diff --git a/scene/gui/label.cpp b/scene/gui/label.cpp
index fa795361a8e..caa6e93ede3 100644
--- a/scene/gui/label.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/label.cpp
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ void Label::_notification(int p_what) {
 					return;
 				}
 				if (from->space_count) {
+					chars_total += from->space_count;
 					/* spacing */
 					x_ofs += space_w * from->space_count;
 					if (can_fill && align == ALIGN_FILL && spaces) {