diff --git a/autoload/ale/handlers/markdownlint.vim b/autoload/ale/handlers/markdownlint.vim
index 6c273bd0..4ede259b 100644
--- a/autoload/ale/handlers/markdownlint.vim
+++ b/autoload/ale/handlers/markdownlint.vim
@@ -2,15 +2,21 @@
 " Description: Adds support for markdownlint
 
 function! ale#handlers#markdownlint#Handle(buffer, lines) abort
-    let l:pattern=': \?\(\d\+\)\(:\(\d\+\)\?\)\? \(MD\d\{3}/[A-Za-z0-9-/]\+\) \(.*\)$'
+    let l:pattern=': \?\(\d\+\)\(:\(\d\+\)\?\)\? \(error\|warning\)\? \?\(MD\d\{3}/[A-Za-z0-9-/]\+\) \(.*\)$'
     let l:output=[]
 
     for l:match in ale#util#GetMatches(a:lines, l:pattern)
+        let l:type = 'W'
+
+        if l:match[4] is# 'error'
+            let l:type = 'E'
+        endif
+
         let l:result = ({
         \ 'lnum': l:match[1] + 0,
-        \ 'code': l:match[4],
-        \ 'text': l:match[5],
-        \ 'type': 'W',
+        \ 'code': l:match[5],
+        \ 'text': l:match[6],
+        \ 'type': l:type,
         \})
 
         if len(l:match[3]) > 0
diff --git a/test/handler/test_markdownlint_handler.vader b/test/handler/test_markdownlint_handler.vader
index f49dba97..d9bf4618 100644
--- a/test/handler/test_markdownlint_handler.vader
+++ b/test/handler/test_markdownlint_handler.vader
@@ -32,3 +32,33 @@ Execute(The Markdownlint handler should parse output with multiple slashes in ru
   \ ale#handlers#markdownlint#Handle(0, [
   \ 'README.md:10 MD022/blanks-around-headings/blanks-around-headers Headings should be surrounded by blank lines [Expected: 1; Actual: 0; Above] [Context: "### something"]'
   \ ])
+
+Execute(The Markdownlint handler should parse output with error severity (0.47.0+)):
+  AssertEqual
+  \ [
+  \   {
+  \     'lnum': 3,
+  \     'col': 1,
+  \     'code': 'MD051/link-fragments',
+  \     'text': 'Link fragments should be valid [Context: "[Installation](#installation)"]',
+  \     'type': 'E'
+  \   }
+  \ ],
+  \ ale#handlers#markdownlint#Handle(0, [
+  \ 'test.md:3:1 error MD051/link-fragments Link fragments should be valid [Context: "[Installation](#installation)"]'
+  \ ])
+
+Execute(The Markdownlint handler should parse output with warning severity (0.47.0+)):
+  AssertEqual
+  \ [
+  \   {
+  \     'lnum': 3,
+  \     'col': 1,
+  \     'code': 'MD051/link-fragments',
+  \     'text': 'Link fragments should be valid [Context: "[Installation](#installation)"]',
+  \     'type': 'W'
+  \   }
+  \ ],
+  \ ale#handlers#markdownlint#Handle(0, [
+  \ 'test.md:3:1 warning MD051/link-fragments Link fragments should be valid [Context: "[Installation](#installation)"]'
+  \ ])