diff --git a/frontend/components/Editor/components/BlockInsert.js b/frontend/components/Editor/components/BlockInsert.js
index fdc7fb607..43df62813 100644
--- a/frontend/components/Editor/components/BlockInsert.js
+++ b/frontend/components/Editor/components/BlockInsert.js
@@ -90,12 +90,16 @@ export default class BlockInsert extends Component {
     this.left = Math.round(boxRect.left + window.scrollX - 20);
   };
 
-  onClickBlock = (
+  insertBlock = (
     ev: SyntheticEvent,
-    type: string | Object,
-    wrapBlock?: string
+    options: {
+      type: string | Object,
+      wrapper?: string | Object,
+      append?: string | Object,
+    }
   ) => {
     ev.preventDefault();
+    const { type, wrapper, append } = options;
     let { state } = this.props;
     let transform = state.transform();
     const { document } = state;
@@ -112,7 +116,8 @@ export default class BlockInsert extends Component {
 
     transform = transform.insertBlock(type);
 
-    if (wrapBlock) transform = transform.wrapBlock(wrapBlock);
+    if (wrapper) transform = transform.wrapBlock(wrapper);
+    if (append) transform = transform.insertBlock(append);
 
     state = transform.focus().apply();
     this.props.onChange(state);
@@ -134,6 +139,7 @@ export default class BlockInsert extends Component {
   render() {
     const style = { top: `${this.top}px`, left: `${this.left}px` };
     const todo = { type: 'list-item', data: { checked: false } };
+    const rule = { type: 'horizontal-rule', isVoid: true };
 
     return (
       <Portal isOpened>
@@ -148,9 +154,14 @@ export default class BlockInsert extends Component {
             label={<Icon type="PlusCircle" />}
             onPickImage={this.onPickImage}
             onInsertList={ev =>
-              this.onClickBlock(ev, 'list-item', 'bulleted-list')}
-            onInsertTodoList={ev => this.onClickBlock(ev, todo, 'todo-list')}
-            onInsertBreak={ev => this.onClickBlock(ev, 'horizontal-rule')}
+              this.insertBlock(ev, {
+                type: 'list-item',
+                wrapper: 'bulleted-list',
+              })}
+            onInsertTodoList={ev =>
+              this.insertBlock(ev, { type: todo, wrapper: 'todo-list' })}
+            onInsertBreak={ev =>
+              this.insertBlock(ev, { type: rule, append: 'paragraph' })}
             onOpen={this.handleMenuOpen}
             onClose={this.handleMenuClose}
           />
diff --git a/frontend/components/Editor/components/HorizontalRule.js b/frontend/components/Editor/components/HorizontalRule.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..375641eae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/components/Editor/components/HorizontalRule.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// @flow
+import React from 'react';
+import styled from 'styled-components';
+import type { Props } from '../types';
+import { color } from 'styles/constants';
+
+function HorizontalRule(props: Props) {
+  const { state, node } = this.props;
+  const active = state.isFocused && state.selection.hasEdgeIn(node);
+  return <StyledHr active={active} />;
+}
+
+const StyledHr = styled.hr`
+  border-bottom: 1px solid ${props => (props.active ? color.slate : color.slateLight)};
+`;
+
+export default HorizontalRule;
diff --git a/frontend/components/Editor/plugins/MarkdownShortcuts.js b/frontend/components/Editor/plugins/MarkdownShortcuts.js
index 0dd924156..de530b006 100644
--- a/frontend/components/Editor/plugins/MarkdownShortcuts.js
+++ b/frontend/components/Editor/plugins/MarkdownShortcuts.js
@@ -112,19 +112,17 @@ export default function MarkdownShortcuts() {
 
       if (chars === '--') {
         ev.preventDefault();
-        const transform = state
+        return state
           .transform()
           .extendToStartOf(startBlock)
           .delete()
           .setBlock({
             type: 'horizontal-rule',
             isVoid: true,
-          });
-        state = transform
+          })
           .collapseToStartOfNextBlock()
           .insertBlock('paragraph')
           .apply();
-        return state;
       }
     },
 
diff --git a/frontend/components/Editor/schema.js b/frontend/components/Editor/schema.js
index e915b636c..2010e4c22 100644
--- a/frontend/components/Editor/schema.js
+++ b/frontend/components/Editor/schema.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // @flow
 import React from 'react';
 import Code from './components/Code';
+import HorizontalRule from './components/HorizontalRule';
 import InlineCode from './components/InlineCode';
 import Image from './components/Image';
 import Link from './components/Link';
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ const createSchema = () => {
       'block-quote': (props: Props) => (
         <blockquote>{props.children}</blockquote>
       ),
-      'horizontal-rule': (props: Props) => <hr />,
+      'horizontal-rule': HorizontalRule,
       'bulleted-list': (props: Props) => <ul>{props.children}</ul>,
       'ordered-list': (props: Props) => <ol>{props.children}</ol>,
       'todo-list': (props: Props) => <TodoList>{props.children}</TodoList>,