diff --git a/PyPDF2/pdf.py b/PyPDF2/pdf.py
index c5cae9e67..bebe903c3 100644
--- a/PyPDF2/pdf.py
+++ b/PyPDF2/pdf.py
@@ -2683,6 +2683,7 @@ def extractText(self):
             elif operator == b_("TJ"):
                 for i in operands[0]:
                     if isinstance(i, TextStringObject):
+                        text += " "
                         text += i
                 text += "\n"
         return text