diff --git a/lib/md039.js b/lib/md039.js
index 146ebd90..55c33b8d 100644
--- a/lib/md039.js
+++ b/lib/md039.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ module.exports = {
       const { line, lineNumber, children } = token;
       let inLink = false;
       let linkText = "";
+      let lineIndex = 0;
       children.forEach((child) => {
         if (child.type === "link_open") {
           inLink = true;
@@ -24,9 +25,10 @@ module.exports = {
           const left = linkText.trimLeft().length !== linkText.length;
           const right = linkText.trimRight().length !== linkText.length;
           if (left || right) {
-            const match = line.match(spaceInLinkRe);
-            const column = match.index + 1;
+            const match = line.slice(lineIndex).match(spaceInLinkRe);
+            const column = match.index + lineIndex + 1;
             const length = match[0].length;
+            lineIndex = column + length - 1;
             addErrorContext(
               onError,
               lineNumber,
diff --git a/test/detailed-results-MD031-MD040.md b/test/detailed-results-MD031-MD040.md
index d59ebb47..31b18371 100644
--- a/test/detailed-results-MD031-MD040.md
+++ b/test/detailed-results-MD031-MD040.md
@@ -56,3 +56,5 @@ text text ```` code
 span code
 span```` text
 text.
+
+Text [ space](link) text [space ](link) text [ space ](link) text.
diff --git a/test/detailed-results-MD031-MD040.md.fixed b/test/detailed-results-MD031-MD040.md.fixed
index a28211ef..70e70654 100644
--- a/test/detailed-results-MD031-MD040.md.fixed
+++ b/test/detailed-results-MD031-MD040.md.fixed
@@ -58,3 +58,5 @@ text text ````code
 span code
 span```` text
 text.
+
+Text [space](link) text [space](link) text [space](link) text.
diff --git a/test/detailed-results-MD031-MD040.results.json b/test/detailed-results-MD031-MD040.results.json
index d6cfe843..13da02e5 100644
--- a/test/detailed-results-MD031-MD040.results.json
+++ b/test/detailed-results-MD031-MD040.results.json
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
         "ruleInformation": "https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.0.0/doc/Rules.md#md033",
         "errorDetail": "Element: hr",
         "errorContext": null,
-        "errorRange": [7, 5]
+        "errorRange": [ 7, 5 ]
     },
     {
         "lineNumber": 8,
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
         "ruleInformation": "https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.0.0/doc/Rules.md#md034",
         "errorDetail": null,
         "errorContext": "https://example.com",
-        "errorRange": [6, 19]
+        "errorRange": [ 6, 19 ]
     },
     {
         "lineNumber": 11,
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
         "ruleInformation": "https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.0.0/doc/Rules.md#md037",
         "errorDetail": null,
         "errorContext": "* inside *",
-        "errorRange": [7, 10]
+        "errorRange": [ 7, 10 ]
     },
     {
         "lineNumber": 31,
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
         "ruleInformation": "https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.0.0/doc/Rules.md#md038",
         "errorDetail": null,
         "errorContext": "` inside `",
-        "errorRange": [7, 10]
+        "errorRange": [ 7, 10 ]
     },
     {
         "lineNumber": 24,
@@ -222,7 +222,16 @@
         "ruleInformation": "https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.0.0/doc/Rules.md#md039",
         "errorDetail": null,
         "errorContext": "[ inside ]",
-        "errorRange": [7, 10]
+        "errorRange": [ 7, 10 ]
+    },
+    {
+        "lineNumber": 60,
+        "ruleNames": [ "MD039", "no-space-in-links" ],
+        "ruleDescription": "Spaces inside link text",
+        "ruleInformation": "https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.0.0/doc/Rules.md#md039",
+        "errorDetail": null,
+        "errorContext": "[ space]",
+        "errorRange": [ 6, 8 ]
     },
     {
         "lineNumber": 21,