diff --git a/functions/_tide_item_character.fish b/functions/_tide_item_character.fish
index d03715e..10bb324 100644
--- a/functions/_tide_item_character.fish
+++ b/functions/_tide_item_character.fish
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 function _tide_item_character
     test $_tide_status = 0 && set_color $tide_character_color || set_color $tide_character_color_failure
 
+    set -q add_prefix || echo -ns ' '
+
     test "$fish_key_bindings" = fish_default_key_bindings && echo -ns $tide_character_icon ||
         switch $fish_bind_mode
             case insert
diff --git a/functions/tide/configure/functions/_fake_tide_item_character.fish b/functions/tide/configure/functions/_fake_tide_item_character.fish
index 3415cd7..73ae055 100644
--- a/functions/tide/configure/functions/_fake_tide_item_character.fish
+++ b/functions/tide/configure/functions/_fake_tide_item_character.fish
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 function _fake_tide_item_character
     set_color $fake_tide_character_color
+    contains newline $fake_tide_left_prompt_items || echo -ns ' '
     echo -ns $fake_tide_character_icon
 end