diff --git a/src/inlines.c b/src/inlines.c
index bf765eab5..abaeb96e1 100644
--- a/src/inlines.c
+++ b/src/inlines.c
@@ -342,8 +342,10 @@ static bufsize_t scan_to_closing_backticks(subject *subj,
       advance(subj);
       numticks++;
     }
-    // store position of ender
-    if (numticks <= MAXBACKTICKS) {
+    // store position of ender (keep the last one: a scan that resumes after
+    // an earlier full scan must not replace a later position)
+    if (numticks <= MAXBACKTICKS &&
+        subj->backticks[numticks] < subj->pos - numticks) {
       subj->backticks[numticks] = subj->pos - numticks;
     }
     if (numticks == openticklength) {
diff --git a/test/regression.txt b/test/regression.txt
index 1426617ab..6456ccbf8 100644
--- a/test/regression.txt
+++ b/test/regression.txt
@@ -257,6 +257,19 @@ x <- 1
 </code></pre>
 ````````````````````````````````
 
+Code spans after an unmatched backtick string of a different length.
+The failed scan for the closer of ``` `` ``` must not hide the second
+single-backtick span.
+```````````````````````````````` example
+``x
+`i`
+`j`
+.
+<p>``x
+<code>i</code>
+<code>j</code></p>
+````````````````````````````````
+
 https://github.com/commonmark/commonmark.js/issues/283
 ```````````````````````````````` example
 x<!x>