diff --git a/modules/ui/doom-dashboard/config.el b/modules/ui/doom-dashboard/config.el
index 3a68a4621..3a8b0b7d7 100644
--- a/modules/ui/doom-dashboard/config.el
+++ b/modules/ui/doom-dashboard/config.el
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ loading.")
   (read-only-mode +1)
   (setq truncate-lines t)
   (setq-local whitespace-style nil)
+  (setq-local show-trailing-whitespace nil)
   (cl-loop for (car . _cdr) in fringe-indicator-alist
            collect (cons car nil) into alist
            finally do (setq fringe-indicator-alist alist)))