diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/commands/deleteForward.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/commands/deleteForward.js
index 2dfe628cfdf..eef6eb267e7 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/commands/deleteForward.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/commands/deleteForward.js
@@ -54,15 +54,21 @@ export function deleteText(charSize, offset, direction, alreadyMoved) {
     restore();
 
     // If the removed element was not visible content, propagate the deletion.
+    const parentState = getState(parentElement, firstSplitOffset, direction);
     if (
         isZWS ||
         (isSpace &&
-            getState(parentElement, firstSplitOffset, direction).cType !== CTYPES.CONTENT)
+            (parentState.cType !== CTYPES.CONTENT || parentState.node === undefined))
     ) {
-        if(direction === DIRECTIONS.LEFT) {
+        if (direction === DIRECTIONS.LEFT) {
             parentElement.oDeleteBackward(firstSplitOffset, alreadyMoved);
         } else {
-            parentElement.oDeleteForward(firstSplitOffset, alreadyMoved);
+            if (isSpace && parentState.node == undefined) {
+                // multiple invisible space at the start of the node
+                this.oDeleteForward(offset, alreadyMoved);
+            } else {
+                parentElement.oDeleteForward(firstSplitOffset, alreadyMoved);
+            }
         }
         if (isZWS) {
             fillEmpty(parentElement);
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 e30b54016fc..3f26718ddb7 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
@@ -433,6 +433,31 @@ X[]
                         contentAfter: `<p>[]&nbsp;def</p>`,
                     });
                 });
+                it('should remove invisible empty space at the start', async () => {
+                    await testEditor(BasicEditor, {
+                        contentBefore: `<p>[]         def</p>`,
+                        stepFunction: async editor => {
+                            await deleteForward(editor);
+                        },
+                        contentAfter: `<p>[]ef</p>`,
+                    });
+                });
+                 it('should remove invisible empty space at the start (2)', async () => {
+                    await testEditor(BasicEditor, {
+                        // The first 3 spaces are invisible : considered
+                        // formating by the browser.
+                        // The &nbsp; is visible (space 1).
+                        // The last 3 spaces are consider as 1 visble space and
+                        // two formating spaces (space 2).
+                        contentBefore: `<p>[]   &nbsp;   def</p>`,
+                        stepFunction: async editor => {
+                            await deleteForward(editor);
+                        },
+                        // Space 1 is deleted and space 2 should be transformed
+                        // to a &nbsp; to stay visible.
+                        contentAfter: `<p>[]&nbsp;def</p>`,
+                    });
+                });
             });
             describe('white spaces', () => {
                 describe('no intefering spaces', () => {