diff --git a/src/Markdig/Parsers/Inlines/LinkInlineParser.cs b/src/Markdig/Parsers/Inlines/LinkInlineParser.cs
index 97431d5a..d7428147 100644
--- a/src/Markdig/Parsers/Inlines/LinkInlineParser.cs
+++ b/src/Markdig/Parsers/Inlines/LinkInlineParser.cs
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ private bool ProcessLinkReference(
             // Inline Link
             var linkInline = new LinkInline()
             {
-                Url = HtmlHelper.Unescape(linkRef.Url, false),
-                Title = HtmlHelper.Unescape(linkRef.Title, false),
+                Url = HtmlHelper.Unescape(linkRef.Url, removeBackSlash: false),
+                Title = HtmlHelper.Unescape(linkRef.Title, removeBackSlash: false),
                 Label = label,
                 LabelSpan = labelSpan,
                 UrlSpan = linkRef.UrlSpan,