diff --git a/lib/html_parser.dart b/lib/html_parser.dart
index c4e70ed785..48c4415182 100644
--- a/lib/html_parser.dart
+++ b/lib/html_parser.dart
@@ -342,7 +342,8 @@ class HtmlParser extends StatelessWidget {
     }
 
     //Return the correct InlineSpan based on the element type.
-    if (tree.style.display == Display.BLOCK && tree.children.isNotEmpty) {
+    if (tree.style.display == Display.BLOCK &&
+        (tree.children.isNotEmpty || tree.element?.localName == "hr")) {
       if (newContext.parser.selectable) {
         return TextSpan(
           style: newContext.style.generateTextStyle(),
diff --git a/lib/src/styled_element.dart b/lib/src/styled_element.dart
index 164f243434..f3331fc045 100644
--- a/lib/src/styled_element.dart
+++ b/lib/src/styled_element.dart
@@ -248,7 +248,8 @@ StyledElement parseStyledElement(
       styledElement.style = Style(
         margin: EdgeInsets.symmetric(vertical: 7.0),
         width: double.infinity,
-        border: Border(bottom: BorderSide(width: 1.0)),
+        height: 1,
+        backgroundColor: Colors.black,
         display: Display.BLOCK,
       );
       break;