diff --git a/src/basic/locale-util.h b/src/basic/locale-util.h
index f50d2c8500..3430eb6ee1 100644
--- a/src/basic/locale-util.h
+++ b/src/basic/locale-util.h
@@ -98,3 +98,7 @@ static inline void locale_variables_freep(char*(*l)[_VARIABLE_LC_MAX]) {
 static inline const char *special_glyph_check_mark(bool b) {
         return b ? special_glyph(SPECIAL_GLYPH_CHECK_MARK) : special_glyph(SPECIAL_GLYPH_CROSS_MARK);
 }
+
+static inline const char *special_glyph_check_mark_space(bool b) {
+        return b ? special_glyph(SPECIAL_GLYPH_CHECK_MARK) : " ";
+}