diff --git a/src/helpers.ts b/src/helpers.ts
index a41bd4b..2d2f587 100644
--- a/src/helpers.ts
+++ b/src/helpers.ts
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@ const htmlUnescapes: Record<string, string> = {
   '&gt;': '>',
   '&quot;': '"',
   '&#39;': "'",
+  '&nbsp;': ' ',
+  '&#160;': ' ',
 };
 
 /** Used to match HTML entities and HTML characters. */
-const reEscapedHtml = /&(?:amp|lt|gt|quot|#(?:0+)?39);/g;
+const reEscapedHtml = /&(?:amp|lt|gt|quot|nbsp|#(?:0+)?(?:39|160));/g;
 const reHasEscapedHtml = RegExp(reEscapedHtml.source);
 
 export const unescape = (str = '') => {
diff --git a/tests/helpers.spec.ts b/tests/helpers.spec.ts
index e3d5f3b..518ac95 100644
--- a/tests/helpers.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/helpers.spec.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ describe('Helpers', () => {
     expect(unescape('&gt;')).toBe('>');
     expect(unescape('&quot;')).toBe('"');
     expect(unescape('&#39;')).toBe("'");
+    expect(unescape('&nbsp;')).toBe(' ');
+    expect(unescape('&#160;')).toBe(' ');
     expect(unescape('')).toBe('');
     expect(unescape()).toBe('');
   });