diff --git a/faker/providers/currency/ru_RU/__init__.py b/faker/providers/currency/ru_RU/__init__.py
index f6843c22bd..36d796ad10 100644
--- a/faker/providers/currency/ru_RU/__init__.py
+++ b/faker/providers/currency/ru_RU/__init__.py
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ class Provider(CurrencyProvider):
         ("ZWD", "Доллар Зимбабве"),
     )
 
-    price_formats = ["#,##", "%#,##", "%##,##", "%.###,##", "%#.###,##"]
+    price_formats = ["#,##", "%#,##", "%##,##", "% ###,##", "%# ###,##"]
 
     def pricetag(self) -> str:
         return (
diff --git a/tests/providers/test_currency.py b/tests/providers/test_currency.py
index 862a508141..5161749de6 100644
--- a/tests/providers/test_currency.py
+++ b/tests/providers/test_currency.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import re
+
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
 import pytest
@@ -117,6 +119,8 @@ def setup_class(cls):
         cls.currencies = cls.provider.currencies
         cls.currency_codes, cls.currency_names = tuple(zip(*cls.currencies))
 
+        cls.pricetag_pattern = re.compile(r"\d{1,3}(?:\s\d{3})*,\d{2}\sр\.")
+
     def test_currency(self, faker, num_samples):
         for _ in range(num_samples):
             cur = faker.currency()
@@ -131,6 +135,7 @@ def test_pricetag(self, faker, num_samples):
         for _ in range(num_samples):
             pricetag = faker.pricetag()
             assert isinstance(pricetag, str)
+            assert self.pricetag_pattern.fullmatch(pricetag)
 
 
 class TestCsCz: