diff --git a/docs/NEWS b/docs/NEWS
index 6266923c..dcc389ba 100644
--- a/docs/NEWS
+++ b/docs/NEWS
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 Version 2.0-beta2 ()
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+    * RSS importer accepts pubDate in addition to pubdate element.
+    
     * Upgrader in Dashboard can be disabled, returns error message when
       URL not accessible
       
diff --git a/include/admin/importers/generic.inc.php b/include/admin/importers/generic.inc.php
index f059d7a4..688cb3fc 100644
--- a/include/admin/importers/generic.inc.php
+++ b/include/admin/importers/generic.inc.php
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ class Serendipity_Import_Generic extends Serendipity_Import {
         }
 
         $entry['title'] = $this->decode($item['title']);
+        if (!isset($item['pubdate']) && isset($item['pubDate'])) {
+            $item['pubdate'] = $item['pubDate'];
+        }
         $entry['timestamp'] = $this->decode(strtotime(isset($item['pubdate']) ? $item['pubdate'] : $item['dc:date']));
         if ($entry['timestamp'] == -1) {
             // strtotime does not seem to parse ISO 8601 dates