diff --git a/django/contrib/staticfiles/storage.py b/django/contrib/staticfiles/storage.py
index 754f173263..d62cbb6e68 100644
--- a/django/contrib/staticfiles/storage.py
+++ b/django/contrib/staticfiles/storage.py
@@ -57,7 +57,10 @@ class HashedFilesMixin:
                     """@import url("%(url)s")""",
                 ),
                 (
-                    r"(?m)(?P<matched>)^(/\*# (?-i:sourceMappingURL)=(?P<url>.*) \*/)$",
+                    (
+                        r"(?m)(?P<matched>)^(/\*#[ \t]"
+                        r"(?-i:sourceMappingURL)=(?P<url>.*)[ \t]*\*/)$"
+                    ),
                     "/*# sourceMappingURL=%(url)s */",
                 ),
             ),
diff --git a/tests/staticfiles_tests/project/documents/cached/source_map.css b/tests/staticfiles_tests/project/documents/cached/source_map.css
index dcd65da596..a07d612403 100644
--- a/tests/staticfiles_tests/project/documents/cached/source_map.css
+++ b/tests/staticfiles_tests/project/documents/cached/source_map.css
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 * {outline: 1px solid red;}
-/*# sourceMappingURL=source_map.css.map */
+/*# sourceMappingURL=source_map.css.map*/
diff --git a/tests/staticfiles_tests/project/documents/cached/source_map_tabs.css b/tests/staticfiles_tests/project/documents/cached/source_map_tabs.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3ae2073dc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/staticfiles_tests/project/documents/cached/source_map_tabs.css
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+* {outline: 1px solid red;}
+/*#	sourceMappingURL=source_map.css.map	*/
diff --git a/tests/staticfiles_tests/test_storage.py b/tests/staticfiles_tests/test_storage.py
index 38c34c3f66..3783d32872 100644
--- a/tests/staticfiles_tests/test_storage.py
+++ b/tests/staticfiles_tests/test_storage.py
@@ -237,7 +237,19 @@ class TestHashedFiles:
         self.assertEqual(relpath, "cached/source_map.b2fceaf426aa.css")
         with storage.staticfiles_storage.open(relpath) as relfile:
             content = relfile.read()
-            self.assertNotIn(b"/*# sourceMappingURL=source_map.css.map */", content)
+            self.assertNotIn(b"/*# sourceMappingURL=source_map.css.map*/", content)
+            self.assertIn(
+                b"/*# sourceMappingURL=source_map.css.99914b932bd3.map */",
+                content,
+            )
+        self.assertPostCondition()
+
+    def test_css_source_map_tabs(self):
+        relpath = self.hashed_file_path("cached/source_map_tabs.css")
+        self.assertEqual(relpath, "cached/source_map_tabs.b2fceaf426aa.css")
+        with storage.staticfiles_storage.open(relpath) as relfile:
+            content = relfile.read()
+            self.assertNotIn(b"/*#\tsourceMappingURL=source_map.css.map\t*/", content)
             self.assertIn(
                 b"/*# sourceMappingURL=source_map.css.99914b932bd3.map */",
                 content,