diff --git a/core/src/text.rs b/core/src/text.rs
index 68c586f17a..436fee9ac7 100644
--- a/core/src/text.rs
+++ b/core/src/text.rs
@@ -247,6 +247,8 @@ pub struct Span<'a, Link = (), Font = crate::Font> {
     pub padding: Padding,
     /// Whether the [`Span`] should be underlined or not.
     pub underline: bool,
+    /// Whether the [`Span`] should be struck through or not.
+    pub strikethrough: bool,
 }
 
 /// A text highlight.
@@ -271,6 +273,7 @@ impl<'a, Link, Font> Span<'a, Link, Font> {
             link: None,
             padding: Padding::ZERO,
             underline: false,
+            strikethrough: false,
         }
     }
 
@@ -395,6 +398,12 @@ impl<'a, Link, Font> Span<'a, Link, Font> {
         self
     }
 
+    /// Sets whether the [`Span`] shoud be struck through or not.
+    pub fn strikethrough(mut self, strikethrough: bool) -> Self {
+        self.strikethrough = strikethrough;
+        self
+    }
+
     /// Turns the [`Span`] into a static one.
     pub fn to_static(self) -> Span<'static, Link, Font> {
         Span {
@@ -407,6 +416,7 @@ impl<'a, Link, Font> Span<'a, Link, Font> {
             highlight: self.highlight,
             padding: self.padding,
             underline: self.underline,
+            strikethrough: self.strikethrough,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/widget/src/markdown.rs b/widget/src/markdown.rs
index 9cd4a62ff6..23e3643532 100644
--- a/widget/src/markdown.rs
+++ b/widget/src/markdown.rs
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ pub fn parse(
     let mut spans = Vec::new();
     let mut strong = false;
     let mut emphasis = false;
+    let mut strikethrough = false;
     let mut metadata = false;
     let mut table = false;
     let mut link = None;
@@ -59,7 +60,8 @@ pub fn parse(
         markdown,
         pulldown_cmark::Options::ENABLE_YAML_STYLE_METADATA_BLOCKS
             | pulldown_cmark::Options::ENABLE_PLUSES_DELIMITED_METADATA_BLOCKS
-            | pulldown_cmark::Options::ENABLE_TABLES,
+            | pulldown_cmark::Options::ENABLE_TABLES
+            | pulldown_cmark::Options::ENABLE_STRIKETHROUGH,
     );
 
     let produce = |lists: &mut Vec<List>, item| {
@@ -90,6 +92,10 @@ pub fn parse(
                 emphasis = true;
                 None
             }
+            pulldown_cmark::Tag::Strikethrough if !metadata && !table => {
+                strikethrough = true;
+                None
+            }
             pulldown_cmark::Tag::Link { dest_url, .. }
                 if !metadata && !table =>
             {
@@ -155,12 +161,16 @@ pub fn parse(
                     Item::Heading(level, spans.drain(..).collect()),
                 )
             }
+            pulldown_cmark::TagEnd::Strong if !metadata && !table => {
+                strong = false;
+                None
+            }
             pulldown_cmark::TagEnd::Emphasis if !metadata && !table => {
                 emphasis = false;
                 None
             }
-            pulldown_cmark::TagEnd::Strong if !metadata && !table => {
-                strong = false;
+            pulldown_cmark::TagEnd::Strikethrough if !metadata && !table => {
+                strikethrough = false;
                 None
             }
             pulldown_cmark::TagEnd::Link if !metadata && !table => {
@@ -227,7 +237,7 @@ pub fn parse(
                 return None;
             }
 
-            let span = span(text.into_string());
+            let span = span(text.into_string()).strikethrough(strikethrough);
 
             let span = if strong || emphasis {
                 span.font(Font {
@@ -263,7 +273,8 @@ pub fn parse(
                 .color(Color::WHITE)
                 .background(color!(0x111111))
                 .border(border::rounded(2))
-                .padding(padding::left(2).right(2));
+                .padding(padding::left(2).right(2))
+                .strikethrough(strikethrough);
 
             let span = if let Some(link) = link.as_ref() {
                 span.color(palette.primary).link(link.clone())
@@ -275,7 +286,7 @@ pub fn parse(
             None
         }
         pulldown_cmark::Event::SoftBreak if !metadata && !table => {
-            spans.push(span(" "));
+            spans.push(span(" ").strikethrough(strikethrough));
             None
         }
         pulldown_cmark::Event::HardBreak if !metadata && !table => {
diff --git a/widget/src/text/rich.rs b/widget/src/text/rich.rs
index 096056d43a..c6aa1e1449 100644
--- a/widget/src/text/rich.rs
+++ b/widget/src/text/rich.rs
@@ -254,7 +254,11 @@ where
             let is_hovered_link =
                 span.link.is_some() && Some(index) == hovered_span;
 
-            if span.highlight.is_some() || span.underline || is_hovered_link {
+            if span.highlight.is_some()
+                || span.underline
+                || span.strikethrough
+                || is_hovered_link
+            {
                 let translation = layout.position() - Point::ORIGIN;
                 let regions = state.paragraph.span_bounds(index);
 
@@ -284,7 +288,7 @@ where
                     }
                 }
 
-                if span.underline || is_hovered_link {
+                if span.underline || span.strikethrough || is_hovered_link {
                     let size = span
                         .size
                         .or(self.size)
@@ -295,27 +299,47 @@ where
                         .unwrap_or(self.line_height)
                         .to_absolute(size);
 
-                    for bounds in regions {
-                        renderer.fill_quad(
-                            renderer::Quad {
-                                bounds: Rectangle::new(
-                                    bounds.position()
-                                        + translation
-                                        + Vector::new(
-                                            0.0,
-                                            size.0
-                                                + (line_height.0 - size.0)
-                                                    / 2.0
-                                                - size.0 * 0.08,
-                                        ),
-                                    Size::new(bounds.width, 1.0),
-                                ),
-                                ..Default::default()
-                            },
-                            span.color
-                                .or(style.color)
-                                .unwrap_or(defaults.text_color),
+                    let color = span
+                        .color
+                        .or(style.color)
+                        .unwrap_or(defaults.text_color);
+
+                    let baseline = translation
+                        + Vector::new(
+                            0.0,
+                            size.0 + (line_height.0 - size.0) / 2.0,
                         );
+
+                    if span.underline || is_hovered_link {
+                        for bounds in &regions {
+                            renderer.fill_quad(
+                                renderer::Quad {
+                                    bounds: Rectangle::new(
+                                        bounds.position() + baseline
+                                            - Vector::new(0.0, size.0 * 0.08),
+                                        Size::new(bounds.width, 1.0),
+                                    ),
+                                    ..Default::default()
+                                },
+                                color,
+                            );
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    if span.strikethrough {
+                        for bounds in &regions {
+                            renderer.fill_quad(
+                                renderer::Quad {
+                                    bounds: Rectangle::new(
+                                        bounds.position() + baseline
+                                            - Vector::new(0.0, size.0 / 2.0),
+                                        Size::new(bounds.width, 1.0),
+                                    ),
+                                    ..Default::default()
+                                },
+                                color,
+                            );
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }