diff --git a/src/main/java/de/themoep/minedown/adventure/MineDownParser.java b/src/main/java/de/themoep/minedown/adventure/MineDownParser.java
index e76a7d6..27735d6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/themoep/minedown/adventure/MineDownParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/themoep/minedown/adventure/MineDownParser.java
@@ -137,30 +137,14 @@ public ComponentBuilder parse(String message) throws IllegalArgumentException {
             boolean isEscape = c == '\\' && i + 1 < message.length();
             boolean isColorCode = isEnabled(Option.LEGACY_COLORS)
                     && i + 1 < message.length() && (c == '§' || c == colorChar());
-            boolean isEvent = false;
-            if (isEnabled(Option.ADVANCED_FORMATTING) && c == '[') {
-                int nextEventClose = Util.indexOfNotEscaped(message, "](", i + 1);
-                if (nextEventClose != -1 && nextEventClose + 2 < message.length()) {
-                    int nextDefClose = Util.indexOfNotEscaped(message, ")", i + 2);
-                    if (nextDefClose != -1) {
-                        int depth = 1;
-                        isEvent = true;
-                        boolean innerEscaped = false;
-                        for (int j = i + 1; j < nextEventClose; j++) {
-                            if (innerEscaped) {
-                                innerEscaped = false;
-                            } else if (message.charAt(j) == '\\') {
-                                innerEscaped = true;
-                            } else if (message.charAt(j) == '[') {
-                                depth++;
-                            } else if (message.charAt(j) == ']') {
-                                depth--;
-                            }
-                            if (depth == 0) {
-                                isEvent = false;
-                                break;
-                            }
-                        }
+            int eventEndIndex = -1;
+            String eventDefinition = "";
+            if (!escaped && isEnabled(Option.ADVANCED_FORMATTING) && c == '[') {
+                eventEndIndex = Util.getUnescapedEndIndex(message, '[', ']', i);
+                if (eventEndIndex != -1 && message.length() > eventEndIndex + 1 && message.charAt(eventEndIndex + 1) == '(') {
+                    int definitionClose = Util.getUnescapedEndIndex(message, '(', ')', eventEndIndex + 1);
+                    if (definitionClose != -1) {
+                        eventDefinition = message.substring(eventEndIndex + 2, definitionClose);
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -280,16 +264,14 @@ public ComponentBuilder parse(String message) throws IllegalArgumentException {
                 continue;
 
                 // Events
-            } else if (isEvent) {
-                int index = Util.indexOfNotEscaped(message, "](", i + 1);
-                int endIndex = Util.indexOfNotEscaped(message, ")", index + 2);
+            } else if (eventEndIndex != -1 && !eventDefinition.isEmpty()) {
                 appendValue();
                 if (!isFiltered(Option.ADVANCED_FORMATTING)) {
-                    append(parseEvent(message.substring(i + 1, index), message.substring(index + 2, endIndex)));
+                    append(parseEvent(message.substring(i + 1, eventEndIndex), eventDefinition));
                 } else {
-                    append(copy(true).parse(message.substring(i + 1, index)));
+                    append(copy(true).parse(message.substring(i + 1, eventEndIndex)));
                 }
-                i = endIndex;
+                i = eventEndIndex + 2 + eventDefinition.length();
                 continue;
 
                 // Simple formatting
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/themoep/minedown/adventure/Util.java b/src/main/java/de/themoep/minedown/adventure/Util.java
index 1c46c05..c41d8df 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/themoep/minedown/adventure/Util.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/themoep/minedown/adventure/Util.java
@@ -183,6 +183,34 @@ public static boolean isEscaped(String string, int index) {
         return e % 2 != 0;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Gets the proper end index of a certain definition on the same depth while ignoring escaped chars.
+     * @param string    The string to search
+     * @param startChar The start cahracter of the definition
+     * @param endChar   The end character of the definition
+     * @param fromIndex The index to start searching from (should be at the start char)
+     * @return The first end index of that group  or {@code -1} if not found
+     */
+    public static int getUnescapedEndIndex(String string, char startChar, char endChar, int fromIndex) {
+        int depth = 0;
+        boolean innerEscaped = false;
+        for (int i = fromIndex; i < string.length(); i++) {
+            if (innerEscaped) {
+                innerEscaped = false;
+            } else if (string.charAt(i) == '\\') {
+                innerEscaped = true;
+            } else if (string.charAt(i) == startChar) {
+                depth++;
+            } else if (string.charAt(i) == endChar) {
+                depth--;
+                if (depth == 0) {
+                    return i;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return -1;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Wrap a string if it is longer than the line length and contains no new line.
      * Will try to wrap at spaces between words.
diff --git a/src/test/java/de/themoep/minedown/adventure/tests/ParserTest.java b/src/test/java/de/themoep/minedown/adventure/tests/ParserTest.java
index a3b9c59..c7f7215 100644
--- a/src/test/java/de/themoep/minedown/adventure/tests/ParserTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/de/themoep/minedown/adventure/tests/ParserTest.java
@@ -135,4 +135,13 @@ public void testNegated() {
                 () -> parse("&lBold [not bold](!bold) bold")
         );
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testParseNested() {
+        Assertions.assertAll(
+                () -> parse("[outer start [inner](green) outer end](aqua)"),
+                () -> parse("[outer start \\[[inner](green)\\] outer end](aqua)"),
+                () -> parse("[outer start [inner](green) outer end](aqua hover={[red hover](red)})")
+        );
+    }
 }