diff --git a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/lexer/lexer.rs b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/lexer/lexer.rs
index 12425ba96b1..6e9409c12e3 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/lexer/lexer.rs
+++ b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/lexer/lexer.rs
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ impl<'a> Lexer<'a> {
         self
     }
 
+    pub fn set_skip_whitespaces_flag(&mut self, flag: bool) {
+        self.skip_whitespaces = flag;
+    }
+
     /// Iterates the cursor and returns the char at the new cursor position
     fn next_char(&mut self) -> Option<char> {
         let (position, ch) = self.chars.next()?;
diff --git a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/parser/parser.rs b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/parser/parser.rs
index b6a59293fb8..dc5eb8293fd 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/parser/parser.rs
+++ b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/parser/parser.rs
@@ -355,8 +355,15 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
     }
 
     fn eat_attribute_start(&mut self) -> Option<bool> {
-        if matches!(self.token.token(), Token::AttributeStart { is_inner: false, .. }) {
+        if let Token::AttributeStart { is_inner: false, is_tag } = self.token.token() {
+            // We have parsed the attribute start token `#[`.
+            // Disable the "skip whitespaces" flag only for tag attributes so that the next `self.bump()`
+            // does not consume the whitespace following the upcoming token.
+            if *is_tag {
+                self.set_lexer_skip_whitespaces_flag(false);
+            }
             let token = self.bump();
+            self.set_lexer_skip_whitespaces_flag(true);
             match token.into_token() {
                 Token::AttributeStart { is_tag, .. } => Some(is_tag),
                 _ => unreachable!(),
@@ -367,8 +374,15 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
     }
 
     fn eat_inner_attribute_start(&mut self) -> Option<bool> {
-        if matches!(self.token.token(), Token::AttributeStart { is_inner: true, .. }) {
+        if let Token::AttributeStart { is_inner: true, is_tag } = self.token.token() {
+            // We have parsed the inner attribute start token `#![`.
+            // Disable the "skip whitespaces" flag only for tag attributes so that the next `self.bump()`
+            // does not consume the whitespace following the upcoming token.
+            if *is_tag {
+                self.set_lexer_skip_whitespaces_flag(false);
+            }
             let token = self.bump();
+            self.set_lexer_skip_whitespaces_flag(true);
             match token.into_token() {
                 Token::AttributeStart { is_tag, .. } => Some(is_tag),
                 _ => unreachable!(),
@@ -479,6 +493,16 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
         self.at(Token::Keyword(keyword))
     }
 
+    fn at_whitespace(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self.token.token(), Token::Whitespace(_))
+    }
+
+    fn set_lexer_skip_whitespaces_flag(&mut self, flag: bool) {
+        if let TokenStream::Lexer(lexer) = &mut self.tokens {
+            lexer.set_skip_whitespaces_flag(flag);
+        };
+    }
+
     fn next_is(&self, token: Token) -> bool {
         self.next_token.token() == &token
     }
diff --git a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/parser/parser/attributes.rs b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/parser/parser/attributes.rs
index 068dc486256..9ba856604c9 100644
--- a/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/parser/parser/attributes.rs
+++ b/compiler/noirc_frontend/src/parser/parser/attributes.rs
@@ -110,6 +110,11 @@ impl Parser<'_> {
         let mut contents = String::new();
 
         let mut brackets_count = 1; // 1 because of the starting `#[`
+        // Note: Keep trailing whitespace tokens.
+        // If we skip them, only non-whitespace tokens are parsed.
+        // When converting those tokens into a `String` for the tag attribute,
+        // the result will lose whitespace and no longer match the original content.
+        self.set_lexer_skip_whitespaces_flag(false);
 
         while !self.at_eof() {
             if self.at(Token::LeftBracket) {
@@ -126,6 +131,11 @@ impl Parser<'_> {
             self.bump();
         }
 
+        self.set_lexer_skip_whitespaces_flag(true);
+        while self.at_whitespace() {
+            self.bump();
+        }
+
         let location = self.location_since(start_location);
         let kind = SecondaryAttributeKind::Tag(contents);
         let attr = SecondaryAttribute { kind, location };
@@ -790,4 +800,56 @@ mod tests {
         };
         assert!(matches!(attr.kind, SecondaryAttributeKind::Deprecated(None)));
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parses_inner_tag_attribute_with_whitespace() {
+        let src = "#!['hello world]";
+        let mut parser = Parser::for_str_with_dummy_file(src);
+        let SecondaryAttributeKind::Tag(contents) = parser.parse_inner_attribute().unwrap().kind
+        else {
+            panic!("Expected inner tag attribute");
+        };
+        expect_no_errors(&parser.errors);
+        assert_eq!(contents, "hello world");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parses_inner_tag_attribute_with_multiple_whitespaces() {
+        let src = "#!['x as u32]";
+        let mut parser = Parser::for_str_with_dummy_file(src);
+        let SecondaryAttributeKind::Tag(contents) = parser.parse_inner_attribute().unwrap().kind
+        else {
+            panic!("Expected inner tag attribute");
+        };
+        expect_no_errors(&parser.errors);
+        assert_eq!(contents, "x as u32");
+    }
+    #[test]
+    fn parses_tag_attribute_with_multiple_whitespaces() {
+        let src = "#['y as i16]";
+        let mut parser = Parser::for_str_with_dummy_file(src);
+        let (attribute, _span) = parser.parse_attribute().unwrap();
+        expect_no_errors(&parser.errors);
+        let Attribute::Secondary(attribute) = attribute else {
+            panic!("Expected secondary attribute");
+        };
+        let SecondaryAttributeKind::Tag(contents) = attribute.kind else {
+            panic!("Expected meta attribute");
+        };
+        assert_eq!(contents, "y as i16");
+    }
+    #[test]
+    fn parses_tag_attribute_with_whitespace() {
+        let src = "#['foo bar]";
+        let mut parser = Parser::for_str_with_dummy_file(src);
+        let (attribute, _span) = parser.parse_attribute().unwrap();
+        expect_no_errors(&parser.errors);
+        let Attribute::Secondary(attribute) = attribute else {
+            panic!("Expected secondary attribute");
+        };
+        let SecondaryAttributeKind::Tag(contents) = attribute.kind else {
+            panic!("Expected meta attribute");
+        };
+        assert_eq!(contents, "foo bar");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tooling/nargo_fmt/src/formatter.rs b/tooling/nargo_fmt/src/formatter.rs
index c7fce04d20b..c44ec7d3e79 100644
--- a/tooling/nargo_fmt/src/formatter.rs
+++ b/tooling/nargo_fmt/src/formatter.rs
@@ -227,6 +227,13 @@ impl<'a> Formatter<'a> {
         self.write(&self.source[span.start() as usize..span.end() as usize]);
     }
 
+    /// Writes whatever is in the given span relative to the file's source that's being formatted
+    /// but trims the whitespaces at the end.
+    pub(crate) fn write_source_span_trimmed(&mut self, span: Span) {
+        let source = self.source[span.start() as usize..span.end() as usize].trim_end();
+        self.write(source);
+    }
+
     /// Writes the current indentation to the buffer, but only if the buffer
     /// is empty or it ends with a newline (otherwise we'd be indenting when not needed).
     pub(crate) fn write_indentation(&mut self) {
diff --git a/tooling/nargo_fmt/src/formatter/attribute.rs b/tooling/nargo_fmt/src/formatter/attribute.rs
index 9deb2808659..7c0e2a662a0 100644
--- a/tooling/nargo_fmt/src/formatter/attribute.rs
+++ b/tooling/nargo_fmt/src/formatter/attribute.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use noirc_errors::Span;
 use noirc_frontend::token::{
     Attribute, Attributes, FunctionAttribute, FunctionAttributeKind, FuzzingScope, MetaAttribute,
     MetaAttributeName, SecondaryAttribute, SecondaryAttributeKind, TestScope, Token,
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ impl Formatter<'_> {
                 self.format_one_arg_attribute();
             }
             SecondaryAttributeKind::Tag(_) => {
-                self.write_and_skip_span_without_formatting(attribute.location.span);
+                self.format_tag_attribute(attribute.location.span);
             }
             SecondaryAttributeKind::Meta(meta_attribute) => {
                 self.format_meta_attribute(meta_attribute);
@@ -248,6 +249,15 @@ impl Formatter<'_> {
         }
         self.write_right_bracket(); // ]
     }
+
+    /// Removes the trailing whitespaces from the tag attribute.
+    fn format_tag_attribute(&mut self, span: Span) {
+        self.write_source_span_trimmed(span);
+
+        while self.token_span.start() < span.end() && self.token != Token::EOF {
+            self.bump();
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -267,6 +277,13 @@ mod tests {
         assert_format(src, expected);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn format_inner_tag_attribute_new_line() {
+        let src = "#!['bar]     \n";
+        let expected = "#!['bar]\n";
+        assert_format(src, expected);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn format_deprecated_attribute() {
         let src = "  #[ deprecated ] ";