diff --git a/rag/nlp/__init__.py b/rag/nlp/__init__.py
index 5d84231d28..cbcc381797 100644
--- a/rag/nlp/__init__.py
+++ b/rag/nlp/__init__.py
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ def tokenize_chunks(chunks, doc, eng, pdf_parser=None, child_delimiters_pattern=
             add_positions(d, [[ii] * 5])
 
         if child_delimiters_pattern:
-            d["mom_with_weight"] = ck
+            d["mom_with_weight"] = ck.removeprefix("\n")
             res.extend(split_with_pattern(d, child_delimiters_pattern, ck, eng, language=language))
             continue
 
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ def doc_tokenize_chunks_with_images(chunks, doc, eng, child_delimiters_pattern=N
 
         if ck.get("ck_type") == "text":
             if child_delimiters_pattern:
-                d["mom_with_weight"] = text
+                d["mom_with_weight"] = text.removeprefix("\n")
                 res.extend(split_with_pattern(d, child_delimiters_pattern, text, eng, language=language))
                 continue
         elif ck.get("ck_type") == "image":
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ def tokenize_chunks_with_images(chunks, doc, eng, images, child_delimiters_patte
         d["image"] = image
         add_positions(d, [[ii] * 5])
         if child_delimiters_pattern:
-            d["mom_with_weight"] = ck
+            d["mom_with_weight"] = ck.removeprefix("\n")
             res.extend(split_with_pattern(d, child_delimiters_pattern, ck, eng, language=language))
             continue
         tokenize(d, ck, eng, language=language)
diff --git a/test/unit_test/rag/nlp/test_tokenize_chunks.py b/test/unit_test/rag/nlp/test_tokenize_chunks.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..594305d708
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit_test/rag/nlp/test_tokenize_chunks.py
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+#
+#  Copyright 2026 The InfiniFlow Authors. All Rights Reserved.
+#
+#  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+#  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+#  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+#  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+#  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+#  limitations under the License.
+#
+
+import pytest
+
+from rag import nlp
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def stub_tokenize(monkeypatch):
+    def tokenize(doc, text, eng, language="English"):
+        doc["content_with_weight"] = text
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(nlp, "tokenize", tokenize)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.p2
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("chunk", "parent"),
+    [
+        ("first\nsecond", "first\nsecond"),
+        ("\nfirst\nsecond", "first\nsecond"),
+        ("\n\nfirst\nsecond", "\nfirst\nsecond"),
+    ],
+)
+def test_tokenize_chunks_removes_one_leading_newline_from_parent(chunk, parent):
+    docs = nlp.tokenize_chunks([chunk], {}, True, child_delimiters_pattern="\n")
+
+    assert [doc["mom_with_weight"] for doc in docs] == [parent, parent]
+    assert [doc["content_with_weight"] for doc in docs] == ["first\n", "second"]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.p2
+def test_doc_tokenize_chunks_with_images_removes_leading_newline_from_parent():
+    docs = nlp.doc_tokenize_chunks_with_images([{"text": "\nfirst\nsecond", "ck_type": "text"}], {}, True, child_delimiters_pattern="\n")
+
+    assert [doc["mom_with_weight"] for doc in docs] == ["first\nsecond", "first\nsecond"]
+    assert [doc["content_with_weight"] for doc in docs] == ["first\n", "second"]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.p2
+def test_tokenize_chunks_with_images_removes_leading_newline_from_parent():
+    docs = nlp.tokenize_chunks_with_images(["\nfirst\nsecond"], {}, True, [object()], child_delimiters_pattern="\n")
+
+    assert [doc["mom_with_weight"] for doc in docs] == ["first\nsecond", "first\nsecond"]
+    assert [doc["content_with_weight"] for doc in docs] == ["first\n", "second"]