diff --git a/nb b/nb
index b25b867ee..9e57d2c48 100755
--- a/nb
+++ b/nb
@@ -4661,6 +4661,9 @@ _index() {
         _exit_1 _help index
       fi
 
+      _basename="${_basename//'['/\\[}"
+      _basename="${_basename//']'/\\]}"
+
       if grep -q "^${_basename}$" "${_index_path}"
       then
         _sed_i -e "s/^${_basename}$//g" "${_index_path}"
@@ -4944,6 +4947,9 @@ _index() {
         _exit_1 _help index
       fi
 
+      _old_basename="${_old_basename//'['/\\[}"
+      _old_basename="${_old_basename//']'/\\]}"
+
       if grep -q "^${_old_basename}$" "${_index_path}"
       then
         _sed_i -e "s/^${_old_basename}$/${_new_basename}/g" "${_index_path}"
diff --git a/test/index.bats b/test/index.bats
index 8526fa2b4..1ee0a1bfd 100644
--- a/test/index.bats
+++ b/test/index.bats
@@ -277,6 +277,21 @@ load test_helper
   [[ "$(cat "${NB_DIR}/home/.index")" == "" ]]
 }
 
+@test "'index delete <filename>' with brackets and spaces in filename deletes an item from the index." {
+  {
+    "${_NB}" init
+    "${_NB}" add "[ ] first.md"  --title "one"
+  }
+
+  run "${_NB}" index delete "$(ls "${NB_DIR}/home")"
+
+  printf "\${status}: '%s'\\n" "${status}"
+  printf "\${output}: '%s'\\n" "${output}"
+
+  [[ "${status}" -eq 0                      ]]
+  [[ "$(cat "${NB_DIR}/home/.index")" == "" ]]
+}
+
 @test "'index delete' with no argument returns 1 and prints help." {
   {
     "${_NB}" init
@@ -344,6 +359,24 @@ load test_helper
   [[ "$(cat "${NB_DIR}/home/.index")" == "example.md" ]]
 }
 
+@test "'index update <old> <new>' with brackets and spaces in <old> filename updates the index." {
+  {
+    "${_NB}" init
+    "${_NB}" add "[ ] first.md" --title "# one"
+  }
+
+  run "${_NB}" index update "$(ls "${NB_DIR}/home")" "example.md"
+
+  printf "\${status}: '%s'\\n" "${status}"
+  printf "\${output}: '%s'\\n" "${output}"
+  printf \
+    "$(cat \"\$\{NB_DIR\}/home/.index\"): '%s'\\n" \
+    "$(cat "${NB_DIR}/home/.index")"
+
+  [[ "${status}" -eq 0                                ]]
+  [[ "$(cat "${NB_DIR}/home/.index")" == "example.md" ]]
+}
+
 @test "'index update' with no arguments returns 1 and prints help." {
   {
     "${_NB}" init
diff --git a/test/move-rename.bats b/test/move-rename.bats
index 67087efa3..c377017bf 100644
--- a/test/move-rename.bats
+++ b/test/move-rename.bats
@@ -224,6 +224,54 @@ Moved\ to:\ .*[.*Example\ Folder/1.*].*\ .*Example\ Folder/Example\ File\.js.*
 
 # --to title / --to-title #####################################################
 
+@test "'move --to title' with brackets in existing filename renames todo." {
+  # NOTE: https://github.com/xwmx/nb/issues/292
+  {
+    "${_NB}" init
+
+    "${_NB}" add --filename "[ ] Example Filename.md" --title "Example Title"
+
+
+    _files=($(ls "${NB_DIR}/home/"))
+    printf "\${_files[0]}: '%s'\\n" "${_files[0]}"
+
+    [[    -f "${NB_DIR}/home/[ ] Example Filename.md"  ]]
+    [[ !  -f "${NB_DIR}/home/example_title.md"         ]]
+  }
+
+  run "${_NB}" rename 1 --to title <<< "y${_NEWLINE}"
+
+  printf "\${status}: '%s'\\n" "${status}"
+  printf "\${output}: '%s'\\n" "${output}"
+
+  # Returns status 0:
+
+  [[ ${status} -eq 0                                ]]
+
+  # Moves file:
+
+  [[ !  -f "${NB_DIR}/home/[ ] Example Filename.md" ]]
+  [[    -f "${NB_DIR}/home/example_title.md"        ]]
+
+  # Creates git commit:
+
+  cd "${NB_DIR}/home" || return 1
+  while [[ -n "$(git status --porcelain)"             ]]
+  do
+    sleep 1
+  done
+  git log | grep -q '\[nb\] Move'
+
+  # Prints output:
+
+#   [[ "${lines[0]}" =~ \
+# Moving:\ \ \ .*[.*2.*].*\ ✔️\ \ .*example_one-1.todo.md.*\ \".*[.*\ .*].*\ Example\ Two\"  ]]
+#   [[ "${lines[1]}" =~ \
+# To:\ \ \ \ \ \ \ .*example_two.todo.md.*                                                  ]]
+#   [[ "${lines[2]}" =~ \
+# Moved\ to:\ .*[.*2.*].*\ .*example_two.todo.md.*\ \".*[.*\ .*].*\ Example\ Two\"          ]]
+}
+
 @test "'move --to title' with duplicated, renamed todo renames title." {
   # NOTE: https://github.com/xwmx/nb/issues/292
   {