diff --git a/projects/ngx-editor/src/lib/commands/HorizontalRule.ts b/projects/ngx-editor/src/lib/commands/HorizontalRule.ts
index 703bce9..4277d3e 100644
--- a/projects/ngx-editor/src/lib/commands/HorizontalRule.ts
+++ b/projects/ngx-editor/src/lib/commands/HorizontalRule.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { NodeType } from 'prosemirror-model';
-import type { EditorState, Transaction, Command } from 'prosemirror-state';
+import { type EditorState, type Transaction, type Command, TextSelection } from 'prosemirror-state';
 
 import { canInsert } from 'ngx-editor/helpers';
 
@@ -16,7 +16,43 @@ class HorizontalRule implements InsertCommand {
         return false;
       }
 
-      dispatch(tr.replaceSelectionWith(type.create()).scrollIntoView());
+      const { $from } = state.selection;
+      const parentNode = $from.parent;
+      const parentStart = $from.before($from.depth);
+      const parentEnd = $from.after($from.depth);
+
+      const contentBefore = parentNode.cut(0, $from.parentOffset);
+      const contentAfter = parentNode.cut($from.parentOffset);
+
+      const nodes = [];
+
+      if (contentBefore.content.size === 0 && contentAfter.content.size === 0) {
+        // Empty paragraph: replace with HR + empty paragraph so cursor has
+        // somewhere to land and the placeholder doesn't show on the <hr>.
+        nodes.push(type.create());
+        nodes.push(schema.nodes['paragraph'].createAndFill());
+      } else {
+        // Non-empty paragraph: preserve text on both sides of cursor.
+        if (contentBefore.content.size > 0) {
+          nodes.push(contentBefore);
+        }
+        nodes.push(type.create());
+        if (contentAfter.content.size > 0) {
+          nodes.push(contentAfter);
+        } else {
+          // Only add a trailing empty paragraph if this is the last block,
+          // so the cursor has somewhere to land.
+          const isLastChild = parentEnd >= state.doc.content.size;
+          if (isLastChild) {
+            nodes.push(schema.nodes['paragraph'].createAndFill());
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      tr.replaceWith(parentStart, parentEnd, nodes);
+      tr.setSelection(TextSelection.near(tr.doc.resolve(tr.mapping.map(parentEnd))));
+
+      dispatch(tr.scrollIntoView());
       return true;
     };
   }
diff --git a/projects/ngx-editor/src/lib/editor.spec.ts b/projects/ngx-editor/src/lib/editor.spec.ts
index 5c82060..f5eeb25 100644
--- a/projects/ngx-editor/src/lib/editor.spec.ts
+++ b/projects/ngx-editor/src/lib/editor.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import Editor from './Editor';
+import { HORIZONTAL_RULE } from './commands';
+import { TextSelection } from 'prosemirror-state';
 
 describe('Editor', () => {
   it('should create the editor correctly', () => {
@@ -83,3 +85,87 @@ describe('Editor: Commands', () => {
     expect(editor.view.state.doc.textContent).toBe('Hello there');
   });
 });
+
+describe('Editor: HorizontalRule', () => {
+  it('should insert a horizontal rule followed by a paragraph on an empty editor', () => {
+    const editor = new Editor();
+    const { state } = editor.view;
+
+    HORIZONTAL_RULE.insert()(state, editor.view.dispatch.bind(editor.view));
+
+    const { doc } = editor.view.state;
+    expect(doc.childCount).toBe(2);
+    expect(doc.child(0).type.name).toBe('horizontal_rule');
+    expect(doc.child(1).type.name).toBe('paragraph');
+  });
+
+  it('should insert a horizontal rule in the middle of content', () => {
+    const editor = new Editor({ content: 'Hello' });
+    const { state } = editor.view;
+
+    HORIZONTAL_RULE.insert()(state, editor.view.dispatch.bind(editor.view));
+
+    const { doc } = editor.view.state;
+    expect(doc.child(0).type.name).toBe('horizontal_rule');
+    expect(doc.child(1).type.name).toBe('paragraph');
+  });
+
+  it('should preserve text when cursor is at the end of a non-empty paragraph', () => {
+    const editor = new Editor({ content: 'Hello' });
+
+    // Place cursor at the end of "Hello" (position 6: doc=0, p=1, H=1,e=2,l=3,l=4,o=5, end=6)
+    const endPos = editor.view.state.doc.content.size - 1; // end of text inside paragraph
+    const tr = editor.view.state.tr.setSelection(TextSelection.create(editor.view.state.doc, endPos));
+    editor.view.dispatch(tr);
+
+    const { state } = editor.view;
+    HORIZONTAL_RULE.insert()(state, editor.view.dispatch.bind(editor.view));
+
+    const { doc } = editor.view.state;
+    // The original paragraph with "Hello" must still exist
+    expect(doc.child(0).type.name).toBe('paragraph');
+    expect(doc.child(0).textContent).toBe('Hello');
+    // Followed by a horizontal rule and a new paragraph
+    expect(doc.child(1).type.name).toBe('horizontal_rule');
+    expect(doc.child(2).type.name).toBe('paragraph');
+  });
+
+  it('should not add trailing empty paragraph when next sibling exists', () => {
+    const editor = new Editor({ content: '<p>First</p><p>Second</p>' });
+
+    // Place cursor at the end of "First"
+    const endPos = editor.view.state.doc.child(0).nodeSize - 1; // end of text in first paragraph
+    const tr = editor.view.state.tr.setSelection(TextSelection.create(editor.view.state.doc, endPos));
+    editor.view.dispatch(tr);
+
+    const { state } = editor.view;
+    HORIZONTAL_RULE.insert()(state, editor.view.dispatch.bind(editor.view));
+
+    const { doc } = editor.view.state;
+    expect(doc.childCount).toBe(3);
+    expect(doc.child(0).type.name).toBe('paragraph');
+    expect(doc.child(0).textContent).toBe('First');
+    expect(doc.child(1).type.name).toBe('horizontal_rule');
+    expect(doc.child(2).type.name).toBe('paragraph');
+    expect(doc.child(2).textContent).toBe('Second');
+  });
+
+  it('should split text when cursor is in the middle of a paragraph', () => {
+    const editor = new Editor({ content: 'Hello World' });
+
+    // Place cursor between "Hello" and " World" (position 6, after "Hello")
+    const tr = editor.view.state.tr.setSelection(TextSelection.create(editor.view.state.doc, 6));
+    editor.view.dispatch(tr);
+
+    const { state } = editor.view;
+    HORIZONTAL_RULE.insert()(state, editor.view.dispatch.bind(editor.view));
+
+    const { doc } = editor.view.state;
+    // "Hello" paragraph, then HR, then " World" paragraph
+    expect(doc.child(0).type.name).toBe('paragraph');
+    expect(doc.child(0).textContent).toBe('Hello');
+    expect(doc.child(1).type.name).toBe('horizontal_rule');
+    expect(doc.child(2).type.name).toBe('paragraph');
+    expect(doc.child(2).textContent).toBe(' World');
+  });
+});