diff --git a/readme_renderer/clean.py b/readme_renderer/clean.py
index f610954..29324d3 100644
--- a/readme_renderer/clean.py
+++ b/readme_renderer/clean.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
     "dl", "dt", "h1", "h2", "h3", "h4", "h5", "h6", "hr", "img", "p", "pre",
     "span", "sub", "summary", "sup", "table", "tbody", "td", "th", "thead",
     "tr", "tt", "kbd", "var", "input", "section", "aside", "nav", "s", "figure",
+    "figcaption",
 ]
 
 ALLOWED_ATTRIBUTES = {
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/test_rst_figure.html b/tests/fixtures/test_rst_figure.html
index 0975d30..808a1e3 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/test_rst_figure.html
+++ b/tests/fixtures/test_rst_figure.html
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 <figure class="align-center">
 <img alt="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/schlatterbeck/plot-antenna/master/test/12-el-azimuth.png" src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/schlatterbeck/plot-antenna/master/test/12-el-azimuth.png">
+<figcaption>
+<p>This is the caption for the figure</p>
+</figcaption>
 </figure>
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/test_rst_figure.rst b/tests/fixtures/test_rst_figure.rst
index 648f161..bfa3550 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/test_rst_figure.rst
+++ b/tests/fixtures/test_rst_figure.rst
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 .. figure:: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/schlatterbeck/plot-antenna/master/test/12-el-azimuth.png
     :align: center
+
+    This is the caption for the figure
\ No newline at end of file