diff --git a/Parsedown.php b/Parsedown.php
index 8a8282a..515ccfb 100644
--- a/Parsedown.php
+++ b/Parsedown.php
@@ -1037,7 +1037,7 @@ class Parsedown
     # ~
     #
 
-    public function line($text)
+    public function line($text, $nonNestables=array())
     {
         $markup = '';
 
@@ -1053,6 +1053,13 @@ class Parsedown
 
             foreach ($this->InlineTypes[$marker] as $inlineType)
             {
+                # check to see if the current inline type is nestable in the current context
+
+                if ( ! empty($nonNestables) and in_array($inlineType, $nonNestables))
+                {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
                 $Inline = $this->{'inline'.$inlineType}($Excerpt);
 
                 if ( ! isset($Inline))
@@ -1074,6 +1081,13 @@ class Parsedown
                     $Inline['position'] = $markerPosition;
                 }
 
+                # cause the new element to 'inherit' our non nestables
+
+                foreach ($nonNestables as $non_nestable)
+                {
+                    $Inline['element']['nonNestables'][] = $non_nestable;
+                }
+
                 # the text that comes before the inline
                 $unmarkedText = substr($text, 0, $Inline['position']);
 
@@ -1232,6 +1246,7 @@ class Parsedown
         $Element = array(
             'name' => 'a',
             'handler' => 'line',
+            'nonNestables' => array('Url', 'Link'),
             'text' => null,
             'attributes' => array(
                 'href' => null,
@@ -1464,9 +1479,14 @@ class Parsedown
         {
             $markup .= '>';
 
+            if (!isset($Element['nonNestables'])) 
+            {
+                $Element['nonNestables'] = array();
+            }
+
             if (isset($Element['handler']))
             {
-                $markup .= $this->{$Element['handler']}($Element['text']);
+                $markup .= $this->{$Element['handler']}($Element['text'], $Element['nonNestables']);
             }
             else
             {