diff --git a/themes/tiddlywiki/vanilla/base.tid b/themes/tiddlywiki/vanilla/base.tid
index a7cc9e549..241d68b55 100644
--- a/themes/tiddlywiki/vanilla/base.tid
+++ b/themes/tiddlywiki/vanilla/base.tid
@@ -431,6 +431,7 @@ Tiddler frame in story river
 
 :root {
 	color-scheme: {{{ [{$:/palette}get[color-scheme]] ~light }}};
+	text-autospace: normal;
 }
 
 /*