diff --git a/src/plugins/terminal/celllayout.cpp b/src/plugins/terminal/celllayout.cpp
index 45b7ca07835..a2628eccb05 100644
--- a/src/plugins/terminal/celllayout.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/terminal/celllayout.cpp
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ void createTextLayout(QTextLayout &textLayout,
 
             if (cell->chars[0] != 0xFFFFFFFF) {
                 QString ch = QString::fromUcs4(cell->chars);
+                if (ch == ' ')
+                    ch = QChar::Nbsp;
                 if (ch.size() > 0) {
                     layoutText += ch;
                 } else {
diff --git a/src/plugins/terminal/terminalwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/terminal/terminalwidget.cpp
index 7c76fa76084..8325f2839c7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/terminal/terminalwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/terminal/terminalwidget.cpp
@@ -390,6 +390,8 @@ void TerminalWidget::copyToClipboard() const
                                         .trimmed());
         }
 
+        selectedText.replace(QChar::Nbsp, QChar::Space);
+
         setClipboardAndSelection(selectedText);
     }
 }