diff --git a/lib/redcloth.rb b/lib/redcloth.rb
index 42eddd8e..59d02fba 100644
--- a/lib/redcloth.rb
+++ b/lib/redcloth.rb
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ class RedCloth < String
             \s?
             (?:\(([^)]+?)\)(?="))?     # $title
             ":
-            (\S+?)                     # $url
+            ([\w\/]\S+?)               # $url
             (\/)?                      # $slash
             ([^\w\/;]*?)               # $post
             (?=<|\s|$)
diff --git a/test/unit/helpers/application_helper_test.rb b/test/unit/helpers/application_helper_test.rb
index 7fa96d7e..c6afdda0 100644
--- a/test/unit/helpers/application_helper_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/helpers/application_helper_test.rb
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ class ApplicationHelperTest < HelperTestCase
       'This is a "link":http://foo.bar' => 'This is a <a href="http://foo.bar" class="external">link</a>',
       'This is an intern "link":/foo/bar' => 'This is an intern <a href="/foo/bar">link</a>',
       '"link (Link title)":http://foo.bar' => '<a href="http://foo.bar" title="Link title" class="external">link</a>',
+      "This is not a \"Link\":\n\nAnother paragraph" => "This is not a \"Link\":</p>\n\n\n\t<p>Another paragraph",
       # no multiline link text
       "This is a double quote \"on the first line\nand another on a second line\":test" => "This is a double quote \"on the first line<br />\nand another on a second line\":test"
     }