diff --git a/test/data/whitespace.rt b/test/data/whitespace.rt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..57fbe1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/whitespace.rt
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<div>
+    <div>
+        This   is  a      
+        {this.props.name}  
+        example
+    </div>
+    <div>    &#160;   </div>
+    <pre>
+        This   is  a   
+        {this.props.name}  
+        example
+    </pre>
+    <textarea>
+        This   is  a   
+        {this.props.name}  
+        example
+    <textarea>
+    <div rt-pre>
+        This   is  a   
+        {this.props.name}  
+        example
+    </pre>
+</div>
diff --git a/test/data/whitespace.rt.js b/test/data/whitespace.rt.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6746674
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/whitespace.rt.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+define([
+    'react',
+    'lodash'
+], function (React, _) {
+    'use strict';
+    return function () {
+        return React.createElement('div', {}, React.createElement('div', {}, ' This is a ', this.props.name, ' example '), React.createElement('div', {}, ' \xA0 '), React.createElement('pre', {}, '\n        This   is  a   \n        ', this.props.name, '  \n        example\n    '), React.createElement('textarea', {}, '\n        This   is  a   \n        ', this.props.name, '  \n        example\n    ', React.createElement('textarea', {}, React.createElement('div', {}, '\n        This   is  a   \n        ', this.props.name, '  \n        example\n    \n'))));
+    };
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/src/rt.valid.spec.js b/test/src/rt.valid.spec.js
index ef0183a..70664f6 100644
--- a/test/src/rt.valid.spec.js
+++ b/test/src/rt.valid.spec.js
@@ -90,6 +90,12 @@ module.exports = {
             files.forEach(file => check(t, file));
         });
 
+        test('normalize whitespace', t => {
+            const files = ['whitespace.rt'];
+            const options = {normalizeHtmlWhitespace: true, modules: 'amd'};    
+            testFiles(t, files, options);
+        });
+        
         test('convert comment with AMD and ES6 modules', t => {
             const files = [
                 {source: 'comment.rt', expected: 'comment.rt.amd.js', options: {modules: 'amd'}},