diff --git a/src/token.coffee b/src/token.coffee
index d3e17a570..2c82fa23f 100644
--- a/src/token.coffee
+++ b/src/token.coffee
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ class Token
       else match
 
   hasLeadingWhitespace: ->
-    @firstNonWhitespaceIndex? and @firstNonWhitespaceIndex > 0
+    !@isPhantom and @firstNonWhitespaceIndex? and @firstNonWhitespaceIndex > 0
 
   hasTrailingWhitespace: ->
     @firstTrailingWhitespaceIndex? and @firstTrailingWhitespaceIndex < @value.length