diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index f28caa86..cf95ea0b 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@ Change Log
 1.2
 ~~~
 
+Unreleased yet
+
+Features:
+
+* Add support for the ``<wbr>`` element in the sanitizer, `which indicates
+  a line break opportunity <https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#the-wbr-element>`_.
+  This element is allowed by default. (#395) (Thank you, Tom Most!)
+
 Bug fixes:
 
 * The sanitizer now permits ``<summary>`` tags.
@@ -11,6 +19,8 @@ Bug fixes:
 1.1
 ~~~
 
+Released on June 23, 2020
+
 Breaking changes:
 
 * Drop support for Python 3.3. (#358)
diff --git a/html5lib/constants.py b/html5lib/constants.py
index fe3e237c..11184e0d 100644
--- a/html5lib/constants.py
+++ b/html5lib/constants.py
@@ -571,7 +571,8 @@
     "col",
     "input",
     "source",
-    "track"
+    "track",
+    "wbr",
 ])
 
 cdataElements = frozenset(['title', 'textarea'])
diff --git a/html5lib/filters/sanitizer.py b/html5lib/filters/sanitizer.py
index 684f2172..f7ac8d9b 100644
--- a/html5lib/filters/sanitizer.py
+++ b/html5lib/filters/sanitizer.py
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@
     (namespaces['html'], 'ul'),
     (namespaces['html'], 'var'),
     (namespaces['html'], 'video'),
+    (namespaces['html'], 'wbr'),
     (namespaces['mathml'], 'maction'),
     (namespaces['mathml'], 'math'),
     (namespaces['mathml'], 'merror'),
diff --git a/html5lib/tests/test_sanitizer.py b/html5lib/tests/test_sanitizer.py
index 9deed6f5..a6cbd798 100644
--- a/html5lib/tests/test_sanitizer.py
+++ b/html5lib/tests/test_sanitizer.py
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ def test_data_uri_disallowed_type():
     assert expected == sanitized
 
 
+def test_wbr_allowed():
+    sanitized = sanitize_html('<wbr>')
+    expected = '<wbr/>'
+    assert expected == sanitized
+
+
 def param_sanitizer():
     for ns, tag_name in sanitizer.allowed_elements:
         if ns != constants.namespaces["html"]: