diff --git a/source/index.ts b/source/index.ts
index fb552f6..cd7deaf 100644
--- a/source/index.ts
+++ b/source/index.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import type {
 	Primitive,
 	TypedArray,
 	WeakRef,
+	Whitespace,
 } from './types.js';
 
 const typedArrayTypeNames = [
@@ -435,7 +436,7 @@ export function isEmptyString(value: unknown): value is '' {
 	return isString(value) && value.length === 0;
 }
 
-export function isEmptyStringOrWhitespace(value: unknown): value is string {
+export function isEmptyStringOrWhitespace(value: unknown): value is '' | Whitespace {
 	return isEmptyString(value) || isWhitespaceString(value);
 }
 
@@ -777,7 +778,7 @@ export function isWeakSet(value: unknown): value is WeakSet<object> {
 	return getObjectType(value) === 'WeakSet';
 }
 
-export function isWhitespaceString(value: unknown): value is string {
+export function isWhitespaceString(value: unknown): value is Whitespace {
 	return isString(value) && /^\s+$/.test(value);
 }
 
@@ -893,7 +894,7 @@ type Assert = {
 	emptyArray: (value: unknown, message?: string) => asserts value is never[];
 	nonEmptyArray: <T = unknown, Item = unknown>(value: T | Item[], message?: string) => asserts value is [Item, ...Item[]];
 	emptyString: (value: unknown, message?: string) => asserts value is '';
-	emptyStringOrWhitespace: (value: unknown, message?: string) => asserts value is string;
+	emptyStringOrWhitespace: (value: unknown, message?: string) => asserts value is '' | Whitespace;
 	nonEmptyString: (value: unknown, message?: string) => asserts value is string;
 	nonEmptyStringAndNotWhitespace: (value: unknown, message?: string) => asserts value is string;
 	emptyObject: <Key extends keyof any = string>(value: unknown, message?: string) => asserts value is Record<Key, never>;
@@ -1277,7 +1278,7 @@ export function assertEmptyString(value: unknown, message?: string): asserts val
 	}
 }
 
-export function assertEmptyStringOrWhitespace(value: unknown, message?: string): asserts value is string {
+export function assertEmptyStringOrWhitespace(value: unknown, message?: string): asserts value is '' | Whitespace {
 	if (!isEmptyStringOrWhitespace(value)) {
 		throw new TypeError(message ?? typeErrorMessage('empty string or whitespace', value));
 	}
diff --git a/source/types.ts b/source/types.ts
index 56f62a7..2340d36 100644
--- a/source/types.ts
+++ b/source/types.ts
@@ -73,3 +73,5 @@ export type NodeStream = {
 export type Predicate = (value: unknown) => boolean;
 
 export type NonEmptyString = string & {0: string};
+
+export type Whitespace = ' ';
diff --git a/test/test.ts b/test/test.ts
index 4086a18..0c9913c 100644
--- a/test/test.ts
+++ b/test/test.ts
@@ -1793,6 +1793,13 @@ test('is.emptyStringOrWhitespace', t => {
 	t.throws(() => {
 		assert.emptyStringOrWhitespace('unicorn');
 	});
+
+	let value = 'test'; // eslint-disable-line prefer-const -- can't use `const` here because then it will be inferred as `never` in the `if` block
+	if (is.emptyStringOrWhitespace(value)) {
+		value.charAt(0); // Should be inferred as `'' | Whitespace` and not `never`
+	} else {
+		value.charAt(0); // Should be inferred as `string` and not `never`
+	}
 });
 
 test('is.nonEmptyString', t => {