diff --git a/CommonMark/Parser/InlineMethods.cs b/CommonMark/Parser/InlineMethods.cs
index bf3f9a8..da60397 100644
--- a/CommonMark/Parser/InlineMethods.cs
+++ b/CommonMark/Parser/InlineMethods.cs
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ internal static int MatchInlineStack(InlineStack opener, Subject subj, int closi
                 inl.FirstChild = inl.NextSibling;
                 inl.NextSibling = null;
 
-                InlineStack.RemoveStackEntry(opener, subj, closer);
+                InlineStack.RemoveStackEntry(opener, subj, closer?.Previous);
             }
             else
             {
@@ -354,6 +354,7 @@ internal static int MatchInlineStack(InlineStack opener, Subject subj, int closi
                     var newCloserInline = new Inline(clInl.LiteralContent.Substring(useDelims));
                     newCloserInline.SourcePosition = inl.SourceLastPosition = clInl.SourcePosition + useDelims;
                     newCloserInline.SourceLength = closer.DelimeterCount;
+                    newCloserInline.NextSibling = clInl.NextSibling;
 
                     clInl.LiteralContent = null;
                     clInl.NextSibling = null;
diff --git a/CommonMark/Parser/InlineStack.cs b/CommonMark/Parser/InlineStack.cs
index 3ae54bb..e9ac255 100644
--- a/CommonMark/Parser/InlineStack.cs
+++ b/CommonMark/Parser/InlineStack.cs
@@ -161,7 +161,8 @@ public static void RemoveStackEntry(InlineStack first, Subject subj, InlineStack
             // handle case like [*b*] (the whole [..] is being removed but the inner *..* must still be matched).
             // this is not done automatically because the initial * is recognized as a potential closer (assuming
             // potential scenario '*[*' ).
-            PostProcessInlineStack(null, first, last, curPriority);
+            if (curPriority > 0)
+                PostProcessInlineStack(null, first, last, curPriority);
         }
 
         public static void PostProcessInlineStack(Subject subj, InlineStack first, InlineStack last, InlineStackPriority ignorePriority)
@@ -198,7 +199,7 @@ public static void PostProcessInlineStack(Subject subj, InlineStack first, Inlin
                             if (retry)
                             {
                                 // remove everything between opened and closer (not inclusive).
-                                if (iopener.Next != istack.Previous)
+                                if (istack.Previous != null && iopener.Next != istack.Previous)
                                     RemoveStackEntry(iopener.Next, subj, istack.Previous);
 
                                 continue;