diff --git a/docs/source-1.0/spec/core/idl.rst b/docs/source-1.0/spec/core/idl.rst
index b0d01e25127..af66f425079 100644
--- a/docs/source-1.0/spec/core/idl.rst
+++ b/docs/source-1.0/spec/core/idl.rst
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ string support defined in `RFC 5234 <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7405>`_.
                             :      *(`Comma` `TraitStructureKvp` *`WS`)
                             :  `TrailingComma`
     TraitStructureKvp       :`NodeObjectKey` *`WS` ":" *`WS` `NodeValue`
-    ApplyStatement          :%s"apply" `WS` `ShapeId` `WS` `Trait` `BR`
+    ApplyStatement          :%s"apply" `SP` `ShapeId` `WS` `Trait` `BR`
 
 .. rubric:: Shape ID
 
diff --git a/docs/source-2.0/spec/idl.rst b/docs/source-2.0/spec/idl.rst
index f6e24a7b192..3f500c6472d 100644
--- a/docs/source-2.0/spec/idl.rst
+++ b/docs/source-2.0/spec/idl.rst
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ string support defined in `RFC 5234 <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7405>`_.
     TraitStructure          :`TraitStructureKvp` *(*`WS` `TraitStructureKvp`)
     TraitStructureKvp       :`NodeObjectKey` *`WS` ":" *`WS` `NodeValue`
     ApplyStatement          :(`ApplyStatementSingular` / `ApplyStatementBlock`)
-    ApplyStatementSingular  :%s"apply" `WS` `ShapeId` `WS` `Trait` `BR`
+    ApplyStatementSingular  :%s"apply" `SP` `ShapeId` `WS` `Trait` `BR`
     ApplyStatementBlock     :%s"apply" `SP` `ShapeId` `WS` "{" `TraitStatements` "}" `BR`
 
 .. rubric:: Shape ID
diff --git a/smithy-model/src/main/java/software/amazon/smithy/model/loader/IdlModelParser.java b/smithy-model/src/main/java/software/amazon/smithy/model/loader/IdlModelParser.java
index c8c60faf7f6..12b46e6da8e 100644
--- a/smithy-model/src/main/java/software/amazon/smithy/model/loader/IdlModelParser.java
+++ b/smithy-model/src/main/java/software/amazon/smithy/model/loader/IdlModelParser.java
@@ -1126,7 +1126,7 @@ private void parseApplyStatement() {
         expect('p');
         expect('l');
         expect('y');
-        sp();
+        rsp();
 
         String name = ParserUtils.parseShapeId(this);
         rws();