diff --git a/lib/marked.js b/lib/marked.js
index 142eccf00a..0b7180ff62 100644
--- a/lib/marked.js
+++ b/lib/marked.js
@@ -868,7 +868,7 @@ Renderer.prototype.link = function(href, title, text) {
     } catch (e) {
       return '';
     }
-    if (prot.indexOf('javascript:') === 0) {
+    if (prot.indexOf('javascript:') === 0 || prot.indexOf('vbscript:') === 0) {
       return '';
     }
   }