diff --git a/src/atom/cursor.coffee b/src/atom/cursor.coffee
index 347a09757..e8835caaa 100644
--- a/src/atom/cursor.coffee
+++ b/src/atom/cursor.coffee
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Template = require 'template'
 module.exports =
 class Cursor extends Template
   content: ->
-    @pre class: 'cursor', style: 'position: absolute;', ' '
+    @pre class: 'cursor', style: 'position: absolute;', => @raw ' '
 
   viewProperties:
     setPosition: (@_position) ->