diff --git a/src/quicksy/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/EnterPhoneNumberActivity.java b/src/quicksy/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/EnterPhoneNumberActivity.java
index f30ec7025..fa98ed01e 100644
--- a/src/quicksy/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/EnterPhoneNumberActivity.java
+++ b/src/quicksy/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/EnterPhoneNumberActivity.java
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ public class EnterPhoneNumberActivity extends XmppActivity implements QuickConve
             this.binding.countryCode.setText(String.valueOf(phoneNumber.getCountryCode()));
             number.clear();
             number.append(String.valueOf(phoneNumber.getNationalNumber()));
-            final String formattedPhoneNumber = PhoneNumberUtilWrapper.getInstance(this).format(phoneNumber, PhoneNumberUtil.PhoneNumberFormat.INTERNATIONAL);
+            final String formattedPhoneNumber = PhoneNumberUtilWrapper.getInstance(this).format(phoneNumber, PhoneNumberUtil.PhoneNumberFormat.INTERNATIONAL).replace(' ','\u202F');
 
             if (PhoneNumberUtilWrapper.getInstance(this).isValidNumber(phoneNumber)) {
                 builder.setMessage(Html.fromHtml(getString(R.string.we_will_be_verifying, formattedPhoneNumber)));
diff --git a/src/quicksy/java/eu/siacs/conversations/utils/PhoneNumberUtilWrapper.java b/src/quicksy/java/eu/siacs/conversations/utils/PhoneNumberUtilWrapper.java
index 599bfdf4b..0b52997e8 100644
--- a/src/quicksy/java/eu/siacs/conversations/utils/PhoneNumberUtilWrapper.java
+++ b/src/quicksy/java/eu/siacs/conversations/utils/PhoneNumberUtilWrapper.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public class PhoneNumberUtilWrapper {
 
     public static String toFormattedPhoneNumber(Context context, Jid jid) {
         try {
-            return getInstance(context).format(toPhoneNumber(context, jid), PhoneNumberUtil.PhoneNumberFormat.INTERNATIONAL);
+            return getInstance(context).format(toPhoneNumber(context, jid), PhoneNumberUtil.PhoneNumberFormat.INTERNATIONAL).replace(' ','\u202F');
         } catch (Exception e) {
             return jid.getEscapedLocal();
         }