diff --git a/src/dict/dictserver.cc b/src/dict/dictserver.cc
index 6de66ce16d..7ca2aad5c6 100644
--- a/src/dict/dictserver.cc
+++ b/src/dict/dictserver.cc
@@ -624,6 +624,8 @@ class DictServerArticleRequest: public Dictionary::DataRequest
         }
 
         if ( lsc >= leadingSpaceCount && lsc > firstLeadingSpaceCount ) {
+          //extra space
+          resultStr.append( " " );
           resultStr.append( line.trimmed() );
         }
         else {