diff --git a/markdownify/__init__.py b/markdownify/__init__.py
index 0fdbf5e..7254c00 100644
--- a/markdownify/__init__.py
+++ b/markdownify/__init__.py
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ class MarkdownConverter(object):
     def convert_h2(self, el):
         return self.underline(el.text, '-')
 
+    def convert_i(self, el):
+        return self.convert_em(el)
+
 
 def markdownify(html, strip=None, keep=None):
     converter = MarkdownConverter(strip, keep)
diff --git a/tests.py b/tests.py
index f3f8d38..31e33f4 100644
--- a/tests.py
+++ b/tests.py
@@ -24,3 +24,6 @@ class ConversionTests(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_h2(self):
         self.assertEqual(md('<h2>Hello</h2>'), 'Hello\n-----\n\n')
+
+    def test_i(self):
+        self.assertEqual(md('<i>Hello</i>'), '_Hello_')