diff --git a/electrum/transaction.py b/electrum/transaction.py
index 7f621af4d..5bbbdf8ea 100644
--- a/electrum/transaction.py
+++ b/electrum/transaction.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ from enum import IntEnum
 import itertools
 import binascii
 import copy
+import re
 
 import electrum_ecc as ecc
 from electrum_ecc.util import bip340_tagged_hash
@@ -1482,7 +1483,11 @@ def convert_raw_tx_to_hex(raw: Union[str, bytes]) -> str:
     if not raw:
         raise ValueError("empty string")
     raw_unstripped = raw
-    raw = raw.strip()
+    # remove all whitespace characters
+    if isinstance(raw, str):
+        raw = re.sub(r'\s', '', raw)
+    else:
+        raw = re.sub(rb'\s', b'', raw)
     # try hex
     try:
         return binascii.unhexlify(raw).hex()
diff --git a/tests/test_transaction.py b/tests/test_transaction.py
index 9b0402a19..ed74461e8 100644
--- a/tests/test_transaction.py
+++ b/tests/test_transaction.py
@@ -276,10 +276,11 @@ class TestTransaction(ElectrumTestCase):
                         data = raw_tx.data
                         tx_from_any(data)  # test if raises (should not)
                     else:
+                        mid = len(raw_tx.data) // 2
                         if isinstance(raw_tx.data, str):
-                            data = whitespace_str + raw_tx.data + whitespace_str
+                            data = whitespace_str + raw_tx.data[:mid] + whitespace_str + raw_tx.data[mid:] + whitespace_str
                         else:
-                            data = whitespace_bytes + raw_tx.data + whitespace_bytes
+                            data = whitespace_bytes + raw_tx.data[:mid] + whitespace_bytes + raw_tx.data[mid:] + whitespace_bytes
                         if raw_tx.is_whitespace_allowed:
                             tx_from_any(data)  # test if raises (should not)
                         else: