diff --git a/lib/marked.js b/lib/marked.js
index f34e2df0bc..ac39650c77 100644
--- a/lib/marked.js
+++ b/lib/marked.js
@@ -721,9 +721,10 @@ InlineLexer.prototype.output = function(src) {
     if (cap = this.rules.link.exec(src)) {
       var lastParenIndex = findClosingBracket(cap[2], '()');
       if (lastParenIndex > -1) {
-        var removeChars = cap[2].length - lastParenIndex;
+        var linkLen = cap[0].length - (cap[2].length - lastParenIndex) - (cap[3] || '').length;
         cap[2] = cap[2].substring(0, lastParenIndex);
-        cap[0] = cap[0].substring(0, cap[0].length - removeChars);
+        cap[0] = cap[0].substring(0, linkLen).trim();
+        cap[3] = '';
       }
       src = src.substring(cap[0].length);
       this.inLink = true;
diff --git a/test/specs/marked/marked.json b/test/specs/marked/marked.json
index 5f46f53640..5dd1a065c8 100644
--- a/test/specs/marked/marked.json
+++ b/test/specs/marked/marked.json
@@ -113,10 +113,16 @@
     "html": "<p><strong><a href=\"mailto:test@test.com\">test@test.com</a></strong></p>",
     "example": 1347
   },
-  {  
+  {
     "section": "Emphasis extra tests",
     "markdown": "_test_. _test_: _test_! _test_? _test_-",
     "html": "<p><em>test</em>. <em>test</em>: <em>test</em>! <em>test</em>? <em>test</em>-</p>",
     "example": 15
+  },
+  {
+    "section": "Links",
+    "markdown": "[One](https://example.com/1) ([Two](https://example.com/2)) [Three](https://example.com/3)",
+    "html": "<p><a href=\"https://example.com/1\">One</a> (<a href=\"https://example.com/2\">Two</a>) <a href=\"https://example.com/3\">Three</a></p>",
+    "example": 16
   }
 ]