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 1ae2ae8f8b7..64f40889735 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
@@ -4811,7 +4811,16 @@ export class OdooEditor extends EventTarget {
                         const textFragments = splitAroundUrl[i].split(/\r?\n/);
                         let textIndex = 1;
                         for (const textFragment of textFragments) {
-                            this._applyCommand('insert', textFragment);
+                            // Replace consecutive spaces by alternating nbsp.
+                            const modifiedTextFragment = textFragment.replace(/( {2,})/g, match => {
+                                let alertnateValue = false;
+                                return match.replace(/ /g, () => {
+                                    alertnateValue = !alertnateValue;
+                                    const replaceContent = alertnateValue ? '\u00A0' : ' ';
+                                    return replaceContent;
+                                });
+                            });
+                            this._applyCommand('insert', modifiedTextFragment);
                             if (textIndex < textFragments.length) {
                                 // Break line by inserting new paragraph and
                                 // remove current paragraph's bottom margin.
diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/test/spec/copyPaste.test.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/test/spec/copyPaste.test.js
index 87cab3f1df9..f697cd3d90b 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/test/spec/copyPaste.test.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/test/spec/copyPaste.test.js
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ describe('Paste', () => {
                     stepFunction: async editor => {
                         await pasteText(editor, 'x    y');
                     },
-                    contentAfter: '<p>abx    y[]cd</p>',
+                    contentAfter: '<p>abx&nbsp; &nbsp; y[]cd</p>',
                 });
             });
             it('should paste a text in a span', async () => {
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ describe('Paste', () => {
                     stepFunction: async editor => {
                         await pasteText(editor, 'x    y');
                     },
-                    contentAfter: '<p>ax    y[]d</p>',
+                    contentAfter: '<p>ax&nbsp; &nbsp; y[]d</p>',
                 });
             });
             it('should paste a text in a span', async () => {