diff --git a/Libraries/LibWeb/Layout/LineBox.cpp b/Libraries/LibWeb/Layout/LineBox.cpp
index b4415ae11b..cf2a127755 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibWeb/Layout/LineBox.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibWeb/Layout/LineBox.cpp
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ void LineBox::trim_trailing_whitespace()
     }
 }
 
-bool LineBox::ends_in_whitespace() const
+bool LineBox::is_empty_or_ends_in_whitespace() const
 {
     if (m_fragments.is_empty())
-        return false;
+        return true;
     return m_fragments.last().ends_in_whitespace();
 }
 
diff --git a/Libraries/LibWeb/Layout/LineBox.h b/Libraries/LibWeb/Layout/LineBox.h
index cc821d9d6e..dcf1efd081 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibWeb/Layout/LineBox.h
+++ b/Libraries/LibWeb/Layout/LineBox.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public:
 
     void trim_trailing_whitespace();
 
-    bool ends_in_whitespace() const;
+    bool is_empty_or_ends_in_whitespace() const;
 
 private:
     friend class BlockBox;
diff --git a/Libraries/LibWeb/Layout/TextNode.cpp b/Libraries/LibWeb/Layout/TextNode.cpp
index 06b9093269..f3b1d7cbe8 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibWeb/Layout/TextNode.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibWeb/Layout/TextNode.cpp
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ void TextNode::split_into_lines_by_rules(InlineFormattingContext& context, Layou
             }
             it = prev;
         };
-        if (line_boxes.last().ends_in_whitespace())
+        if (line_boxes.last().is_empty_or_ends_in_whitespace())
             skip_over_whitespace();
         for (; it != utf8_view.end(); ++it) {
             if (!isspace(*it)) {
@@ -246,13 +246,13 @@ void TextNode::split_into_lines_by_rules(InlineFormattingContext& context, Layou
         auto& chunk = chunks[i];
 
         // Collapse entire fragment into non-existence if previous fragment on line ended in whitespace.
-        if (do_collapse && line_boxes.last().ends_in_whitespace() && chunk.is_all_whitespace)
+        if (do_collapse && line_boxes.last().is_empty_or_ends_in_whitespace() && chunk.is_all_whitespace)
             continue;
 
         float chunk_width;
         bool need_collapse = false;
         if (do_wrap_lines) {
-            need_collapse = do_collapse && isspace(*chunk.view.begin()) && line_boxes.last().ends_in_whitespace();
+            need_collapse = do_collapse && isspace(*chunk.view.begin()) && line_boxes.last().is_empty_or_ends_in_whitespace();
 
             if (need_collapse)
                 chunk_width = space_width;
@@ -262,6 +262,9 @@ void TextNode::split_into_lines_by_rules(InlineFormattingContext& context, Layou
             if (line_boxes.last().width() > 0 && chunk_width > available_width) {
                 containing_block.add_line_box();
                 available_width = context.available_width_at_line(line_boxes.size() - 1);
+
+                if (do_collapse && chunk.is_all_whitespace)
+                    continue;
             }
             if (need_collapse & line_boxes.last().fragments().is_empty())
                 continue;