diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/OdooEditor.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/OdooEditor.js
index 8b3f8cd16cc..cf0f648c5d2 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/OdooEditor.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/OdooEditor.js
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ import {
     prepareUpdate,
     boundariesOut,
     getFontSizeDisplayValue,
+    rightLeafOnlyNotBlockPath,
 } from './utils/utils.js';
 import { editorCommands } from './commands/commands.js';
 import { Powerbox } from './powerbox/Powerbox.js';
@@ -2237,7 +2238,11 @@ export class OdooEditor extends EventTarget {
             fillEmpty(closestBlock(start));
         }
         fillEmpty(closestBlock(range.endContainer));
-        const joinWith = range.endContainer;
+        let joinWith = range.endContainer;
+        const rightLeaf = rightLeafOnlyNotBlockPath(joinWith).next().value;
+        if (rightLeaf && rightLeaf.nodeValue === ' ') {
+            joinWith = rightLeaf;
+        }
         // Rejoin blocks that extractContents may have split in two.
         while (
             doJoin &&
diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/utils/utils.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/utils/utils.js
index 5dfa633b2ff..3f823f0428d 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/utils/utils.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/utils/utils.js
@@ -2659,7 +2659,8 @@ export function enforceWhitespace(el, offset, direction, rule) {
         if (
             spaceVisibility &&
             !foundVisibleSpaceTextNode &&
-            getState(...rightPos(spaceNode), DIRECTIONS.RIGHT).cType & CTGROUPS.BLOCK
+            getState(...rightPos(spaceNode), DIRECTIONS.RIGHT).cType & CTGROUPS.BLOCK &&
+            getState(...leftPos(spaceNode), DIRECTIONS.LEFT).cType !== CTYPES.CONTENT
         ) {
             spaceVisibility = false;
         }
diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/test/spec/editor.test.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/test/spec/editor.test.js
index 08b77d11f3d..1631b7a320e 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/test/spec/editor.test.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/test/spec/editor.test.js
@@ -3425,6 +3425,15 @@ X[]
                 contentAfter: `<p>a&nbsp;[]</p>`,
             });
         });
+        it('should transform the space node preceded by a styled element to &nbsp;', async () => {
+            await testEditor(BasicEditor, {
+                contentBefore: `<p><strong>ab</strong> [cd]</p>`,
+                stepFunction: async editor => {
+                    await insertText(editor, 'x');
+                },
+                contentAfter: `<p><strong>ab</strong>&nbsp;x[]</p>`,
+            });
+        });
     });
 
     describe('insertParagraphBreak', () => {