diff --git a/demo/markdownlint-browser.js b/demo/markdownlint-browser.js
index 5baa9821..0a10b417 100644
--- a/demo/markdownlint-browser.js
+++ b/demo/markdownlint-browser.js
@@ -3705,6 +3705,8 @@ module.exports = {
 // @ts-check
 
 const { addErrorContext, bareUrlRe, filterTokens } = __webpack_require__(/*! ../helpers */ "../helpers/helpers.js");
+const htmlLinkOpenRe = /^<a[\s>]/i;
+const htmlLinkCloseRe = /^<\/a[\s>]/i;
 module.exports = {
     "names": ["MD034", "no-bare-urls"],
     "description": "Bare URL used",
@@ -3712,6 +3714,7 @@ module.exports = {
     "function": function MD034(params, onError) {
         filterTokens(params, "inline", (token) => {
             let inLink = false;
+            let inInline = false;
             for (const child of token.children) {
                 const { content, line, lineNumber, type } = child;
                 let match = null;
@@ -3721,14 +3724,19 @@ module.exports = {
                 else if (type === "link_close") {
                     inLink = false;
                 }
-                else if ((type === "text") && !inLink) {
+                else if ((type === "html_inline") && htmlLinkOpenRe.test(content)) {
+                    inInline = true;
+                }
+                else if ((type === "html_inline") && htmlLinkCloseRe.test(content)) {
+                    inInline = false;
+                }
+                else if ((type === "text") && !inLink && !inInline) {
                     while ((match = bareUrlRe.exec(content)) !== null) {
                         const [bareUrl] = match;
                         const matchIndex = match.index;
                         const bareUrlLength = bareUrl.length;
-                        // Allow "[https://example.com]" to avoid conflicts with
-                        // MD011/no-reversed-links; allow quoting as another way
-                        // of deliberately including a bare URL
+                        // Allow "[LINK]" to avoid conflicts with MD011/no-reversed-links
+                        // Allow quoting as a way of deliberately including a bare URL
                         const leftChar = content[matchIndex - 1];
                         const rightChar = content[matchIndex + bareUrlLength];
                         if (!((leftChar === "[") && (rightChar === "]")) &&
diff --git a/lib/md034.js b/lib/md034.js
index fd721a45..2c82cde9 100644
--- a/lib/md034.js
+++ b/lib/md034.js
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 
 const { addErrorContext, bareUrlRe, filterTokens } = require("../helpers");
 
+const htmlLinkOpenRe = /^<a[\s>]/i;
+const htmlLinkCloseRe = /^<\/a[\s>]/i;
+
 module.exports = {
   "names": [ "MD034", "no-bare-urls" ],
   "description": "Bare URL used",
@@ -11,6 +14,7 @@ module.exports = {
   "function": function MD034(params, onError) {
     filterTokens(params, "inline", (token) => {
       let inLink = false;
+      let inInline = false;
       for (const child of token.children) {
         const { content, line, lineNumber, type } = child;
         let match = null;
@@ -18,14 +22,17 @@ module.exports = {
           inLink = true;
         } else if (type === "link_close") {
           inLink = false;
-        } else if ((type === "text") && !inLink) {
+        } else if ((type === "html_inline") && htmlLinkOpenRe.test(content)) {
+          inInline = true;
+        } else if ((type === "html_inline") && htmlLinkCloseRe.test(content)) {
+          inInline = false;
+        } else if ((type === "text") && !inLink && !inInline) {
           while ((match = bareUrlRe.exec(content)) !== null) {
             const [ bareUrl ] = match;
             const matchIndex = match.index;
             const bareUrlLength = bareUrl.length;
-            // Allow "[https://example.com]" to avoid conflicts with
-            // MD011/no-reversed-links; allow quoting as another way
-            // of deliberately including a bare URL
+            // Allow "[LINK]" to avoid conflicts with MD011/no-reversed-links
+            // Allow quoting as a way of deliberately including a bare URL
             const leftChar = content[matchIndex - 1];
             const rightChar = content[matchIndex + bareUrlLength];
             if (
diff --git a/test/bare-urls.md b/test/bare-urls.md
index 6938511d..dd65041b 100644
--- a/test/bare-urls.md
+++ b/test/bare-urls.md
@@ -11,3 +11,21 @@ For more, see https://example.com/info.htm. {MD034}
 Visit https://example.com, then refresh. {MD034}
 
 The site (https://example.com) is down. {MD034}
+
+<!-- markdownlint-disable line-length no-inline-html -->
+
+Some documents use <a href="https://example.com">to link</a>.
+
+Or <a href="https://example.com/info.htm">to link</a>.
+
+Or repeat the URL <a href="https://example.com">https://example.com</a>.
+
+Or <a href="https://example.com/info.htm">https://example.com/info.htm</a>.
+
+This is allowed to avoid embedding angle brackets in HTML <a href="https://example.com">Text https://example.com</a>.
+
+As is <a href="https://example.com/info.htm">https://example.com/info.htm text</a>.
+
+<br> Another violation: https://example.com. {MD034} <br>
+
+<br/> Another violation: https://example.com. {MD034} <br/>
diff --git a/test/snapshots/markdownlint-test-scenarios.js.md b/test/snapshots/markdownlint-test-scenarios.js.md
index ef99d205..0ccdf5fe 100644
--- a/test/snapshots/markdownlint-test-scenarios.js.md
+++ b/test/snapshots/markdownlint-test-scenarios.js.md
@@ -2926,6 +2926,46 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
             'no-bare-urls',
           ],
         },
+        {
+          errorContext: 'https://example.com',
+          errorDetail: null,
+          errorRange: [
+            25,
+            19,
+          ],
+          fixInfo: {
+            deleteCount: 19,
+            editColumn: 25,
+            insertText: '<https://example.com>',
+          },
+          lineNumber: 29,
+          ruleDescription: 'Bare URL used',
+          ruleInformation: 'https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.0.0/doc/md034.md',
+          ruleNames: [
+            'MD034',
+            'no-bare-urls',
+          ],
+        },
+        {
+          errorContext: 'https://example.com',
+          errorDetail: null,
+          errorRange: [
+            26,
+            19,
+          ],
+          fixInfo: {
+            deleteCount: 19,
+            editColumn: 26,
+            insertText: '<https://example.com>',
+          },
+          lineNumber: 31,
+          ruleDescription: 'Bare URL used',
+          ruleInformation: 'https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.0.0/doc/md034.md',
+          ruleNames: [
+            'MD034',
+            'no-bare-urls',
+          ],
+        },
       ],
       fixed: `# Detailed Results Bare URLs␊
       ␊
@@ -2940,6 +2980,24 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
       Visit <https://example.com>, then refresh. {MD034}␊
       ␊
       The site (<https://example.com>) is down. {MD034}␊
+      ␊
+      <!-- markdownlint-disable line-length no-inline-html -->␊
+      ␊
+      Some documents use <a href="https://example.com">to link</a>.␊
+      ␊
+      Or <a href="https://example.com/info.htm">to link</a>.␊
+      ␊
+      Or repeat the URL <a href="https://example.com">https://example.com</a>.␊
+      ␊
+      Or <a href="https://example.com/info.htm">https://example.com/info.htm</a>.␊
+      ␊
+      This is allowed to avoid embedding angle brackets in HTML <a href="https://example.com">Text https://example.com</a>.␊
+      ␊
+      As is <a href="https://example.com/info.htm">https://example.com/info.htm text</a>.␊
+      ␊
+      <br> Another violation: <https://example.com>. {MD034} <br>␊
+      ␊
+      <br/> Another violation: <https://example.com>. {MD034} <br/>␊
       `,
     }
 
diff --git a/test/snapshots/markdownlint-test-scenarios.js.snap b/test/snapshots/markdownlint-test-scenarios.js.snap
index c567eb91..8ad7d68a 100644
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