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 5d320a827b4..fd357e061b9 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
@@ -2202,6 +2202,12 @@ const priorityRestoreStateRules = [
         { direction: DIRECTIONS.LEFT, cType1: CTGROUPS.INLINE, cType2: CTGROUPS.BR },
         { spaceVisibility: true },
     ],
+    [
+        // Replace a space by   when it was content before and now it is
+        // a BR (removal of last character before a BR for example).
+        { direction: DIRECTIONS.RIGHT, cType1: CTGROUPS.CONTENT, cType2: CTGROUPS.BR },
+        { spaceVisibility: true },
+    ],
     [
         // Replace a space by   when it was visible thanks to a BR which
         // is now gone.
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 f1d08103229..6a847ddc980 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
@@ -3127,18 +3127,15 @@ X[]
                     await testEditor(BasicEditor, {
                         contentBefore: '<p>ab []cd</p>',
                         stepFunction: insertLineBreak,
-                        // The space is converted to a non-breaking
-                        // space so it is visible (because it's before a
-                        // <br>).
-                        // JW cAfter: '<p>ab&nbsp;<br>[]cd</p>',
-                        contentAfter: '<p>ab <br>[]cd</p>', // Note: JW seems just wrong here...
+                        // The space is converted to a non-breaking space so it
+                        // is visible (because it's before a <br>).
+                        contentAfter: '<p>ab&nbsp;<br>[]cd</p>',
                     });
                     await testEditor(BasicEditor, {
                         contentBefore: '<p>ab[] cd</p>',
                         stepFunction: insertLineBreak,
-                        // The space is converted to a non-breaking
-                        // space so it is visible (because it's after a
-                        // <br>).
+                        // The space is converted to a non-breaking space so it
+                        // is visible (because it's after a <br>).
                         contentAfter: '<p>ab<br>[]&nbsp;cd</p>',
                     });
                 });
@@ -3235,16 +3232,15 @@ X[]
                     await testEditor(BasicEditor, {
                         contentBefore: '<p>abc <b>[]def</b></p>',
                         stepFunction: insertLineBreak,
-                        // JW cAfter: '<p>abc&nbsp;<br><b>[]def</b></p>',
-                        contentAfter: '<p>abc <b><br>[]def</b></p>', // Note: JW seems just wrong here
+                        // The space is converted to a non-breaking space so it
+                        // is visible (because it's before a <br>).
+                        contentAfter: '<p>abc&nbsp;<b><br>[]def</b></p>',
                     });
                     await testEditor(BasicEditor, {
                         contentBefore: '<p>abc<b>[] def </b></p>',
                         stepFunction: insertLineBreak,
-                        // The space is converted to a non-breaking
-                        // space so it is visible (because it's before a
-                        // <br>).
-                        // JW cAfter: '<p>abc<br><b>[]&nbsp;def</b></p>',
+                        // The space is converted to a non-breaking space so it
+                        // is visible (because it's before a <br>).
                         contentAfter: '<p>abc<b><br>[]&nbsp;def </b></p>',
                     });
                 });
@@ -3275,8 +3271,9 @@ X[]
                     await testEditor(BasicEditor, {
                         contentBefore: '<p><b>abc []</b>def</p>',
                         stepFunction: insertLineBreak,
-                        // JW cAfter: '<p><b>abc&nbsp;[]<br></b>def</p>',
-                        contentAfter: '<p><b>abc <br>[]</b>def</p>', // Note: JW seems wrong here
+                        // The space is converted to a non-breaking space so it
+                        // is visible (because it's before a <br>).
+                        contentAfter: '<p><b>abc&nbsp;<br>[]</b>def</p>',
                     });
                 });
                 it('should insert a <br> at the beginning of a format node', async () => {
@@ -3308,10 +3305,9 @@ X[]
                     await testEditor(BasicEditor, {
                         contentBefore: '<p><b>ab []cd</b></p>',
                         stepFunction: insertLineBreak,
-                        // The space is converted to a non-breaking
-                        // space so it is visible.
-                        // JW cAfter: '<p><b>ab&nbsp;<br>[]cd</b></p>',
-                        contentAfter: '<p><b>ab <br>[]cd</b></p>', // Note: JW seems just wrong here...
+                        // The space is converted to a non-breaking space so it
+                        // is visible (because it's before a <br>).
+                        contentAfter: '<p><b>ab&nbsp;<br>[]cd</b></p>',
                     });
                     await testEditor(BasicEditor, {
                         contentBefore: '<p><b>ab[] cd</b></p>',