diff --git a/src/mdparser/preprocess.rs b/src/mdparser/preprocess.rs
index 9702a89..d2d3158 100644
--- a/src/mdparser/preprocess.rs
+++ b/src/mdparser/preprocess.rs
@@ -51,6 +51,16 @@ pub static INLINE_MATH_DOLLAR_REGEX: Lazy<FancyRegex> = Lazy::new(|| {
 pub static DISPLAY_MATH_DOLLAR_REGEX: Lazy<FancyRegex> =
     Lazy::new(|| FancyRegex::new(r"(?s)^\$\$(?:\n)?(?P<math>.*?)(?<!\\)(?:\n)?\$\$").unwrap());
 
+// mirror INLINE_MATH_PAREN_PATTERN from postprocess.py
+// match `\(math\)`, where the opening/closing backslashes are not themselves escaped
+pub static INLINE_MATH_PAREN_REGEX: Lazy<FancyRegex> =
+    Lazy::new(|| FancyRegex::new(r"^\\\((?P<math>.*?)(?<!\\)\\\)").unwrap());
+
+// mirror DISPLAY_MATH_BRACKET_PATTERN from postprocess.py
+// display math can span multiple lines, so enable dotall mode
+pub static DISPLAY_MATH_BRACKET_REGEX: Lazy<FancyRegex> =
+    Lazy::new(|| FancyRegex::new(r"(?s)^\\\[(?P<math>.*?)(?<!\\)\\\]").unwrap());
+
 pub static CITATION_REGEX: Lazy<Regex> = Lazy::new(|| Regex::new(r"【\d+】").unwrap());
 
 // mirror SINGLE_BACKTICK_PATTERN from postprocess.py
diff --git a/src/plugins/kagi_plugins/math_display.rs b/src/plugins/kagi_plugins/math_display.rs
index e9c57f2..f3b659e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/kagi_plugins/math_display.rs
+++ b/src/plugins/kagi_plugins/math_display.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use crate::mdparser::inline::{InlineRule, InlineState};
-use crate::mdparser::preprocess::DISPLAY_MATH_DOLLAR_REGEX;
+use crate::mdparser::preprocess::{DISPLAY_MATH_BRACKET_REGEX, DISPLAY_MATH_DOLLAR_REGEX};
 use crate::plugin_config::DisplayMathExtensionPlugin;
+use crate::plugins::cmark::inline::escape::EscapeScanner;
 use crate::plugins::kagi_plugins::math::{math_render, math_render_cached};
 use crate::{MarkdownIt, Node, NodeValue, Renderer};
 use html_escape::decode_html_entities;
@@ -62,7 +63,49 @@ impl InlineRule for MathDisplayScanner {
     }
 }
 
+struct MathDisplayBracketScanner;
+
+impl InlineRule for MathDisplayBracketScanner {
+    const MARKER: char = '\\';
+
+    fn run(state: &mut InlineState) -> Option<(Node, usize)> {
+        let input = &state.src[state.pos..state.pos_max];
+        if !input.starts_with("\\[") {
+            return None;
+        }
+
+        // reject if the opening backslash is itself escaped by a preceding backslash
+        let preceeding_char = state
+            .src
+            .get(..state.pos)
+            .and_then(|s| s.chars().rev().next());
+        if let Some('\\') = preceeding_char {
+            return None;
+        }
+
+        let config = state.md.ext.get::<DisplayMathExtensionPlugin>().unwrap();
+
+        if let Ok(Some(caps)) = DISPLAY_MATH_BRACKET_REGEX.captures(input) {
+            let complete_match = &caps[0];
+            let math = caps.name("math")?.as_str();
+            Some((
+                Node::new(DisplayMath {
+                    math: decode_html_entities(math).to_string(),
+                    cache: config.cache,
+                }),
+                complete_match.len(),
+            ))
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn add(md: &mut MarkdownIt, config: DisplayMathExtensionPlugin) {
     md.ext.insert(config);
     md.inline.add_rule::<MathDisplayScanner>();
+    // must run before EscapeScanner, which would otherwise consume `\[` as a plain escape
+    md.inline
+        .add_rule::<MathDisplayBracketScanner>()
+        .before::<EscapeScanner>();
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/kagi_plugins/math_inline.rs b/src/plugins/kagi_plugins/math_inline.rs
index d1c55aa..3bb6500 100644
--- a/src/plugins/kagi_plugins/math_inline.rs
+++ b/src/plugins/kagi_plugins/math_inline.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use crate::mdparser::inline::{InlineRule, InlineState};
-use crate::mdparser::preprocess::INLINE_MATH_DOLLAR_REGEX;
+use crate::mdparser::preprocess::{INLINE_MATH_DOLLAR_REGEX, INLINE_MATH_PAREN_REGEX};
 use crate::plugin_config::InlineMathExtensionPlugin;
+use crate::plugins::cmark::inline::escape::EscapeScanner;
 use crate::plugins::kagi_plugins::math::{math_render, math_render_cached};
 use crate::{MarkdownIt, Node, NodeValue, Renderer};
 use html_escape::decode_html_entities;
@@ -61,7 +62,49 @@ impl InlineRule for MathInlineScanner {
     }
 }
 
+struct MathInlineParenScanner;
+
+impl InlineRule for MathInlineParenScanner {
+    const MARKER: char = '\\';
+
+    fn run(state: &mut InlineState) -> Option<(Node, usize)> {
+        let input = &state.src[state.pos..state.pos_max];
+        if !input.starts_with("\\(") {
+            return None;
+        }
+
+        // reject if the opening backslash is itself escaped by a preceding backslash
+        let preceeding_char = state
+            .src
+            .get(..state.pos)
+            .and_then(|s| s.chars().rev().next());
+        if let Some('\\') = preceeding_char {
+            return None;
+        }
+
+        let config = state.md.ext.get::<InlineMathExtensionPlugin>().unwrap();
+
+        if let Ok(Some(caps)) = INLINE_MATH_PAREN_REGEX.captures(input) {
+            let complete_match = &caps[0];
+            let math = caps.name("math")?.as_str();
+            Some((
+                Node::new(InlineMath {
+                    math: decode_html_entities(math).to_string(),
+                    cache: config.cache,
+                }),
+                complete_match.len(),
+            ))
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn add(md: &mut MarkdownIt, config: InlineMathExtensionPlugin) {
     md.ext.insert(config);
     md.inline.add_rule::<MathInlineScanner>();
+    // must run before EscapeScanner, which would otherwise consume `\(` as a plain escape
+    md.inline
+        .add_rule::<MathInlineParenScanner>()
+        .before::<EscapeScanner>();
 }