diff --git a/validators.go b/validators.go
index bf3266813..41be94b26 100644
--- a/validators.go
+++ b/validators.go
@@ -420,6 +420,7 @@ func (v *validator) isAlphanumeric(s string) error {
 		// Specific characters that are accepted
 		switch r {
 		case
+			0xA0, //   - Non-breaking Space
 			0xA2, // ¢ - Cent Sign
 			0xAC, // ¬ - Negation
 			0xA6, // ¦ - Pipe
diff --git a/validators_test.go b/validators_test.go
index 69bafa06b..d3367d6b8 100644
--- a/validators_test.go
+++ b/validators_test.go
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ func TestValidators__isAlphanumeric(t *testing.T) {
 				shouldError := tt.shouldErr(i)
 
 				switch chr {
-				case `¢`, `¦`, `¬`, `±`: // skip valid ASCII characters
+				case ` `, `¢`, `¦`, `¬`, `±`: // skip valid ASCII characters
 					continue
 
 				case `Ø`: // skip characters found in real world usage