diff --git a/Source/Common/NMR_StringUtils.cpp b/Source/Common/NMR_StringUtils.cpp
index 7c663e492..81dad377b 100644
--- a/Source/Common/NMR_StringUtils.cpp
+++ b/Source/Common/NMR_StringUtils.cpp
@@ -153,6 +153,9 @@ namespace NMR {
 		__NMRASSERT(pwszValue);
 		nfDouble dResult = 0.0;
 
+		//skip leading whitespaces
+		for (; *pszValue && *pszValue == ' '; pszValue++);
+
 		// Convert to double and make a input and range check!
 		auto answer = fast_float::from_chars(pszValue, pszValue + strlen(pszValue), dResult);
 
diff --git a/Tests/CPP_Bindings/Source/Reader.cpp b/Tests/CPP_Bindings/Source/Reader.cpp
index 03e4b4698..27f911e31 100644
--- a/Tests/CPP_Bindings/Source/Reader.cpp
+++ b/Tests/CPP_Bindings/Source/Reader.cpp
@@ -161,9 +161,17 @@ namespace Lib3MF
 
 	TEST_F(Reader, ReadVerticesWithLeadingPLUSSign) {
 		// This file P_XXM_0519_01.3mf contains vertices with leading + sign e.g +1E+2.
-		// The 3MFReader allows leading = sign at NMR_StringUtils::fnStringToDouble when reading this file.
+		// The 3MFReader allows leading + sign at NMR_StringUtils::fnStringToDouble when reading this file.
 		auto reader = model->QueryReader("3mf");
 		reader->ReadFromFile(sTestFilesPath + "/Reader/" + "P_XXM_0519_01.3mf");
 		CheckReaderWarnings(Reader::reader3MF, 0);
 	}
+
+	TEST_F(Reader, ReadVerticesValueWithLeadingTrialingSpaces) {
+		// This file cam-51476-test.3mf contains vertices with leading whitespaces.
+		// The 3MFReader allows leading/trialing whitespaces at NMR_StringUtils::fnStringToDouble when reading this file.
+		auto reader = model->QueryReader("3mf");
+		reader->ReadFromFile(sTestFilesPath + "/Reader/" + "cam_51476_test.3mf");
+		CheckReaderWarnings(Reader::reader3MF, 0);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/Tests/TestFiles/Reader/cam_51476_test.3mf b/Tests/TestFiles/Reader/cam_51476_test.3mf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..97d858084
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