diff --git a/lib/links.js b/lib/links.js
index 7158e40..04111f2 100644
--- a/lib/links.js
+++ b/lib/links.js
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
+
+var unescapeMd = require('./common/utils').unescapeMd;
+
+
 //
 // Parse link label
 //
@@ -60,8 +64,8 @@ function parseLinkLabel(state, start) {
 // on failure it returns null
 function parseLinkDestination(state, pos) {
   var code, level,
-      max = state.posMax,
-      href = '';
+      start = pos,
+      max = state.posMax;
 
   if (state.src.charCodeAt(pos) === 0x3C /* < */) {
     pos++;
@@ -70,16 +74,15 @@ function parseLinkDestination(state, pos) {
       if (code === 0x0A /* \n */) { return false; }
       if (code === 0x3E /* > */) {
         state.pos = pos + 1;
-        state.linkContent = href;
+        state.linkContent = unescapeMd(state.src.slice(start + 1, pos));
         return true;
       }
       if (code === 0x5C /* \ */ && pos + 1 < max) {
-        pos++;
-        href += state.src[pos++];
+        pos += 2;
         continue;
       }
 
-      href += state.src[pos++];
+      pos++;
     }
 
     // no closing '>'
@@ -98,8 +101,7 @@ function parseLinkDestination(state, pos) {
     if (code < 0x20 || code === 0x7F) { break; }
 
     if (code === 0x5C /* \ */ && pos + 1 < max) {
-      pos++;
-      href += state.src[pos++];
+      pos += 2;
       continue;
     }
 
@@ -113,15 +115,15 @@ function parseLinkDestination(state, pos) {
       if (level < 0) { break; }
     }
 
-    href += state.src[pos++];
+    pos++;
   }
 
-  if (!href.length) { return false; }
+  if (start === pos) { return false; }
 
-  if (!state.parser.validateLink(href)) { return false; }
+  state.linkContent = unescapeMd(state.src.slice(start, pos));
+  if (!state.parser.validateLink(state.linkContent)) { return false; }
 
   state.pos = pos;
-  state.linkContent = href;
   return true;
 }
 
@@ -131,14 +133,14 @@ function parseLinkDestination(state, pos) {
 // on success it returns a string and updates state.pos;
 // on failure it returns null
 function parseLinkTitle(state, pos) {
-  var title, code,
+  var code,
+      start = pos,
       max = state.posMax,
       marker = state.src.charCodeAt(pos);
 
   if (marker !== 0x22 /* " */ && marker !== 0x27 /* ' */ && marker !== 0x28 /* ( */) { return false; }
 
   pos++;
-  title = '';
 
   // if opening marker is "(", switch it to closing marker ")"
   if (marker === 0x28) { marker = 0x29; }
@@ -147,16 +149,15 @@ function parseLinkTitle(state, pos) {
     code = state.src.charCodeAt(pos);
     if (code === marker) {
       state.pos = pos + 1;
-      state.linkContent = title;
+      state.linkContent = unescapeMd(state.src.slice(start + 1, pos));
       return true;
     }
     if (code === 0x5C /* \ */ && pos + 1 < max) {
-      pos++;
-      title += state.src[pos++];
+      pos += 2;
       continue;
     }
 
-    title += state.src[pos++];
+    pos++;
   }
 
   return false;
diff --git a/test/fixtures/remarkable/commonmark_extras.txt b/test/fixtures/remarkable/commonmark_extras.txt
index 89624b6..314e9a7 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/remarkable/commonmark_extras.txt
+++ b/test/fixtures/remarkable/commonmark_extras.txt
@@ -63,3 +63,17 @@ Issue #55:
 <p>![test]</p>
 <p>![test](foo bar)</p>
 .
+
+Should unescape only needed things in link destinations/titles:
+
+.
+[test](<\f\o\o\>\\>)
+.
+<p><a href="%5Cf%5Co%5Co%3E%5C">test</a></p>
+.
+
+.
+[test](foo "\\\"\b\a\r")
+.
+<p><a href="foo" title="\&quot;\b\a\r">test</a></p>
+.