diff --git a/ConvertFuncs.ahk b/ConvertFuncs.ahk
index fbe3ddc5..f631add6 100644
--- a/ConvertFuncs.ahk
+++ b/ConvertFuncs.ahk
@@ -1731,7 +1731,7 @@ _Gui(p) {
       if (RegExMatch(GuiOldName, "^oGui\d+$")) {
          GuiOldName := StrReplace(GuiOldName, "oGui")
       }
-      Var1 := RegExReplace(p[1], "i)^([^:]*):(.*)$", "$2")
+      Var1 := RegExReplace(p[1], "i)^([^:]*):\s*(.*)$", "$2")
       Var2 := p[2]
       Var3 := p[3]
       Var4 := p[4]
diff --git a/tests/Test_Folder/Graphical User Interfaces/Gui_issue281_ex1.ah1 b/tests/Test_Folder/Graphical User Interfaces/Gui_issue281_ex1.ah1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..298e8d48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Test_Folder/Graphical User Interfaces/Gui_issue281_ex1.ah1	
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Gui, GuiName:        Add, Text,, Spaces do not appear`nbetween name and method
+Gui, GuiName:        Show, w200 h100
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diff --git a/tests/Test_Folder/Graphical User Interfaces/Gui_issue281_ex1.ah2 b/tests/Test_Folder/Graphical User Interfaces/Gui_issue281_ex1.ah2
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1bb92031
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Test_Folder/Graphical User Interfaces/Gui_issue281_ex1.ah2	
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+GuiName := Gui()
+GuiName.Add("Text", , "Spaces do not appear`nbetween name and method")
+GuiName.Show("w200 h100")
\ No newline at end of file