diff --git a/stdplugins/markdown.py b/stdplugins/markdown.py
index 13fec87..57c7b94 100644
--- a/stdplugins/markdown.py
+++ b/stdplugins/markdown.py
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ def parse_aesthetics(m):
     return "".join(aesthetify(m[1])), None
 
 
+def parse_strikethrough(m):
+    return ("\u0336".join(m[1]) + "\u0336"), None
+
+
 def parse_subreddit(m):
     text = '/' + m.group(3)
     entity = MessageEntityTextUrl(
@@ -78,6 +82,7 @@ MATCHERS = [
     (get_tag_parser('```', partial(MessageEntityPre, language=''))),
     (get_tag_parser('`', MessageEntityCode)),
     (re.compile(r'\+\+(.+?)\+\+'), parse_aesthetics),
+    (re.compile(r'~~(.+?)~~'), parse_strikethrough),
     (re.compile(r'([^/\w]|^)(/?(r/\w+))'), parse_subreddit),
     (re.compile(r'(!\w+)'), parse_snip)
 ]