diff --git a/lib/markdown2.py b/lib/markdown2.py
index 34a270b3..c0db9874 100755
--- a/lib/markdown2.py
+++ b/lib/markdown2.py
@@ -1786,7 +1786,8 @@ def _do_links(self, text):
                             curr_pos = start_idx + 1
                     else:
                         # This id isn't defined, leave the markup alone.
-                        curr_pos = match.end()
+                        # set current pos to end of link title and continue from there
+                        curr_pos = p
                     continue
 
             # Otherwise, it isn't markup.
diff --git a/test/tm-cases/link_after_square_brackets.html b/test/tm-cases/link_after_square_brackets.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a5421f3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/tm-cases/link_after_square_brackets.html
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<p>[before]
+<a href="https://google.com">Some link</a>
+[after]</p>
diff --git a/test/tm-cases/link_after_square_brackets.text b/test/tm-cases/link_after_square_brackets.text
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7c569d7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/tm-cases/link_after_square_brackets.text
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[before]
+[Some link](https://google.com)
+[after]