diff --git a/lib/parse.js b/lib/parse.js
index 549de82e..a68f22f8 100644
--- a/lib/parse.js
+++ b/lib/parse.js
@@ -214,6 +214,31 @@ var parseObject = function (chain, val, options, valuesParsed) {
     return leaf;
 };
 
+var findSegment = function findSegment(key, start) {
+    var index = key.indexOf('[', start);
+    if (index === -1) {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    var depth = 0;
+    for (var i = index; i < key.length; ++i) {
+        var currentChar = key.charAt(i);
+        if (currentChar === '[') {
+            depth += 1;
+        } else if (currentChar === ']') {
+            depth -= 1;
+            if (depth === 0) {
+                return {
+                    index: index,
+                    text: key.slice(index, i + 1)
+                };
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return null;
+};
+
 var splitKeyIntoSegments = function splitKeyIntoSegments(givenKey, options) {
     var key = options.allowDots ? givenKey.replace(/\.([^.[]+)/g, '[$1]') : givenKey;
 
@@ -227,10 +252,15 @@ var splitKeyIntoSegments = function splitKeyIntoSegments(givenKey, options) {
         return [key];
     }
 
-    var brackets = /(\[[^[\]]*])/;
-    var child = /(\[[^[\]]*])/g;
+    var segment = findSegment(key, 0);
+    var firstBracket = key.indexOf('[');
+    if (!segment && firstBracket > 0 && key.indexOf(']', firstBracket) > -1) {
+        segment = {
+            index: firstBracket,
+            text: key.slice(firstBracket)
+        };
+    }
 
-    var segment = brackets.exec(key);
     var parent = segment ? key.slice(0, segment.index) : key;
 
     var keys = [];
@@ -246,17 +276,20 @@ var splitKeyIntoSegments = function splitKeyIntoSegments(givenKey, options) {
     }
 
     var i = 0;
-    while ((segment = child.exec(key)) !== null && i < options.depth) {
+    while (segment && i < options.depth) {
         i += 1;
 
-        var segmentContent = segment[1].slice(1, -1);
+        var isBracketedSegment = segment.text.charAt(0) === '['
+            && segment.text.charAt(segment.text.length - 1) === ']';
+        var segmentContent = isBracketedSegment ? segment.text.slice(1, -1) : segment.text;
         if (!options.plainObjects && has.call(Object.prototype, segmentContent)) {
             if (!options.allowPrototypes) {
                 return;
             }
         }
 
-        keys[keys.length] = segment[1];
+        keys[keys.length] = segment.text;
+        segment = findSegment(key, segment.index + segment.text.length);
     }
 
     if (segment) {