diff --git a/src/redux/store.ts b/src/redux/store.ts
index 108854c0..df12ed81 100644
--- a/src/redux/store.ts
+++ b/src/redux/store.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ if (PVWS_SOCKET !== undefined) {
   plugins.unshift(["sim://", pvws]);
   plugins.unshift(["ssim://", pvws]);
   plugins.unshift(["dev://", pvws]);
+  plugins.unshift(["eq://", pvws]);
 }
 const connection = new ConnectionForwarder(plugins);
 
diff --git a/src/types/pv.test.ts b/src/types/pv.test.ts
index 7381c308..0ccecdee 100644
--- a/src/types/pv.test.ts
+++ b/src/types/pv.test.ts
@@ -13,4 +13,8 @@ describe("PV", (): void => {
     const pv = PV.parse("pvName");
     expect(pv).toEqual(new PV("pvName", "ca"));
   });
+  it("ignores nested pv", (): void => {
+    const pv = PV.parse("=3+4*`sim://ramp`");
+    expect(pv.qualifiedName()).toEqual("eq://3+4*`sim://ramp`");
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/types/pv.ts b/src/types/pv.ts
index 112c7701..230f43bd 100644
--- a/src/types/pv.ts
+++ b/src/types/pv.ts
@@ -24,9 +24,16 @@ export class PV {
    * PV.parse("pvName")
    */
   public static parse(pvName: string, defaultProtocol = "ca"): PV {
+    if (pvName.startsWith("=")) {
+      return new PV(pvName.slice(1), "eq");
+    }
     if (pvName.includes(PV.DELIMITER)) {
-      const parts = pvName.split(PV.DELIMITER);
-      return new PV(parts[1], parts[0]);
+      // "protocol://name" -> ["protocol://name", "protocol", "name"]
+      const parts = /^(.*):\/\/(.*)$/.exec(pvName);
+      if (parts) {
+        return new PV(parts[2], parts[1]);
+      }
+      return new PV(pvName, defaultProtocol);
     } else {
       return new PV(pvName, defaultProtocol);
     }
@@ -41,8 +48,18 @@ export class PV {
   public qualifiedName(): string {
     // This can happen if the name is substituted by a macro
     // after the PV object has been created.
-    if (this.name.includes(PV.DELIMITER)) {
+    // Need to make sure that the PV.DELIMITER is not associated with a nested PV.
+    if (
+      this.name.includes(PV.DELIMITER) &&
+      !this.name.includes("`") &&
+      !this.name.includes("'")
+    ) {
+      return this.name;
+      // In case the name has been substituted with another formula
+    } else if (this.name.startsWith("eq://")) {
       return this.name;
+    } else if (this.name.startsWith("=")) {
+      return this.name.replace("=", "eq://");
     } else {
       return `${this.protocol}${PV.DELIMITER}${this.name}`;
     }