diff --git a/evennia/utils/tests/test_eveditor.py b/evennia/utils/tests/test_eveditor.py
index 9e433f6bff..73bae1ea39 100644
--- a/evennia/utils/tests/test_eveditor.py
+++ b/evennia/utils/tests/test_eveditor.py
@@ -156,6 +156,13 @@ class TestEvEditor(BaseEvenniaCommandTest):
             "First test line\nInserted-New Replaced Second line-End\n test line\n:",
         )
 
+        self.call(
+            eveditor.CmdLineInput(),
+            "  Whitespace   echo    test     line.",
+            raw_string="  Whitespace   echo    test     line.",
+            msg="05  Whitespace   echo    test     line.",
+        )
+
     def test_eveditor_COLON_UU(self):
         eveditor.EvEditor(self.char1)
         self.call(