diff --git a/modules/basic-page-elements.xml b/modules/basic-page-elements.xml
index 780eaea..8e9b439 100644
--- a/modules/basic-page-elements.xml
+++ b/modules/basic-page-elements.xml
@@ -217,6 +217,20 @@
 			<br clear="left" />
 		</common>
 	</template>
+	
+	
+	<!--
+	    Generate a horizontal rule the width of the column.
+	-->
+	<template name="horizontal-rule" match="horizontal-rule|hrule|hr">
+		<common formats="/latex/xelatex/">
+		    <xsl:text>\hrule</xsl:text>
+			<xsl:call-template name="newline-internal" />
+		</common>
+		<common formats="/html/xhtml/">
+		    <xsl:element name="hr" />
+		</common>
+	</template>
 
 	
 </stylesheet>