diff --git a/src/utils.url.ts b/src/utils.url.ts
index 5a725353..3d9538a6 100644
--- a/src/utils.url.ts
+++ b/src/utils.url.ts
@@ -38,11 +38,15 @@ export function joinURL(base?: string, path?: string): string {
  * Adds the base path to the input path, if it is not already present.
  */
 export function withBase(input = "", base = ""): string {
-  if (!base || base === "/") {
+  if (!base) {
+    return input;
+  }
+  const cleanedBase = String(base).trim();
+  if (cleanedBase === "/") {
     return input;
   }
 
-  const _base = withoutTrailingSlash(base);
+  const _base = withoutTrailingSlash(cleanedBase);
   if (input.startsWith(_base)) {
     return input;
   }
@@ -51,11 +55,16 @@ export function withBase(input = "", base = ""): string {
 }
 
 function withoutTrailingSlash(path?: string): string {
-  if (!path || path === "/") {
+  if (!path) {
+    return "/";
+  }
+
+  const trimmed = path.trimEnd();
+  if (trimmed === "/") {
     return "/";
   }
 
-  return path[path.length - 1] === "/" ? path.slice(0, -1) : path;
+  return trimmed[trimmed.length - 1] === "/" ? trimmed.slice(0, -1) : trimmed;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/test/index.test.ts b/test/index.test.ts
index 5ac20b07..d4ce5fa4 100644
--- a/test/index.test.ts
+++ b/test/index.test.ts
@@ -116,6 +116,16 @@ describe("ofetch", () => {
     );
   });
 
+  it("baseURL with trailing CR", async () => {
+    expect(
+      await $fetch("/x?foo=123", { baseURL: getURL("url") + "\r" })
+    ).to.equal("/url/x?foo=123");
+
+    expect(await $fetch("/x", { baseURL: getURL("url") + "\r" })).to.equal(
+      "/url/x"
+    );
+  });
+
   it("stringifies posts body automatically", async () => {
     const { body } = await $fetch(getURL("post"), {
       method: "POST",