diff --git a/src/bibliography/bib_types/mod.rs b/src/bibliography/bib_types/mod.rs
index ef487ac..d9516f4 100644
--- a/src/bibliography/bib_types/mod.rs
+++ b/src/bibliography/bib_types/mod.rs
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ impl FromHashMap for BibliographyType {
             T_MANUAL => Some(Box::new(Self::Manual(*Manual::from_hash_map(map)?))),
             T_MISC => Some(Box::new(Self::Misc(*Misc::from_hash_map(map)?))),
             T_REPOSITORY => Some(Box::new(Self::Repository(*Repository::from_hash_map(map)?))),
+            T_TECH_REPORT => Some(Box::new(Self::TechReport(*TechReport::from_hash_map(map)?))),
             _ => None,
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/bibliography/bib_types/tech_report.rs b/src/bibliography/bib_types/tech_report.rs
index 4c84e7f..77bd6a0 100644
--- a/src/bibliography/bib_types/tech_report.rs
+++ b/src/bibliography/bib_types/tech_report.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-use crate::utils::date::LocalDate;
+use crate::bibliography::keys::{K_ADDRESS, K_AUTHOR, K_DATE, K_INSTITUTION, K_NUMBER, K_TITLE};
+use crate::bibliography::FromHashMap;
+use crate::utils::date::{parse_date, LocalDate};
+use std::collections::hash_map::RandomState;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
 
 /// A tech report for example a white paper
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
@@ -24,3 +28,19 @@ impl TechReport {
         }
     }
 }
+
+impl FromHashMap for TechReport {
+    fn from_hash_map(map: &HashMap<String, String, RandomState>) -> Option<Box<Self>> {
+        let author = map.get(K_AUTHOR)?;
+        let title = map.get(K_TITLE)?;
+        let institution = map.get(K_INSTITUTION)?;
+        let date = map.get(K_DATE).and_then(|d| parse_date(d))?;
+        let mut tech_report =
+            TechReport::new(author.clone(), title.clone(), institution.clone(), date);
+
+        tech_report.number = map.get(K_NUMBER).cloned();
+        tech_report.address = map.get(K_ADDRESS).cloned();
+
+        Some(Box::new(tech_report))
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/bibliography/keys.rs b/src/bibliography/keys.rs
index 2e2c941..bd11ce9 100644
--- a/src/bibliography/keys.rs
+++ b/src/bibliography/keys.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ pub const K_POSITION: &str = "position";
 pub const K_ORGANIZATION: &str = "organization";
 pub const K_CMS: &str = "cms";
 pub const K_ACCESSED_AT: &str = "accessed_at";
+pub const K_INSTITUTION: &str = "institution";
 
 pub const T_ARTICLE: &str = "article";
 pub const T_BOOK: &str = "book";
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index d990354..a0e8b1f 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -140,4 +140,19 @@ mod tests {
         let entry = BibliographyEntry::from_hash_map(&map).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(entry.bib_type.name(), "repository".to_string())
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn it_creates_tech_reports_from_hashmaps() {
+        let mut map: HashMap<String, String> = HashMap::new();
+        map.insert("key".to_string(), "test_entry".to_string());
+        map.insert("type".to_string(), "tech_report".to_string());
+        map.insert("author".to_string(), "test".to_string());
+        map.insert("title".to_string(), "test tech".to_string());
+        map.insert("institution".to_string(), "test".to_string());
+        map.insert("note".to_string(), "This is a test".to_string());
+        map.insert("date".to_string(), "02.09.2020".to_string());
+
+        let entry = BibliographyEntry::from_hash_map(&map).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(entry.bib_type.name(), "tech_report".to_string())
+    }
 }