diff --git a/src/plugins/unified_search/public/query_string_input/text_based_languages_editor/helpers.test.ts b/src/plugins/unified_search/public/query_string_input/text_based_languages_editor/helpers.test.ts
index bf34735abd4b6b..b00afb894cf30c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/unified_search/public/query_string_input/text_based_languages_editor/helpers.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/unified_search/public/query_string_input/text_based_languages_editor/helpers.test.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * Side Public License, v 1.
  */
 
-import { parseErrors } from './helpers';
+import { parseErrors, getInlineEditorText } from './helpers';
 
 describe('helpers', function () {
   describe('parseErrors', function () {
@@ -102,4 +102,30 @@ describe('helpers', function () {
       ]);
     });
   });
+
+  describe('getInlineEditorText', function () {
+    it('should return the entire query if it is one liner', function () {
+      const text = getInlineEditorText(
+        'SELECT field1, count(*) FROM index1 ORDER BY field1',
+        false
+      );
+      expect(text).toEqual(text);
+    });
+
+    it('should return the query on one line with extra space if is multiliner', function () {
+      const text = getInlineEditorText(
+        'SELECT field1, count(*)\nFROM index1 ORDER BY field1',
+        true
+      );
+      expect(text).toEqual('SELECT field1, count(*) FROM index1 ORDER BY field1');
+    });
+
+    it('should return the query on one line with extra spaces removed if is multiliner', function () {
+      const text = getInlineEditorText(
+        'SELECT field1, count(*)\nFROM index1 \n   ORDER BY field1',
+        true
+      );
+      expect(text).toEqual('SELECT field1, count(*) FROM index1 ORDER BY field1');
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/plugins/unified_search/public/query_string_input/text_based_languages_editor/helpers.ts b/src/plugins/unified_search/public/query_string_input/text_based_languages_editor/helpers.ts
index 112d1a364e3ee2..8715d7228fe5e1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/unified_search/public/query_string_input/text_based_languages_editor/helpers.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/unified_search/public/query_string_input/text_based_languages_editor/helpers.ts
@@ -132,3 +132,7 @@ export const getDocumentationSections = async (language: string) => {
     };
   }
 };
+
+export const getInlineEditorText = (queryString: string, isMultiLine: boolean) => {
+  return isMultiLine ? queryString.replace(/\r?\n|\r/g, ' ').replace(/  +/g, ' ') : queryString;
+};
diff --git a/src/plugins/unified_search/public/query_string_input/text_based_languages_editor/index.tsx b/src/plugins/unified_search/public/query_string_input/text_based_languages_editor/index.tsx
index d29a8cbcd8f309..93ec5711a9e4c1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/unified_search/public/query_string_input/text_based_languages_editor/index.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/unified_search/public/query_string_input/text_based_languages_editor/index.tsx
@@ -37,7 +37,12 @@ import {
   EDITOR_MIN_HEIGHT,
 } from './text_based_languages_editor.styles';
 import { MemoizedDocumentation, DocumentationSections } from './documentation';
-import { useDebounceWithOptions, parseErrors, getDocumentationSections } from './helpers';
+import {
+  useDebounceWithOptions,
+  parseErrors,
+  getInlineEditorText,
+  getDocumentationSections,
+} from './helpers';
 import { EditorFooter } from './editor_footer';
 
 import './overwrite.scss';
@@ -233,8 +238,7 @@ export const TextBasedLanguagesEditor = memo(function TextBasedLanguagesEditor({
         if (hasLines && !updateLinesFromModel) {
           setLines(queryString.split(/\r|\n/).length);
         }
-        const trimmedText = queryString.replace(/\r?\n|\r/g, '');
-        const text = hasLines ? trimmedText : queryString;
+        const text = getInlineEditorText(queryString, Boolean(hasLines));
         const queryLength = text.length;
         const unusedSpace =
           errors && errors.length