diff --git a/src/WikiTexVC/MMLmappings/BaseMethods.php b/src/WikiTexVC/MMLmappings/BaseMethods.php
index 8bf289bb7..0eafb6ecb 100644
--- a/src/WikiTexVC/MMLmappings/BaseMethods.php
+++ b/src/WikiTexVC/MMLmappings/BaseMethods.php
@@ -131,6 +131,9 @@ class BaseMethods {
 				 // see: https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/Math/+/961213
 				$mspace = new MMLmspace( "", [ "width" => "0.5em" ] );
 				return $mspace->getEmpty();
+			case '/':
+				$mmlMo = new MMLmo( '', [ 'lspace' => '0', 'rspace' => '0' ] );
+				return $mmlMo->encapsulateRaw( $input );
 		}
 		return $input;
 	}
diff --git a/src/WikiTexVC/MMLmappings/OperatorDictionary.php b/src/WikiTexVC/MMLmappings/OperatorDictionary.php
index 63d416a6c..9597bd3c7 100644
--- a/src/WikiTexVC/MMLmappings/OperatorDictionary.php
+++ b/src/WikiTexVC/MMLmappings/OperatorDictionary.php
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class OperatorDictionary {
 		'->' => [ " exports.MO.BIN5" ],
 		'.' => [ " [0, 3], MmlNode_js_1.TEXCLASS.PUNCT\"], { separator=> [ true }]" ],
 		':' => [ " [1, 2], MmlNode_js_1.TEXCLASS.REL\"], null]" ],
-		'/' => [ " exports.MO.ORD11" ],
+		'/' => [ " exports.MO.ORD11", true ],
 		'//' => [ " OPDEF(1\"], 1)" ],
 		'/=' => [ " exports.MO.BIN4" ],
 		'=>' => [ " [1, 2], MmlNode_js_1.TEXCLASS.REL\"], null]" ],
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/unit/WikiTexVC/Nodes/LiteralTest.php b/tests/phpunit/unit/WikiTexVC/Nodes/LiteralTest.php
index 25b9e77ac..9dd963f1a 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/unit/WikiTexVC/Nodes/LiteralTest.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/unit/WikiTexVC/Nodes/LiteralTest.php
@@ -124,4 +124,13 @@ class LiteralTest extends MediaWikiUnitTestCase {
 			'exclamation mark should render as special operator.' );
 	}
 
+	public function testDivide() {
+		$n = new Literal( '/' );
+		$real = $n->renderMML();
+		$this->assertStringContainsString( '/</mo>', $real,
+			'divide should render as special operator.' );
+		$this->assertStringContainsString( 'lspace="0" rspace="0"', $real,
+			'divide should have no spacing.' );
+	}
+
 }