diff --git a/src/core/text/TextMetrics.js b/src/core/text/TextMetrics.js
index c4f32e1..904f4e6 100644
--- a/src/core/text/TextMetrics.js
+++ b/src/core/text/TextMetrics.js
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@
         // Greedy wrapping algorithm that will wrap words as the line grows longer
         // than its horizontal bounds.
         let result = '';
+        const firstChar = text.charAt(0);
         const lines = text.split('\n');
         const wordWrapWidth = style.wordWrapWidth;
         const characterCache = {};
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@
                         }
                         else
                         {
-                            if (c === 0)
+                            if (c === 0 && (j > 0 || firstChar === ' '))
                             {
                                 result += ' ';
                             }