diff --git a/js/maxlength.js b/js/maxlength.js
index af816cb..0631955 100644
--- a/js/maxlength.js
+++ b/js/maxlength.js
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
         if ($(this).hasClass('maxlength_js_truncate_html')) {
           options['truncateHtml'] = true;
         }
+        if ($(this).hasClass('maxlength_js_exclude_spaces')) {
+          options['excludeSpaces'] = true;
+        }
         $(this).charCount(options);
       });
     },
@@ -59,10 +62,10 @@
 
     if (count == undefined) {
       if (options.truncateHtml) {
-        count = ml.strip_tags(obj.val()).length;
+        count = ml.strip_spaces(options, ml.strip_tags(obj.val())).length;
       }
       else {
-        count = ml.twochar_lineending(obj.val()).length;
+        count = ml.twochar_lineending(ml.strip_spaces(options, obj.val())).length;
       }
     }
 
@@ -84,22 +87,22 @@
             if (options.truncateHtml) {
               var new_html = ml.truncate_html(ml[getter](wysiwyg), limit)
               ml[setter](wysiwyg, new_html);
-              count = ml.strip_tags(new_html).length;
+              count = ml.strip_spaces(options, ml.strip_tags(new_html)).length;
             } else {
               var new_html = ml[getter](wysiwyg).substr(0, limit);
               ml[setter](wysiwyg, new_html);
-              count = new_html.length;
+              count = ml.strip_spaces(options, new_html).length;
             }
           }
         } else {
           if (options.truncateHtml) {
             obj.val(ml.truncate_html(obj.val(), limit));
             // Re calculate text length
-            count = ml.strip_tags(obj.val()).length;
+            count = ml.strip_spaces(options, ml.strip_tags(obj.val())).length;
           } else {
             obj.val(obj.val().substr(0, limit));
             // Re calculate text length
-            count = ml.twochar_lineending(obj.val()).length;
+            count = ml.twochar_lineending(ml.strip_spaces(options, obj.val())).length;
           }
         }
       }
@@ -252,7 +255,8 @@
       counterText: Drupal.t('Content limited to @limit characters, remaining: <strong>@remaining</strong>'),
       action: 'attach',
       enforce: false,
-      truncateHtml: false
+      truncateHtml: false,
+      excludeSpaces: false
     };
 
     var options = $.extend(defaults, options);
@@ -400,4 +404,9 @@
     e.editor.setData(data);
   }
 
+  // Remove spaces from input string
+  ml.strip_spaces = function(options, str) {
+    return (options.excludeSpaces) ? str.replace(/\s/g, "") : str;
+  };
+
 })(jQuery);
diff --git a/maxlength.module b/maxlength.module
index cc7c7af..a437442 100644
--- a/maxlength.module
+++ b/maxlength.module
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ function maxlength_pre_render($element) {
       $element['#attributes']['maxlength'] = $element['#maxlength'];
     }
     $element['#attributes']['class'][] = 'maxlength';
+    if(isset($element['#maxlength_js_exclude_spaces']) && $element['#maxlength_js_exclude_spaces']) {
+      $element['#attributes']['class'][] = 'maxlength_js_exclude_spaces';
+    }
     $element['#attached']['js'][] = drupal_get_path('module', 'maxlength') . '/js/maxlength.js';
   }
   return $element;
@@ -98,6 +101,15 @@ function maxlength_form_field_ui_field_edit_form_alter(&$form, &$form_state, $fo
     );
   }
 
+  if (isset($form['instance']['widget']['settings']['maxlength_js'])) {
+    $form['instance']['widget']['settings']['maxlength_js_exclude_spaces'] = array(
+      '#type' => 'checkbox',
+      '#title' => 'Exclude spaces from count',
+      '#description' => t('Check this option if you want to ignore spaces when counting the characters.'),
+      '#default_value' => isset($form['#instance']['widget']['settings']['maxlength_js_exclude_spaces']) ? $form['#instance']['widget']['settings']['maxlength_js_exclude_spaces'] : NULL,
+    );
+  }
+
   $form['instance']['widget']['settings']['maxlength_js_label'] = array(
     '#type' => 'textarea',
     '#rows' => 2,
@@ -151,6 +163,9 @@ function _maxlength_children(&$element, $ms_elements) {
         if (isset($settings['maxlength_js_truncate_html']) && $settings['maxlength_js_truncate_html']) {
           $element[$child]['#maxlength_js_truncate_html'] = TRUE;
         }
+        if (isset($settings['maxlength_js_exclude_spaces']) && $settings['maxlength_js_exclude_spaces']) {
+          $element[$child]['#maxlength_js_exclude_spaces'] = TRUE;
+        }
       }
 
       if (isset($element[$child]['summary']) && isset($settings['maxlength_js_summary']) 
@@ -187,6 +202,10 @@ function maxlength_process_element($element, &$form_state) {
     $element['#attributes']['class'][] = 'maxlength_js_truncate_html';
     unset($element['#maxlength']);
   }
+
+  if (isset($element['#maxlength_js_enforce']) && $element['#maxlength_js_enforce']) {
+    $element['#attributes']['class'][] = 'maxlength_js_enforce';
+  }
   return $element;
 }