diff --git a/src/commonmark-rules.js b/src/commonmark-rules.js
index f32a8933..f9bcde54 100644
--- a/src/commonmark-rules.js
+++ b/src/commonmark-rules.js
@@ -152,11 +152,10 @@ rules.inlineLink = {
   },
 
   replacement: function (content, node) {
-    var href = node.getAttribute('href')
-    if (href) href = href.replace(/([()])/g, '\\$1')
-    var title = cleanAttribute(node.getAttribute('title'))
-    if (title) title = ' "' + title.replace(/"/g, '\\"') + '"'
-    return '[' + content + '](' + href + title + ')'
+    var href = escapeLinkDestination(node.getAttribute('href'))
+    var title = escapeLinkTitle(cleanAttribute(node.getAttribute('title')))
+    var titlePart = title ? ' "' + title + '"' : ''
+    return '[' + content + '](' + href + titlePart + ')'
   }
 }
 
@@ -250,10 +249,10 @@ rules.image = {
   filter: 'img',
 
   replacement: function (content, node) {
-    var alt = cleanAttribute(node.getAttribute('alt'))
-    var src = node.getAttribute('src') || ''
+    var alt = escapeMarkdown(cleanAttribute(node.getAttribute('alt')))
+    var src = escapeLinkDestination(node.getAttribute('src') || '')
     var title = cleanAttribute(node.getAttribute('title'))
-    var titlePart = title ? ' "' + title + '"' : ''
+    var titlePart = title ? ' "' + escapeLinkTitle(title) + '"' : ''
     return src ? '![' + alt + ']' + '(' + src + titlePart + ')' : ''
   }
 }
@@ -262,4 +261,27 @@ function cleanAttribute (attribute) {
   return attribute ? attribute.replace(/(\n+\s*)+/g, '\n') : ''
 }
 
+var ESCAPE_PATTERNS = {
+  before: /([\\*`[\]_]|(?:^[-+>])|(?:^~~~)|(?:^#{1-6}))/g,
+  after: /((?:^\d+(?=\.)))/
+}
+var escapePattern = new RegExp(
+  '(?:' + ESCAPE_PATTERNS.before.source + '|' + ESCAPE_PATTERNS.after.source + ')',
+  'g'
+)
+
+function escapeMarkdown (content) {
+  return content.replace(escapePattern, function (match, before, after) {
+    return before ? '\\' + before : after + '\\'
+  })
+}
+
+function escapeLinkDestination (destination) {
+  return destination.replace(/([()])/g, '\\$1')
+}
+
+function escapeLinkTitle (title) {
+  return title.replace(/"/g, '\\"')
+}
+
 export default rules
diff --git a/test/index.html b/test/index.html
index 065de26e..11c0bf95 100644
--- a/test/index.html
+++ b/test/index.html
@@ -171,11 +171,21 @@
   <pre class="expected">![img with alt](logo.png)</pre>
 </div>
 
+<div class="case" data-name="img with escaped content in alt">
+  <div class="input"><img src="logo.png" alt="_img_ *with* [alt]"></div>
+  <pre class="expected">![\_img\_ \*with\* \[alt\]](logo.png)</pre>
+</div>
+
 <div class="case" data-name="img with no src">
   <div class="input"><img></div>
   <pre class="expected"></pre>
 </div>
 
+<div class="case" data-name="img with parenthesis in src">
+  <div class="input"><img src="logo.png?(query)"></div>
+  <pre class="expected">![](logo.png?\(query\))</pre>
+</div>
+
 <div class="case" data-name="img with a new line in alt">
   <div class="input"><img src="logo.png" alt="img with
     alt"></div>
@@ -199,6 +209,11 @@
 title")</pre>
 </div>
 
+<div class="case" data-name="img with quotes in title">
+  <div class="input"><img src="logo.png" title="&quot;hello&quot;"></div>
+  <pre class="expected">![](logo.png "\"hello\"")</pre>
+</div>
+
 <div class="case" data-name="a">
   <div class="input"><a href="http://example.com">An anchor</a></div>
   <pre class="expected">[An anchor](http://example.com)</pre>
@@ -237,6 +252,11 @@
   <pre class="expected">[Some `code`](http://example.com/code)</pre>
 </div>
 
+<div class="case" data-name="a with a brackets in text">
+  <div class="input"><a href="http://example.com/code">Some [text]</a></div>
+  <pre class="expected">[Some \[text\]](http://example.com/code)</pre>
+</div>
+
 <div class="case" data-name="a reference" data-options='{"linkStyle": "referenced"}'>
   <div class="input"><a href="http://example.com">Reference link</a></div>
   <pre class="expected">[Reference link][1]