diff --git a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/feed/Feed.java b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/feed/Feed.java
index 9d732a81f..5fea2d142 100644
--- a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/feed/Feed.java
+++ b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/feed/Feed.java
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ import java.util.Date;
  * 
  */
 public class Feed extends FeedFile {
+	private static final String TYPE_RSS2 = "rss";
+	private static final String TYPE_ATOM1 = "atom";
+	
 	private String title;
 	/** Link to the website. */
 	private String link;
@@ -23,6 +26,8 @@ public class Feed extends FeedFile {
 	/** Date of last refresh. */
 	private Date lastUpdate;
 	private String paymentLink;
+	/** Feed type, for example RSS 2 or Atom */
+	private String type;
 
 	public Feed(Date lastUpdate) {
 		super();
@@ -126,4 +131,14 @@ public class Feed extends FeedFile {
 		this.author = author;
 	}
 
+	public String getType() {
+		return type;
+	}
+
+	public void setType(String type) {
+		this.type = type;
+	}
+	
+	
+
 }
diff --git a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/feed/FeedManager.java b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/feed/FeedManager.java
index 9deb28193..fb4c949d5 100644
--- a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/feed/FeedManager.java
+++ b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/feed/FeedManager.java
@@ -591,6 +591,8 @@ public class FeedManager {
 						.getString(PodDBAdapter.KEY_AUTHOR_INDEX));
 				feed.setLanguage(feedlistCursor
 						.getString(PodDBAdapter.KEY_LANGUAGE_INDEX));
+				feed.setType(feedlistCursor
+						.getString(PodDBAdapter.KEY_TYPE_INDEX));
 				long imageIndex = feedlistCursor
 						.getLong(PodDBAdapter.KEY_IMAGE_INDEX);
 				if (imageIndex != 0) {
diff --git a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/storage/PodDBAdapter.java b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/storage/PodDBAdapter.java
index 97f50d360..87bfa335f 100644
--- a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/storage/PodDBAdapter.java
+++ b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/storage/PodDBAdapter.java
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ public class PodDBAdapter {
 	public static final int KEY_LANGUAGE_INDEX = 9;
 	public static final int KEY_AUTHOR_INDEX = 10;
 	public static final int KEY_IMAGE_INDEX = 11;
+	public static final int KEY_TYPE_INDEX = 12;
 	// ----------- FeedItem indices
 	public static final int KEY_CONTENT_ENCODED_INDEX = 2;
 	public static final int KEY_PUBDATE_INDEX = 3;
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ public class PodDBAdapter {
 	public static final String KEY_LANGUAGE = "language";
 	public static final String KEY_AUTHOR = "author";
 	public static final String KEY_HAS_SIMPLECHAPTERS = "has_simple_chapters";
+	public static final String KEY_TYPE = "type";
 
 	// Table names
 	public static final String TABLE_NAME_FEEDS = "Feeds";
@@ -127,7 +129,8 @@ public class PodDBAdapter {
 			KEY_LASTUPDATE + " TEXT," +
 			KEY_LANGUAGE + " TEXT," +
 			KEY_AUTHOR + " TEXT," +
-			KEY_IMAGE + " INTEGER)";
+			KEY_IMAGE + " INTEGER," +
+			KEY_TYPE + " TEXT)";
 ;
 
 	private static final String CREATE_TABLE_FEED_ITEMS = "CREATE TABLE "
@@ -238,6 +241,7 @@ public class PodDBAdapter {
 		values.put(KEY_DOWNLOAD_URL, feed.getDownload_url());
 		values.put(KEY_DOWNLOADED, feed.isDownloaded());
 		values.put(KEY_LASTUPDATE, feed.getLastUpdate().getTime());
+		values.put(KEY_TYPE, feed.getType());
 		if (feed.getId() == 0) {
 			// Create new entry
 			if (AppConfig.DEBUG) Log.d(this.toString(), "Inserting new Feed into db");