diff --git a/src/runestone.jl b/src/runestone.jl
index 7629541..a25c567 100644
--- a/src/runestone.jl
+++ b/src/runestone.jl
@@ -270,11 +270,12 @@ end
 function spaces_around_operators(ctx::Context, node::JuliaSyntax.GreenNode)
     if !(
         is_infix_op_call(node) ||
+        (JuliaSyntax.kind(node) in KSet"<: >:" && !is_leaf(node)) ||
         (JuliaSyntax.kind(node) === K"comparison" && !JuliaSyntax.is_trivia(node))
     )
         return nothing
     end
-    @assert JuliaSyntax.kind(node) in KSet"call comparison"
+    @assert JuliaSyntax.kind(node) in KSet"call comparison <: >:"
     is_x = x -> is_operator_leaf(x) || is_comparison_leaf(x)
     return spaces_around_x(ctx, node, is_x)
 end
diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index 147dda8..9502282 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -142,3 +142,20 @@ end
     @test format_string("for i  =  1:10\nend\n") == "for i = 1 : 10\nend\n"
     @test format_string("for i  in  1:10\nend\n") == "for i in 1 : 10\nend\n"
 end
+
+@testset "whitespace around <: and >:, no whitespace around ::" begin
+    # K"::"
+    @test format_string("a::T") == "a::T"
+    @test format_string("a::T::S") == "a::T::S"
+    @test_broken format_string("a  ::  T") == "a::T" # TODO: Eliminate spaces instead
+    # K"<:" and K">:"
+    @test format_string("a<:T") == "a <: T"
+    @test format_string("a>:T") == "a >: T"
+    @test format_string("a  <:   T") == "a <: T"
+    @test format_string("a  >:   T") == "a >: T"
+    # K"comparison" for chains
+    @test format_string("a<:T<:S") == "a <: T <: S"
+    @test format_string("a>:T>:S") == "a >: T >: S"
+    @test format_string("a <:  T   <:    S") == "a <: T <: S"
+    @test format_string("a >:  T   >:    S") == "a >: T >: S"
+end