diff --git a/web/src/topic_link_util.ts b/web/src/topic_link_util.ts
index 320f36e689..5a83414bbe 100644
--- a/web/src/topic_link_util.ts
+++ b/web/src/topic_link_util.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export function get_fallback_markdown_link(stream_name: string, topic_name?: str
     assert(stream_id !== undefined);
     const escape = html_escape_markdown_syntax_characters;
     if (topic_name !== undefined) {
-        return `[#${escape(stream_name)}>${escape(topic_name)}](${internal_url.by_stream_topic_url(stream_id, topic_name, () => stream_name)})`;
+        return `[#${escape(stream_name)} > ${escape(topic_name)}](${internal_url.by_stream_topic_url(stream_id, topic_name, () => stream_name)})`;
     }
     return `[#${escape(stream_name)}](${internal_url.by_stream_url(stream_id, () => stream_name)})`;
 }
diff --git a/web/tests/copy_and_paste.test.js b/web/tests/copy_and_paste.test.js
index 98674b0aaf..7252bf735e 100644
--- a/web/tests/copy_and_paste.test.js
+++ b/web/tests/copy_and_paste.test.js
@@ -49,23 +49,23 @@ run_test("try_stream_topic_syntax_text", () => {
         // #**stream>topic** urls is pasted, a normal markdown link syntax is produced.
         [
             "http://zulip.zulipdev.com/#narrow/stream/4-Rome/topic/100.25.20profits.60",
-            "[#Rome>100% profits`](#narrow/channel/4-Rome/topic/100.25.20profits.60)",
+            "[#Rome > 100% profits`](#narrow/channel/4-Rome/topic/100.25.20profits.60)",
         ],
         [
             "http://zulip.zulipdev.com/#narrow/stream/4-Rome/topic/100.25.20*profits",
-            "[#Rome>100% *profits](#narrow/channel/4-Rome/topic/100.25.20*profits)",
+            "[#Rome > 100% *profits](#narrow/channel/4-Rome/topic/100.25.20*profits)",
         ],
         [
             "http://zulip.zulipdev.com/#narrow/stream/4-Rome/topic/.24.24 100.25.20profits",
-            "[#Rome>$$ 100% profits](#narrow/channel/4-Rome/topic/.24.24.20100.25.20profits)",
+            "[#Rome > $$ 100% profits](#narrow/channel/4-Rome/topic/.24.24.20100.25.20profits)",
         ],
         [
             "http://zulip.zulipdev.com/#narrow/stream/4-Rome/topic/>100.25.20profits",
-            "[#Rome>>100% profits](#narrow/channel/4-Rome/topic/.3E100.25.20profits)",
+            "[#Rome > >100% profits](#narrow/channel/4-Rome/topic/.3E100.25.20profits)",
         ],
         [
             "http://zulip.zulipdev.com/#narrow/stream/5-Romeo.60s-lair/topic/normal",
-            "[#Romeo`s lair>normal](#narrow/channel/5-Romeo.60s-lair/topic/normal)",
+            "[#Romeo`s lair > normal](#narrow/channel/5-Romeo.60s-lair/topic/normal)",
         ],
     ];
 
diff --git a/web/tests/topic_link_util.test.js b/web/tests/topic_link_util.test.js
index d1ba594390..c28df75343 100644
--- a/web/tests/topic_link_util.test.js
+++ b/web/tests/topic_link_util.test.js
@@ -47,31 +47,31 @@ run_test("stream_topic_link_syntax_test", () => {
     );
     assert.equal(
         topic_link_util.get_stream_topic_link_syntax("#**Sweden>t", "test `test` test"),
-        "[#Sweden>test `test` test](#narrow/channel/1-Sweden/topic/test.20.60test.60.20test)",
+        "[#Sweden > test `test` test](#narrow/channel/1-Sweden/topic/test.20.60test.60.20test)",
     );
     assert.equal(
         topic_link_util.get_stream_topic_link_syntax("#**Denmark>t", "test `test` test`s"),
-        "[#Denmark>test `test` test`s](#narrow/channel/2-Denmark/topic/test.20.60test.60.20test.60s)",
+        "[#Denmark > test `test` test`s](#narrow/channel/2-Denmark/topic/test.20.60test.60.20test.60s)",
     );
     assert.equal(
         topic_link_util.get_stream_topic_link_syntax("#**Sweden>typeah", "error due to *"),
-        "[#Sweden>error due to *](#narrow/channel/1-Sweden/topic/error.20due.20to.20*)",
+        "[#Sweden > error due to *](#narrow/channel/1-Sweden/topic/error.20due.20to.20*)",
     );
     assert.equal(
         topic_link_util.get_stream_topic_link_syntax("#**Sweden>t", "*asterisk"),
-        "[#Sweden>*asterisk](#narrow/channel/1-Sweden/topic/*asterisk)",
+        "[#Sweden > *asterisk](#narrow/channel/1-Sweden/topic/*asterisk)",
     );
     assert.equal(
         topic_link_util.get_stream_topic_link_syntax("#**Sweden>gibberish", "greaterthan>"),
-        "[#Sweden>greaterthan>](#narrow/channel/1-Sweden/topic/greaterthan.3E)",
+        "[#Sweden > greaterthan>](#narrow/channel/1-Sweden/topic/greaterthan.3E)",
     );
     assert.equal(
         topic_link_util.get_stream_topic_link_syntax("#**$$MONEY$$>t", "dollar"),
-        "[#$$MONEY$$>dollar](#narrow/channel/6-.24.24MONEY.24.24/topic/dollar)",
+        "[#$$MONEY$$ > dollar](#narrow/channel/6-.24.24MONEY.24.24/topic/dollar)",
     );
     assert.equal(
         topic_link_util.get_stream_topic_link_syntax("#**Sweden>t", "swe$$dish"),
-        "[#Sweden>swe$$dish](#narrow/channel/1-Sweden/topic/swe.24.24dish)",
+        "[#Sweden > swe$$dish](#narrow/channel/1-Sweden/topic/swe.24.24dish)",
     );
     assert.equal(
         topic_link_util.get_fallback_markdown_link("Sweden"),
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ run_test("stream_topic_link_syntax_test", () => {
 
     assert.equal(
         topic_link_util.get_stream_topic_link_syntax("#**Sweden>&ab", "&ab"),
-        "[#Sweden>&ab](#narrow/channel/1-Sweden/topic/.26ab)",
+        "[#Sweden > &ab](#narrow/channel/1-Sweden/topic/.26ab)",
     );
 
     // Only for full coverage of the module.