diff --git a/packages/html-parser/src/html-parser.test.ts b/packages/html-parser/src/html-parser.test.ts
index d159375b..c780ff79 100644
--- a/packages/html-parser/src/html-parser.test.ts
+++ b/packages/html-parser/src/html-parser.test.ts
@@ -341,6 +341,14 @@ describe('HtmlMessageEntityParser', () => {
             )
         })
 
+        it('should keep whitespaces in raw text', () => {
+            const dot = { text: '  ∙  ' }
+            const lf = { text: '\n' }
+            test(htm`this  is${dot}some  text${lf}xd`, [], 'this is  ∙  some text\nxd')
+
+            test(htm`hewwo ${htm`<br>`} world`, [], 'hewwo \nworld')
+        })
+
         it('should not ignore newlines and indentation in pre', () => {
             test(
                 htm`<pre>this is some text\n\nwith newlines</pre>`,
diff --git a/packages/html-parser/src/index.ts b/packages/html-parser/src/index.ts
index 705dfeec..a6c7752c 100644
--- a/packages/html-parser/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/html-parser/src/index.ts
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ function parse(
     let plainText = ''
     let pendingText = ''
 
-    function processPendingText(tagEnd = false) {
+    function processPendingText(tagEnd = false, keepWhitespace = false) {
         if (!pendingText.length) return
 
-        if (!stacks.pre?.length) {
+        if (!stacks.pre?.length && !keepWhitespace) {
             pendingText = pendingText.replace(/[^\S\u00A0]+/gs, ' ')
 
             if (tagEnd) pendingText = pendingText.trimEnd()
@@ -237,6 +237,8 @@ function parse(
                     entities.push({ ...ent, offset: ent.offset + baseOffset })
                 }
             }
+
+            processPendingText(false, true)
         }
     })