diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index f80c4a7..c676264 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -25,12 +25,8 @@ jobs:
           toolchain: stable
       - uses: taiki-e/install-action@nextest
       - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
-      - name: Run cargo test
-        run: cargo nextest run --all-targets --all-features --filter-expr '!test(test_exclude_example_domains)'
-      - name: Run cargo test (include example domains)
-        run: cargo nextest run --filter-expr 'test(test_exclude_example_domains)'
-      - name: Run doctests
-        run: cargo test --doc
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: make test
 
   lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c084233..8287378 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ lint: ## Run linter
 
 .PHONY: test
 test: ## Run tests
-	cargo nextest run --all-targets
+	cargo nextest run --all-targets --all-features --filter-expr '!test(test_exclude_example_domains)'
+	cargo nextest run --filter-expr 'test(test_exclude_example_domains)'
+	cargo test --doc
 
 .PHONY: doc
 doc: ## Open documentation
diff --git a/fixtures/TEST_VERBATIM.html b/fixtures/TEST_VERBATIM.html
index 918a54f..eb550ea 100644
--- a/fixtures/TEST_VERBATIM.html
+++ b/fixtures/TEST_VERBATIM.html
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 <!-- Test URLs in verbatim HTML elements -->
-
 <html>
   <head>
     <title>Verbatim HTML</title>
@@ -7,17 +6,14 @@
   <body>
     <h1>Verbatim HTML</h1>
     <p>Some verbatim HTML elements:</p>
-
     <pre>http://www.example.com/pre</pre>
-
+    <pre>
+      <a href="http://www.example.com/pre/a" target="_blank" rel="noopener">example</a>
+    </pre>
     <code>http://www.example.com/code</code>
-
     <samp> http://www.example.com/samp </samp>
-
     <kbd>http://www.example.com/kbd</kbd>
-
     <var>http://www.example.com/var</var>
-
     <script>
       // http://www.example.com/script
       "http://www.example.com/script";
diff --git a/lychee-bin/tests/cli.rs b/lychee-bin/tests/cli.rs
index 851adef..4d55ab0 100644
--- a/lychee-bin/tests/cli.rs
+++ b/lychee-bin/tests/cli.rs
@@ -946,6 +946,19 @@ mod cli {
 
         Ok(())
     }
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_verbatim_skipped_by_default_via_file() -> Result<()> {
+        let file = fixtures_path().join("TEST_VERBATIM.html");
+
+        main_command()
+            .arg("--dump")
+            .arg(file)
+            .assert()
+            .success()
+            .stdout(is_empty());
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
 
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn test_verbatim_skipped_by_default_via_remote_url() -> Result<()> {
diff --git a/lychee-lib/src/extract/html5ever.rs b/lychee-lib/src/extract/html5ever.rs
index 4ddb79c..e226310 100644
--- a/lychee-lib/src/extract/html5ever.rs
+++ b/lychee-lib/src/extract/html5ever.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use crate::types::uri::raw::RawUri;
 struct LinkExtractor {
     links: Vec<RawUri>,
     include_verbatim: bool,
-    inside_excluded_element: bool,
+    current_verbatim_element_name: Option<String>,
 }
 
 impl TokenSink for LinkExtractor {
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ impl TokenSink for LinkExtractor {
     fn process_token(&mut self, token: Token, _line_number: u64) -> TokenSinkResult<()> {
         match token {
             Token::CharacterTokens(raw) => {
-                if self.inside_excluded_element {
+                if self.current_verbatim_element_name.is_some() {
                     return TokenSinkResult::Continue;
                 }
                 self.links.extend(extract_plaintext(&raw));
@@ -33,9 +33,30 @@ impl TokenSink for LinkExtractor {
                     self_closing: _self_closing,
                     attrs,
                 } = tag;
+                // Check if this is a verbatim element, which we want to skip.
                 if !self.include_verbatim && is_verbatim_elem(&name) {
-                    // Skip content inside excluded elements until we see the end tag.
-                    self.inside_excluded_element = matches!(kind, TagKind::StartTag);
+                    // Check if we're currently inside a verbatim block
+                    if let Some(current_verbatim_element_name) = &self.current_verbatim_element_name
+                    {
+                        // Inside a verbatim block. Check if the verbatim
+                        // element name matches with the current element name.
+                        if current_verbatim_element_name == name.as_ref() {
+                            // If so, we're done with the verbatim block,
+                            // -- but only if this is an end tag.
+                            if matches!(kind, TagKind::EndTag) {
+                                self.current_verbatim_element_name = None;
+                            }
+                        }
+                    } else if matches!(kind, TagKind::StartTag) {
+                        // We're not inside a verbatim block, but we just
+                        // encountered a verbatim element. Remember the name
+                        // of the element.
+                        self.current_verbatim_element_name = Some(name.to_string());
+                    }
+                }
+                if self.current_verbatim_element_name.is_some() {
+                    // We want to skip the content of this element
+                    // as we're inside a verbatim block.
                     return TokenSinkResult::Continue;
                 }
 
@@ -86,7 +107,7 @@ impl LinkExtractor {
         Self {
             links: vec![],
             include_verbatim,
-            inside_excluded_element: false,
+            current_verbatim_element_name: None,
         }
     }
 
@@ -167,6 +188,7 @@ mod tests {
         Some random text
         https://foo.com and http://bar.com/some/path
         Something else
+        <a href="https://baz.org">example link inside pre</a>
         </pre>
         <p><b>bold</b></p>
     </body>
@@ -207,6 +229,11 @@ mod tests {
                 element: None,
                 attribute: None,
             },
+            RawUri {
+                text: "https://baz.org".to_string(),
+                element: Some("a".to_string()),
+                attribute: Some("href".to_string()),
+            },
         ];
 
         let uris = extract_html(HTML_INPUT, true);
diff --git a/lychee-lib/src/extract/html5gum.rs b/lychee-lib/src/extract/html5gum.rs
index b3667ac..40c4bbf 100644
--- a/lychee-lib/src/extract/html5gum.rs
+++ b/lychee-lib/src/extract/html5gum.rs
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ impl LinkExtractor {
                 // top-level verbatim element. If it is, we need to reset the verbatim block.
                 if Some(&self.current_element_name) == self.current_verbatim_element_name.as_ref() {
                     self.current_verbatim_element_name = None;
+                    self.current_attribute_name.clear();
+                    self.current_attribute_value.clear();
                 }
             }
         } else if !self.include_verbatim
@@ -291,6 +293,7 @@ mod tests {
         Some random text
         https://foo.com and http://bar.com/some/path
         Something else
+        <a href="https://baz.org">example link inside pre</a>
         </pre>
         <p><b>bold</b></p>
     </body>
@@ -331,6 +334,11 @@ mod tests {
                 element: None,
                 attribute: None,
             },
+            RawUri {
+                text: "https://baz.org".to_string(),
+                element: Some("a".to_string()),
+                attribute: Some("href".to_string()),
+            },
         ];
 
         let uris = extract_html(HTML_INPUT, true);
@@ -338,7 +346,7 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn test_include_verbatim_recursive() {
+    fn test_include_verbatim_nested() {
         const HTML_INPUT: &str = r#"
         <a href="https://example.com/">valid link</a>
         <code>
@@ -358,6 +366,25 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(uris, expected);
     }
 
+    // TODO: This test is currently failing because we don't handle nested
+    // verbatim elements of the same type correctly. The first closing tag will
+    // lift the verbatim flag. This is a known issue and could be handled by
+    // keeping a stack of verbatim flags.
+    #[test]
+    #[ignore]
+    fn test_include_verbatim_nested_identical() {
+        const HTML_INPUT: &str = r#"
+        <pre>
+            <pre>
+            </pre>
+            <a href="https://example.org">invalid link</a>
+        </pre>
+        "#;
+
+        let uris = extract_html(HTML_INPUT, false);
+        assert!(uris.is_empty());
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_include_nofollow() {
         let input = r#"
