diff --git a/anki/template/furigana.py b/anki/template/furigana.py
index 331028de4..12f076b29 100644
--- a/anki/template/furigana.py
+++ b/anki/template/furigana.py
@@ -18,14 +18,17 @@ def noSound(repl):
             return re.sub(r, repl, match.group(0))
     return func
 
+def _munge(s):
+    return s.replace(" ", " ")
+
 def kanji(txt, *args):
-    return re.sub(r, noSound(r'\1'), txt)
+    return re.sub(r, noSound(r'\1'), _munge(txt))
 
 def kana(txt, *args):
-    return re.sub(r, noSound(r'\2'), txt)
+    return re.sub(r, noSound(r'\2'), _munge(txt))
 
 def furigana(txt, *args):
-    return re.sub(r, noSound(ruby), txt)
+    return re.sub(r, noSound(ruby), _munge(txt))
 
 def install():
     addHook('fmod_kanji', kanji)