsTest(unittest.TestCase):
+	"""
+	Test literal trailing whitespace in patterns and filename escaping.
+	"""
+
+	def test_01_literal_whitespace(self):
+		for cls in (GitIgnoreBasicPattern, GitIgnoreSpecPattern):
+			for suffix in ('\t', '\v', '\f', '\x85', '\xa0', '\u2003'):
+				name = 'foo' + suffix
+				for ending in ('', ' ', '\n', '\r\n'):
+					with self.subTest(cls=cls, suffix=suffix, ending=ending):
+						pattern = cls(name + ending)
+						self.assertTrue(pattern.match_file(name))
+						self.assertIsNone(pattern.match_file('foo'))
+						escaped = cls(cls.escape(name))
+						self.assertTrue(escaped.match_file(name))
+
+	def test_02_bytes(self):
+		for cls in (GitIgnoreBasicPattern, GitIgnoreSpecPattern):
+			for suffix in (b'\t', b'\v', b'\f', b'\x85', b'\xa0', b'\xc2\xa0', b'\xe2\x80\x83'):
+				name = b'foo' + suffix
+				for ending in (b'', b' ', b'\n', b'\r\n'):
+					with self.subTest(cls=cls, suffix=suffix, ending=ending):
+						pattern = cls(name + ending)
+						self.assertTrue(pattern.match_file(name))
+						self.assertIsNone(pattern.match_file(b'foo'))
+						escaped = cls(cls.escape(name))
+						self.assertTrue(escaped.match_file(name))
+
+	def test_03_stream_lines(self):
+		for suffix in ('\t', '\xa0', '\u2003'):
+			name = 'foo' + suffix
+			for ending in ('\n', '\r\n'):
+				for make_spec in (
+					lambda lines: PathSpec.from_lines('gitignore', lines, backend='simple'),
+					lambda lines: GitIgnoreSpec.from_lines(lines, backend='simple'),
+				):
+					with self.subTest(suffix=suffix, ending=ending, make_spec=make_spec):
+						spec = make_spec(io.StringIO(name + ending))
+						self.assertTrue(spec.match_file(name))
+						self.assertFalse(spec.match_file('foo'))
+
+	def test_04_spaces_and_backslashes(self):
+		for cls in (GitIgnoreBasicPattern, GitIgnoreSpecPattern):
+			for raw, name in (
+				('foo  ', 'foo'),
+				('foo\\  ', 'foo '),
+				('foo\\\\ ', 'foo\\'),
+				('foo\\\\\\ ', 'foo\\ '),
+				('foo\\\t ', 'foo\t'),
+			):
+				for ending in ('', '\n', '\r\n'):
+					with self.subTest(cls=cls, raw=raw, ending=ending):
+						self.assertTrue(cls(raw + ending).match_file(name))
+
+	def test_05_negation_and_directories(self):
+		for suffix in ('\t', '\xa0', '\u2003'):
+			name = 'foo' + suffix
+			with self.subTest(suffix=suffix):
+				spec = GitIgnoreSpec.from_lines(['*', '!' + name], backend='simple')
+				self.assertFalse(spec.match_file(name))
+				self.assertTrue(spec.match_file('foo'))
+				spec = GitIgnoreSpec.from_lines([name + '/'], backend='simple')
+				self.assertTrue(spec.match_file(name + '/'))
+				self.assertTrue(spec.match_file(name + '/child'))
+				self.assertFalse(spec.match_file(name))
+				self.assertFalse(spec.match_file('foo/child'))
+
+	def test_06_character_after_slash(self):
+		for suffix in ('\t', '\xa0', '\u2003'):
+			name = 'foo/' + suffix
+			for make_spec in (
+				lambda lines: PathSpec.from_lines('gitignore', lines, backend='simple'),
+				lambda lines: GitIgnoreSpec.from_lines(lines, backend='simple'),
+			):
+				with self.subTest(suffix=suffix, make_spec=make_spec):
+					spec = make_spec([name])
+					self.assertTrue(spec.match_file(name))
+					self.assertFalse(spec.match_file('foo/'))
+					self.assertFalse(spec.match_file('foo/other'))