diff --git a/src/core/obj.js b/src/core/obj.js
index dd302d10b..95924a6fe 100644
--- a/src/core/obj.js
+++ b/src/core/obj.js
@@ -640,20 +640,32 @@ var Catalog = (function CatalogClosure() {
 
     var destDict = params.destDict;
     if (!isDict(destDict)) {
-      warn('Catalog_parseDestDictionary: "destDict" must be a dictionary.');
+      warn('parseDestDictionary: "destDict" must be a dictionary.');
       return;
     }
     var resultObj = params.resultObj;
     if (typeof resultObj !== 'object') {
-      warn('Catalog_parseDestDictionary: "resultObj" must be an object.');
+      warn('parseDestDictionary: "resultObj" must be an object.');
       return;
     }
     var docBaseUrl = params.docBaseUrl || null;
 
     var action = destDict.get('A'), url, dest;
+    if (!isDict(action) && destDict.has('Dest')) {
+      // A /Dest entry should *only* contain a Name or an Array, but some bad
+      // PDF generators ignore that and treat it as an /A entry.
+      action = destDict.get('Dest');
+    }
+
     if (isDict(action)) {
-      var linkType = action.get('S').name;
-      switch (linkType) {
+      let actionType = action.get('S');
+      if (!isName(actionType)) {
+        warn('parseDestDictionary: Invalid type in Action dictionary.');
+        return;
+      }
+      let actionName = actionType.name;
+
+      switch (actionName) {
         case 'URI':
           url = action.get('URI');
           if (isName(url)) {
@@ -748,11 +760,10 @@ var Catalog = (function CatalogClosure() {
           }
           /* falls through */
         default:
-          warn('Catalog_parseDestDictionary: Unrecognized link type "' +
-               linkType + '".');
+          warn(`parseDestDictionary: Unsupported Action type "${actionName}".`);
           break;
       }
-    } else if (destDict.has('Dest')) { // Simple destination link.
+    } else if (destDict.has('Dest')) { // Simple destination.
       dest = destDict.get('Dest');
     }
 
diff --git a/test/unit/annotation_spec.js b/test/unit/annotation_spec.js
index b51f2e690..15975f9f0 100644
--- a/test/unit/annotation_spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/annotation_spec.js
@@ -689,6 +689,36 @@ describe('annotation', function() {
       expect(data.dest).toEqual([{ num: 17, gen: 0, }, { name: 'XYZ', },
                                  0, 841.89, null]);
     });
+
+    it('should correctly parse a Dest, which violates the specification ' +
+       'by containing a dictionary', function() {
+      let destDict = new Dict();
+      destDict.set('Type', Name.get('Action'));
+      destDict.set('S', Name.get('GoTo'));
+      destDict.set('D', 'page.157');
+
+      let annotationDict = new Dict();
+      annotationDict.set('Type', Name.get('Annot'));
+      annotationDict.set('Subtype', Name.get('Link'));
+      // The /Dest must be a Name or an Array, refer to ISO 32000-1:2008
+      // section 12.3.3, but there are PDF files where it's a dictionary.
+      annotationDict.set('Dest', destDict);
+
+      let annotationRef = new Ref(798, 0);
+      let xref = new XRefMock([
+        { ref: annotationRef, data: annotationDict, }
+      ]);
+
+      let annotation = annotationFactory.create(xref, annotationRef,
+                                                pdfManagerMock, idFactoryMock);
+      let data = annotation.data;
+      expect(data.annotationType).toEqual(AnnotationType.LINK);
+
+      expect(data.url).toBeUndefined();
+      expect(data.unsafeUrl).toBeUndefined();
+      expect(data.dest).toEqual('page.157');
+    });
+
   });
 
   describe('WidgetAnnotation', function() {