diff --git a/org_mode_samples/object/subscript_and_superscript/with_parenthesis.org b/org_mode_samples/object/subscript_and_superscript/with_parenthesis.org
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ecf84c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/org_mode_samples/object/subscript_and_superscript/with_parenthesis.org
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+foo_(bar)
+
+foo_(b(ar)
+
+foo_(b{ar)
+
+foo_{b(ar}
+
+foo_(b(a)r)
diff --git a/src/parser/plain_link.rs b/src/parser/plain_link.rs
index 2ab6d6c..d92fd0f 100644
--- a/src/parser/plain_link.rs
+++ b/src/parser/plain_link.rs
@@ -5,10 +5,14 @@ use nom::character::complete::anychar;
 use nom::character::complete::none_of;
 use nom::character::complete::one_of;
 use nom::combinator::eof;
+use nom::combinator::not;
 use nom::combinator::peek;
 use nom::combinator::recognize;
 use nom::combinator::verify;
+use nom::multi::many0;
+use nom::multi::many1;
 use nom::multi::many_till;
+use nom::sequence::tuple;
 
 use super::org_source::BracketDepth;
 use super::org_source::OrgSource;
@@ -18,6 +22,7 @@ use crate::context::ContextElement;
 use crate::context::ContextMatcher;
 use crate::context::ExitClass;
 use crate::context::ExitMatcherNode;
+use crate::context::Matcher;
 use crate::context::RefContext;
 use crate::error::CustomError;
 use crate::error::MyError;
@@ -132,17 +137,77 @@ fn path_plain<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
     context: RefContext<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>,
     input: OrgSource<'s>,
 ) -> Res<OrgSource<'s>, OrgSource<'s>> {
-    // TODO: "optionally containing parenthesis-wrapped non-whitespace non-bracket substrings up to a depth of two. The string must end with either a non-punctation non-whitespace character, a forwards slash, or a parenthesis-wrapped substring"
+    let path_plain_end = path_plain_end(input.get_parenthesis_depth());
     let parser_context = ContextElement::ExitMatcherNode(ExitMatcherNode {
         class: ExitClass::Gamma,
         exit_matcher: &path_plain_end,
     });
     let parser_context = context.with_additional_node(&parser_context);
 
-    let exit_matcher = parser_with_context!(exit_matcher_parser)(&parser_context);
+    let (remaining, _components) = many1(alt((
+        parser_with_context!(path_plain_no_parenthesis)(&parser_context),
+        parser_with_context!(path_plain_parenthesis)(&parser_context),
+    )))(input)?;
 
+    let source = get_consumed(input, remaining);
+    Ok((remaining, source))
+}
+
+fn path_plain_end(starting_parenthesis_depth: BracketDepth) -> impl ContextMatcher {
+    move |context, input: OrgSource<'_>| _path_plain_end(context, input, starting_parenthesis_depth)
+}
+
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "tracing", tracing::instrument(ret, level = "debug"))]
+fn _path_plain_end<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
+    context: RefContext<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>,
+    input: OrgSource<'s>,
+    starting_parenthesis_depth: BracketDepth,
+) -> Res<OrgSource<'s>, OrgSource<'s>> {
+    let (remaining, _leading_punctuation) = many0(verify(anychar, |c| {
+        !" \t\r\n[]<>()/".contains(*c) && c.is_ascii_punctuation()
+    }))(input)?;
+
+    let disallowed_character = recognize(one_of(" \t\r\n[]<>"))(remaining);
+    if disallowed_character.is_ok() {
+        return disallowed_character;
+    }
+
+    let current_depth = remaining.get_parenthesis_depth() - starting_parenthesis_depth;
+    if current_depth == 0 {
+        let close_parenthesis =
+            tag::<&str, OrgSource<'_>, CustomError<OrgSource<'_>>>(")")(remaining);
+        if close_parenthesis.is_ok() {
+            return close_parenthesis;
+        }
+
+        let open_parenthesis_without_match = recognize(tuple((
+            peek(tag("(")),
+            not(parser_with_context!(path_plain_parenthesis)(context)),
+        )))(remaining);
+        if open_parenthesis_without_match.is_ok() {
+            return open_parenthesis_without_match;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // many0 punctuation
+    Err(nom::Err::Error(CustomError::MyError(MyError(
+        "No path plain end".into(),
+    ))))
+}
+
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "tracing", tracing::instrument(ret, level = "debug"))]
+fn path_plain_no_parenthesis<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
+    context: RefContext<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>,
+    input: OrgSource<'s>,
+) -> Res<OrgSource<'s>, OrgSource<'s>> {
     let (remaining, path) = recognize(verify(
-        many_till(anychar, exit_matcher),
+        many_till(
+            anychar,
+            alt((
+                peek(path_plain_no_parenthesis_disallowed_character),
+                parser_with_context!(exit_matcher_parser)(context),
+            )),
+        ),
         |(children, _exit_contents)| !children.is_empty(),
     ))(input)?;
 
@@ -150,14 +215,72 @@ fn path_plain<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
 }
 
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "tracing", tracing::instrument(ret, level = "debug"))]
-fn path_plain_end<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
-    _context: RefContext<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>,
+fn path_plain_no_parenthesis_disallowed_character<'s>(
     input: OrgSource<'s>,
 ) -> Res<OrgSource<'s>, OrgSource<'s>> {
-    recognize(many_till(
-        verify(anychar, |c| {
-            *c != '/' && (c.is_ascii_punctuation() || c.is_whitespace())
-        }),
-        one_of(" \t\r\n()[]<>"),
-    ))(input)
+    recognize(verify(anychar, |c| {
+        c.is_whitespace() || "()[]<>".contains(*c)
+    }))(input)
+}
+
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "tracing", tracing::instrument(ret, level = "debug"))]
+fn path_plain_parenthesis<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
+    context: RefContext<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>,
+    input: OrgSource<'s>,
+) -> Res<OrgSource<'s>, OrgSource<'s>> {
+    let (remaining, _opening) = tag("(")(input)?;
+    let starting_depth = remaining.get_parenthesis_depth();
+
+    let (remaining, _path) = recognize(verify(
+        many_till(
+            anychar,
+            alt((
+                peek(path_plain_parenthesis_end(starting_depth)),
+                parser_with_context!(exit_matcher_parser)(context),
+            )),
+        ),
+        |(children, _exit_contents)| !children.is_empty(),
+    ))(remaining)?;
+    let (remaining, _opening) = tag(")")(remaining)?;
+    let source = get_consumed(input, remaining);
+
+    Ok((remaining, source))
+}
+
+fn path_plain_parenthesis_end(starting_parenthesis_depth: BracketDepth) -> impl Matcher {
+    move |input: OrgSource<'_>| _path_plain_parenthesis_end(input, starting_parenthesis_depth)
+}
+
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "tracing", tracing::instrument(ret, level = "debug"))]
+fn _path_plain_parenthesis_end<'s>(
+    input: OrgSource<'s>,
+    starting_parenthesis_depth: BracketDepth,
+) -> Res<OrgSource<'s>, OrgSource<'s>> {
+    let current_depth = input.get_parenthesis_depth() - starting_parenthesis_depth;
+    eprintln!(
+        "current_depth: {}, starting: {}, now: {}, remaining input: {}",
+        current_depth,
+        starting_parenthesis_depth,
+        input.get_parenthesis_depth(),
+        input
+    );
+    if current_depth < 0 {
+        // This shouldn't be possible because if depth is 0 then a closing parenthesis should end the link.
+        unreachable!("Exceeded plain link parenthesis depth.")
+    }
+    if current_depth == 0 {
+        let close_parenthesis = tag::<&str, OrgSource<'_>, CustomError<OrgSource<'_>>>(")")(input);
+        if close_parenthesis.is_ok() {
+            return close_parenthesis;
+        }
+    }
+    if current_depth == 1 {
+        let open_parenthesis = tag::<&str, OrgSource<'_>, CustomError<OrgSource<'_>>>("(")(input);
+        if open_parenthesis.is_ok() {
+            return open_parenthesis;
+        }
+    }
+    Err(nom::Err::Error(CustomError::MyError(MyError(
+        "No closing parenthesis".into(),
+    ))))
 }