diff --git a/packages/layout/src/svg/inheritProps.js b/packages/layout/src/svg/inheritProps.js
index 65aa7ada5..478ea7c5f 100644
--- a/packages/layout/src/svg/inheritProps.js
+++ b/packages/layout/src/svg/inheritProps.js
@@ -43,6 +43,13 @@ const inheritProps = (node) => {
   const children = node.children.map((child) => {
     const props = Object.assign({}, inheritedProps, child.props || {});
     const newChild = Object.assign({}, child, { props });
+
+    // Do not inherit "x" for <tspan> elements from <text> parent
+    // If no explicit x is provided, the x-offset will be calculated in layoutText.js
+    if (child.type === 'TSPAN') {
+      newChild.props.x = child.props.x;
+    }
+
     return inheritProps(newChild);
   });
 
diff --git a/packages/layout/src/svg/layoutText.js b/packages/layout/src/svg/layoutText.js
index f93d75b57..2f8f90951 100644
--- a/packages/layout/src/svg/layoutText.js
+++ b/packages/layout/src/svg/layoutText.js
@@ -98,10 +98,10 @@ const AlmostInfinity = 999999999999;
 
 const shrinkWhitespaceFactor = { before: -0.5, after: -0.5 };
 
-const layoutTspan = (fontStore) => (node) => {
+const layoutTspan = (fontStore) => (node, xOffset) => {
   const attributedString = getAttributedString(fontStore, node);
 
-  const x = node.props?.x || 0;
+  const x = node.props.x === undefined ? xOffset : node.props.x;
   const y = node.props?.y || 0;
 
   const container = { x, y, width: AlmostInfinity, height: AlmostInfinity };
@@ -120,7 +120,27 @@ const layoutTspan = (fontStore) => (node) => {
 const layoutText = (fontStore, node) => {
   if (!node.children) return node;
 
-  const children = node.children.map(layoutTspan(fontStore));
+  let currentXOffset = node.props?.x || 0;
+
+  const layoutFn = layoutTspan(fontStore);
+
+  const children = node.children.map((child, index) => {
+    // If the <tspan> has no explicit x position, and it's not the last child of the <text> node, and it has a value, add a space to the end of the value
+    if (
+      child.props.x === undefined &&
+      index < node.children.length - 1 &&
+      child.children?.[0]?.value
+    ) {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line no-param-reassign
+      child.children[0].value += ' ';
+    }
+
+    const childWithLayout = layoutFn(child, currentXOffset);
+
+    currentXOffset += childWithLayout.lines[0].xAdvance;
+
+    return childWithLayout;
+  });
 
   return Object.assign({}, node, { children });
 };