diff --git a/middleman-core/features/asset_host.feature b/middleman-core/features/asset_host.feature
index 47ef143e..a8778d29 100644
--- a/middleman-core/features/asset_host.feature
+++ b/middleman-core/features/asset_host.feature
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Feature: Alternate between multiple asset hosts
     Then I should see 'src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-2.1.3.min.js"'
     Then I should see content matching %r{http://assets1.example.com/}
     Then I should not see content matching %r{http://assets1.example.com//}
+    Then I should see content matching %r{<a href="https://github.com/angular/angular.js">Angular.js</a>}
     Then I should see content matching %r{'//www.example.com/script.js'}
     When I go to "/stylesheets/asset_host.css"
     Then I should see content matching %r{http://assets1.example.com/}
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ Feature: Alternate between multiple asset hosts
     Then I should see 'src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-2.1.3.min.js"'
     Then I should see content matching %r{http://assets1.example.com/}
     Then I should not see content matching %r{http://assets1.example.com//}
+    Then I should see content matching %r{<a href="https://github.com/angular/angular.js">Angular.js</a>}
     Then I should see content matching %r{'//www.example.com/script.js'}
     When I go to "/stylesheets/asset_host.css"
     Then I should see content matching %r{http://assets1.example.com/}
diff --git a/middleman-core/fixtures/asset-host-app/source/asset_host.html.erb b/middleman-core/fixtures/asset-host-app/source/asset_host.html.erb
index a528d275..30843176 100755
--- a/middleman-core/fixtures/asset-host-app/source/asset_host.html.erb
+++ b/middleman-core/fixtures/asset-host-app/source/asset_host.html.erb
@@ -41,4 +41,6 @@
 <%= image_tag "blank1033.gif" %>
 <%= image_tag "blank1034.gif" %>
 
+<a href="https://github.com/angular/angular.js">Angular.js</a>
+
 <script>(function(a,b,c,d){})(window,document,'script','//www.example.com/script.js');</script>
diff --git a/middleman-core/lib/middleman-core/util.rb b/middleman-core/lib/middleman-core/util.rb
index b06593f0..8e9c0c41 100644
--- a/middleman-core/lib/middleman-core/util.rb
+++ b/middleman-core/lib/middleman-core/util.rb
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ module Middleman
 
     Contract String, String, ArrayOf[String], Proc => String
     def rewrite_paths(body, _path, exts, &_block)
-      body.dup.gsub(/([=\'\"\(,]\s*)([^\s\'\"\)]+(#{Regexp.union(exts)}))/) do |match|
+      body.dup.gsub(/([=\'\"\(,]\s*)([^\s\'\"\)>]+(#{Regexp.union(exts)}))/) do |match|
         opening_character = $1
         asset_path = $2