diff --git a/easybuild/framework/easyconfig/style.py b/easybuild/framework/easyconfig/style.py
index f7f4d33b40..f087dc8205 100644
--- a/easybuild/framework/easyconfig/style.py
+++ b/easybuild/framework/easyconfig/style.py
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ def _eb_check_trailing_whitespace(physical_line, lines, line_number, checker_sta
 
     # if the warning is about the multiline string of description
     # we will not issue a warning
-    if checker_state.get('eb_last_key') == 'description':
+    if checker_state.get('eb_last_key') in ['description', 'examples', 'citing']:
         result = None
 
     return result
diff --git a/test/framework/style.py b/test/framework/style.py
index ce5ce1d317..2a8ebeb1e2 100644
--- a/test/framework/style.py
+++ b/test/framework/style.py
@@ -77,6 +77,12 @@ def test_check_trailing_whitespace(self):
             '''description = """start of long description, ''',  # trailing whitespace, but allowed in description
             ''' continuation of long description ''',  # trailing whitespace, but allowed in continued description
             ''' end of long description"""''',
+            '''citing = """start of long citing text, ''',  # trailing whitespace, but allowed in citing
+            ''' continuation of long citing text ''',  # trailing whitespace, but allowed in continued citing
+            ''' end of long citing text"""''',
+            '''examples = """start of long examples, ''',  # trailing whitespace, but allowed in examples
+            ''' continuation of long examples ''',  # trailing whitespace, but allowed in continued examples
+            ''' end of long examples"""''',
             "moduleclass = 'tools'   ",  # trailing whitespace
             '',
         ]
@@ -89,6 +95,12 @@ def test_check_trailing_whitespace(self):
             None,
             None,
             None,
+            None,
+            None,
+            None,
+            None,
+            None,
+            None,
             (21, "W299 trailing whitespace"),
         ]