diff --git a/autoload/delimitMate.vim b/autoload/delimitMate.vim
index 0fa6f95..9388e80 100644
--- a/autoload/delimitMate.vim
+++ b/autoload/delimitMate.vim
@@ -77,16 +77,30 @@ function! s:balance_pairs(pair, info, opts) "{{{1
   let ahead = substitute(ahead, pat, '', 'g')
   let lefts = 0
   let rights = 0
-  for c in split(behind, '\zs')
-    if c ==# left
+  for char in split(behind, '\zs')
+    if char ==# left
       let lefts += 1
-    elseif c ==# right
+    elseif char ==# right
       let rights += rights < lefts
     endif
   endfor
-  let lefts += count(split(ahead, '\zs'), left)
-  let rights += count(split(ahead, '\zs'), right)
-  return lefts - rights
+  let balance1 = lefts - rights
+  let lefts = 0
+  let rights = 0
+  let balance2 = 0
+  for char in split(ahead, '\zs')
+    if char ==# left
+      let lefts += 1
+    elseif char ==# right
+      let rights += 1
+    endif
+    if lefts < rights
+      let balance2 -= 1
+      let lefts = 0
+      let rights = 0
+    endif
+  endfor
+  return balance1 + balance2
 endfunction
 
 function! s:info.template.is_escaped(...) "{{{1
@@ -347,6 +361,10 @@ function! s:keys4left(char, pair, info, opts) "{{{1
 endfunction
 
 function! s:keys4right(char, pair, info, opts) "{{{1
+  if a:opts.balance_pairs && s:balance_pairs(a:pair, a:info, a:opts) > 0
+    3DMDebug "A1"
+    return ''
+  endif
   if a:opts.jump_expansion
     3DMDebug "40"
     let around = matchstr(a:info.cur.prev_line, "\\S$") . matchstr(a:info.cur.next_line, "^\\s*\zs\\S")
diff --git a/test/autoclose_matchpairs.vim b/test/autoclose_matchpairs.vim
index dc6cc5b..9b3ab14 100644
--- a/test/autoclose_matchpairs.vim
+++ b/test/autoclose_matchpairs.vim
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ call DMTest_single('{()}', 'la\<magic>x', '{()}x', 0, 1)
 let g:delimitMate_balance_pairs = 1
 call DMTest_pairs('ab cd)', "la(x", 'ab(x cd)')
 " Issue #229
-call DMTest_single('((ab cd)', "A)", '((abx cd))', 0, 1)
+call DMTest_pairs('((ab cd)', "A)", '((ab cd))')
 unlet g:delimitMate_balance_pairs
 
 " Issue #220