diff --git a/src/lib/utils/checklist.test.ts b/src/lib/utils/checklist.test.ts
index f60fbec..af8a361 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/checklist.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/utils/checklist.test.ts
@@ -318,4 +318,9 @@ describe('unlinkifyHtml', () => {
 		expect(unlinkifyHtml('&lt;b&gt;bold&lt;/b&gt;')).toBe('<b>bold</b>');
 		expect(unlinkifyHtml('say &quot;hello&quot;')).toBe('say "hello"');
 	});
+
+	it('converts &nbsp; from contenteditable to regular spaces', () => {
+		expect(unlinkifyHtml('hello&nbsp;world')).toBe('hello world');
+		expect(unlinkifyHtml('a&nbsp;&nbsp;b')).toBe('a  b');
+	});
 });
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/checklist.ts b/src/lib/utils/checklist.ts
index a10eddc..136fe44 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/checklist.ts
+++ b/src/lib/utils/checklist.ts
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ export function unlinkifyHtml(html: string): string {
 	if (!html) return '';
 	return html
 		.replace(/<[^>]*>/g, '')
+		.replace(/&nbsp;/g, ' ')
 		.replace(/&amp;/g, '&')
 		.replace(/&lt;/g, '<')
 		.replace(/&gt;/g, '>')