diff --git a/crates/editor/src/editor_tests.rs b/crates/editor/src/editor_tests.rs
index f2937591a3..58bc064690 100644
--- a/crates/editor/src/editor_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/editor/src/editor_tests.rs
@@ -17127,6 +17127,64 @@ async fn test_indent_guide_ends_before_empty_line(cx: &mut TestAppContext) {
     );
 }
 
+#[gpui::test]
+async fn test_indent_guide_ignored_only_whitespace_lines(cx: &mut TestAppContext) {
+    let (buffer_id, mut cx) = setup_indent_guides_editor(
+        &"
+        function component() {
+        \treturn (
+        \t\t\t
+        \t\t<div>
+        \t\t\t<abc></abc>
+        \t\t</div>
+        \t)
+        }"
+        .unindent(),
+        cx,
+    )
+    .await;
+
+    assert_indent_guides(
+        0..8,
+        vec![
+            indent_guide(buffer_id, 1, 6, 0),
+            indent_guide(buffer_id, 2, 5, 1),
+            indent_guide(buffer_id, 4, 4, 2),
+        ],
+        None,
+        &mut cx,
+    );
+}
+
+#[gpui::test]
+async fn test_indent_guide_fallback_to_next_non_entirely_whitespace_line(cx: &mut TestAppContext) {
+    let (buffer_id, mut cx) = setup_indent_guides_editor(
+        &"
+        function component() {
+        \treturn (
+        \t
+        \t\t<div>
+        \t\t\t<abc></abc>
+        \t\t</div>
+        \t)
+        }"
+        .unindent(),
+        cx,
+    )
+    .await;
+
+    assert_indent_guides(
+        0..8,
+        vec![
+            indent_guide(buffer_id, 1, 6, 0),
+            indent_guide(buffer_id, 2, 5, 1),
+            indent_guide(buffer_id, 4, 4, 2),
+        ],
+        None,
+        &mut cx,
+    );
+}
+
 #[gpui::test]
 async fn test_indent_guide_continuing_off_screen(cx: &mut TestAppContext) {
     let (buffer_id, mut cx) = setup_indent_guides_editor(
diff --git a/crates/multi_buffer/src/multi_buffer.rs b/crates/multi_buffer/src/multi_buffer.rs
index 87f049330f..47302f9668 100644
--- a/crates/multi_buffer/src/multi_buffer.rs
+++ b/crates/multi_buffer/src/multi_buffer.rs
@@ -5780,7 +5780,7 @@ impl MultiBufferSnapshot {
             // then add to the indent stack with the depth found
             let mut found_indent = false;
             let mut last_row = first_row;
-            if line_indent.is_line_empty() {
+            if line_indent.is_line_blank() {
                 while !found_indent {
                     let Some((target_row, new_line_indent, _)) = row_indents.next() else {
                         break;
@@ -5790,7 +5790,7 @@ impl MultiBufferSnapshot {
                         break;
                     }
 
-                    if new_line_indent.is_line_empty() {
+                    if new_line_indent.is_line_blank() {
                         continue;
                     }
                     last_row = target_row.min(end_row);