diff --git a/lib/md011.js b/lib/md011.js
index f58abbd4..36bff74e 100644
--- a/lib/md011.js
+++ b/lib/md011.js
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ module.exports = {
       let match = null;
       while ((match = reversedLinkRe.exec(content)) !== null) {
         const [ reversedLink, linkText, linkDestination ] = match;
-        const column = match.index + 1;
+        const line = params.lines[lineNumber - 1];
+        const column = line.indexOf(reversedLink) + 1;
         const length = reversedLink.length;
         addError(
           onError,
diff --git a/test/detailed-results-MD011-MD021.md b/test/detailed-results-MD011-MD021.md
index 2e49bd73..c7213301 100644
--- a/test/detailed-results-MD011-MD021.md
+++ b/test/detailed-results-MD011-MD021.md
@@ -22,3 +22,5 @@ A (reversed)[link] example.
 ##  Multiple spaces E ##
 
 ## Multiple spaces F  ##
+
+*Another* (reversed)[link] example.
diff --git a/test/detailed-results-MD011-MD021.md.fixed b/test/detailed-results-MD011-MD021.md.fixed
index dfe511a3..407f771c 100644
--- a/test/detailed-results-MD011-MD021.md.fixed
+++ b/test/detailed-results-MD011-MD021.md.fixed
@@ -21,3 +21,5 @@ A [reversed](link) example.
 ## Multiple spaces E ##
 
 ## Multiple spaces F ##
+
+*Another* [reversed](link) example.
diff --git a/test/detailed-results-MD011-MD021.results.json b/test/detailed-results-MD011-MD021.results.json
index acca18f4..954d9ea7 100644
--- a/test/detailed-results-MD011-MD021.results.json
+++ b/test/detailed-results-MD011-MD021.results.json
@@ -8,6 +8,15 @@
         "errorContext": null,
         "errorRange": [3, 16]
     },
+    {
+        "lineNumber": 26,
+        "ruleNames": [ "MD011", "no-reversed-links" ],
+        "ruleDescription": "Reversed link syntax",
+        "ruleInformation": "https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.0.0/doc/Rules.md#md011",
+        "errorDetail": "(reversed)[link]",
+        "errorContext": null,
+        "errorRange": [11, 16]
+    },
     {
         "lineNumber": 7,
         "ruleNames": [ "MD012", "no-multiple-blanks" ],