diff --git a/src/core/alias.js b/src/core/alias.js
index d1e3231e52..da5af0fb62 100644
--- a/src/core/alias.js
+++ b/src/core/alias.js
@@ -416,10 +416,11 @@
         "&": "&",
         "\"": """,
         "<": "&lt;",
-        ">": "&gt;"
+        ">": "&gt;",
+        " ": "&nbsp;"
     };
     BI.htmlEncode = function (text) {
-        return BI.isNull(text) ? "" : BI.replaceAll(text + "", "&|\"|<|>", function (v) {
+        return BI.isNull(text) ? "" : BI.replaceAll(text + "", "&|\"|<|>|\\s", function (v) {
             return SPECIAL_TAGS[v] ? SPECIAL_TAGS[v] : "&nbsp;";
         });
     };