diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/__tests__/__fixtures__/simple-site/docs/doc with space.md b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/__tests__/__fixtures__/simple-site/docs/doc with space.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2b2a616da3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/__tests__/__fixtures__/simple-site/docs/doc with space.md	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# Hoo hoo, if this path tricks you...
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/docs.test.ts.snap b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/docs.test.ts.snap
index a6a50483c1..d8ad2b8a3e 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/docs.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/docs.test.ts.snap
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 exports[`simple site custom pagination 1`] = `
 Array [
+  Array [
+    undefined,
+    Object {
+      "permalink": "/docs/headingAsTitle",
+      "title": "My heading as title",
+    },
+  ],
   Array [
     undefined,
     undefined,
@@ -17,7 +24,10 @@ Array [
     },
   ],
   Array [
-    undefined,
+    Object {
+      "permalink": "/docs/doc with space",
+      "title": "Hoo hoo, if this path tricks you...",
+    },
     Object {
       "permalink": "/docs/",
       "title": "Hello sidebar_label",
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/index.test.ts.snap b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/index.test.ts.snap
index 5a1e7ed3b8..09fbc4a29e 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/index.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/index.test.ts.snap
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ These sidebar document ids do not exist:
 - goku
 
 Available document ids are:
+- doc with space
 - foo/bar
 - foo/baz
 - headingAsTitle
@@ -241,6 +242,11 @@ Object {
       "versions": Array [
         Object {
           "docs": Array [
+            Object {
+              "id": "doc with space",
+              "path": "/docs/doc with space",
+              "sidebar": undefined,
+            },
             Object {
               "id": "foo/bar",
               "path": "/docs/foo/bar",
@@ -326,6 +332,19 @@ Object {
 
 exports[`simple website content: data 1`] = `
 Object {
+  "site-docs-doc-with-space-md-e90.json": "{
+  \\"unversionedId\\": \\"doc with space\\",
+  \\"id\\": \\"doc with space\\",
+  \\"title\\": \\"Hoo hoo, if this path tricks you...\\",
+  \\"description\\": \\"\\",
+  \\"source\\": \\"@site/docs/doc with space.md\\",
+  \\"sourceDirName\\": \\".\\",
+  \\"slug\\": \\"/doc with space\\",
+  \\"permalink\\": \\"/docs/doc with space\\",
+  \\"tags\\": [],
+  \\"version\\": \\"current\\",
+  \\"frontMatter\\": {}
+}",
   "site-docs-foo-bar-md-8c2.json": "{
   \\"unversionedId\\": \\"foo/bar\\",
   \\"id\\": \\"foo/bar\\",
@@ -811,6 +830,11 @@ Object {
     ]
   },
   \\"docs\\": {
+    \\"doc with space\\": {
+      \\"id\\": \\"doc with space\\",
+      \\"title\\": \\"Hoo hoo, if this path tricks you...\\",
+      \\"description\\": \\"\\"
+    },
     \\"foo/bar\\": {
       \\"id\\": \\"foo/bar\\",
       \\"title\\": \\"Bar\\",
@@ -902,6 +926,11 @@ Object {
       "versions": Array [
         Object {
           "docs": Array [
+            Object {
+              "id": "doc with space",
+              "path": "/docs/doc with space",
+              "sidebar": undefined,
+            },
             Object {
               "id": "foo/bar",
               "path": "/docs/foo/bar",
@@ -1045,6 +1074,14 @@ Array [
         },
         "path": "/docs/absoluteSlug",
       },
+      Object {
+        "component": "@theme/DocItem",
+        "exact": true,
+        "modules": Object {
+          "content": "@site/docs/doc with space.md",
+        },
+        "path": "/docs/doc with space",
+      },
       Object {
         "component": "@theme/DocItem",
         "exact": true,
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/__tests__/docs.test.ts b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/__tests__/docs.test.ts
index 5237c4fffa..7bccd442d0 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/__tests__/docs.test.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/__tests__/docs.test.ts
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ describe('simple site', () => {
         'rootResolvedSlug.md',
         'rootTryToEscapeSlug.md',
         'headingAsTitle.md',
+        'doc with space.md',
         'foo/bar.md',
         'foo/baz.md',
         'slugs/absoluteSlug.md',
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/__tests__/lastUpdate.test.ts b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/__tests__/lastUpdate.test.ts
index 53ffc3a27f..e1528f8c5c 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/__tests__/lastUpdate.test.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/__tests__/lastUpdate.test.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,22 @@ describe('lastUpdate', () => {
     expect(typeof timestamp).toBe('number');
   });
 
+  test('existing test file with spaces in path', async () => {
+    const filePathWithSpace = path.join(
+      __dirname,
+      '__fixtures__/simple-site/docs/doc with space.md',
+    );
+    const lastUpdateData = await getFileLastUpdate(filePathWithSpace);
+    expect(lastUpdateData).not.toBeNull();
+
+    const {author, timestamp} = lastUpdateData;
+    expect(author).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(typeof author).toBe('string');
+
+    expect(timestamp).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(typeof timestamp).toBe('number');
+  });
+
   test('non-existing file', async () => {
     const consoleMock = jest.spyOn(console, 'error').mockImplementation();
     const nonExistingFileName = '.nonExisting';
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/lastUpdate.ts b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/lastUpdate.ts
index c37e55bdb6..b78c4146c3 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/lastUpdate.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/src/lastUpdate.ts
@@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ export async function getFileLastUpdate(
       return null;
     }
 
-    const result = shell.exec(`git log -1 --format=%ct,%an ${filePath}`, {
+    const result = shell.exec(`git log -1 --format=%ct,%an "${filePath}"`, {
       silent: true,
     });
     if (result.code !== 0) {
       throw new Error(
-        `Retrieval of git history failed at ${filePath} with exit code ${result.code}: ${result.stderr}`,
+        `Retrieval of git history failed at "${filePath}" with exit code ${result.code}: ${result.stderr}`,
       );
     }
     return getTimestampAndAuthor(result.stdout.trim());
diff --git a/website/_dogfooding/dogfooding.config.js b/website/_dogfooding/dogfooding.config.js
index 56ae83b230..89eb42620b 100644
--- a/website/_dogfooding/dogfooding.config.js
+++ b/website/_dogfooding/dogfooding.config.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ const dogfoodingPluginInstances = [
       // Using a symlinked folder as source, test for use-case https://github.com/facebook/docusaurus/issues/3272
       // The target folder uses a _ prefix to test against an edge case regarding MDX partials: https://github.com/facebook/docusaurus/discussions/5181#discussioncomment-1018079
       path: fs.realpathSync('_dogfooding/docs-tests-symlink'),
+      showLastUpdateTime: true,
     }),
   ],