diff --git a/core/modules/parsers/parseutils.js b/core/modules/parsers/parseutils.js
index e7c04f362..02c6e9b68 100644
--- a/core/modules/parsers/parseutils.js
+++ b/core/modules/parsers/parseutils.js
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ exports.parseStringLiteral = function(source,pos) {
 		type: "string",
 		start: pos
 	};
-	var reString = /(?:"""([\s\S]*?)"""|"([^"]*)")|(?:'([^']*)')|\[\[([^\]]*)\]\]/g;
+	var reString = /(?:"""([\s\S]*?)"""|"([^"]*)")|(?:'([^']*)')|\[\[((?:[^\]]|\](?!\]))*)\]\]/g;
 	reString.lastIndex = pos;
 	var match = reString.exec(source);
 	if(match && match.index === pos) {
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ exports.parseMacroParameter = function(source,pos) {
 		start: pos
 	};
 	// Define our regexp
-	const reMacroParameter = /(?:([A-Za-z0-9\-_]+)\s*:)?(?:\s*(?:"""([\s\S]*?)"""|"([^"]*)"|'([^']*)'|\[\[([^\]]*)\]\]|((?:(?:>(?!>))|[^\s>"'])+)))/y;
+	const reMacroParameter = /(?:([A-Za-z0-9\-_]+)\s*:)?(?:\s*(?:"""([\s\S]*?)"""|"([^"]*)"|'([^']*)'|\[\[((?:[^\]]|\](?!\]))*)\]\]|((?:(?:>(?!>))|[^\s>"'])+)))/y;
 	// Skip whitespace
 	pos = $tw.utils.skipWhiteSpace(source,pos);
 	// Look for the parameter
diff --git a/core/modules/parsers/wikiparser/rules/macrodef.js b/core/modules/parsers/wikiparser/rules/macrodef.js
index 72cd4b434..ccfa5df17 100644
--- a/core/modules/parsers/wikiparser/rules/macrodef.js
+++ b/core/modules/parsers/wikiparser/rules/macrodef.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ exports.parse = function() {
 	var paramString = this.match[2],
 		params = [];
 	if(paramString !== "") {
-		var reParam = /\s*([A-Za-z0-9\-_]+)(?:\s*:\s*(?:"""([\s\S]*?)"""|"([^"]*)"|'([^']*)'|\[\[([^\]]*)\]\]|([^"'\s]+)))?/mg,
+		var reParam = /\s*([A-Za-z0-9\-_]+)(?:\s*:\s*(?:"""([\s\S]*?)"""|"([^"]*)"|'([^']*)'|\[\[((?:[^\]]|\](?!\]))*)\]\]|([^"'\s]+)))?/mg,
 			paramMatch = reParam.exec(paramString);
 		while(paramMatch) {
 			// Save the parameter details