diff --git a/modules/markup/markdown/markdown_test.go b/modules/markup/markdown/markdown_test.go
index 8f855f1b13..caffe0ea43 100644
--- a/modules/markup/markdown/markdown_test.go
+++ b/modules/markup/markdown/markdown_test.go
@@ -510,6 +510,18 @@ func TestMathBlock(t *testing.T) {
 			"$$a$$",
 			`<pre class="code-block is-loading"><code class="chroma language-math display">a</code></pre>` + nl,
 		},
+		{
+			`\[a b\]`,
+			`<pre class="code-block is-loading"><code class="chroma language-math display">a b</code></pre>` + nl,
+		},
+		{
+			`\[a b]`,
+			`<p>[a b]</p>` + nl,
+		},
+		{
+			`$$a`,
+			`<p>$$a</p>` + nl,
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range testcases {
diff --git a/modules/markup/markdown/math/block_parser.go b/modules/markup/markdown/math/block_parser.go
index 7f714d7239..f3262c82c0 100644
--- a/modules/markup/markdown/math/block_parser.go
+++ b/modules/markup/markdown/math/block_parser.go
@@ -55,10 +55,7 @@ func (b *blockParser) Open(parent ast.Node, reader text.Reader, pc parser.Contex
 		return node, parser.Close | parser.NoChildren
 	}
 
-	reader.Advance(segment.Len() - 1)
-	segment.Start += 2
-	node.Lines().Append(segment)
-	return node, parser.NoChildren
+	return nil, parser.NoChildren
 }
 
 // Continue parses the current line and returns a result of parsing.