diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index a85e227..593bec4 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -555,7 +555,8 @@ Simple links may also be written manually in either sexp or non-sexp form, like:
 
 ** 0.8.8-pre
 
-Nothing new yet.
+*Fixes*
++ Remove text properties from to-do keywords before displaying them in an ~org-ql-view~ buffer.  (Such text properties could cause them to, e.g. display with extra leading spaces, depending on which other modes might be enabled in the source Org buffer.)
 
 ** 0.8.7
 
diff --git a/org-ql-view.el b/org-ql-view.el
index 41ada72..b5c4bb7 100644
--- a/org-ql-view.el
+++ b/org-ql-view.el
@@ -872,7 +872,8 @@ return an empty string."
            (title (--> (org-ql-view--add-faces element)
                        (org-element-property :raw-value it)))
            (todo-keyword (-some--> (org-element-property :todo-keyword element)
-                           (org-ql-view--add-todo-face it)))
+                           (org-ql-view--add-todo-face
+                            (substring-no-properties it))))
            (tag-list (if org-use-tag-inheritance
                          ;; MAYBE: Use our own variable instead of `org-use-tag-inheritance'.
                          (if-let ((marker (or (org-element-property :org-hd-marker element)
diff --git a/org-ql.info b/org-ql.info
index 2433869..acef674 100644
--- a/org-ql.info
+++ b/org-ql.info
@@ -1082,7 +1082,11 @@ File: README.info,  Node: 088-pre,  Next: 087,  Up: Changelog
 5.1 0.8.8-pre
 =============
 
-Nothing new yet.
+*Fixes*
+   • Remove text properties from to-do keywords before displaying them
+     in an ‘org-ql-view’ buffer.  (Such text properties could cause them
+     to, e.g.  display with extra leading spaces, depending on which
+     other modes might be enabled in the source Org buffer.)
 
 
 File: README.info,  Node: 087,  Next: 086,  Prev: 088-pre,  Up: Changelog
@@ -2040,48 +2044,48 @@ Node: Links38925
 Node: Tips39612
 Node: Changelog39936
 Node: 088-pre40872
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+Node: License76997
 
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