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diff --git a/dist/showdown.min.js b/dist/showdown.min.js
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diff --git a/dist/showdown.min.js.map b/dist/showdown.min.js.map
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diff --git a/src/subParsers/images.js b/src/subParsers/images.js
index d5491a3..46cf275 100644
--- a/src/subParsers/images.js
+++ b/src/subParsers/images.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ showdown.subParser('images', function (text, options, globals) {
   text = globals.converter._dispatch('images.before', text, options, globals);
 
   var inlineRegExp    = /!\[(.*?)]\s?\([ \t]*()<?(\S+?)>?(?: =([*\d]+[A-Za-z%]{0,4})x([*\d]+[A-Za-z%]{0,4}))?[ \t]*(?:(['"])(.*?)\6[ \t]*)?\)/g,
-      referenceRegExp = /!\[(.*?)][ ]?(?:\n[ ]*)?\[(.*?)]()()()()()/g;
+      referenceRegExp = /!\[([^\]]*?)] ?(?:\n *)?\[(.*?)]()()()()()/g;
 
   function writeImageTag (wholeMatch, altText, linkId, url, width, height, m5, title) {
 
diff --git a/test/issues/#261.mix-images-with-links.html b/test/issues/#261.mix-images-with-links.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52617da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issues/#261.mix-images-with-links.html
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<p><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/showdownjs/logo/master/dist/logo.readme.png" alt="sd-inline" /> <a href="https://www.google.pt/images/branding/googlelogo/2x/googlelogo_color_272x92dp.png">sd-ref</a></p>
+
+<p>foo</p>
+
+<p><a href="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/showdownjs/logo/master/dist/logo.readme.png">sd-inline</a> <img src="https://www.google.pt/images/branding/googlelogo/2x/googlelogo_color_272x92dp.png" alt="sd-ref" /></p>
+
+<p>foo</p>
+
+<p><img src="https://www.google.pt/images/branding/googlelogo/2x/googlelogo_color_272x92dp.png" alt="sd-ref" /> <a href="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/showdownjs/logo/master/dist/logo.readme.png">sd-inline</a></p>
+
+<p>foo</p>
+
+<p><a href="https://www.google.pt/images/branding/googlelogo/2x/googlelogo_color_272x92dp.png">sd-ref</a> <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/showdownjs/logo/master/dist/logo.readme.png" alt="sd-inline" /></p>
+
+<p>foo</p>
+
+<p><a href="http://www.google.com/"><img src="https://www.google.pt/images/branding/googlelogo/2x/googlelogo_color_272x92dp.png" alt="sd-ref" /></a></p>
diff --git a/test/issues/#261.mix-images-with-links.md b/test/issues/#261.mix-images-with-links.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36ce785
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issues/#261.mix-images-with-links.md
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+![sd-inline](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/showdownjs/logo/master/dist/logo.readme.png) [sd-ref][sd-logo]
+
+foo
+
+[sd-inline](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/showdownjs/logo/master/dist/logo.readme.png) ![sd-ref][sd-logo]
+
+foo
+
+![sd-ref][sd-logo] [sd-inline](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/showdownjs/logo/master/dist/logo.readme.png)
+
+foo
+
+[sd-ref][sd-logo] ![sd-inline](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/showdownjs/logo/master/dist/logo.readme.png)
+
+foo
+
+[![sd-ref][sd-logo]](http://www.google.com/)
+
+[sd-logo]: https://www.google.pt/images/branding/googlelogo/2x/googlelogo_color_272x92dp.png
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diff --git a/test/issues/#261.reference-style-image-after-inline-style-image-does-not-work-correctely.html b/test/issues/#261.reference-style-image-after-inline-style-image-does-not-work-correctely.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..11a7a74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issues/#261.reference-style-image-after-inline-style-image-does-not-work-correctely.html
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<p><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/showdownjs/logo/master/dist/logo.readme.png" alt="sd-inline" /> <img src="https://www.google.pt/images/branding/googlelogo/2x/googlelogo_color_272x92dp.png" alt="sd-ref" /></p>
+
+<p>foo</p>
+
+<p><img src="https://www.google.pt/images/branding/googlelogo/2x/googlelogo_color_272x92dp.png" alt="sd-ref" /> <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/showdownjs/logo/master/dist/logo.readme.png" alt="sd-inline" /></p>
diff --git a/test/issues/#261.reference-style-image-after-inline-style-image-does-not-work-correctely.md b/test/issues/#261.reference-style-image-after-inline-style-image-does-not-work-correctely.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e76cbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issues/#261.reference-style-image-after-inline-style-image-does-not-work-correctely.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+![sd-inline](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/showdownjs/logo/master/dist/logo.readme.png) ![sd-ref][sd-logo]
+
+foo
+
+![sd-ref][sd-logo] ![sd-inline](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/showdownjs/logo/master/dist/logo.readme.png)
+
+[sd-logo]: https://www.google.pt/images/branding/googlelogo/2x/googlelogo_color_272x92dp.png
diff --git a/test/issues/#261.reference-style-link-after-inline-style-link-does-not-work-correctely.html b/test/issues/#261.reference-style-link-after-inline-style-link-does-not-work-correctely.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eda7d4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issues/#261.reference-style-link-after-inline-style-link-does-not-work-correctely.html
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<p><a href="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/showdownjs/logo/master/dist/logo.readme.png">sd-inline</a> <a href="https://www.google.pt/images/branding/googlelogo/2x/googlelogo_color_272x92dp.png">sd-ref</a></p>
+
+<p>foo</p>
+
+<p><a href="https://www.google.pt/images/branding/googlelogo/2x/googlelogo_color_272x92dp.png">sd-ref</a> <a href="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/showdownjs/logo/master/dist/logo.readme.png">sd-inline</a></p>
diff --git a/test/issues/#261.reference-style-link-after-inline-style-link-does-not-work-correctely.md b/test/issues/#261.reference-style-link-after-inline-style-link-does-not-work-correctely.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40b7f8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/issues/#261.reference-style-link-after-inline-style-link-does-not-work-correctely.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[sd-inline](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/showdownjs/logo/master/dist/logo.readme.png) [sd-ref][sd-logo]
+
+foo
+
+[sd-ref][sd-logo] [sd-inline](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/showdownjs/logo/master/dist/logo.readme.png)
+
+[sd-logo]: https://www.google.pt/images/branding/googlelogo/2x/googlelogo_color_272x92dp.png