diff --git a/src/Linkification/Linkify.coffee b/src/Linkification/Linkify.coffee
index 61bde6fe8..bce234d20 100644
--- a/src/Linkification/Linkify.coffee
+++ b/src/Linkification/Linkify.coffee
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ Linkify =
       range.surroundContents anchor
       true
     catch
+      <% if (type === 'crx') { %>
+      # Chrome bug: crbug.com/275848
+      return true if anchor.parentNode
+      <% } %>
       # Attempt to handle cases such as:
       # [spoiler]www.[/spoiler]example.com #
       # www.example[spoiler].com[/spoiler] #