Ticket #5788: 5788.patch

_source/core/htmlparser/fragment.js

@@ -353 +353 @@
                 parser.onText = function( text )
                 {
                         // Trim empty spaces at beginning of element contents except <pre>.
-                        if ( !currentNode._.hasInlineStarted && !inPre )
+                        if ( ( !currentNode._.hasInlineStarted || pendingBRs.length ) && !inPre )
                         {
                                 text = CKEDITOR.tools.ltrim( text );