diff --git a/lib/jekyll/filters.rb b/lib/jekyll/filters.rb
index a63cf35d..fd9cc79f 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/filters.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/filters.rb
@@ -150,6 +150,15 @@ module Jekyll
       URI.escape(input)
     end
 
+    # Replace any whitespace in the input string with a single space
+    #
+    # input - The String on which to operate.
+    #
+    # Returns the formatted String
+    def normalize_whitespace(input)
+      input.to_s.gsub(/\s+/, " ").strip
+    end
+
     # Count the number of words in the input string.
     #
     # input - The String on which to operate.
diff --git a/site/_docs/templates.md b/site/_docs/templates.md
index 89bee3c1..4e9edd60 100644
--- a/site/_docs/templates.md
+++ b/site/_docs/templates.md
@@ -256,6 +256,17 @@ common tasks easier.
         </p>
       </td>
     </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td>
+        <p class="name"><strong>Normalize Whitespace</strong></p>
+        <p>Replace any occurance of whitespace with a single space.</p>
+      </td>
+      <td class="align-center">
+        <p>
+         <code class="filter">{% raw %}{{ "a \n b" | normalize_whitepace }}{% endraw %}</code>
+        </p>
+      </td>
+    </tr>
     <tr>
       <td>
         <p class="name"><strong>Sort</strong></p>
diff --git a/test/test_filters.rb b/test/test_filters.rb
index 66c7c551..1a9c7882 100644
--- a/test/test_filters.rb
+++ b/test/test_filters.rb
@@ -133,6 +133,30 @@ class TestFilters < JekyllUnitTest
       )
     end
 
+    context "normalize_whitespace filter" do
+      should "replace newlines with a space" do
+        assert_equal "a b", @filter.normalize_whitespace("a\nb")
+        assert_equal "a b", @filter.normalize_whitespace("a\n\nb")
+      end
+
+      should "replace tabs with a space" do
+        assert_equal "a b", @filter.normalize_whitespace("a\tb")
+        assert_equal "a b", @filter.normalize_whitespace("a\t\tb")
+      end
+
+      should "replace multiple spaces with a single space" do
+        assert_equal "a b", @filter.normalize_whitespace("a  b")
+        assert_equal "a b", @filter.normalize_whitespace("a\t\nb")
+        assert_equal "a b", @filter.normalize_whitespace("a \t \n\nb")
+      end
+
+      should "strip whitespace from begining and end of string" do
+        assert_equal "a", @filter.normalize_whitespace("a ")
+        assert_equal "a", @filter.normalize_whitespace(" a")
+        assert_equal "a", @filter.normalize_whitespace(" a ")
+      end
+    end
+
     context "date filters" do
       context "with Time object" do
         should "format a date with short format" do