diff --git a/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/views/MapView.java b/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/views/MapView.java
index b11dcdd7a..f3493d721 100644
--- a/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/views/MapView.java
+++ b/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/views/MapView.java
@@ -1563,6 +1563,9 @@ public final class MapView extends FrameLayout {
     @UiThread
     public void setAccessToken(@NonNull String accessToken) {
         // validateAccessToken does the null check
+        if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(accessToken)) {
+            accessToken = accessToken.trim();
+        }
         validateAccessToken(accessToken);
         mNativeMapView.setAccessToken(accessToken);
     }