diff --git a/tests/convert/test_line_graph.py b/tests/convert/test_line_graph.py
index eb1096612..68223b688 100644
--- a/tests/convert/test_line_graph.py
+++ b/tests/convert/test_line_graph.py
@@ -34,3 +34,83 @@ def test_to_line_graph(edgelist1, hypergraph1):
 
     assert L.number_of_nodes() == 0
     assert L.number_of_edges() == 0
+
+
+def test_abs_weighted_line_graph(edgelist1, hypergraph1, hypergraph2):
+    H = xgi.Hypergraph(edgelist1)
+    L = xgi.to_line_graph(H)
+
+    L = xgi.to_line_graph(H, weights="absolute")
+    assert isinstance(L, Graph)
+    assert all(["weight" in dat for u,v,dat in L.edges(data=True)])
+    assert set(L.nodes) == {0, 1, 2, 3}
+    assert [set(e) for e in L.edges] == [{2, 3}]
+    assert L.edges[(2,3)]['weight'] == 1
+
+    L = xgi.to_line_graph(hypergraph1, weights="absolute")
+    assert isinstance(L, Graph)
+    assert all(["weight" in dat for u,v,dat in L.edges(data=True)])
+    assert set(L.nodes) == {"e1", "e2", "e3"}
+    assert [set(e) for e in L.edges] == [{"e1", "e2"}, {"e2", "e3"}]
+    assert L.edges[("e1","e2")]['weight'] == 2
+    assert L.edges[("e2","e3")]['weight'] == 1
+    assert sum([dat["weight"] for _,_,dat in L.edges(data=True)]) == 3
+
+
+    L = xgi.to_line_graph(hypergraph1, s=2, weights="absolute")
+    assert isinstance(L, Graph)
+    assert all(["weight" in dat for u,v,dat in L.edges(data=True)])
+    assert set(L.nodes) == {"e1", "e2", "e3"}
+    assert [set(e) for e in L.edges] == [{"e1", "e2"}]
+    assert L.edges[("e1","e2")]['weight'] == 2
+    assert sum([dat["weight"] for _,_,dat in L.edges(data=True)]) == 2
+
+    L = xgi.to_line_graph(hypergraph2, weights="absolute")
+    assert isinstance(L, Graph)
+    assert all(["weight" in dat for u,v,dat in L.edges(data=True)])
+    assert set(L.nodes) == {"e1", "e2", "e3"}
+    assert [set(e) for e in L.edges] == [{"e1", "e2"}, {"e1", "e3"}, {"e2", "e3"}]
+    assert L.edges[("e1","e2")]['weight'] == 1
+    assert L.edges[("e2","e3")]['weight'] == 2
+    assert L.edges[("e1","e3")]['weight'] == 2
+    assert sum([dat["weight"] for _,_,dat in L.edges(data=True)]) == 5
+
+    L = xgi.to_line_graph(hypergraph2, s=2, weights="absolute")
+    assert isinstance(L, Graph)
+    assert all(["weight" in dat for u,v,dat in L.edges(data=True)])
+    assert set(L.nodes) == {"e1", "e2", "e3"}
+    assert [set(e) for e in L.edges] == [{"e1", "e3"}, {"e2", "e3"}]
+    assert L.edges[("e2","e3")]['weight'] == 2
+    assert L.edges[("e1","e3")]['weight'] == 2
+    assert sum([dat["weight"] for _,_,dat in L.edges(data=True)]) == 4
+
+
+def test_normed_weighted_line_graph(edgelist1, hypergraph1, edgelist2, hypergraph2):
+    H = xgi.Hypergraph(edgelist1)
+    L = xgi.to_line_graph(H)
+
+    L = xgi.to_line_graph(H, weights="normalized")
+    assert isinstance(L, Graph)
+    assert all(["weight" in dat for u,v,dat in L.edges(data=True)])
+    assert set(L.nodes) == {0, 1, 2, 3}
+    assert [set(e) for e in L.edges] == [{2, 3}]
+    assert L.edges[(2,3)]['weight'] == 0.5
+
+    L = xgi.to_line_graph(hypergraph1, weights="normalized")
+    assert isinstance(L, Graph)
+    assert all(["weight" in dat for u,v,dat in L.edges(data=True)])
+    assert set(L.nodes) == {"e1", "e2", "e3"}
+    assert [set(e) for e in L.edges] == [{"e1", "e2"}, {"e2", "e3"}]
+    assert L.edges[("e1","e2")]['weight'] == 1.0
+    assert L.edges[("e2","e3")]['weight'] == 1.0
+    assert sum([dat["weight"] for _,_,dat in L.edges(data=True)]) == 2.0
+
+    L = xgi.to_line_graph(hypergraph2, weights="normalized")
+    assert isinstance(L, Graph)
+    assert all(["weight" in dat for u,v,dat in L.edges(data=True)])
+    assert set(L.nodes) == {"e1", "e2", "e3"}
+    assert [set(e) for e in L.edges] == [{"e1", "e2"}, {"e1", "e3"}, {"e2", "e3"}]
+    assert L.edges[("e1","e2")]['weight'] == 0.5
+    assert L.edges[("e2","e3")]['weight'] == 1.0
+    assert L.edges[("e1","e3")]['weight'] == 1.0
+    assert sum([dat["weight"] for _,_,dat in L.edges(data=True)]) == 2.5
diff --git a/xgi/convert/line_graph.py b/xgi/convert/line_graph.py
index cf492bb7b..5834a3eb1 100644
--- a/xgi/convert/line_graph.py
+++ b/xgi/convert/line_graph.py
@@ -1,16 +1,22 @@
 from itertools import combinations
 
+from ..exception import XGIError
+
 import networkx as nx
 
 __all__ = ["to_line_graph"]
 
 
-def to_line_graph(H, s=1):
+def to_line_graph(H, s=1, weights=None):
     """The s-line graph of the hypergraph.
 
-    The line graph of the hypergraph `H` is the graph whose
+    The s-line graph of the hypergraph `H` is the graph whose
     nodes correspond to each hyperedge in `H`, linked together
-    if they share at least one vertex.
+    if they share at least s vertices.
+
+    Optional edge weights correspond to the size of the
+    intersection between the hyperedges, optionally
+    normalized by the size of the smaller hyperedge.
 
     Parameters
     ----------
@@ -19,6 +25,12 @@ def to_line_graph(H, s=1):
     s : int
         The intersection size to consider edges
         as connected, by default 1.
+    weights : str or None
+        Specify whether to return a weighted line graph. If None,
+        returns an unweighted line graph. If 'absolute', includes
+        edge weights corresponding to the size of intersection
+        between hyperedges. If 'normalized', includes edge weights
+        normalized by the size of the smaller hyperedge.
 
     Returns
     -------
@@ -32,6 +44,9 @@ def to_line_graph(H, s=1):
     https://doi.org/10.1140/epjds/s13688-020-00231-0
 
     """
+    if weights not in [None, "absolute", "normalized"]:
+        raise XGIError(f"{weights} not a valid weights option. Choices are "
+                       "None, 'absolute', and 'normalized'.")
     LG = nx.Graph()
 
     edge_label_dict = {tuple(edge): index for index, edge in H._edge.items()}
@@ -39,7 +54,21 @@ def to_line_graph(H, s=1):
     LG.add_nodes_from(H.edges)
 
     for edge1, edge2 in combinations(H.edges.members(), 2):
-        if len(edge1.intersection(edge2)) >= s:
-            LG.add_edge(edge_label_dict[tuple(edge1)], edge_label_dict[tuple(edge2)])
+        # Check that the intersection size is larger than s
+        intersection_size = len(edge1.intersection(edge2))
+        if intersection_size >= s:
+            if not weights:
+                # Add unweighted edge
+                LG.add_edge(edge_label_dict[tuple(edge1)],
+                            edge_label_dict[tuple(edge2)])
+            else:
+                # Compute the (normalized) weight
+                weight = intersection_size
+                if weights == "normalized":
+                    weight /= min([len(edge1), len(edge2)])
+                # Add edge with weight
+                LG.add_edge(edge_label_dict[tuple(edge1)],
+                        edge_label_dict[tuple(edge2)],
+                        weight=weight)
 
     return LG