diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fba31e6ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/*.kpf
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
index 2b8d17190..2161703dc 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  - fixed #10876: EMS Schedule displaying wrong dates for ticket events
  - fixed #10915: StoryManager: Carousel clips content
  - fixed #10907: profiles viewable by everybody
+ - fixed #10967: Using a round bracket (parenthesis) in a macro
  - added custom box size to USPS driver, priority service
  - fixed #10919: is visitor or is not visitor??
  - fixed #10920: addUser or addGroup?
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Macro.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Macro.pm
index f08dd7678..be83d07bf 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Macro.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Macro.pm
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@ my $parenthesis;
 $parenthesis = qr{
     \(                      # Start with '(',
     (?:                     # Followed by
-        (?>[^()]+)              # Non-parenthesis
+        (?>\\[()])              # Escaped parenthesis
+    |                       # or
+        (?>[^()])               # Non-parenthesis
     |                       # or
         (??{ $parenthesis })    # a balanced parenthesis block
     )*                      # zero or more times
diff --git a/t/Macro.t b/t/Macro.t
index 7934b66b5..12c961533 100644
--- a/t/Macro.t
+++ b/t/Macro.t
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ foreach my $macro (qw/
 }
 $session->config->addToHash('macros', "Ex'tras", "Extras");
 
-plan tests => 43;
+plan tests => 47;
 
 my $macroText = "CompanyName: ^c;";
 my $companyName = $session->setting->get('companyName');
@@ -121,6 +121,38 @@ is(
     "Extras macro with parens but no args",
 );
 
+my $macroText = q{Extras("(test"): ^Extras("\(test");};
+WebGUI::Macro::process($session, \$macroText);
+is(
+    $macroText,
+    q{Extras("(test"): /extras/(test},
+    "Extras macro with escaped unbalanced opening parenthesis."
+);
+
+my $macroText = q{Extras("(test"): ^Extras("prefix \(test");};
+WebGUI::Macro::process($session, \$macroText);
+is(
+    $macroText,
+    q{Extras("(test"): /extras/prefix (test},
+    "Extras macro with escaped unbalanced opening parenthesis in the middle."
+);
+
+my $macroText = q{Extras("test)"): ^Extras("test\)");};
+WebGUI::Macro::process($session, \$macroText);
+is(
+    $macroText,
+    q{Extras("test)"): /extras/test)},
+    "Extras macro with escaped unbalanced closing parenthesis."
+);
+
+my $macroText = q{Extras("test)"): ^Extras("test\) suffix");};
+WebGUI::Macro::process($session, \$macroText);
+is(
+    $macroText,
+    q{Extras("test)"): /extras/test) suffix},
+    "Extras macro with escaped unbalanced closing parenthesis in the middle."
+);
+
 my $macroText = <<'EOF'
     ''=~(        '(?{'        .('`'        |'%')        .('['        ^'-')
     .('`'        |'!')        .('`'        |',')        .'"'.        '\\$'
@@ -288,5 +320,6 @@ is(
 );
 
 
+
 END {
 }
diff --git a/t/Macro/Quote.t b/t/Macro/Quote.t
index a92838f18..c05026b52 100644
--- a/t/Macro/Quote.t
+++ b/t/Macro/Quote.t
@@ -34,6 +34,22 @@ my @testSets = (
 		input => q!!,
 		output => q!''!,
 	},
+	{
+		input => q!\(Awesome opening unbalanced parenthesis!,
+		output => q!'\\\\(Awesome opening unbalanced parenthesis'!,
+	},
+	{
+		input => q!Prefixed \(Awesome opening unbalanced parenthesis!,
+		output => q!'Prefixed \\\\(Awesome opening unbalanced parenthesis'!,
+	},
+	{
+		input => q!cool closing unbalanced parenthesis\)!,
+		output => q!'cool closing unbalanced parenthesis\\\\)'!,
+	},
+	{
+		input => q!cool closing unbalanced parenthesis\) with suffix!,
+		output => q!'cool closing unbalanced parenthesis\\\\) with suffix'!,
+	},
 );
 
 my $numTests = scalar @testSets;