diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 85093d0..0096b01 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "marked-mfm",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "version": "0.1.1",
   "description": "Marked.js extension for Misskey-flavored Markdown",
   "main": "./src/index.js",
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index a2b2a86..3888c67 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -5,8 +5,23 @@ export default {
       level: 'inline',
       start (src) { return src.match(/\$\[/)?.index },
       tokenizer (src, tokens) {
-        const rule = /^\$\[(?<markup>[\w\d]+)(?:\.(?<options>\S+))? (?<text>[\S\s]+)\]$/
-        const match = rule.exec(src)
+        // regex doesn't do well finding MFM tags: it's always either too lazy
+        // or too greedy.
+        let level = 0
+        let walk = 0
+        while (level > 0 || walk === 0) {
+          if (src[walk] + src[walk + 1] === '$[') {
+            level++
+            walk++
+          } else if (src[walk] === ']') {
+            level--
+          }
+          walk++
+        }
+
+        // original regex, now definitely on the correct tag
+        const rule = /^\$\[(?<markup>[\w\d]+)(?:\.(?<options>\S+))? (?<text>[\S\s]+)\]/
+        const match = rule.exec(src.slice(0, walk))
         if (match) {
           const token = {
             type: 'mfm',
diff --git a/test/index.test.js b/test/index.test.js
index 852c8e8..8189d7d 100644
--- a/test/index.test.js
+++ b/test/index.test.js
@@ -17,6 +17,16 @@ describe('marked-mfm', () => {
     expect(marked('$[x2 x2 $[sparkle sparkle]]')).toBe('<p><span style="display: inline-block;" class="_mfm_x2_">x2 <span style="display: inline-block;" class="_mfm_sparkle_">sparkle</span></span></p>\n')
   })
 
+  test('lazy matching', () => {
+    marked.use(markedMfm)
+    expect(marked('$[x2 one] $[x2 two]')).toBe('<p><span style="display: inline-block;" class="_mfm_x2_">one</span> <span style="display: inline-block;" class="_mfm_x2_">two</span></p>\n')
+  })
+
+  test('nested & lazy matching', () => {
+    marked.use(markedMfm)
+    expect(marked('$[x2 one $[x2 two]] $[x2 three]')).toBe('<p><span style="display: inline-block;" class="_mfm_x2_">one <span style="display: inline-block;" class="_mfm_x2_">two</span></span> <span style="display: inline-block;" class="_mfm_x2_">three</span></p>\n')
+  })
+
   test('invalid', () => {
     marked.use(markedMfm)
     expect(marked('$[invalid $[x2 test]]')).toBe('<p>$[invalid <span style="display: inline-block;" class="_mfm_x2_">test</span>]</p>\n')