2 files changed, 25 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_errors/src/emitter.rs b/compiler/rustc_errors/src/emitter.rs
index 1d260f7cafc..66fbb8f1213 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_errors/src/emitter.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_errors/src/emitter.rs
@@ -1704,7 +1704,7 @@ impl EmitterWriter {
         {
             notice_capitalization |= only_capitalization;
 
-            let has_deletion = parts.iter().any(|p| p.is_deletion());
+            let has_deletion = parts.iter().any(|p| p.is_deletion(sm));
             let is_multiline = complete.lines().count() > 1;
 
             if let Some(span) = span.primary_span() {
@@ -1880,16 +1880,23 @@ impl EmitterWriter {
                     let span_start_pos = sm.lookup_char_pos(part.span.lo()).col_display;
                     let span_end_pos = sm.lookup_char_pos(part.span.hi()).col_display;
 
+                    // If this addition is _only_ whitespace, then don't trim it,
+                    // or else we're just not rendering anything.
+                    let is_whitespace_addition = part.snippet.trim().is_empty();
+
                     // Do not underline the leading...
-                    let start = part.snippet.len().saturating_sub(part.snippet.trim_start().len());
+                    let start = if is_whitespace_addition {
+                        0
+                    } else {
+                        part.snippet.len().saturating_sub(part.snippet.trim_start().len())
+                    };
                     // ...or trailing spaces. Account for substitutions containing unicode
                     // characters.
-                    let sub_len: usize = part
-                        .snippet
-                        .trim()
-                        .chars()
-                        .map(|ch| unicode_width::UnicodeWidthChar::width(ch).unwrap_or(1))
-                        .sum();
+                    let sub_len: usize =
+                        if is_whitespace_addition { &part.snippet } else { part.snippet.trim() }
+                            .chars()
+                            .map(|ch| unicode_width::UnicodeWidthChar::width(ch).unwrap_or(1))
+                            .sum();
 
                     let offset: isize = offsets
                         .iter()
@@ -2130,7 +2137,7 @@ impl EmitterWriter {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
 enum DisplaySuggestion {
     Underline,
     Diff,
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_errors/src/lib.rs b/compiler/rustc_errors/src/lib.rs
index fb7ae6f99cf..888128f3f74 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_errors/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_errors/src/lib.rs
@@ -150,21 +150,20 @@ pub struct SubstitutionHighlight {
 
 impl SubstitutionPart {
     pub fn is_addition(&self, sm: &SourceMap) -> bool {
-        !self.snippet.is_empty()
-            && sm
-                .span_to_snippet(self.span)
-                .map_or(self.span.is_empty(), |snippet| snippet.trim().is_empty())
+        !self.snippet.is_empty() && !self.replaces_meaningful_content(sm)
     }
 
-    pub fn is_deletion(&self) -> bool {
-        self.snippet.trim().is_empty()
+    pub fn is_deletion(&self, sm: &SourceMap) -> bool {
+        self.snippet.trim().is_empty() && self.replaces_meaningful_content(sm)
     }
 
     pub fn is_replacement(&self, sm: &SourceMap) -> bool {
-        !self.snippet.is_empty()
-            && sm
-                .span_to_snippet(self.span)
-                .map_or(!self.span.is_empty(), |snippet| !snippet.trim().is_empty())
+        !self.snippet.is_empty() && self.replaces_meaningful_content(sm)
+    }
+
+    fn replaces_meaningful_content(&self, sm: &SourceMap) -> bool {
+        sm.span_to_snippet(self.span)
+            .map_or(!self.span.is_empty(), |snippet| !snippet.trim().is_empty())
     }
 }