diff --git a/lib/redmine/wiki_formatting/textile/redcloth3.rb b/lib/redmine/wiki_formatting/textile/redcloth3.rb
index 80e0a3626..ff4687f7e 100644
--- a/lib/redmine/wiki_formatting/textile/redcloth3.rb
+++ b/lib/redmine/wiki_formatting/textile/redcloth3.rb
@@ -1020,10 +1020,13 @@ class RedCloth3 < String
     end
 
     def flush_left( text )
-        indt = 0
-        if text =~ /^ /
+        if /(?![\r\n\t ])[[:cntrl:]]/.match?(text)
+            text.gsub!(/(?![\r\n\t ])[[:cntrl:]]/, '')
+        end
+        if /^ /.match?(text) && text.length > 1
+            indt = 0
             unless text.empty?
-                indt += 1 while text !~ /^ {#{indt}}[^ ]/
+                indt += 1 while text !~ /^ {#{indt}}\S/
             end
             if indt.nonzero?
                 text.gsub!( /^ {#{indt}}/, '' )