diff --git a/modules/markup/markdown/markdown_math_test.go b/modules/markup/markdown/markdown_math_test.go
index c96ab208db1..f2a64da9dfc 100644
--- a/modules/markup/markdown/markdown_math_test.go
+++ b/modules/markup/markdown/markdown_math_test.go
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ func TestMathRender(t *testing.T) {
 			`\(a\) \(b\)`,
 			`<p><code class="language-math">a</code> <code class="language-math">b</code></p>` + nl,
 		},
+		{
+			`\(x^2\)is \(x^2\)123 a\(b\)c`,
+			`<p><code class="language-math">x^2</code>is <code class="language-math">x^2</code>123 a<code class="language-math">b</code>c</p>` + nl,
+		},
 		{
 			`$a$.`,
 			`<p><code class="language-math">a</code>.</p>` + nl,
diff --git a/modules/markup/markdown/math/inline_parser.go b/modules/markup/markdown/math/inline_parser.go
index 111e4038349..fe56d29137d 100644
--- a/modules/markup/markdown/math/inline_parser.go
+++ b/modules/markup/markdown/math/inline_parser.go
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ func (parser *inlineParser) Parse(parent ast.Node, block text.Reader, pc parser.
 	} else {
 		startMarkLen = 2
 		stopMark = parser.endBytesParentheses
+		checkSurrounding = false // explicit delimiters like "$`...`$", adjacent text is unambiguous
 	}
 
 	if line[0] == '$' && !parser.enableInlineDollar && (len(line) == 1 || line[1] != '`') {