diff --git a/src/Markdig/Extensions/Abbreviations/AbbreviationParser.cs b/src/Markdig/Extensions/Abbreviations/AbbreviationParser.cs
index 863e882f..0b9548b1 100644
--- a/src/Markdig/Extensions/Abbreviations/AbbreviationParser.cs
+++ b/src/Markdig/Extensions/Abbreviations/AbbreviationParser.cs
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ private void DocumentOnProcessInlinesBegin(InlineProcessor inlineProcessor, Inli
                     // Process the remaining literal
                     literal = new LiteralInline()
                     {
-                        Span = new SourceSpan(abbrInline.Span.End + 1, literal.Span.End),
+                        Span = new SourceSpan(abbrInline.Span.End + 1, container.Span.End),
                         Line = line,
                         Column = column + match.Length,
                     };