diff --git a/packages/lexical-playground/__tests__/e2e/CopyAndPaste/html/HTMLCopyAndPaste.spec.mjs b/packages/lexical-playground/__tests__/e2e/CopyAndPaste/html/HTMLCopyAndPaste.spec.mjs
index cb0a9bed93a..e2543ec0e1e 100644
--- a/packages/lexical-playground/__tests__/e2e/CopyAndPaste/html/HTMLCopyAndPaste.spec.mjs
+++ b/packages/lexical-playground/__tests__/e2e/CopyAndPaste/html/HTMLCopyAndPaste.spec.mjs
@@ -208,8 +208,14 @@ test.describe('HTML CopyAndPaste', () => {
       await assertHTML(
         page,
         html`
-          <hr class="" contenteditable="false" data-lexical-decorator="true" />
-          <hr class="" contenteditable="false" data-lexical-decorator="true" />
+          <hr
+            class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__hr"
+            contenteditable="false"
+            data-lexical-decorator="true" />
+          <hr
+            class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__hr"
+            contenteditable="false"
+            data-lexical-decorator="true" />
           <div
             class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__blockCursor"
             contenteditable="false"
@@ -228,13 +234,19 @@ test.describe('HTML CopyAndPaste', () => {
     await assertHTML(
       page,
       html`
-        <hr class="" contenteditable="false" data-lexical-decorator="true" />
+        <hr
+          class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__hr"
+          contenteditable="false"
+          data-lexical-decorator="true" />
         <p
           class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__paragraph PlaygroundEditorTheme__ltr"
           dir="ltr">
           <span data-lexical-text="true">Text between HRs</span>
         </p>
-        <hr class="" contenteditable="false" data-lexical-decorator="true" />
+        <hr
+          class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__hr"
+          contenteditable="false"
+          data-lexical-decorator="true" />
       `,
     );
     await assertSelection(page, {
@@ -266,7 +278,10 @@ test.describe('HTML CopyAndPaste', () => {
           dir="ltr">
           <span data-lexical-text="true">Hello</span>
         </p>
-        <hr class="" contenteditable="false" data-lexical-decorator="true" />
+        <hr
+          class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__hr"
+          contenteditable="false"
+          data-lexical-decorator="true" />
         <p
           class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__paragraph PlaygroundEditorTheme__ltr"
           dir="ltr">
diff --git a/packages/lexical-playground/__tests__/e2e/CopyAndPaste/html/ListsHTMLCopyAndPaste.spec.mjs b/packages/lexical-playground/__tests__/e2e/CopyAndPaste/html/ListsHTMLCopyAndPaste.spec.mjs
index dbb58e82d3c..34cf35623ab 100644
--- a/packages/lexical-playground/__tests__/e2e/CopyAndPaste/html/ListsHTMLCopyAndPaste.spec.mjs
+++ b/packages/lexical-playground/__tests__/e2e/CopyAndPaste/html/ListsHTMLCopyAndPaste.spec.mjs
@@ -391,7 +391,10 @@ test.describe('HTML Lists CopyAndPaste', () => {
             <span data-lexical-text="true">one</span>
           </li>
         </ul>
-        <hr class="" contenteditable="false" data-lexical-decorator="true" />
+        <hr
+          class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__hr"
+          contenteditable="false"
+          data-lexical-decorator="true" />
         <ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul">
           <li
             class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem PlaygroundEditorTheme__ltr"
diff --git a/packages/lexical-playground/__tests__/e2e/HorizontalRule.spec.mjs b/packages/lexical-playground/__tests__/e2e/HorizontalRule.spec.mjs
index 5ef60940502..47a68316854 100644
--- a/packages/lexical-playground/__tests__/e2e/HorizontalRule.spec.mjs
+++ b/packages/lexical-playground/__tests__/e2e/HorizontalRule.spec.mjs
@@ -44,7 +44,10 @@ test.describe('HorizontalRule', () => {
       page,
       html`
         <p class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__paragraph"><br /></p>
-        <hr class="" contenteditable="false" data-lexical-decorator="true" />
+        <hr
+          class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__hr"
+          contenteditable="false"
+          data-lexical-decorator="true" />
         <p class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__paragraph"><br /></p>
       `,
     );
@@ -107,7 +110,10 @@ test.describe('HorizontalRule', () => {
           dir="ltr">
           <span data-lexical-text="true">Some text</span>
         </p>
-        <hr class="" contenteditable="false" data-lexical-decorator="true" />
+        <hr
+          class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__hr"
+          contenteditable="false"
+          data-lexical-decorator="true" />
         <p
           class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__paragraph PlaygroundEditorTheme__ltr"
           dir="ltr">
@@ -135,7 +141,7 @@ test.describe('HorizontalRule', () => {
     if (!isCollab) {
       await assertHTML(
         page,
-        '<div class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__blockCursor" contenteditable="false" data-lexical-cursor="true"></div><hr class="" data-lexical-decorator="true" contenteditable="false"><p class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__paragraph PlaygroundEditorTheme__ltr" dir="ltr"><span data-lexical-text="true">Some more text</span></p>',
+        '<div class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__blockCursor" contenteditable="false" data-lexical-cursor="true"></div><hr class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__hr" data-lexical-decorator="true" contenteditable="false"><p class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__paragraph PlaygroundEditorTheme__ltr" dir="ltr"><span data-lexical-text="true">Some more text</span></p>',
       );
     }
 
@@ -187,7 +193,10 @@ test.describe('HorizontalRule', () => {
           dir="ltr">
           <span data-lexical-text="true">Test</span>
         </p>
-        <hr class="" contenteditable="false" data-lexical-decorator="true" />
+        <hr
+          class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__hr"
+          contenteditable="false"
+          data-lexical-decorator="true" />
         <p class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__paragraph"><br /></p>
       `,
     );
@@ -248,7 +257,10 @@ test.describe('HorizontalRule', () => {
           dir="ltr">
           <span data-lexical-text="true">Te</span>
         </p>
-        <hr class="" contenteditable="false" data-lexical-decorator="true" />
+        <hr
+          class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__hr"
+          contenteditable="false"
+          data-lexical-decorator="true" />
         <p
           class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__paragraph PlaygroundEditorTheme__ltr"
           dir="ltr">
@@ -278,7 +290,10 @@ test.describe('HorizontalRule', () => {
       page,
       html`
         <p class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__paragraph"><br /></p>
-        <hr class="" contenteditable="false" data-lexical-decorator="true" />
+        <hr
+          class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__hr"
+          contenteditable="false"
+          data-lexical-decorator="true" />
         <p class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__paragraph"><br /></p>
       `,
     );
@@ -305,7 +320,10 @@ test.describe('HorizontalRule', () => {
       page,
       html`
         <p class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__paragraph"><br /></p>
-        <hr class="" contenteditable="false" data-lexical-decorator="true" />
+        <hr
+          class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__hr"
+          contenteditable="false"
+          data-lexical-decorator="true" />
         <p class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__paragraph"><br /></p>
       `,
     );
@@ -326,9 +344,15 @@ test.describe('HorizontalRule', () => {
       page,
       html`
         <p class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__paragraph"><br /></p>
-        <hr class="" contenteditable="false" data-lexical-decorator="true" />
+        <hr
+          class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__hr"
+          contenteditable="false"
+          data-lexical-decorator="true" />
         <p class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__paragraph"><br /></p>
-        <hr class="" contenteditable="false" data-lexical-decorator="true" />
+        <hr
+          class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__hr"
+          contenteditable="false"
+          data-lexical-decorator="true" />
         <p class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__paragraph"><br /></p>
       `,
     );
@@ -359,7 +383,10 @@ test.describe('HorizontalRule', () => {
       page,
       html`
         <p class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__paragraph"><br /></p>
-        <hr class="" contenteditable="false" data-lexical-decorator="true" />
+        <hr
+          class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__hr"
+          contenteditable="false"
+          data-lexical-decorator="true" />
         <p class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__paragraph"><br /></p>
       `,
     );
@@ -380,7 +407,7 @@ test.describe('HorizontalRule', () => {
       html`
         <p class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__paragraph"><br /></p>
         <hr
-          class="selected"
+          class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__hr selected"
           contenteditable="false"
           data-lexical-decorator="true" />
       `,
@@ -409,7 +436,7 @@ test.describe('HorizontalRule', () => {
       page,
       html`
         <hr
-          class="selected"
+          class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__hr selected"
           contenteditable="false"
           data-lexical-decorator="true" />
       `,
diff --git a/packages/lexical-playground/__tests__/e2e/Markdown.spec.mjs b/packages/lexical-playground/__tests__/e2e/Markdown.spec.mjs
index 61922e9cd8f..962e8933af1 100644
--- a/packages/lexical-playground/__tests__/e2e/Markdown.spec.mjs
+++ b/packages/lexical-playground/__tests__/e2e/Markdown.spec.mjs
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ test.describe('Markdown', () => {
     },
     {
       expectation:
-        '<hr class="" data-lexical-decorator="true" contenteditable="false" /><p class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__paragraph"><br></p>',
+        '<hr class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__hr" data-lexical-decorator="true" contenteditable="false" /><p class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__paragraph"><br></p>',
       importExpectation: '',
       isBlockTest: true,
       markdownImport: '',
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ test.describe('Markdown', () => {
     },
     {
       expectation:
-        '<hr class="" data-lexical-decorator="true" contenteditable="false" /><p class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__paragraph"><br></p>',
+        '<hr class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__hr" data-lexical-decorator="true" contenteditable="false" /><p class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__paragraph"><br></p>',
       importExpectation: '',
       isBlockTest: true,
       markdownImport: '',
@@ -493,14 +493,20 @@ test.describe('Markdown', () => {
     },
     {
       html: html`
-        <hr class="" contenteditable="false" data-lexical-decorator="true" />
+        <hr
+          class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__hr"
+          contenteditable="false"
+          data-lexical-decorator="true" />
         <p><br /></p>
       `,
       text: '--- ',
     },
     {
       html: html`
-        <hr class="" contenteditable="false" data-lexical-decorator="true" />
+        <hr
+          class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__hr"
+          contenteditable="false"
+          data-lexical-decorator="true" />
         <p><br /></p>
       `,
       text: '*** ',
@@ -1171,7 +1177,10 @@ const TYPED_MARKDOWN_HTML = html`
     dir="ltr">
     <span data-lexical-text="true">Quote</span>
   </blockquote>
-  <hr class="" contenteditable="false" data-lexical-decorator="true" />
+  <hr
+    class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__hr"
+    contenteditable="false"
+    data-lexical-decorator="true" />
   <ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul">
     <li
       value="1"
@@ -1385,7 +1394,10 @@ const IMPORTED_MARKDOWN_HTML = html`
   <h3 class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__h3 PlaygroundEditorTheme__ltr" dir="ltr">
     <span data-lexical-text="true">Horizontal Rules</span>
   </h3>
-  <hr class="" contenteditable="false" data-lexical-decorator="true" />
+  <hr
+    class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__hr"
+    contenteditable="false"
+    data-lexical-decorator="true" />
   <h3 class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__h3 PlaygroundEditorTheme__ltr" dir="ltr">
     <span data-lexical-text="true">Blockquotes</span>
   </h3>
diff --git a/packages/lexical-playground/__tests__/e2e/Selection.spec.mjs b/packages/lexical-playground/__tests__/e2e/Selection.spec.mjs
index 3956e85420a..22a15388f5e 100644
--- a/packages/lexical-playground/__tests__/e2e/Selection.spec.mjs
+++ b/packages/lexical-playground/__tests__/e2e/Selection.spec.mjs
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ test.describe('Selection', () => {
           <span data-lexical-text="true">Some text</span>
         </h1>
         <hr
-          class="selected"
+          class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__hr selected"
           contenteditable="false"
           data-lexical-decorator="true" />
         <h1
diff --git a/packages/lexical-playground/src/index.css b/packages/lexical-playground/src/index.css
index 9e9477e85e2..a6c9d65c267 100644
--- a/packages/lexical-playground/src/index.css
+++ b/packages/lexical-playground/src/index.css
@@ -1726,26 +1726,6 @@ button.item.dropdown-item-active i {
   opacity: 1;
 }
 
-hr {
-  padding: 2px 2px;
-  border: none;
-  margin: 1em 0;
-  cursor: pointer;
-}
-
-hr:after {
-  content: '';
-  display: block;
-  height: 2px;
-  background-color: #ccc;
-  line-height: 2px;
-}
-
-hr.selected {
-  outline: 2px solid rgb(60, 132, 244);
-  user-select: none;
-}
-
 .TableNode__contentEditable {
   min-height: 20px;
   border: 0px;
diff --git a/packages/lexical-playground/src/themes/PlaygroundEditorTheme.css b/packages/lexical-playground/src/themes/PlaygroundEditorTheme.css
index cc55916d342..4e5b551e45f 100644
--- a/packages/lexical-playground/src/themes/PlaygroundEditorTheme.css
+++ b/packages/lexical-playground/src/themes/PlaygroundEditorTheme.css
@@ -442,3 +442,20 @@
 .PlaygroundEditorTheme__autocomplete {
   color: #ccc;
 }
+.PlaygroundEditorTheme__hr {
+  padding: 2px 2px;
+  border: none;
+  margin: 1em 0;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+.PlaygroundEditorTheme__hr:after {
+  content: '';
+  display: block;
+  height: 2px;
+  background-color: #ccc;
+  line-height: 2px;
+}
+.PlaygroundEditorTheme__hr.selected {
+  outline: 2px solid rgb(60, 132, 244);
+  user-select: none;
+}
diff --git a/packages/lexical-playground/src/themes/PlaygroundEditorTheme.ts b/packages/lexical-playground/src/themes/PlaygroundEditorTheme.ts
index 1b38fc16bd4..f13b2460498 100644
--- a/packages/lexical-playground/src/themes/PlaygroundEditorTheme.ts
+++ b/packages/lexical-playground/src/themes/PlaygroundEditorTheme.ts
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ const theme: EditorThemeClasses = {
     h5: 'PlaygroundEditorTheme__h5',
     h6: 'PlaygroundEditorTheme__h6',
   },
+  hr: 'PlaygroundEditorTheme__hr',
   image: 'editor-image',
   indent: 'PlaygroundEditorTheme__indent',
   inlineImage: 'inline-editor-image',
diff --git a/packages/lexical-react/src/LexicalHorizontalRuleNode.tsx b/packages/lexical-react/src/LexicalHorizontalRuleNode.tsx
index 17951877637..b13b4ba02be 100644
--- a/packages/lexical-react/src/LexicalHorizontalRuleNode.tsx
+++ b/packages/lexical-react/src/LexicalHorizontalRuleNode.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import type {
   DOMConversionMap,
   DOMConversionOutput,
   DOMExportOutput,
+  EditorConfig,
   LexicalCommand,
   LexicalNode,
   NodeKey,
@@ -18,7 +19,11 @@ import type {
 
 import {useLexicalComposerContext} from '@lexical/react/LexicalComposerContext';
 import {useLexicalNodeSelection} from '@lexical/react/useLexicalNodeSelection';
-import {mergeRegister} from '@lexical/utils';
+import {
+  addClassNamesToElement,
+  mergeRegister,
+  removeClassNamesFromElement,
+} from '@lexical/utils';
 import {
   $applyNodeReplacement,
   $getNodeByKey,
@@ -93,8 +98,14 @@ function HorizontalRuleComponent({nodeKey}: {nodeKey: NodeKey}) {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const hrElem = editor.getElementByKey(nodeKey);
+    const isSelectedClassName = 'selected';
+
     if (hrElem !== null) {
-      hrElem.className = isSelected ? 'selected' : '';
+      if (isSelected) {
+        addClassNamesToElement(hrElem, isSelectedClassName);
+      } else {
+        removeClassNamesFromElement(hrElem, isSelectedClassName);
+      }
     }
   }, [editor, isSelected, nodeKey]);
 
@@ -136,8 +147,10 @@ export class HorizontalRuleNode extends DecoratorNode<JSX.Element> {
     return {element: document.createElement('hr')};
   }
 
-  createDOM(): HTMLElement {
-    return document.createElement('hr');
+  createDOM(config: EditorConfig): HTMLElement {
+    const element = document.createElement('hr');
+    addClassNamesToElement(element, config.theme.hr);
+    return element;
   }
 
   getTextContent(): string {
diff --git a/packages/lexical/src/LexicalEditor.ts b/packages/lexical/src/LexicalEditor.ts
index 7c03d00c790..92f59807206 100644
--- a/packages/lexical/src/LexicalEditor.ts
+++ b/packages/lexical/src/LexicalEditor.ts
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ export type EditorThemeClasses = {
     h5?: EditorThemeClassName;
     h6?: EditorThemeClassName;
   };
+  hr?: EditorThemeClassName;
   image?: EditorThemeClassName;
   link?: EditorThemeClassName;
   list?: {