diff --git a/src/apps/stylededit/Constants.h b/src/apps/stylededit/Constants.h
index 9c375e4585..ac5dff7a69 100644
--- a/src/apps/stylededit/Constants.h
+++ b/src/apps/stylededit/Constants.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ const uint32 FONT_COLOR					= 'Fcol';
 const uint32 kMsgSetItalic				= 'Fita';
 const uint32 kMsgSetBold				= 'Fbld';
 const uint32 kMsgSetUnderline			= 'Fuln';
+const uint32 kMsgSetStrikeout			= 'Fsto';
 const uint32 kMsgSetFontDown			= 'Fsdw';
 const uint32 kMsgSetFontUp				= 'Fsup';
 
diff --git a/src/apps/stylededit/StyledEditWindow.cpp b/src/apps/stylededit/StyledEditWindow.cpp
index f5ab506d9b..fda495e408 100644
--- a/src/apps/stylededit/StyledEditWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/stylededit/StyledEditWindow.cpp
@@ -384,6 +384,7 @@ StyledEditWindow::MessageReceived(BMessage* message)
 			fItalicItem->SetMarked((font.Face() & B_ITALIC_FACE) != 0);
 			fBoldItem->SetMarked((font.Face() & B_BOLD_FACE) != 0);
 			fUnderlineItem->SetMarked((font.Face() & B_UNDERSCORE_FACE) != 0);
+			fStrikeoutItem->SetMarked((font.Face() & B_STRIKEOUT_FACE) != 0);
 
 			_SetFontStyle(fontFamily, fontStyle);
 			break;
@@ -409,6 +410,7 @@ StyledEditWindow::MessageReceived(BMessage* message)
 			fItalicItem->SetMarked((font.Face() & B_ITALIC_FACE) != 0);
 			fBoldItem->SetMarked((font.Face() & B_BOLD_FACE) != 0);
 			fUnderlineItem->SetMarked((font.Face() & B_UNDERSCORE_FACE) != 0);
+			fStrikeoutItem->SetMarked((font.Face() & B_STRIKEOUT_FACE) != 0);
 
 			_SetFontStyle(fontFamily, fontStyle);
 			break;
@@ -500,6 +502,23 @@ StyledEditWindow::MessageReceived(BMessage* message)
 			_SetFontStyle(family, style);
 			break;
 		}
+		case kMsgSetStrikeout:
+		{
+			uint32 sameProperties;
+			BFont font;
+			fTextView->GetFontAndColor(&font, &sameProperties);
+
+			if (fStrikeoutItem->IsMarked())
+				font.SetFace(B_REGULAR_FACE);
+			fStrikeoutItem->SetMarked(!fStrikeoutItem->IsMarked());
+
+			font_family family;
+			font_style style;
+			font.GetFamilyAndStyle(&family, &style);
+
+			_SetFontStyle(family, style);
+			break;
+		}
 		case FONT_COLOR:
 		{
 			ssize_t colorLength;
@@ -769,6 +788,7 @@ StyledEditWindow::MenusBeginning()
 	fBoldItem->SetMarked((font.Face() & B_BOLD_FACE) != 0);
 	fItalicItem->SetMarked((font.Face() & B_ITALIC_FACE) != 0);
 	fUnderlineItem->SetMarked((font.Face() & B_UNDERSCORE_FACE) != 0);
+	fStrikeoutItem->SetMarked((font.Face() & B_STRIKEOUT_FACE) != 0);
 
 	switch (fTextView->Alignment()) {
 		case B_ALIGN_LEFT:
@@ -1243,6 +1263,10 @@ StyledEditWindow::_InitWindow(uint32 encoding)
 		new BMessage(kMsgSetUnderline));
 	fUnderlineItem->SetShortcut('U', 0);
 
+	fStrikeoutItem = new BMenuItem(B_TRANSLATE("Strikeout"),
+		new BMessage(kMsgSetStrikeout));
+	fStrikeoutItem->SetShortcut('K', 0);
+
 	fFontMenu = new BMenu(B_TRANSLATE("Font"));
 	fCurrentFontItem = 0;
 	fCurrentStyleItem = 0;
@@ -1257,6 +1281,7 @@ StyledEditWindow::_InitWindow(uint32 encoding)
 		.AddItem(fBoldItem)
 		.AddItem(fItalicItem)
 		.AddItem(fUnderlineItem)
+		.AddItem(fStrikeoutItem)
 		.AddSeparator()
 	.End();
 
@@ -1915,6 +1940,9 @@ StyledEditWindow::_SetFontStyle(const char* fontFamily, const char* fontStyle)
 	if (fUnderlineItem->IsMarked())
 		face |= B_UNDERSCORE_FACE;
 
+	if (fStrikeoutItem->IsMarked())
+		face |= B_STRIKEOUT_FACE;
+
 	font.SetFace(face);
 
 	fTextView->SetFontAndColor(&font, B_FONT_FAMILY_AND_STYLE | B_FONT_FACE);
diff --git a/src/apps/stylededit/StyledEditWindow.h b/src/apps/stylededit/StyledEditWindow.h
index 0a9aab7a83..b419287cb5 100644
--- a/src/apps/stylededit/StyledEditWindow.h
+++ b/src/apps/stylededit/StyledEditWindow.h
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ private:
 			BMenuItem*			fBoldItem;
 			BMenuItem*			fItalicItem;
 			BMenuItem*			fUnderlineItem;
+			BMenuItem*			fStrikeoutItem;
 
 			BMenuItem*			fWrapItem;
 			BMenuItem*			fAlignLeft;