diff --git a/markdownhighlighter.cpp b/markdownhighlighter.cpp
index c47957a..81fb24c 100644
--- a/markdownhighlighter.cpp
+++ b/markdownhighlighter.cpp
@@ -499,9 +499,12 @@ static bool isParagraph(const QString &text) {
             else
                 break;
         }
-        if (textView[i] == QLatin1Char('.') ||
-            textView[i] == QLatin1Char(')')) {
-            return false;
+        if (i < textView.size() &&
+            (textView[i] == QLatin1Char('.') || textView[i] == QLatin1Char(')'))) {
+            // Check if there's a next character and if it's a space
+            if (i + 1 < textView.size() && textView[i + 1].isSpace()) {
+                return false;
+            }
         }
     }