diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6b9dcd1..54ce609 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.5.1 - 2021-07-07
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Parsing crash with URLs ending in unbalanced closed paren, no path separator, and no query parameters
+
 ## 0.5.0 - 2021-03-02
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/lib/linkify/parser.ex b/lib/linkify/parser.ex
index 8102d9e..f6df7a3 100644
--- a/lib/linkify/parser.ex
+++ b/lib/linkify/parser.ex
@@ -242,7 +242,9 @@ defmodule Linkify.Parser do
     do: (trim_trailing_paren(trimmed) |> url?(nil) && :next) || :noop
 
   defp parens_in_query(query), do: (is_nil(query) && :next) || :both
+  defp parens_found_path_separator(path) when is_nil(path), do: :next
   defp parens_found_path_separator(path), do: (String.contains?(path, "/") && :next) || :both
+  defp parens_path_has_open_paren(path) when is_nil(path), do: :next
   defp parens_path_has_open_paren(path), do: (String.contains?(path, "(") && :next) || :both
 
   defp parens_check_balanced(trimmed) do
diff --git a/test/linkify_test.exs b/test/linkify_test.exs
index 6da502f..5f01fdb 100644
--- a/test/linkify_test.exs
+++ b/test/linkify_test.exs
@@ -803,5 +803,13 @@ defmodule LinkifyTest do
 
       assert Linkify.link(text) == expected
     end
+
+    test "works with URLs ending in unbalanced closed paren, no path separator, and no query params" do
+      text = "http://example.com)"
+
+      expected = "<a href=\"http://example.com\">http://example.com</a>)"
+
+      assert Linkify.link(text) == expected
+    end
   end
 end