diff --git a/django/template/defaulttags.py b/django/template/defaulttags.py
index d997d20077..2deae6d403 100644
--- a/django/template/defaulttags.py
+++ b/django/template/defaulttags.py
@@ -956,6 +956,7 @@ def url(parser, token):
         for arg in bits[2].split(','):
             if '=' in arg:
                 k, v = arg.split('=', 1)
+                k = k.strip()
                 kwargs[k] = parser.compile_filter(v)
             else:
                 args.append(parser.compile_filter(arg))
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/templates/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/templates/tests.py
index 93fb1ecb4d..f996f63049 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/templates/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/templates/tests.py
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ class Templates(unittest.TestCase):
             ### URL TAG ########################################################
             # Successes
             'url01' : ('{% url regressiontests.templates.views.client client.id %}', {'client': {'id': 1}}, '/url_tag/client/1/'),
-            'url02' : ('{% url regressiontests.templates.views.client_action client.id,action="update" %}', {'client': {'id': 1}}, '/url_tag/client/1/update/'),
+            'url02' : ('{% url regressiontests.templates.views.client_action client.id, action="update" %}', {'client': {'id': 1}}, '/url_tag/client/1/update/'),
             'url03' : ('{% url regressiontests.templates.views.index %}', {}, '/url_tag/'),
             'url04' : ('{% url named-client client.id %}', {'client': {'id': 1}}, '/url_tag/named-client/1/'),