diff --git a/changelog/3247.fixed.md b/changelog/3247.fixed.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a3b5d80f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/3247.fixed.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- Fixed an issue in `SimpleTextAggreagtor` where spaces were not being stripped before returning the aggregation. This resulted in an extra space for TTS services that don't support word-timestamp alignment data.
diff --git a/src/pipecat/utils/text/simple_text_aggregator.py b/src/pipecat/utils/text/simple_text_aggregator.py
index 1d123e8fb..e58b785fc 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/utils/text/simple_text_aggregator.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/utils/text/simple_text_aggregator.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class SimpleTextAggregator(BaseTextAggregator):
         Returns:
             The text that has been accumulated in the buffer.
         """
-        return Aggregation(text=self._text.strip(), type=AggregationType.SENTENCE)
+        return Aggregation(text=self._text.strip(" "), type=AggregationType.SENTENCE)
 
     async def aggregate(self, text: str) -> AsyncIterator[Aggregation]:
         """Aggregate text and yield completed sentences.
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class SimpleTextAggregator(BaseTextAggregator):
                     # NLTK confirmed a sentence - return it
                     result = self._text[:eos_marker]
                     self._text = self._text[eos_marker:]
-                    return Aggregation(text=result, type=AggregationType.SENTENCE)
+                    return Aggregation(text=result.strip(" "), type=AggregationType.SENTENCE)
                 # No sentence found - keep accumulating
                 return None
             # Still whitespace, keep waiting
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ class SimpleTextAggregator(BaseTextAggregator):
             # Return whatever we have in the buffer
             result = self._text
             await self.reset()
-            return Aggregation(text=result.strip(), type=AggregationType.SENTENCE)
+            return Aggregation(text=result.strip(" "), type=AggregationType.SENTENCE)
         return None
 
     async def handle_interruption(self):