diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/docx/writer/TODO b/src/calibre/ebooks/docx/writer/TODO
index bbbd611223..e204341590 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/docx/writer/TODO
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/docx/writer/TODO
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
Table of Contents
-
tag (probably as an empty block with a border)
Various TODOs sprinkled through the source
List image bullet
Cover image
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/docx/writer/from_html.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/docx/writer/from_html.py
index fc85bcdb15..14588f0a19 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/docx/writer/from_html.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/docx/writer/from_html.py
@@ -487,6 +487,9 @@ class Convert(object):
# Image is floating so dont start a new paragraph for it
self.add_inline_tag(tagname, html_tag, tag_style, stylizer)
else:
+ if tagname == 'hr':
+ for edge in 'right bottom left'.split():
+ tag_style.set('border-%s-style' % edge, 'none')
self.add_block_tag(tagname, html_tag, tag_style, stylizer, float_spec=float_spec)
for child in html_tag.iterchildren('*'):