diff --git a/weblate/trans/templatetags/translations.py b/weblate/trans/templatetags/translations.py
index 34664378fa3e..6bb7fe6aaa8b 100644
--- a/weblate/trans/templatetags/translations.py
+++ b/weblate/trans/templatetags/translations.py
@@ -420,13 +420,12 @@ def format_generator(self) -> Generator[str]:
 
             if pos in tags:
                 current = tags[pos]
-                # Special case for single whitespace char in diff
+                # Special case for leading whitespace char in diff
                 if (
                     current
                     and value[pos] == " "
                     and "<ins>" in current
                     and SPACE_START not in current
-                    and "</ins>" in tags[pos + 1]
                 ):
                     current.append(SPACE_START)
                     tags[pos + 1].insert(0, SPACE_END)
diff --git a/weblate/trans/tests/test_suggestions.py b/weblate/trans/tests/test_suggestions.py
index 9c886dbc2547..80833dda366c 100644
--- a/weblate/trans/tests/test_suggestions.py
+++ b/weblate/trans/tests/test_suggestions.py
@@ -106,7 +106,11 @@ def test_change_diff_for_deleted_suggestion(self, **kwargs) -> None:
         response = self.client.get(translate_url)
         self.assertNotContains(response, "Suggestion removed")
         # 1st diff occurrence is in the "Suggestions" tab, the 2nd in "History" tab
-        self.assertContains(response, "Nazdar<ins> svete</ins>!", count=2)
+        self.assertContains(
+            response,
+            """Nazdar<ins><span class="hlspace"><span class="space-space"> </span></span>svete</ins>!""",
+            count=2,
+        )
 
         suggestions = self.get_unit().suggestions.values_list("pk", flat=True)
         self.assertEqual(len(suggestions), 1)
@@ -119,7 +123,11 @@ def test_change_diff_for_deleted_suggestion(self, **kwargs) -> None:
         self.assertContains(response, "Suggestion added", count=1)
         # both diff occurrence are in "History" tab,
         # as suggestion is no longer visible in the "Suggestion" tab
-        self.assertContains(response, "Nazdar<ins> svete</ins>!", count=2)
+        self.assertContains(
+            response,
+            """Nazdar<ins><span class="hlspace"><span class="space-space"> </span></span>svete</ins>!""",
+            count=2,
+        )
 
     def test_delete_spam(self) -> None:
         self.test_delete(spam="1")
diff --git a/weblate/trans/tests/test_templatetags.py b/weblate/trans/tests/test_templatetags.py
index e4ddf229a5aa..5a4f4deeba64 100644
--- a/weblate/trans/tests/test_templatetags.py
+++ b/weblate/trans/tests/test_templatetags.py
@@ -388,6 +388,20 @@ def test_diff_changed_whitespace(self) -> None:
             """,
         )
 
+    def test_diff_whitespace_leading_added(self) -> None:
+        self.assertHTMLEqual(
+            format_translation(
+                ["新增 :http:get:"],
+                self.component.source_language,
+                diff="新增：http:get:",
+            )["items"][0]["content"],
+            """新增
+            <del>：</del>
+            <ins><span class="hlspace"><span class="space-space"> </span></span>:</ins>
+            http:get:
+            """,
+        )
+
     def test_glossary(self) -> None:
         self.assertHTMLEqual(
             format_translation(