diff --git a/src/dspf.js b/src/dspf.js
index 704c0b9..256cefd 100644
--- a/src/dspf.js
+++ b/src/dspf.js
@@ -294,10 +294,16 @@ class DisplayFile {
           break;
 
         case `(`:
-          inBrakcets++;
+          if (inString) 
+            innerValue += value[i];
+          else
+            inBrakcets++;
           break;
         case `)`:
-          inBrakcets--;
+          if (inString) 
+            innerValue += value[i];
+          else
+            inBrakcets--;
           break;
 
         case newLineMark:
diff --git a/test/file/new_cases.js b/test/file/new_cases.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..584dfb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/file/new_cases.js
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+exports.lines = [
+    `     A          R TEST_REC`,
+    `     A N71                                  INVITE`,
+    `     A N71                                  PUTOVR`,
+    `     A  71                                  OVERLAY`,
+    `     A  71                                  FRCDTA`,
+    `     A*`,
+    `     A                                  3  2'some text (detail)'`,
+    `     A            FIELD1        12A  B  3 21TEXT('MY FIELD')`,
+    `     A  01N72N73                            DSPATTR(HI)`,
+    `     A  72                                  DSPATTR(PR)`,
+    `     A N72                                  DSPATTR(UL)`,
+    `     A  01                                  DSPATTR(PC)`,
+    `     A  01 72                               DSPATTR(RI)`,
+    `     A  01 72                               DSPATTR(RED)`,
+    `     A                                      OVRDTA`,
+    `     A            FIELD2         5A  O    +2TEXT('Short')`,
+    `     A*`,
+    `     A                                  4  2'Option . . . . .'`,
+    `     A            FIELD3    R        B  4 19REFFLD(COL1 TABPF)`,
+    `     A  02N72N73                            DSPATTR(HI)`,
+    `     A  72                                  DSPATTR(PR)`,
+    `     A N72                                  DSPATTR(UL)`,
+    `     A  02                                  DSPATTR(PC)`,
+    `     A  02 72                               DSPATTR(RI)`,
+    `     A  02 72                               DSPATTR(RED)`,
+    `     A                                      OVRDTA`,
+    `     A*`,
+    `     A                                  6  2'Address . . . . .'`,
+    `     A            ADDRESS      140A  B  6 19TEXT('MY FIELD')`,
+    `     A  03N72N73                            DSPATTR(HI)`,
+    `     A  72                                  DSPATTR(PR)`,
+    `     A N72                                  DSPATTR(UL)`,
+    `     A  03                                  DSPATTR(PC)`,
+    `     A  03 72                               DSPATTR(RI)`,
+    `     A  03 72                               DSPATTR(RED)`,
+    `     A                                      OVRDTA`,
+    `     A                                      CNTFLD(50)`,
+    ];
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/tests.js b/test/tests.js
index 96cc251..6c15c5b 100644
--- a/test/tests.js
+++ b/test/tests.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ const { DisplayFile } = require("../src/dspf");
 const depts = require("./file/depts");
 const replloadfm = require("./file/replloadfm");
 const issue1149 = require(`./file/issue1149`);
+const newcases = require(`./file/new_cases`);
 
 exports.simple = () => {
   const file = new DisplayFile();
@@ -151,4 +152,20 @@ exports.issue1149 = () => {
 
   const windowTitle = windowFormat.keywords.find(keyword => keyword.name === `WDWTITLE`);
   assert.strictEqual(windowTitle.value, `*TEXT 'Print accounts by store number for status type - Help' *COLOR WHT`);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+exports.additional_cases = () => {
+  const file = new DisplayFile();
+  file.parse(newcases.lines);
+
+  assert.strictEqual(file.formats.length, 2);
+
+  const record = file.formats[1];
+  assert.strictEqual(record.fields.length, 7);
+  assert.strictEqual(record.name, `TEST_REC`);
+
+  // Verify parsing character constants with brackets
+  const fieldWithBrackets = record.fields[0];
+  assert.strictEqual(fieldWithBrackets.displayType, `const`);
+  assert.strictEqual(fieldWithBrackets.value, `some text (detail)`);
+}