diff --git a/jquery.highlight.js b/jquery.highlight.js
index 9dcf3c7..398075a 100644
--- a/jquery.highlight.js
+++ b/jquery.highlight.js
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 jQuery.extend({
     highlight: function (node, re, nodeName, className) {
         if (node.nodeType === 3) {
-            var match = node.data.match(re);
+            var match = node.data.replace(/\u00a0/g, " ").match(re);
             if (match) {
                 var highlight = document.createElement(nodeName || 'span');
                 highlight.className = className || 'highlight';