diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibPDF/Parser.cpp b/Userland/Libraries/LibPDF/Parser.cpp
index 2ee0261007..ba33e3d17e 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibPDF/Parser.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibPDF/Parser.cpp
@@ -170,6 +170,8 @@ PDFErrorOr<NonnullRefPtr<IndirectValue>> Parser::parse_indirect_value()
 
 PDFErrorOr<Value> Parser::parse_number()
 {
+    m_reader.consume_whitespace();
+
     size_t start_offset = m_reader.offset();
     bool is_float = false;
     bool consumed_digit = false;