diff --git a/lib/rules.js b/lib/rules.js
index 8d3f2d87..695a352f 100644
--- a/lib/rules.js
+++ b/lib/rules.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ var atxClosedHeaderSpaceRe = /(?:^#+\s\s+?\S)|(?:\S\s\s+?#+\s*$)/;
 var atxHeaderSpaceRe = /^#+\s*\S/;
 var bareUrlRe = /(?:http|ftp)s?:\/\/[^\s]*/;
 var dollarCommandRe = /^(\s*)(\$\s)/;
-var emptyLinkRe = /\[[^\]]*](?=(?:\((?:#?|(?:<>))\))|(?:\[[^\]]*]))/;
+var emptyLinkRe = /\[[^\]]*](?:\((?:#?|(?:<>))\))|(?:\[[^\]]*])/;
 var htmlRe = /<[^>]*>/;
 var listItemMarkerRe = /^[\s>]*(?:[*+-]|\d+\.)\s+/;
 var listItemMarkerInterruptsRe = /^[\s>]*(?:[*+-]|1\.)\s+/;
diff --git a/test/detailed-results-MD041-MD050.md b/test/detailed-results-MD041-MD050.md
index 6756a337..b564c98e 100644
--- a/test/detailed-results-MD041-MD050.md
+++ b/test/detailed-results-MD041-MD050.md
@@ -2,4 +2,6 @@ Not a header
 
 An [empty]() link
 
+An [empty](#) link with fragment
+
 This is a test file for the MARKDOWNLINT package.
diff --git a/test/detailed-results-MD041-MD050.results.json b/test/detailed-results-MD041-MD050.results.json
index ba99ab55..1f7f19fd 100644
--- a/test/detailed-results-MD041-MD050.results.json
+++ b/test/detailed-results-MD041-MD050.results.json
@@ -15,10 +15,19 @@
         "ruleDescription": "No empty links",
         "errorDetail": null,
         "errorContext": "[empty]",
-        "errorRange": [4, 7]
+        "errorRange": [4, 9]
     },
     {
-        "lineNumber": 6,
+        "lineNumber": 5,
+        "ruleName": "MD042",
+        "ruleAlias": "no-empty-links",
+        "ruleDescription": "No empty links",
+        "errorDetail": null,
+        "errorContext": "[empty]",
+        "errorRange": [4, 10]
+    },
+    {
+        "lineNumber": 8,
         "ruleName": "MD043",
         "ruleAlias": "required-headers",
         "ruleDescription": "Required header structure",
@@ -27,7 +36,7 @@
         "errorRange": null
     },
     {
-        "lineNumber": 5,
+        "lineNumber": 7,
         "ruleName": "MD044",
         "ruleAlias": "proper-names",
         "ruleDescription": "Proper names should have the correct capitalization",