diff --git a/src/g_shared/sbarinfo.cpp b/src/g_shared/sbarinfo.cpp
index 83f9e9bef..29ea9774b 100644
--- a/src/g_shared/sbarinfo.cpp
+++ b/src/g_shared/sbarinfo.cpp
@@ -1349,7 +1349,10 @@ public:
 		{
 			if(*str == ' ')
 			{
-				ax += font->GetSpaceWidth();
+				if(script->spacingCharacter == '\0')
+					ax += font->GetSpaceWidth();
+				else
+					ax += font->GetCharWidth((int) script->spacingCharacter);
 				str++;
 				continue;
 			}