diff --git a/markdownify/__init__.py b/markdownify/__init__.py
index 5c22c8a..d17848b 100644
--- a/markdownify/__init__.py
+++ b/markdownify/__init__.py
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ class MarkdownConverter(object):
         text = (text or '').rstrip()
         return '%s\n%s\n\n' % (text, pad_char * len(text)) if text else ''
 
+    def convert_a(self, el):
+        href = el.get('href')
+        return '[%s](%s)' % (el.text or '', href) if href else el.text or ''
+
     def convert_b(self, el):
         return self.convert_strong(el)
 
diff --git a/tests.py b/tests.py
index 5d3e61e..719745c 100644
--- a/tests.py
+++ b/tests.py
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ class EscapeTests(unittest.TestCase):
 
 class ConversionTests(unittest.TestCase):
 
+    def test_a(self):
+        self.assertEqual(
+            md('<a href="http://google.com">Google</a>'),
+            '[Google](http://google.com)'
+        )
+
     def test_b(self):
         self.assertEqual(md('<b>Hello</b>'), '**Hello**')