diff --git a/homeassistant/components/nyt_games/config_flow.py b/homeassistant/components/nyt_games/config_flow.py
index 6676cfad34a464..bfed1f47c41e40 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/nyt_games/config_flow.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/nyt_games/config_flow.py
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ async def async_step_user(
         errors: dict[str, str] = {}
         if user_input:
             session = async_create_clientsession(self.hass)
-            client = NYTGamesClient(user_input[CONF_TOKEN], session=session)
+            token = user_input[CONF_TOKEN].strip()
+            client = NYTGamesClient(token, session=session)
             try:
                 user_id = await client.get_user_id()
             except NYTGamesAuthenticationError:
@@ -35,7 +36,9 @@ async def async_step_user(
             else:
                 await self.async_set_unique_id(str(user_id))
                 self._abort_if_unique_id_configured()
-                return self.async_create_entry(title="NYT Games", data=user_input)
+                return self.async_create_entry(
+                    title="NYT Games", data={CONF_TOKEN: token}
+                )
         return self.async_show_form(
             step_id="user",
             data_schema=vol.Schema({vol.Required(CONF_TOKEN): str}),
diff --git a/tests/components/nyt_games/test_config_flow.py b/tests/components/nyt_games/test_config_flow.py
index 144b3a3ad1708d..bd17724887e2de 100644
--- a/tests/components/nyt_games/test_config_flow.py
+++ b/tests/components/nyt_games/test_config_flow.py
@@ -37,6 +37,27 @@ async def test_full_flow(
     assert result["result"].unique_id == "218886794"
 
 
+async def test_stripping_token(
+    hass: HomeAssistant,
+    mock_nyt_games_client: AsyncMock,
+    mock_setup_entry: AsyncMock,
+) -> None:
+    """Test stripping token."""
+    result = await hass.config_entries.flow.async_init(
+        DOMAIN,
+        context={"source": SOURCE_USER},
+    )
+    assert result["type"] is FlowResultType.FORM
+    assert result["step_id"] == "user"
+
+    result = await hass.config_entries.flow.async_configure(
+        result["flow_id"],
+        {CONF_TOKEN: " token "},
+    )
+    assert result["type"] is FlowResultType.CREATE_ENTRY
+    assert result["data"] == {CONF_TOKEN: "token"}
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     ("exception", "error"),
     [