diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index b7ad3c894..cb42323fa 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ To update |kitty|, :doc:`follow the instructions <binary>`.
 
 - broadcast kitten: Allow broadcasting :kbd:`ctrl+c` (:pull:`3956`)
 
+- Fix space ligatures not working with Iosevka for some characters in the
+  Enclosed Alphanumeric Supplement (:iss:`3954`)
+
 
 0.23.1 [2021-08-17]
 ----------------------
diff --git a/kitty/fonts.c b/kitty/fonts.c
index 6f460cc70..cee33c10e 100644
--- a/kitty/fonts.c
+++ b/kitty/fonts.c
@@ -1214,7 +1214,14 @@ render_run(FontGroup *fg, CPUCell *first_cpu_cell, GPUCell *first_gpu_cell, inde
 
 static bool
 is_non_emoji_dingbat(char_type ch) {
-    return 0x2700 <= ch && ch <= 0x27bf && !is_emoji(ch);
+    switch(ch) {
+        START_ALLOW_CASE_RANGE
+        case 0x2700 ... 0x27bf:
+        case 0x1f100 ... 0x1f1ff:
+            return !is_emoji(ch);
+        END_ALLOW_CASE_RANGE
+    }
+    return false;
 }
 
 void