diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/AntPathMatcher.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/AntPathMatcher.java
index 633a932a27..2d050218ec 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/AntPathMatcher.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/AntPathMatcher.java
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public class AntPathMatcher implements PathMatcher {
 
 	private boolean caseSensitive = true;
 
-	private boolean trimTokens = true;
+	private boolean trimTokens = false;
 
 	private volatile Boolean cachePatterns;
 
@@ -314,19 +314,21 @@ public class AntPathMatcher implements PathMatcher {
 	}
 
 	private boolean isPotentialMatch(String path, String[] pattDirs) {
-		char[] pathChars = path.toCharArray();
-		int pos = 0;
-		for (String pattDir : pattDirs) {
-			int skipped = skipSeparator(path, pos, this.pathSeparator);
-			pos += skipped;
-			skipped = skipSegment(pathChars, pos, pattDir);
-			if (skipped < pattDir.length()) {
-				if (skipped > 0) {
-					return true;
+		if (!this.trimTokens) {
+			char[] pathChars = path.toCharArray();
+			int pos = 0;
+			for (String pattDir : pattDirs) {
+				int skipped = skipSeparator(path, pos, this.pathSeparator);
+				pos += skipped;
+				skipped = skipSegment(pathChars, pos, pattDir);
+				if (skipped < pattDir.length()) {
+					if (skipped > 0) {
+						return true;
+					}
+					return (pattDir.length() > 0) && isWildcardChar(pattDir.charAt(0));
 				}
-				return (pattDir.length() > 0) && isWildcardChar(pattDir.charAt(0));
+				pos += skipped;
 			}
-			pos += skipped;
 		}
 		return true;
 	}
diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/util/AntPathMatcherTests.java b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/util/AntPathMatcherTests.java
index f75e637c50..d810c33014 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/util/AntPathMatcherTests.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/util/AntPathMatcherTests.java
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ public class AntPathMatcherTests {
 		assertTrue(pathMatcher.match("/{bla}.*", "/testing.html"));
 	}
 
+	// SPR-14247
+	@Test
+	public void matchWithTrimTokensEnabled() throws Exception {
+		pathMatcher.setTrimTokens(true);
+
+		assertTrue(pathMatcher.match("/foo/bar", "/foo /bar"));
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void withMatchStart() {
 		// test exact matching