diff --git a/lua/obsidian/command.lua b/lua/obsidian/command.lua
index 5f3446a5a..ea1c6e573 100644
--- a/lua/obsidian/command.lua
+++ b/lua/obsidian/command.lua
@@ -546,6 +546,9 @@ command.follow = function(client, _)
   end
 
   local note_name = current_line:sub(open, close)
+
+  note_name = util.unescape_single_backslash(note_name)
+
   if note_name:match "^%[.-%]%(.*%)$" then
     -- transform markdown link to wiki link
     note_name = note_name:gsub("^%[(.-)%]%((.*)%)$", "%2|%1")
diff --git a/lua/obsidian/util.lua b/lua/obsidian/util.lua
index b13ffb308..e926b542a 100644
--- a/lua/obsidian/util.lua
+++ b/lua/obsidian/util.lua
@@ -660,4 +660,9 @@ util.gf_passthrough = function()
   end
 end
 
+-- This function removes a single backslash within double square brackets
+util.unescape_single_backslash = function(text)
+  return text:gsub("(%[%[[^\\]+)\\(%|[^\\]+]])", "%1%2")
+end
+
 return util
diff --git a/test/obsidian/util_spec.lua b/test/obsidian/util_spec.lua
index 1dd459eb8..99d829b62 100644
--- a/test/obsidian/util_spec.lua
+++ b/test/obsidian/util_spec.lua
@@ -89,4 +89,9 @@ describe("obsidian.util", function()
     assert.equal(util.escape_magic_characters "foo?bar", "foo%?bar")
     assert.equal(util.escape_magic_characters "foo%bar", "foo%%bar")
   end)
+  it("should correctly remove single backslash", function()
+    -- [[123\|NOTE1]] should get [[123|NOTE1]] in markdown file
+    -- in lua, it needs to be with double backslash '\\'
+    assert.equals(util.unescape_single_backslash "[[foo\\|bar]]", "[[foo|bar]]")
+  end)
 end)