diff --git a/markdown.tmLanguage.base.yaml b/markdown.tmLanguage.base.yaml
index 1e1c909..619fd50 100644
--- a/markdown.tmLanguage.base.yaml
+++ b/markdown.tmLanguage.base.yaml
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ repository:
     - {include: '#link-ref'}
     - {include: '#link-ref-literal'}
     - {include: '#link-ref-shortcut'}
+    - {include: '#link-html'}
   ampersand:
     comment: "Markdown will convert this for us. We match it so that the HTML grammar will not mark it up as invalid."
     match: '&(?!([a-zA-Z0-9]+|#[0-9]+|#x[0-9a-fA-F]+);)'
@@ -291,6 +292,7 @@ repository:
     - {include: '#link-ref-literal'}
     - {include: '#link-ref'}
     - {include: '#link-ref-shortcut'}
+    - {include: '#link-html'}
   bracket:
     comment: "Markdown will convert this for us. We match it so that the HTML grammar will not mark it up as invalid."
     match: '<(?![a-zA-Z/?\$!])'
@@ -406,6 +408,7 @@ repository:
     - {include: '#link-ref-literal'}
     - {include: '#link-ref'}
     - {include: '#link-ref-shortcut'}
+    - {include: '#link-html'}
   link-email:
     captures:
       '1': {name: punctuation.definition.link.markdown}
@@ -480,6 +483,13 @@ repository:
       '3': {name: punctuation.definition.string.end.markdown}
     match: (\[)(\S+?)(\])
     name: meta.link.reference.markdown
+  link-html:
+    captures:
+      '1': {name: punctuation.definition.link.markdown}
+      '2': {name: markup.underline.link.markdown}
+      '3': {name: punctuation.definition.link.markdown}
+    match: (?<=\[.*\]\()(\<)(.*?)(\>)
+    name: meta.link.inline.markdown
   raw:
     captures:
       '1': {name: punctuation.definition.raw.markdown}
diff --git a/syntaxes/markdown.tmLanguage b/syntaxes/markdown.tmLanguage
index c40ec43..1da590b 100644
--- a/syntaxes/markdown.tmLanguage
+++ b/syntaxes/markdown.tmLanguage
@@ -3764,6 +3764,10 @@
             <key>include</key>
             <string>#link-ref-shortcut</string>
           </dict>
+          <dict>
+            <key>include</key>
+            <string>#link-html</string>
+          </dict>
         </array>
       </dict>
       <key>ampersand</key>
@@ -3902,6 +3906,10 @@
             <key>include</key>
             <string>#link-ref-shortcut</string>
           </dict>
+          <dict>
+            <key>include</key>
+            <string>#link-html</string>
+          </dict>
         </array>
       </dict>
       <key>bracket</key>
@@ -4193,6 +4201,10 @@
             <key>include</key>
             <string>#link-ref-shortcut</string>
           </dict>
+          <dict>
+            <key>include</key>
+            <string>#link-html</string>
+          </dict>
         </array>
       </dict>
       <key>link-email</key>
@@ -4453,6 +4465,31 @@
         <key>name</key>
         <string>meta.link.reference.markdown</string>
       </dict>
+      <key>link-html</key>
+      <dict>
+        <key>captures</key>
+        <dict>
+          <key>1</key>
+          <dict>
+            <key>name</key>
+            <string>punctuation.definition.link.markdown</string>
+          </dict>
+          <key>2</key>
+          <dict>
+            <key>name</key>
+            <string>markup.underline.link.markdown</string>
+          </dict>
+          <key>3</key>
+          <dict>
+            <key>name</key>
+            <string>punctuation.definition.link.markdown</string>
+          </dict>
+        </dict>
+        <key>match</key>
+        <string>(?&lt;=\[.*\]\()(\&lt;)(.*?)(\&gt;)</string>
+        <key>name</key>
+        <string>meta.link.inline.markdown</string>
+      </dict>
       <key>raw</key>
       <dict>
         <key>captures</key>
diff --git a/test/colorize-fixtures/issue-80.md b/test/colorize-fixtures/issue-80.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35caf41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/colorize-fixtures/issue-80.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[text](link)
+
+[text](<link>)
+
+[title](<path with spaces>)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/colorize-results/issue-80_md.json b/test/colorize-results/issue-80_md.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..352e941
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/colorize-results/issue-80_md.json
@@ -0,0 +1,233 @@
+[
+	{
+		"c": "[",
+		"t": "text.html.markdown meta.paragraph.markdown meta.link.inline.markdown punctuation.definition.string.begin.markdown",
+		"r": {
+			"dark_plus": "default: #D4D4D4",
+			"light_plus": "default: #000000",
+			"dark_vs": "default: #D4D4D4",
+			"light_vs": "default: #000000",
+			"hc_black": "default: #FFFFFF"
+		}
+	},
+	{
+		"c": "text",
+		"t": "text.html.markdown meta.paragraph.markdown meta.link.inline.markdown string.other.link.title.markdown",
+		"r": {
+			"dark_plus": "string: #CE9178",
+			"light_plus": "string: #A31515",
+			"dark_vs": "string: #CE9178",
+			"light_vs": "string: #A31515",
+			"hc_black": "string: #CE9178"
+		}
+	},
+	{
+		"c": "]",
+		"t": "text.html.markdown meta.paragraph.markdown meta.link.inline.markdown punctuation.definition.string.end.markdown",
+		"r": {
+			"dark_plus": "default: #D4D4D4",
+			"light_plus": "default: #000000",
+			"dark_vs": "default: #D4D4D4",
+			"light_vs": "default: #000000",
+			"hc_black": "default: #FFFFFF"
+		}
+	},
+	{
+		"c": "(",
+		"t": "text.html.markdown meta.paragraph.markdown meta.link.inline.markdown punctuation.definition.metadata.markdown",
+		"r": {
+			"dark_plus": "default: #D4D4D4",
+			"light_plus": "default: #000000",
+			"dark_vs": "default: #D4D4D4",
+			"light_vs": "default: #000000",
+			"hc_black": "default: #FFFFFF"
+		}
+	},
+	{
+		"c": "link",
+		"t": "text.html.markdown meta.paragraph.markdown meta.link.inline.markdown markup.underline.link.markdown",
+		"r": {
+			"dark_plus": "default: #D4D4D4",
+			"light_plus": "default: #000000",
+			"dark_vs": "default: #D4D4D4",
+			"light_vs": "default: #000000",
+			"hc_black": "default: #FFFFFF"
+		}
+	},
+	{
+		"c": ")",
+		"t": "text.html.markdown meta.paragraph.markdown meta.link.inline.markdown punctuation.definition.metadata.markdown",
+		"r": {
+			"dark_plus": "default: #D4D4D4",
+			"light_plus": "default: #000000",
+			"dark_vs": "default: #D4D4D4",
+			"light_vs": "default: #000000",
+			"hc_black": "default: #FFFFFF"
+		}
+	},
+	{
+		"c": "[",
+		"t": "text.html.markdown meta.paragraph.markdown meta.link.inline.markdown punctuation.definition.string.begin.markdown",
+		"r": {
+			"dark_plus": "default: #D4D4D4",
+			"light_plus": "default: #000000",
+			"dark_vs": "default: #D4D4D4",
+			"light_vs": "default: #000000",
+			"hc_black": "default: #FFFFFF"
+		}
+	},
+	{
+		"c": "text",
+		"t": "text.html.markdown meta.paragraph.markdown meta.link.inline.markdown string.other.link.title.markdown",
+		"r": {
+			"dark_plus": "string: #CE9178",
+			"light_plus": "string: #A31515",
+			"dark_vs": "string: #CE9178",
+			"light_vs": "string: #A31515",
+			"hc_black": "string: #CE9178"
+		}
+	},
+	{
+		"c": "]",
+		"t": "text.html.markdown meta.paragraph.markdown meta.link.inline.markdown punctuation.definition.string.end.markdown",
+		"r": {
+			"dark_plus": "default: #D4D4D4",
+			"light_plus": "default: #000000",
+			"dark_vs": "default: #D4D4D4",
+			"light_vs": "default: #000000",
+			"hc_black": "default: #FFFFFF"
+		}
+	},
+	{
+		"c": "(",
+		"t": "text.html.markdown meta.paragraph.markdown meta.link.inline.markdown punctuation.definition.metadata.markdown",
+		"r": {
+			"dark_plus": "default: #D4D4D4",
+			"light_plus": "default: #000000",
+			"dark_vs": "default: #D4D4D4",
+			"light_vs": "default: #000000",
+			"hc_black": "default: #FFFFFF"
+		}
+	},
+	{
+		"c": "<",
+		"t": "text.html.markdown meta.paragraph.markdown meta.link.inline.markdown punctuation.definition.link.markdown",
+		"r": {
+			"dark_plus": "default: #D4D4D4",
+			"light_plus": "default: #000000",
+			"dark_vs": "default: #D4D4D4",
+			"light_vs": "default: #000000",
+			"hc_black": "default: #FFFFFF"
+		}
+	},
+	{
+		"c": "link>",
+		"t": "text.html.markdown meta.paragraph.markdown meta.link.inline.markdown markup.underline.link.markdown",
+		"r": {
+			"dark_plus": "default: #D4D4D4",
+			"light_plus": "default: #000000",
+			"dark_vs": "default: #D4D4D4",
+			"light_vs": "default: #000000",
+			"hc_black": "default: #FFFFFF"
+		}
+	},
+	{
+		"c": ")",
+		"t": "text.html.markdown meta.paragraph.markdown meta.link.inline.markdown punctuation.definition.metadata.markdown",
+		"r": {
+			"dark_plus": "default: #D4D4D4",
+			"light_plus": "default: #000000",
+			"dark_vs": "default: #D4D4D4",
+			"light_vs": "default: #000000",
+			"hc_black": "default: #FFFFFF"
+		}
+	},
+	{
+		"c": "[",
+		"t": "text.html.markdown meta.paragraph.markdown meta.link.reference.markdown punctuation.definition.string.begin.markdown",
+		"r": {
+			"dark_plus": "default: #D4D4D4",
+			"light_plus": "default: #000000",
+			"dark_vs": "default: #D4D4D4",
+			"light_vs": "default: #000000",
+			"hc_black": "default: #FFFFFF"
+		}
+	},
+	{
+		"c": "title",
+		"t": "text.html.markdown meta.paragraph.markdown meta.link.reference.markdown string.other.link.title.markdown",
+		"r": {
+			"dark_plus": "string: #CE9178",
+			"light_plus": "string: #A31515",
+			"dark_vs": "string: #CE9178",
+			"light_vs": "string: #A31515",
+			"hc_black": "string: #CE9178"
+		}
+	},
+	{
+		"c": "]",
+		"t": "text.html.markdown meta.paragraph.markdown meta.link.reference.markdown punctuation.definition.string.end.markdown",
+		"r": {
+			"dark_plus": "default: #D4D4D4",
+			"light_plus": "default: #000000",
+			"dark_vs": "default: #D4D4D4",
+			"light_vs": "default: #000000",
+			"hc_black": "default: #FFFFFF"
+		}
+	},
+	{
+		"c": "(",
+		"t": "text.html.markdown meta.paragraph.markdown",
+		"r": {
+			"dark_plus": "default: #D4D4D4",
+			"light_plus": "default: #000000",
+			"dark_vs": "default: #D4D4D4",
+			"light_vs": "default: #000000",
+			"hc_black": "default: #FFFFFF"
+		}
+	},
+	{
+		"c": "<",
+		"t": "text.html.markdown meta.paragraph.markdown meta.link.inline.markdown punctuation.definition.link.markdown",
+		"r": {
+			"dark_plus": "default: #D4D4D4",
+			"light_plus": "default: #000000",
+			"dark_vs": "default: #D4D4D4",
+			"light_vs": "default: #000000",
+			"hc_black": "default: #FFFFFF"
+		}
+	},
+	{
+		"c": "path with spaces",
+		"t": "text.html.markdown meta.paragraph.markdown meta.link.inline.markdown markup.underline.link.markdown",
+		"r": {
+			"dark_plus": "default: #D4D4D4",
+			"light_plus": "default: #000000",
+			"dark_vs": "default: #D4D4D4",
+			"light_vs": "default: #000000",
+			"hc_black": "default: #FFFFFF"
+		}
+	},
+	{
+		"c": ">",
+		"t": "text.html.markdown meta.paragraph.markdown meta.link.inline.markdown punctuation.definition.link.markdown",
+		"r": {
+			"dark_plus": "default: #D4D4D4",
+			"light_plus": "default: #000000",
+			"dark_vs": "default: #D4D4D4",
+			"light_vs": "default: #000000",
+			"hc_black": "default: #FFFFFF"
+		}
+	},
+	{
+		"c": ")",
+		"t": "text.html.markdown meta.paragraph.markdown",
+		"r": {
+			"dark_plus": "default: #D4D4D4",
+			"light_plus": "default: #000000",
+			"dark_vs": "default: #D4D4D4",
+			"light_vs": "default: #000000",
+			"hc_black": "default: #FFFFFF"
+		}
+	}
+]
\ No newline at end of file