diff --git a/packages/quill/src/core/editor.ts b/packages/quill/src/core/editor.ts
index b6391a7cd4..7e05f355d8 100644
--- a/packages/quill/src/core/editor.ts
+++ b/packages/quill/src/core/editor.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@ type SelectionInfo = {
   oldRange: Range;
 };
 
+export type SemanticHTMLOptions = {
+  preserveWhitespace?: boolean;
+};
+
+const defaultSemanticHTMLOptions: SemanticHTMLOptions = {
+  preserveWhitespace: false,
+} as const;
+
 class Editor {
   scroll: Scroll;
   delta: Delta;
@@ -195,15 +203,20 @@ class Editor {
     return { ...lineFormats, ...leafFormats };
   }
 
-  getHTML(index: number, length: number): string {
+  getHTML(
+    index: number,
+    length: number,
+    options?: SemanticHTMLOptions,
+  ): string {
+    const finalOptions = { ...defaultSemanticHTMLOptions, ...options };
     const [line, lineOffset] = this.scroll.line(index);
     if (line) {
       const lineLength = line.length();
       const isWithinLine = line.length() >= lineOffset + length;
       if (isWithinLine && !(lineOffset === 0 && length === lineLength)) {
-        return convertHTML(line, lineOffset, length, true);
+        return convertHTML(line, lineOffset, length, finalOptions, true);
       }
-      return convertHTML(this.scroll, index, length, true);
+      return convertHTML(this.scroll, index, length, finalOptions, true);
     }
     return '';
   }
@@ -327,13 +340,14 @@ function convertListHTML(
   items: ListItem[],
   lastIndent: number,
   types: string[],
+  options: SemanticHTMLOptions,
 ): string {
   if (items.length === 0) {
     const [endTag] = getListType(types.pop());
     if (lastIndent <= 0) {
       return `</li></${endTag}>`;
     }
-    return `</li></${endTag}>${convertListHTML([], lastIndent - 1, types)}`;
+    return `</li></${endTag}>${convertListHTML([], lastIndent - 1, types, options)}`;
   }
   const [{ child, offset, length, indent, type }, ...rest] = items;
   const [tag, attribute] = getListType(type);
@@ -344,9 +358,10 @@ function convertListHTML(
         child,
         offset,
         length,
-      )}${convertListHTML(rest, indent, types)}`;
+        options,
+      )}${convertListHTML(rest, indent, types, options)}`;
     }
-    return `<${tag}><li>${convertListHTML(items, lastIndent + 1, types)}`;
+    return `<${tag}><li>${convertListHTML(items, lastIndent + 1, types, options)}`;
   }
   const previousType = types[types.length - 1];
   if (indent === lastIndent && type === previousType) {
@@ -354,16 +369,18 @@ function convertListHTML(
       child,
       offset,
       length,
-    )}${convertListHTML(rest, indent, types)}`;
+      options,
+    )}${convertListHTML(rest, indent, types, options)}`;
   }
   const [endTag] = getListType(types.pop());
-  return `</li></${endTag}>${convertListHTML(items, lastIndent - 1, types)}`;
+  return `</li></${endTag}>${convertListHTML(items, lastIndent - 1, types, options)}`;
 }
 
 function convertHTML(
   blot: Blot,
   index: number,
   length: number,
+  options: SemanticHTMLOptions,
   isRoot = false,
 ): string {
   if ('html' in blot && typeof blot.html === 'function') {
@@ -371,6 +388,7 @@ function convertHTML(
   }
   if (blot instanceof TextBlot) {
     const escapedText = escapeText(blot.value().slice(index, index + length));
+    if (options.preserveWhitespace) return escapedText;
     return escapedText.replaceAll(' ', '&nbsp;');
   }
   if (blot instanceof ParentBlot) {
@@ -390,11 +408,11 @@ function convertHTML(
           type: formats.list,
         });
       });
-      return convertListHTML(items, -1, []);
+      return convertListHTML(items, -1, [], options);
     }
     const parts: string[] = [];
     blot.children.forEachAt(index, length, (child, offset, childLength) => {
-      parts.push(convertHTML(child, offset, childLength));
+      parts.push(convertHTML(child, offset, childLength, options));
     });
     if (isRoot || blot.statics.blotName === 'list') {
       return parts.join('');
diff --git a/packages/quill/src/core/quill.ts b/packages/quill/src/core/quill.ts
index dae5267bcb..6eab5ec54e 100644
--- a/packages/quill/src/core/quill.ts
+++ b/packages/quill/src/core/quill.ts
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ import type Clipboard from '../modules/clipboard.js';
 import type History from '../modules/history.js';
 import type Keyboard from '../modules/keyboard.js';
 import type Uploader from '../modules/uploader.js';
-import Editor from './editor.js';
+import Editor, { SemanticHTMLOptions } from './editor.js';
 import Emitter from './emitter.js';
 import type { EmitterSource } from './emitter.js';
 import instances from './instances.js';
 import logger from './logger.js';
 import type { DebugLevel } from './logger.js';
 import Module from './module.js';
-import Selection, { Range } from './selection.js';
+import Selection, { isRange, Range } from './selection.js';
 import type { Bounds } from './selection.js';
 import Composition from './composition.js';
 import Theme from './theme.js';
@@ -537,15 +537,47 @@ class Quill {
     return this.selection.getRange()[0];
   }
 
-  getSemanticHTML(range: Range): string;
-  getSemanticHTML(index?: number, length?: number): string;
-  getSemanticHTML(index: Range | number = 0, length?: number) {
-    if (typeof index === 'number') {
-      length = length ?? this.getLength() - index;
+  getSemanticHTML(options?: SemanticHTMLOptions): string;
+  getSemanticHTML(range: Range, options?: SemanticHTMLOptions): string;
+  getSemanticHTML(index: number, options?: SemanticHTMLOptions): string;
+  getSemanticHTML(
+    index: number,
+    length: number,
+    options?: SemanticHTMLOptions,
+  ): string;
+  getSemanticHTML(
+    indexOrRangeOrOptions?: Range | number | SemanticHTMLOptions,
+    lengthOrOptions?: number | SemanticHTMLOptions,
+    options?: SemanticHTMLOptions,
+  ) {
+    let finalIndex: number | Range = 0;
+    let finalLength: number | undefined = undefined;
+    let finalOptions: SemanticHTMLOptions = {};
+
+    if (indexOrRangeOrOptions === undefined) {
+      finalIndex = 0;
+      finalLength = this.getLength() - finalIndex;
+    } else if (isRange(indexOrRangeOrOptions)) {
+      finalIndex = indexOrRangeOrOptions as Range;
+      finalOptions = (lengthOrOptions as SemanticHTMLOptions) ?? {};
+    } else if (typeof indexOrRangeOrOptions === 'number') {
+      finalIndex = indexOrRangeOrOptions;
+      if (typeof lengthOrOptions === 'number') {
+        finalLength = lengthOrOptions;
+        finalOptions = options ?? {};
+      } else {
+        finalLength = this.getLength() - finalIndex;
+        finalOptions = (lengthOrOptions as SemanticHTMLOptions) ?? {};
+      }
+    } else {
+      finalIndex = 0;
+      finalLength = this.getLength() - finalIndex;
+      finalOptions = indexOrRangeOrOptions;
     }
+
     // @ts-expect-error
-    [index, length] = overload(index, length);
-    return this.editor.getHTML(index, length);
+    [finalIndex, finalLength] = overload(finalIndex, finalLength);
+    return this.editor.getHTML(finalIndex, finalLength, finalOptions);
   }
 
   getText(range?: Range): string;
diff --git a/packages/quill/src/core/selection.ts b/packages/quill/src/core/selection.ts
index 33f7f2a576..44510ec46b 100644
--- a/packages/quill/src/core/selection.ts
+++ b/packages/quill/src/core/selection.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ export class Range {
   ) {}
 }
 
+export function isRange(value: any): value is Range {
+  return (
+    value && typeof value === 'object' && 'index' in value && 'length' in value
+  );
+}
+
 class Selection {
   scroll: Scroll;
   emitter: Emitter;
diff --git a/packages/quill/test/unit/core/editor.spec.ts b/packages/quill/test/unit/core/editor.spec.ts
index 2d47a1dec9..1f5f44b9ec 100644
--- a/packages/quill/test/unit/core/editor.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/quill/test/unit/core/editor.spec.ts
@@ -1281,6 +1281,7 @@ describe('Editor', () => {
           </ol>
         `,
       );
+      
       expect(editor.getHTML(2, 12)).toEqualHTML(`
         <ol>
           <li>e</li>
@@ -1409,5 +1410,17 @@ describe('Editor', () => {
       expect(editor.getHTML(2, 7)).toEqual('<pre>\n123\n\n\n4\n</pre>');
       expect(editor.getHTML(5, 7)).toEqual('<pre>\n\n\n\n4567\n</pre>');
     });
+
+    test('option preserveWhitespace is disabled (DEFAULT)', () => {
+      const editor = createEditor('<p>This is Quill</p>');
+      expect(editor.getHTML(0, 14)).toEqual('<p>This&nbsp;is&nbsp;Quill</p>');
+    });
+
+    test('option preserveWhitespace is enabled', () => {
+      const editor = createEditor('<p>This is Quill</p>');
+      expect(editor.getHTML(0, 14, { preserveWhitespace: true })).toEqual(
+        '<p>This is Quill</p>',
+      );
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/quill/test/unit/core/quill.spec.ts b/packages/quill/test/unit/core/quill.spec.ts
index c128c0dc12..05cf7bcd51 100644
--- a/packages/quill/test/unit/core/quill.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/quill/test/unit/core/quill.spec.ts
@@ -604,9 +604,33 @@ describe('Quill', () => {
 
     test('works with range', () => {
       const quill = new Quill(createContainer('<h1>Welcome</h1>'));
-      expect(quill.getText({ index: 1, length: 2 })).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
-        '"el"',
-      );
+      expect(
+        quill.getSemanticHTML({ index: 1, length: 2 }),
+      ).toMatchInlineSnapshot('"el"');
+    });
+
+    test('works with only options', () => {
+      const quill = new Quill(createContainer('<h1>Welcome to quill</h1>'));
+      expect(quill.getSemanticHTML({ preserveWhitespace: true }))
+        .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+        "<h1>Welcome to quill</h1>"
+      `);
+    });
+
+    test('works with index and options', () => {
+      const quill = new Quill(createContainer('<h1>Welcome to quill</h1>'));
+      expect(quill.getSemanticHTML(0, { preserveWhitespace: true }))
+        .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+        "<h1>Welcome to quill</h1>"
+      `);
+    });
+
+    test('works with index, length and options', () => {
+      const quill = new Quill(createContainer('<h1>Welcome to quill</h1>'));
+      expect(quill.getSemanticHTML(0, 10, { preserveWhitespace: true }))
+        .toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+        "Welcome to"
+      `);
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/packages/website/content/docs/api.mdx b/packages/website/content/docs/api.mdx
index 66d456eb76..100fa64249 100644
--- a/packages/website/content/docs/api.mdx
+++ b/packages/website/content/docs/api.mdx
@@ -116,10 +116,14 @@ This method is useful for exporting the contents of the editor in a format that
 
 The `length` parameter defaults to the length of the remaining document.
 
+The `options` parameter allows to modify output:
+
+- `preserveWhitespace` - if true all whitespaces are preserved, otherwise all whitespaces are changed to `"&nbsp;"` (default: false)
+
 **Methods**
 
 ```typescript
-getSemanticHTML(index: number = 0, length: number = remaining): string
+getSemanticHTML(index: number = 0, length: number = remaining, options?: SemanticHTMLOptions): string
 ```
 
 **Examples**