diff --git a/lib/definitions.dart b/lib/definitions.dart
index 2f9942d..c696c9c 100644
--- a/lib/definitions.dart
+++ b/lib/definitions.dart
@@ -568,6 +568,18 @@ class Strong extends Inline {
 }
 
 
+class Strikeout extends Inline {
+  Inlines contents;
+
+  Strikeout(this.contents);
+
+  String toString() => 'Strikeout $contents';
+
+  bool operator== (obj) => obj is Strikeout &&
+    _iterableEquality.equals(contents, obj.contents);
+}
+
+
 abstract class Link extends Inline {
   Inlines label;
   Target target;
diff --git a/lib/html_writer.dart b/lib/html_writer.dart
index 0921e0a..c5d2105 100644
--- a/lib/html_writer.dart
+++ b/lib/html_writer.dart
@@ -179,6 +179,8 @@ class _HtmlBuilder extends StringBuffer {
         writeEmph(inline, stripped: stripped);
       } else if (inline is Strong) {
         writeStrong(inline, stripped: stripped);
+      } else if (inline is Strikeout) {
+        writeStrikeout(inline, stripped: stripped);
       } else if (inline is Link) {
         writeLink(inline, stripped: stripped);
       } else if (inline is Image) {
@@ -241,6 +243,17 @@ class _HtmlBuilder extends StringBuffer {
   }
 
 
+  void writeStrikeout(Strikeout strikeout, {bool stripped: false}) {
+    if (!stripped) {
+      write('<del>');
+    }
+    writeInlines(strikeout.contents, stripped: stripped);
+    if (!stripped) {
+      write('</del>');
+    }
+  }
+
+
   void writeSmartQuote(SmartQuote quote, {bool stripped: false}) {
     // TODO different quotation styles
     if (quote.open && quote.close) {
@@ -335,6 +348,7 @@ class HtmlWriter {
     return builder.toString();
   }
 
+  static HtmlWriter commonmark = new HtmlWriter(Options.commonmark);
   static HtmlWriter strict = new HtmlWriter(Options.strict);
   static HtmlWriter defaults = new HtmlWriter(Options.defaults);
 }
diff --git a/lib/markdown_parser.dart b/lib/markdown_parser.dart
index 17e73b0..a77e0f9 100644
--- a/lib/markdown_parser.dart
+++ b/lib/markdown_parser.dart
@@ -68,7 +68,21 @@ class CommonMarkParser {
 
   Map<String, Target> _references;
 
-  CommonMarkParser(this._options, [this._references]);
+  String _inlineDelimiters;
+  String _strSpecialChars;
+
+  CommonMarkParser(this._options, [this._references]) {
+    _inlineDelimiters = "_*";
+    _strSpecialChars = " *_`![]&<\\";
+    if (_options.smartPunctuation) {
+      _inlineDelimiters += "'\"";
+      _strSpecialChars += "'\".-";
+    }
+    if (_options.strikeout) {
+      _inlineDelimiters += "~";
+      _strSpecialChars += "~";
+    }
+  }
 
   Document parse(String s) {
     // TODO separate preprocess option
@@ -519,8 +533,9 @@ class CommonMarkParser {
   static RegExp _isSpace = new RegExp(r'^\s');
 
   static RegExp _isPunctuation = new RegExp("^[\u{2000}-\u{206F}\u{2E00}-\u{2E7F}\\\\'!\"#\\\$%&\\(\\)\\*\\+,\\-\\.\\/:;<=>\\?@\\[\\]\\^_`\\{\\|\\}~]");
+
   Parser get scanDelims => new Parser((String s, Position pos) {
-    ParseResult testRes = oneOf(_options.smartPunctuation ? "*_'\"" : "*_").lookAhead.run(s, pos);
+    ParseResult testRes = oneOf(_inlineDelimiters).lookAhead.run(s, pos);
     if (!testRes.isSuccess) {
       return testRes;
     }
@@ -544,6 +559,10 @@ class CommonMarkParser {
       canOpen = canOpen && (!rightFlanking || _isPunctuation.hasMatch(charBefore));
       canClose = canClose && (!leftFlanking || _isPunctuation.hasMatch(charAfter));
     }
+    if (c == '~' && numDelims < 2) {
+      canOpen = false;
+      canClose = false;
+    }
     return res.copy(value: [numDelims, canOpen, canClose, c]);
   });
 
@@ -618,6 +637,17 @@ class CommonMarkParser {
               inlines.add(inline);
               count--;
             }
+          } else if (char == "~") {
+            if (count & 1 == 1) {
+              inlines.add(new Str("~"));
+              count--;
+            }
+            while (count > 0) {
+              inline = new Strikeout(inlines);
+              inlines = new Inlines();
+              inlines.add(inline);
+              count -= 2;
+            }
           } else {
             if (count & 1 == 1) {
               inline = new Emph(inlines);
@@ -930,7 +960,6 @@ class CommonMarkParser {
     };
 
 
-  String get _strSpecialChars => _options.smartPunctuation ? " *_`'\".-![]&<\\" : " *_`![]&<\\";
   Parser get str => (noneOf(_strSpecialChars + "\n").many1 ^ (chars) => _transformString(chars.join())) |
     (oneOf(_strSpecialChars) ^ (chars) => _transformString(chars)) |
     (char("\n").notFollowedBy(spnl) ^ (_) => [new Str("\n")]);
@@ -1793,6 +1822,7 @@ class CommonMarkParser {
   Parser get document => (block.manyUntil(eof) ^ (res) => new Document(processParsedBlocks(res))) % "document";
 
 
+  static CommonMarkParser commonmark = new CommonMarkParser(Options.commonmark);
   static CommonMarkParser defaults = new CommonMarkParser(Options.defaults);
   static CommonMarkParser strict = new CommonMarkParser(Options.strict);
 }
diff --git a/lib/markdown_writer.dart b/lib/markdown_writer.dart
index dc671d0..1e1bb15 100644
--- a/lib/markdown_writer.dart
+++ b/lib/markdown_writer.dart
@@ -128,6 +128,10 @@ class _NotCheckedPart extends _InlinePart {
       });
     }
 
+    if (_options.strikeout) {
+      content = content.replaceAll(new RegExp("~~"), r"\~~");
+    }
+
     if (!context.isHeader) {
       content = content.replaceAllMapped(_notHeaderRegExp1, (Match m) => m.group(1) + r"\" + m.group(2));
       content = content.replaceAllMapped(_notHeaderRegExp2, (Match m) => m.group(1) + r"\" + m.group(2));
@@ -301,6 +305,8 @@ class _InlineRenderer {
         }
       } else if (inline is SmartQuote) {
         writeSmartQuote(inline, context: context);
+      } else if (inline is Strikeout) {
+        writeStrikeout(inline, context: context);
       } else if (inline is RawInline) {
         write(inline.contents);
       } else {
@@ -364,6 +370,13 @@ class _InlineRenderer {
   }
 
 
+  void writeStrikeout(Strikeout strikeout, {_EscapeContext context: _EscapeContext.empty}) {
+    write("~~");
+    writeInlines(strikeout.contents, context: context);
+    write("~~");
+  }
+
+
   void writeLink(Link link) {
     if (link is InlineLink) {
       write('[');
@@ -708,6 +721,7 @@ class MarkdownWriter {
     return builder.toString();
   }
 
+  static const MarkdownWriter commonmark = const MarkdownWriter(Options.commonmark);
   static const MarkdownWriter strict = const MarkdownWriter(Options.strict);
   static const MarkdownWriter defaults = const MarkdownWriter(Options.defaults);
 }
diff --git a/lib/options.dart b/lib/options.dart
index 14a7741..d120666 100644
--- a/lib/options.dart
+++ b/lib/options.dart
@@ -15,13 +15,17 @@ Target defaultLinkResolver(String normalizedReference, String reference) => null
 
 class Options {
   final bool smartPunctuation;
+  final bool strikeout;
   final LinkResolver linkResolver;
 
   const Options({
           this.smartPunctuation: false,
+          this.strikeout: false,
           this.linkResolver: defaultLinkResolver
           });
 
-  static const Options defaults = const Options(smartPunctuation: true);
+  static const Options commonmark = const Options(smartPunctuation: true);
+  static const Options defaults = const Options(smartPunctuation: true,
+      strikeout: true);
   static const Options strict = const Options();
 }
diff --git a/test/data/strikeout.txt b/test/data/strikeout.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..97b9673
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/strikeout.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+## Strikeout tests
+
+.
+~~Strikeout text~~
+.
+<p><del>Strikeout text</del></p>
+.
+
+.
+~~__Strikeout text__~~
+.
+<p><del><strong>Strikeout text</strong></del></p>
+.
+
+.
+Ins~~e~~ide w~~a~~ord
+.
+<p>Ins<del>e</del>ide w<del>a</del>ord</p>
+.
+
+.
+~\~No strikeout~~
+.
+<p>~~No strikeout~~</p>
+.
+
+.
+\~~No strikeout~~
+.
+<p>~~No strikeout~~</p>
+.
+
+.
+~No strikeout~
+.
+<p>~No strikeout~</p>
+.
diff --git a/test/data/test_data.dart b/test/data/test_data.dart
index 52c7ae0..21ec2bc 100644
--- a/test/data/test_data.dart
+++ b/test/data/test_data.dart
@@ -15,3 +15,6 @@ final Map<String, String> markdownToMarkdown = _$markdownToMarkdownTests;
 
 @EmbedTests('additionalMarkdownToHtml.txt')
 final Map<String, String> additionalMarkdownToHtml = _$additionalMarkdownToHtmlTests;
+
+@EmbedTests('strikeout.txt')
+final Map<String, String> strikeout = _$strikeoutTests;
diff --git a/test/data/test_data.g.dart b/test/data/test_data.g.dart
index 31eefcf..5a0b91b 100644
--- a/test/data/test_data.g.dart
+++ b/test/data/test_data.g.dart
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // GENERATED CODE - DO NOT MODIFY BY HAND
-// 2015-08-10T12:56:10.881Z
+// 2015-08-10T14:52:17.270Z
 
 part of md_proc.test.data.test_data;
 
@@ -4145,3 +4145,29 @@ bar
 </ul>
 ''',
 };
+
+// **************************************************************************
+// Generator: EmbedTestsGenerator
+// Target: final Map<String, String> strikeout
+// **************************************************************************
+
+final Map<String, String> _$strikeoutTests = {
+  r'''~~Strikeout text~~
+''': r'''<p><del>Strikeout text</del></p>
+''',
+  r'''~~__Strikeout text__~~
+''': r'''<p><del><strong>Strikeout text</strong></del></p>
+''',
+  r'''Ins~~e~~ide w~~a~~ord
+''': r'''<p>Ins<del>e</del>ide w<del>a</del>ord</p>
+''',
+  r'''~\~No strikeout~~
+''': r'''<p>~~No strikeout~~</p>
+''',
+  r'''\~~No strikeout~~
+''': r'''<p>~~No strikeout~~</p>
+''',
+  r'''~No strikeout~
+''': r'''<p>~No strikeout~</p>
+''',
+};
diff --git a/test/library_test.dart b/test/library_test.dart
index 3bab148..821740e 100644
--- a/test/library_test.dart
+++ b/test/library_test.dart
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ void main() {
   tests("Additional", additionalMarkdownToHtml, mdToHtmlTest(Options.strict));
   // Additional tests
   tests("SmartPunct", smartPunctuation, mdToHtmlTest(Options.defaults));
+  tests("Strikeout", strikeout, mdToHtmlTest(Options.defaults));
   // Markdown to markdown tests
   tests("md2md", markdownToMarkdown, mdToMdTest(Options.strict));
   // Custom resolver
diff --git a/test/service.dart b/test/service.dart
index 08ef521..0e6343f 100644
--- a/test/service.dart
+++ b/test/service.dart
@@ -495,6 +495,20 @@ void serviceTests() {
       });
     });
 
+    t.group('Strikeout', () {
+      var strikeout = new Strikeout(new Inlines.from([new Str('Strikeout')]));
+      t.test('toString', () {
+        t.expect(strikeout.toString(), t.equals('Strikeout [Str "Strikeout"]'));
+      });
+      t.test('==', () {
+        t.expect(strikeout, t.equals(new Strikeout(new Inlines.from([new Str('Strikeout')]))));
+      });
+      t.test('!=', () {
+        t.expect(strikeout, t.isNot(t.equals(new Inlines.from([new Str('Emph')]))));
+        t.expect(strikeout, t.isNot(t.equals(null)));
+      });
+    });
+
     t.group('InlineLink', () {
       var link = new InlineLink(new Inlines.from([new Str('Dart')]), new Target('https://www.dartlang.org/', null));
       t.test('toString', () {