diff --git a/src/jlwrap/module.jl b/src/jlwrap/module.jl
index 8d9832fa..b0b0a403 100644
--- a/src/jlwrap/module.jl
+++ b/src/jlwrap/module.jl
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ function pyjlmodule_dir(self::Module)
 end
 
 function pyjlmodule_seval(self::Module, expr::Py)
-    Py(Base.eval(self, Meta.parse(pyconvert(String, expr))))
+    Py(Base.eval(self, Meta.parse(strip(pyconvert(String, expr)))))
 end
 
 function init_jlwrap_module()
diff --git a/test/jlwrap.jl b/test/jlwrap.jl
index 44f7d7ca..1310054b 100644
--- a/test/jlwrap.jl
+++ b/test/jlwrap.jl
@@ -149,11 +149,11 @@ end
 end
 
 @testitem "base" begin
-    
+
 end
 
 @testitem "callback" begin
-    
+
 end
 
 @testitem "dict" begin
@@ -193,6 +193,11 @@ end
     @testset "bool" begin
         @test pytruth(pyjl(PythonCall))
     end
+    @testset "seval" begin
+        m = Py(Main)
+        @test pyconvert(Any, m.seval("1 + 1")) === 2 # Basic behavior
+        @test pyconvert(Any, m.seval("1 + 1\n ")) === 2 # Trailing whitespace
+    end
 end
 
 @testitem "number" begin
@@ -218,11 +223,11 @@ end
 end
 
 @testitem "objectarray" begin
-    
+
 end
 
 @testitem "raw" begin
-    
+
 end
 
 @testitem "set" begin