diff --git a/glob/CMakeLists.txt b/glob/CMakeLists.txt
index 8b30387..a239d91 100644
--- a/glob/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/glob/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -125,6 +125,11 @@ new_ec_test(braces_word_choice2 braces.in test.js "^choice=true[ \t\n\r]*$")
 new_ec_test(braces_word_choice3 braces.in test.html "^choice=true[ \t\n\r]*$")
 new_ec_test(braces_word_choice4 braces.in test.pyc "^[ \t\n\r]*$")
 
+# word choice with spaces
+new_ec_test(braces_word_choice5 braces.in test.pl "^choice=spaces[ \t\n\r]*$")
+new_ec_test(braces_word_choice6 braces.in test.txt "^choice=spaces[ \t\n\r]*$")
+new_ec_test(braces_word_choice7 braces.in test.htm "^choice=spaces[ \t\n\r]*$")
+
 # single choice
 new_ec_test(braces_single_choice braces.in {single}.b "^choice=single[ \t\n\r]*$")
 new_ec_test(braces_single_choice_negative braces.in .b "^[ \t\n\r]*$")
diff --git a/glob/braces.in b/glob/braces.in
index 0400aeb..edf9e4a 100644
--- a/glob/braces.in
+++ b/glob/braces.in
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ root=true
 [*.{py,js,html}]
 choice=true
 
+; word choice with spaces
+[*.{pl, txt, htm}]
+choice=spaces
+
 ; single choice
 [{single}.b]
 choice=single