diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/text/ssa/SsaDecoder.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/text/ssa/SsaDecoder.java
index 3bb39aba9c..d6112ca361 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/text/ssa/SsaDecoder.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/text/ssa/SsaDecoder.java
@@ -264,7 +264,8 @@ public final class SsaDecoder extends SimpleSubtitleDecoder {
     String text =
         SsaStyle.Overrides.stripStyleOverrides(rawText)
             .replaceAll("\\\\N", "\n")
-            .replaceAll("\\\\n", "\n");
+            .replaceAll("\\\\n", "\n")
+            .replaceAll("\\\\h", " ");
     Cue cue = createCue(text, style, styleOverrides, screenWidth, screenHeight);
 
     int startTimeIndex = addCuePlacerholderByTime(startTimeUs, cueTimesUs, cues);