diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7829df19c..be8ec9aef 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### Fixed
 
 - Do not wrap `color-mix` in a `@supports` rule if one already exists ([#19450](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/19450))
+- Allow whitespace around `@source inline()` argument ([#19461](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/19461))
 
 ### Added
 
diff --git a/packages/tailwindcss/src/index.test.ts b/packages/tailwindcss/src/index.test.ts
index 595950464..2d6ab8daf 100644
--- a/packages/tailwindcss/src/index.test.ts
+++ b/packages/tailwindcss/src/index.test.ts
@@ -3802,6 +3802,44 @@ describe('@source', () => {
 
       expect(build(['bg-red-500', 'bg-red-700'])).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`""`)
     })
+
+    test('works with whitespace around the argument', async () => {
+      let { build } = await compile(
+        css`
+          /* prettier-ignore */
+          @source inline( "underline" );
+          @tailwind utilities;
+        `,
+        { base: '/root' },
+      )
+
+      expect(build([])).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+        ".underline {
+          text-decoration-line: underline;
+        }
+        "
+      `)
+    })
+
+    test('works with newlines around the argument', async () => {
+      let { build } = await compile(
+        css`
+          /* prettier-ignore */
+          @source inline(
+            "underline"
+          );
+          @tailwind utilities;
+        `,
+        { base: '/root' },
+      )
+
+      expect(build([])).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+        ".underline {
+          text-decoration-line: underline;
+        }
+        "
+      `)
+    })
   })
 })
 
diff --git a/packages/tailwindcss/src/index.ts b/packages/tailwindcss/src/index.ts
index 512c2f831..a511b0838 100644
--- a/packages/tailwindcss/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/tailwindcss/src/index.ts
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ async function parseCss(
 
       if (path[0] === 'i' && path.startsWith('inline(')) {
         inline = true
-        path = path.slice(7, -1)
+        path = path.slice(7, -1).trim()
       }
 
       if (