diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/LaTeX.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/LaTeX.hs
index 3203d967e..4e1344cd1 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/LaTeX.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/LaTeX.hs
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ hypertargetBlock = try $ do
 hypertargetInline :: PandocMonad m => LP m Inlines
 hypertargetInline = try $ do
   ref <- untokenize <$> braced
-  ils <- grouped inline
+  ils <- tok
   return $ spanWith (ref, [], []) ils
 
 newToggle :: (Monoid a, PandocMonad m) => [Tok] -> LP m a
diff --git a/test/command/7418.md b/test/command/7418.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7f51f19b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/command/7418.md
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+```
+% pandoc -f markdown+raw_tex -t latex
+Lorem \hypertarget{anchor} etc
+
+Lorem \hyperlink{anchor}{the link} etc
+^D
+Lorem \hypertarget{anchor} etc
+
+Lorem \hyperlink{anchor}{the link} etc
+```