diff --git a/crates/typst-library/src/layout/mod.rs b/crates/typst-library/src/layout/mod.rs
index 2ff4c9284..1c7c26103 100644
--- a/crates/typst-library/src/layout/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/typst-library/src/layout/mod.rs
@@ -755,6 +755,7 @@ impl<'a> CiteGroupBuilder<'a> {
         }
 
         if let Some(citation) = content.to::<CiteElem>() {
+            self.staged.retain(|(elem, _)| !elem.is::<SpaceElem>());
             self.items.push(citation.clone(), styles);
             return true;
         }
diff --git a/tests/ref/meta/bibliography-ordering.png b/tests/ref/meta/bibliography-ordering.png
index 675d2f68e..d1be5ddf7 100644
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diff --git a/tests/ref/meta/bibliography.png b/tests/ref/meta/bibliography.png
index cb00f8968..ed3dd6677 100644
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diff --git a/tests/ref/meta/cite-group.png b/tests/ref/meta/cite-group.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ade980935
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diff --git a/tests/typ/meta/bibliography-ordering.typ b/tests/typ/meta/bibliography-ordering.typ
index 5a00c51e1..970d66d0e 100644
--- a/tests/typ/meta/bibliography-ordering.typ
+++ b/tests/typ/meta/bibliography-ordering.typ
@@ -1,7 +1,16 @@
 #set page(width: 300pt)
 
-@mcintosh_anxiety, @psychology25
-@netwok, @issue201, @arrgh, @quark, @distress,
-@glacier-melt, @issue201, @tolkien54, @sharing, @restful
+@mcintosh_anxiety
+@psychology25
+@netwok
+@issue201
+@arrgh
+@quark
+@distress,
+@glacier-melt
+@issue201
+@tolkien54
+@sharing
+@restful
 
 #bibliography("/files/works.bib")
diff --git a/tests/typ/meta/cite-group.typ b/tests/typ/meta/cite-group.typ
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3bb0046d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/typ/meta/cite-group.typ
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// Test citation grouping.
+
+---
+A#[@netwok@arrgh]B \
+A@netwok@arrgh B \
+A@netwok @arrgh B \
+A@netwok @arrgh. B \
+
+A @netwok#[@arrgh]B \
+A @netwok@arrgh, B \
+A @netwok @arrgh, B \
+A @netwok @arrgh. B \
+
+A#[@netwok @arrgh @quark]B. \
+A @netwok @arrgh @quark B. \
+A @netwok @arrgh @quark, B.
+
+#set text(0pt)
+#bibliography("/files/works.bib")