diff --git a/.changeset/smart-bats-attack.md b/.changeset/smart-bats-attack.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d588541
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/smart-bats-attack.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'prettier-plugin-astro': patch
+---
+
+Fix `<br />` tags sometimes causing additional spaces to appear
diff --git a/src/printer/index.ts b/src/printer/index.ts
index 0935c78..9e6e928 100644
--- a/src/printer/index.ts
+++ b/src/printer/index.ts
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ function splitTextToDocs(node: TextNode): Doc[] {
 
 	const textLines = text.split(/[\t\n\f\r ]+/);
 
-	let docs = join(line, textLines);
+	let docs = join(line, textLines).filter((doc) => doc !== '');
 
 	if (startsWithLinebreak(text)) {
 		docs[0] = hardline;
diff --git a/test/fixtures/other/clean-self-closing/input.astro b/test/fixtures/other/clean-self-closing/input.astro
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c1a038
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/other/clean-self-closing/input.astro
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<p>
+  <b>test test test</b><br />
+   test test test test test test test test test test test test test test<br />
+   test test test test test test test test test test test test test test<br />
+   test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test
+  test test test test test test test test test test test test test<br />
+   test test test test test test test test test test test test test test
+</p>
diff --git a/test/fixtures/other/clean-self-closing/output.astro b/test/fixtures/other/clean-self-closing/output.astro
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..020b238
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/other/clean-self-closing/output.astro
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<p>
+  <b>test test test</b><br />
+  test test test test test test test test test test test test test test<br />
+  test test test test test test test test test test test test test test<br />
+  test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test
+  test test test test test test test test test test test test<br />
+  test test test test test test test test test test test test test test
+</p>
diff --git a/test/tests/other.test.ts b/test/tests/other.test.ts
index de8aca7..eacb641 100644
--- a/test/tests/other.test.ts
+++ b/test/tests/other.test.ts
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ test('Can format nested comment', files, 'other/nested-comment');
 
 test('Format binary expressions', files, 'other/binary-expression');
 
+test('Format self-closing tags without additional content', files, 'other/clean-self-closing');
+
 test('Format directives', files, 'other/directive');
 
 test('Format slots', files, 'other/slots');