diff --git a/markdownify/__init__.py b/markdownify/__init__.py
index 0b2a620..eeaaf74 100644
--- a/markdownify/__init__.py
+++ b/markdownify/__init__.py
@@ -269,6 +269,9 @@ class MarkdownConverter(object):
                 continue
         return '\n'.join(text_data)
 
+    def convert_hr(self, el, text, convert_as_inline):
+        return '\n\n---\n\n'
+
 
 def markdownify(html, **options):
     return MarkdownConverter(**options).convert(html)
diff --git a/tests/test_conversions.py b/tests/test_conversions.py
index 6dcf9a6..fcb9bf3 100644
--- a/tests/test_conversions.py
+++ b/tests/test_conversions.py
@@ -307,3 +307,7 @@ def test_strong_em_symbol():
 
 def test_newline_style():
     assert md('a<br />b<br />c', newline_style=BACKSLASH) == 'a\\\nb\\\nc'
+
+
+def test_hr():
+    assert md('Hello<hr />World') == 'Hello\n\n---\n\nWorld'