diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index 9a3172a..8f464d6 100644
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ https://github.com/josdejong/jsoneditor
 - Implemented repairing JSON objects containing left and right single
   and double quotes (which you get when typing a JSON object in Word)
   in `text` and `code` mode.
+- Implemented repairing JSON objects containing special white space
+  characters like non-breaking space.
 
 
 ## 2017-09-16, version 5.9.6
diff --git a/src/js/util.js b/src/js/util.js
index 0694b09..90b4d27 100644
--- a/src/js/util.js
+++ b/src/js/util.js
@@ -163,6 +163,11 @@ exports.sanitize = function (jsString) {
     else if (c === '/' && next() === '/') {
       skipComment();
     }
+    else if (c === '\u00A0' || (c >= '\u2000' && c <= '\u200A') || c === '\u202F' || c === '\u205F' || c === '\u3000') {
+      // special white spaces (like non breaking space)
+      chars.push(' ')
+      i++
+    }
     else if (c === quote) {
       parseString(quote);
     }
diff --git a/test/util.test.js b/test/util.test.js
index 8abbf6b..92fa63a 100644
--- a/test/util.test.js
+++ b/test/util.test.js
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ describe('util', function () {
       assert.equal(util.sanitize('"foo\\\'bar"'), '"foo\'bar"');
     });
 
+    it('should replace special white characters', function () {
+      assert.equal(util.sanitize('{"a":\u00a0"foo\u00a0bar"}'), '{"a": "foo\u00a0bar"}');
+      assert.equal(util.sanitize('{"a":\u2009"foo"}'), '{"a": "foo"}');
+    });
+
     it('should escape unescaped control characters', function () {
       assert.equal(util.sanitize('"hello\bworld"'), '"hello\\bworld"')
       assert.equal(util.sanitize('"hello\fworld"'), '"hello\\fworld"')
@@ -41,7 +46,7 @@ describe('util', function () {
       assert.equal(util.sanitize('{"value\n": "dc=hcm,dc=com"}'), '{"value\\n": "dc=hcm,dc=com"}')
     })
 
-    it.only('should replace left/right quotes', function () {
+    it('should replace left/right quotes', function () {
       assert.equal(util.sanitize('\u2018foo\u2019'), '"foo"')
       assert.equal(util.sanitize('\u201Cfoo\u201D'), '"foo"')
       assert.equal(util.sanitize('\u0060foo\u00B4'), '"foo"')