diff --git a/inline.go b/inline.go
index db02091..455f8fe 100644
--- a/inline.go
+++ b/inline.go
@@ -180,8 +180,8 @@ const (
 
 // '[': parse a link or an image or a footnote
 func link(p *parser, out *bytes.Buffer, data []byte, offset int) int {
-	// no links allowed inside other links
-	if p.insideLink {
+	// no links allowed inside regular links, footnote, and deferred footnotes
+	if p.insideLink && (data[offset-1] == '[' || data[offset+1] == '^') {
 		return 0
 	}
 
diff --git a/inline_test.go b/inline_test.go
index 60f764c..f7bc336 100644
--- a/inline_test.go
+++ b/inline_test.go
@@ -390,6 +390,9 @@ func TestInlineLink(t *testing.T) {
 		"[link](  with whitespace   )\n",
 		"<p><a href=\"with whitespace\">link</a></p>\n",
 
+		"[![image](someimage)](with image)\n",
+		"<p><a href=\"with image\"><img src=\"someimage\" alt=\"image\" />\n</a></p>\n",
+
 		"[link](url \"one quote)\n",
 		"<p><a href=\"url &quot;one quote\">link</a></p>\n",