diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/topic-post-badges.raw.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/topic-post-badges.raw.hbs
index 2cbf0f9b696..2580b38a8ce 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/topic-post-badges.raw.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/topic-post-badges.raw.hbs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 <span class='topic-post-badges'>
-  {{#if unread ~}}
-    <a href='{{url}}' class='badge badge-notification unread' title='{{i18n "topic.unread_posts" count=unread}}'>{{unread}}</a>
-  {{/if }}
-  {{#if newPosts ~}}
-    <a href='{{url}}' class='badge badge-notification new-posts' title='{{i18n "topic.total_unread_posts" count=newPosts}}'>{{newPosts}}</a>
-  {{/if}}
-  {{#if unseen ~}}
-    <a href='{{url}}' class='badge badge-notification new-topic' title='{{i18n "topic.new"}}'>{{newDotText}}</a>
-  {{/if}}
+  {{~#if unread ~}}
+    &nbsp;<a href='{{url}}' class='badge badge-notification unread' title='{{i18n "topic.unread_posts" count=unread}}'>{{unread}}</a>
+  {{~/if}}
+  {{~#if newPosts ~}}
+    &nbsp;<a href='{{url}}' class='badge badge-notification new-posts' title='{{i18n "topic.total_unread_posts" count=newPosts}}'>{{newPosts}}</a>
+  {{~/if}}
+  {{~#if unseen ~}}
+    &nbsp;<a href='{{url}}' class='badge badge-notification new-topic' title='{{i18n "topic.new"}}'>{{newDotText}}</a>
+  {{~/if}}
 </span>