diff --git a/src/core/render/utils.js b/src/core/render/utils.js
index 03c9ef145..347614ca7 100644
--- a/src/core/render/utils.js
+++ b/src/core/render/utils.js
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ export function getAndRemoveConfig(str = '') {
 
   if (str) {
     str = str
-      .replace(/^"(:.*)"$/, '$1')
-      .replace(/^'(:.*)'$/, '$1')
+      .replace(/^"(.*)"$/, '$1')
+      .replace(/^'(.*)'$/, '$1')
       .replace(/(?:^|\s):([\w-]+:?)=?([\w-%]+)?/g, (m, key, value) => {
         if (key.indexOf(':') === -1) {
           config[key] = (value && value.replace(/"/g, '')) || true;
diff --git a/test/unit/render-util.test.js b/test/unit/render-util.test.js
index 17108766e..6ec34d1b7 100644
--- a/test/unit/render-util.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/render-util.test.js
@@ -59,13 +59,13 @@ describe('core/render/utils', () => {
       });
     });
 
-    test('dont parse quotes without colon', () => {
+    test('parse quotes without first colon', () => {
       const result = getAndRemoveConfig(
-        `[filename](_media/example.md 'include')`
+        `[filename](_media/example.md 'include :foo=bar')`
       );
 
       expect(result).toMatchObject({
-        config: {},
+        config: { foo: 'bar' },
         str: `[filename](_media/example.md 'include')`,
       });
     });