diff --git a/doc/Rules.md b/doc/Rules.md
index 3c2552b1..d4419fc9 100644
--- a/doc/Rules.md
+++ b/doc/Rules.md
@@ -1248,14 +1248,20 @@ To fix this, add angle brackets around the URL:
 For more information, see <https://www.example.com/>.
 ```
 
-Note: if you do want a bare URL without it being converted into a link,
-enclose it in a code block, otherwise in some markdown parsers it _will_ be
-converted:
+Note: To use a bare URL without it being converted into a link, enclose it in
+a code block, otherwise in some markdown parsers it _will_ be converted:
 
 ```markdown
 `https://www.example.com`
 ```
 
+Note: The following scenario does _not_ trigger this rule to avoid conflicts
+with `MD011`/`no-reversed-links`:
+
+```markdown
+[https://www.example.com]
+```
+
 Rationale: Without angle brackets, the URL isn't converted into a link in many
 markdown parsers.
 
diff --git a/helpers/helpers.js b/helpers/helpers.js
index 71d7bfc4..24fea984 100644
--- a/helpers/helpers.js
+++ b/helpers/helpers.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const inlineCommentRe =
 module.exports.inlineCommentRe = inlineCommentRe;
 
 // Regular expressions for range matching
-module.exports.bareUrlRe = /(?:http|ftp)s?:\/\/[^\s]*/ig;
+module.exports.bareUrlRe = /(?:http|ftp)s?:\/\/[^\s\]]*/ig;
 module.exports.listItemMarkerRe = /^([\s>]*)(?:[*+-]|\d+[.)])\s+/;
 module.exports.orderedListItemMarkerRe = /^[\s>]*0*(\d+)[.)]/;
 
diff --git a/lib/md034.js b/lib/md034.js
index bc264773..06e8dbf6 100644
--- a/lib/md034.js
+++ b/lib/md034.js
@@ -21,25 +21,34 @@ module.exports = {
         } else if ((type === "text") && !inLink) {
           while ((match = bareUrlRe.exec(content)) !== null) {
             const [ bareUrl ] = match;
-            const index = line.indexOf(content);
-            const range = (index === -1) ? null : [
-              line.indexOf(content) + match.index + 1,
-              bareUrl.length
-            ];
-            const fixInfo = range ? {
-              "editColumn": range[0],
-              "deleteCount": range[1],
-              "insertText": `<${bareUrl}>`
-            } : null;
-            addErrorContext(
-              onError,
-              lineNumber,
-              bareUrl,
-              null,
-              null,
-              range,
-              fixInfo
-            );
+            const matchIndex = match.index;
+            const bareUrlLength = bareUrl.length;
+            // Allow "[https://example.com]" to avoid conflicts with
+            // MD011/no-reversed-links
+            if (
+              (content[matchIndex - 1] !== "[") ||
+              (content[matchIndex + bareUrlLength] !== "]")
+            ) {
+              const index = line.indexOf(content);
+              const range = (index === -1) ? null : [
+                index + matchIndex + 1,
+                bareUrlLength
+              ];
+              const fixInfo = range ? {
+                "editColumn": range[0],
+                "deleteCount": range[1],
+                "insertText": `<${bareUrl}>`
+              } : null;
+              addErrorContext(
+                onError,
+                lineNumber,
+                bareUrl,
+                null,
+                null,
+                range,
+                fixInfo
+              );
+            }
           }
         }
       });
diff --git a/test/detailed-results-links.md b/test/detailed-results-links.md
index 0928701e..3548c6c5 100644
--- a/test/detailed-results-links.md
+++ b/test/detailed-results-links.md
@@ -26,3 +26,5 @@ Text <https://example.com/same> more text https://example.com/same still more te
 Text <https://example.com/same> more \* text https://example.com/same more \[ text <https://example.com/same> done
 
 Text https://example.com/first more text https://example.com/second still more text https://example.com/third done
+
+(Incorrect link syntax)[https://www.example.com/]
diff --git a/test/detailed-results-links.md.fixed b/test/detailed-results-links.md.fixed
index c7a5d40f..90f735cf 100644
--- a/test/detailed-results-links.md.fixed
+++ b/test/detailed-results-links.md.fixed
@@ -26,3 +26,5 @@ Text <https://example.com/same> more text <https://example.com/same> still more
 Text <https://example.com/same> more \* text https://example.com/same more \[ text <https://example.com/same> done
 
 Text <https://example.com/first> more text <https://example.com/second> still more text <https://example.com/third> done
+
+[Incorrect link syntax](https://www.example.com/)
diff --git a/test/detailed-results-links.results.json b/test/detailed-results-links.results.json
index 05b4eaaf..9c173032 100644
--- a/test/detailed-results-links.results.json
+++ b/test/detailed-results-links.results.json
@@ -1,4 +1,13 @@
 [
+    {
+        "lineNumber": 30,
+        "ruleNames": [ "MD011", "no-reversed-links" ],
+        "ruleDescription": "Reversed link syntax",
+        "ruleInformation": "https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.0.0/doc/Rules.md#md011",
+        "errorDetail": "(Incorrect link syntax)[https://www.example.com/]",
+        "errorContext": null,
+        "errorRange": [ 1, 49 ]
+    },
     {
         "lineNumber": 3,
         "ruleNames": [ "MD034", "no-bare-urls" ],
diff --git a/test/links.md b/test/links.md
index 4dadc6d9..3bca8676 100644
--- a/test/links.md
+++ b/test/links.md
@@ -11,3 +11,8 @@ hTtPs://gOoGlE.cOm/ {MD034}
 ftp://user:password@ftp-server.example.com/dir/file.txt {MD034}
 
 This link should be fine: <https://www.google.com/>
+
+The following are allowed to avoid conflicts with MD011/no-reversed-links:
+
+[https://example.com]
+[https://example.com/search?query=text]
diff --git a/test/reversed_link.md b/test/reversed_link.md
index b6df2601..a5eebbc8 100644
--- a/test/reversed_link.md
+++ b/test/reversed_link.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Go to (this website)[https://www.example.com] {MD011} {MD034}
+Go to (this website)[https://www.example.com] {MD011}
 
 However, this shouldn't trigger inside code blocks:
 
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ However, this shouldn't trigger inside code blocks:
 
 Nor inline code: `myobj.getFiles("test")[0]`
 
-Two (issues)[https://www.example.com/one] in {MD011} {MD034}
-the (same text)[https://www.example.com/two]. {MD011} {MD034}
+Two (issues)[https://www.example.com/one] in {MD011}
+the (same text)[https://www.example.com/two]. {MD011}
 
 <!-- markdownlint-disable line-length -->
-Two (issues)[https://www.example.com/three] on the (same line)[https://www.example.com/four]. {MD011} {MD034}
+Two (issues)[https://www.example.com/three] on the (same line)[https://www.example.com/four]. {MD011}
 
 `code code
 code`