diff --git a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/JsonContext.java b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/JsonContext.java
index 76985f78..a0cc670e 100644
--- a/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/JsonContext.java
+++ b/json-path/src/main/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/internal/JsonContext.java
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public String jsonString() {
     @Override
     public <T> T read(String path, Predicate... filters) {
         notEmpty(path, "path can not be null or empty");
-        return read(pathFromCache(path, filters));
+        return read(pathFromCache(path.trim(), filters));
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/Issue_1001.java b/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/Issue_1001.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..702335b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/json-path/src/test/java/com/jayway/jsonpath/Issue_1001.java
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package com.jayway.jsonpath;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+public class Issue_1001 {
+    @Test
+    public void testTrailingNewlineInPath() {
+        String context = "{\n" +
+                "  \"level_0\": {\n" +
+                "    \"level_1\": {\n" +
+                "      \"level_2\": \"At level 2\"\n" +
+                "    }\n" +
+                "  }\n" +
+                "}";
+        String result = JsonPath.read(context, "$.level_0.level_1.level_2\n");
+        assertThat(result).isEqualTo("At level 2");
+    }
+}