diff --git a/lib/redcloth3.rb b/lib/redcloth3.rb
index 220617f1..7898d721 100644
--- a/lib/redcloth3.rb
+++ b/lib/redcloth3.rb
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ class RedCloth3 < String
     A_HLGN = /(?:(?:<>|<|>|\=|[()]+)+)/
     A_VLGN = /[\-^~]/
     C_CLAS = '(?:\([^)]+\))'
-    C_LNGE = '(?:\[[^\]]+\])'
+    C_LNGE = '(?:\[[^\[\]]+\])'
     C_STYL = '(?:\{[^}]+\})'
     S_CSPN = '(?:\\\\\d+)'
     S_RSPN = '(?:/\d+)'
diff --git a/test/unit/helpers/application_helper_test.rb b/test/unit/helpers/application_helper_test.rb
index 087d9631..d2330030 100644
--- a/test/unit/helpers/application_helper_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/helpers/application_helper_test.rb
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ class ApplicationHelperTest < HelperTestCase
       '[[onlinestore:Unknown page]]' => '<a href="/wiki/onlinestore/Unknown_page" class="wiki-page new">Unknown page</a>',
       # striked through link
       '-[[Another page|Page]]-' => '<del><a href="/wiki/ecookbook/Another_page" class="wiki-page">Page</a></del>',
+      '-[[Another page|Page]] link-' => '<del><a href="/wiki/ecookbook/Another_page" class="wiki-page">Page</a> link</del>',
       # escaping
       '![[Another page|Page]]' => '[[Another page|Page]]',
     }