diff --git a/dateparser/data/date_translation_data/fr.py b/dateparser/data/date_translation_data/fr.py
index ee7f4c5ba..1ae4b591f 100644
--- a/dateparser/data/date_translation_data/fr.py
+++ b/dateparser/data/date_translation_data/fr.py
@@ -445,7 +445,8 @@
     "sentence_splitter_group": 1,
     "ago": [
         "il ya",
-        "il y a"
+        "il y a",
+        "ago"
     ],
     "in": [
         "dans",
diff --git a/tests/test_freshness_date_parser.py b/tests/test_freshness_date_parser.py
index 13193082c..fc7149f5f 100644
--- a/tests/test_freshness_date_parser.py
+++ b/tests/test_freshness_date_parser.py
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ def test_relative_past_dates_with_time_as_period(self, date_string, ago, period)
               ago={'years': 1, 'months': 1, 'weeks': 1, 'days': 1, 'hours': 1, 'minutes': 1},
               period='day'),
         param('Il y a 40 min', ago={'minutes': 40}, period='day'),
+        param('4 heures ago', ago={'hours': 4}, period='day'),
 
         # German dates
         param('Heute', ago={'days': 0}, period='day'),