diff --git a/docs/src/lib/conversion.md b/docs/src/lib/conversion.md
index dc9ee78a81..5303dd57f4 100644
--- a/docs/src/lib/conversion.md
+++ b/docs/src/lib/conversion.md
@@ -21,4 +21,6 @@ convert(::Type{HPolytope}, ::HPolygon)
 convert(::Type{HPolygon}, ::HPolytope)
 convert(::Type{Zonotope}, ::AbstractHyperrectangle)
 convert(::Type{Hyperrectangle}, ::Interval)
+convert(::Type{HPolytope}, ::AbstractHyperrectangle)
+convert(::Type{HPolygon}, ::AbstractHyperrectangle)
 ```
diff --git a/docs/src/lib/interfaces.md b/docs/src/lib/interfaces.md
index aafb05b48b..84a6a15ea5 100644
--- a/docs/src/lib/interfaces.md
+++ b/docs/src/lib/interfaces.md
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ radius(::AbstractHyperrectangle, ::Real)
 σ(::AbstractVector{Real}, ::AbstractHyperrectangle{Real})
 ∈(::AbstractVector{Real}, ::AbstractHyperrectangle{Real})
 vertices_list(::AbstractHyperrectangle{Real})
+constraints_list(::AbstractHyperrectangle{Real})
 ```
 
 #### Singleton
diff --git a/src/AbstractHyperrectangle.jl b/src/AbstractHyperrectangle.jl
index c63156e787..70998808b2 100644
--- a/src/AbstractHyperrectangle.jl
+++ b/src/AbstractHyperrectangle.jl
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import Base.∈
 
 export AbstractHyperrectangle,
-       radius_hyperrectangle
+       radius_hyperrectangle,
+       constraints_list
 
 """
     AbstractHyperrectangle{N<:Real} <: AbstractCentrallySymmetricPolytope{N}
@@ -59,6 +60,31 @@ function vertices_list(H::AbstractHyperrectangle{N}
         for si in Iterators.product([[1, -1] for i = 1:dim(H)]...)][:]
 end
 
+"""
+    constraints_list(H::AbstractHyperrectangle{N})::Vector{Vector{N}} where {N<:Real}
+
+Return the list of constraints of an axis-aligned hyperrectangular set.
+
+### Input
+
+- `H` -- hyperrectangular set
+
+### Output
+
+A list of linear constraints.
+"""
+function constraints_list(H::AbstractHyperrectangle{N})::Vector{LinearConstraint{N}} where {N<:Real}
+    n = dim(H)
+    constraints = Vector{LinearConstraint{N}}(undef, 2*n)
+    b, c = high(H), -low(H)
+    one_N = one(N)
+    for i in 1:n
+        ei = LazySets.Approximations.UnitVector(i, n, one_N)
+        constraints[i] = HalfSpace(ei, b[i])
+        constraints[i+n] = HalfSpace(-ei, c[i])
+    end
+    return constraints
+end
 
 # --- LazySet interface functions ---
 
diff --git a/src/convert.jl b/src/convert.jl
index c67b8d35ce..4eebd37c76 100644
--- a/src/convert.jl
+++ b/src/convert.jl
@@ -173,3 +173,40 @@ Hyperrectangle{Float64}([0.5], [0.5])
 function convert(::Type{Hyperrectangle}, x::Interval{N, IN}) where {N, IN <: AbstractInterval{N}}
     return Hyperrectangle(low=[low(x)], high=[high(x)])
 end
+
+"""
+    convert(::Type{HPolytope}, H::AbstractHyperrectangle{N}) where {N}
+
+Converts a hyperrectangular set to a polytope in constraint representation.
+
+### Input
+
+- `HPolytope` -- type used for dispatch
+- `H`         -- hyperrectangular set
+
+### Output
+
+A polytope in constraint representation.
+"""
+function convert(::Type{HPolytope}, H::AbstractHyperrectangle{N}) where {N}
+    return HPolytope{N}(constraints_list(H))
+end
+
+"""
+    convert(::Type{HPOLYGON}, H::AbstractHyperrectangle{N}) where {N, HPOLYGON<:AbstractHPolygon}
+
+Converts a hyperrectangular set to a polygon in constraint representation.
+
+### Input
+
+- `HPOLYGON`  -- type used for dispatch
+- `H`         -- hyperrectangular set
+
+### Output
+
+A polygon in constraint representation.
+"""
+function convert(X::Type{HPOLYGON}, H::AbstractHyperrectangle{N}) where {N, HPOLYGON<:AbstractHPolygon}
+    @assert dim(H) == 2 "cannot convert a $(dim(H))-dimensional hyperrectangle into a two-dimensional polygon"
+    return HPOLYGON{N}(constraints_list(H))
+end
diff --git a/test/unit_Hyperrectangle.jl b/test/unit_Hyperrectangle.jl
index 82423db9f8..c34c36ee3d 100644
--- a/test/unit_Hyperrectangle.jl
+++ b/test/unit_Hyperrectangle.jl
@@ -140,4 +140,18 @@ for N in [Float64, Rational{Int}, Float32]
     H = Hyperrectangle(fill(N(1.), 100), fill(N(0.), 100))
     vl = vertices_list(H)
     @test length(vl) == 1 && vl[1] == H.center
+
+    # transform hyperrectangle into a polygon
+    H1pol = convert(HPolygon, H1)
+    vlist = vertices_list(H1pol)
+    @test length(vlist) == 4
+    @test all([vi ∈ vlist for vi in [N[3, 3], N[3, -1], N[-1, -1], N[-1, 3]]]) 
+
+    # test that we can produce the list of constraints
+    clist = constraints_list(H1)
+    @test length(clist) == 4
+    @test any([HalfSpace(N[1, 0], N(3)) == ci for ci in constraints_list(H1)]) &&
+          any([HalfSpace(N[0, 1], N(3)) == ci for ci in constraints_list(H1)]) && 
+          any([HalfSpace(N[-1, 0], N(1)) == ci for ci in constraints_list(H1)]) && 
+          any([HalfSpace(N[0, -1], N(1)) == ci for ci in constraints_list(H1)])
 end
diff --git a/test/unit_Polytope.jl b/test/unit_Polytope.jl
index de6fc5e543..386dbab4e1 100644
--- a/test/unit_Polytope.jl
+++ b/test/unit_Polytope.jl
@@ -56,6 +56,15 @@ for N in [Float64, Rational{Int}, Float32]
         @test length(p.constraints) == length(cl)
     end
 
+    if test_suite_polyhedra
+        # convert hyperrectangle to a HPolytope
+        H = Hyperrectangle(N[1, 1], N[2, 2])
+        P = convert(HPolytope, H)
+        vlist = vertices_list(P)
+        @test length(vlist) == 4
+        @test all([vi ∈ vlist for vi in [N[3, 3], N[3, -1], N[-1, -1], N[-1, 3]]])
+    end
+
     # -----
     # V-rep
     # -----