diff --git a/lib/html_parser.dart b/lib/html_parser.dart
index 562833981f..2b8d68f0f2 100644
--- a/lib/html_parser.dart
+++ b/lib/html_parser.dart
@@ -888,7 +888,9 @@ class HtmlParser extends StatelessWidget {
     tree.children.forEach((child) {
       if (child is EmptyContentElement || child is EmptyLayoutElement) {
         toRemove.add(child);
-      } else if (child is TextContentElement && (child.text!.trim().isEmpty)) {
+      } else if (child is TextContentElement
+          && child.text!.trim().isEmpty
+          && child.style.whiteSpace != WhiteSpace.PRE) {
         toRemove.add(child);
       } else if (child is TextContentElement &&
           child.style.whiteSpace != WhiteSpace.PRE &&