diff --git a/qdrant_client/http/models/models.py b/qdrant_client/http/models/models.py
index 48d95bbf0..abdb39292 100644
--- a/qdrant_client/http/models/models.py
+++ b/qdrant_client/http/models/models.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from datetime import date, datetime
 from enum import Enum
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Literal, Optional, Union
+from pydantic import field_validator
 from uuid import UUID
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
@@ -482,7 +483,11 @@ class Datatype(str, Enum):
 
 class DatetimeExpression(BaseModel, extra="forbid"):
     datetime: str = Field(..., description="")
-
+    
+    @field_validator("datetime")
+    def strip_whitespace(cls, v):
+        """Strip any whitespace from the datetime string to prevent parsing errors."""
+        return v.strip() if isinstance(v, str) else v
 
 class DatetimeIndexParams(BaseModel, extra="forbid"):
     type: "DatetimeIndexType" = Field(..., description="")