diff --git a/linkchecker.module b/linkchecker.module
index 3000b19..91f4e7b 100644
--- a/linkchecker.module
+++ b/linkchecker.module
@@ -1580,6 +1580,30 @@ function _linkchecker_parse_fields($entity_type, $bundle_name, $entity, $return_
           }
         }
         break;
+
+      case 'field_collection':
+        if (module_exists('field_collection')) {
+          $field_collection_ids = array();
+          foreach ($entity_field as $language) {
+            foreach ($language as $item) {
+              $field_collection_ids[] = $item['value'];
+            }
+          }
+          if ($field_collection_ids) {
+            $field_collections = field_collection_item_load_multiple($field_collection_ids);
+            if ($field_collections) {
+              foreach ($field_collections as $field_collection) {
+                $field_collection_text_items = _linkchecker_parse_fields('field_collection_item', $field_name, $field_collection);
+                if ($field_collection_text_items) {
+                  foreach ($field_collection_text_items as $field_collection_text_item) {
+                    $text_items[] = $text_items_by_field[$field['field_name']][] = $field_collection_text_item;
+                  }
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+        break;
     }
   }