diff --git a/Classes/MWFeedItem.h b/Classes/MWFeedItem.h
index 936ce60..1e8318f 100644
--- a/Classes/MWFeedItem.h
+++ b/Classes/MWFeedItem.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 	NSDate *updated; // Date the item was updated if available
 	NSString *summary; // Description of item
 	NSString *content; // More detailed content (if available)
+    NSArray *categories; // Categories the item belongs to (if available)
 	
 	// Enclosures: Holds 1 or more item enclosures (i.e. podcasts, mp3. pdf, etc)
 	//  - NSArray of NSDictionaries with the following keys:
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@
 @property (nonatomic, copy) NSDate *updated;
 @property (nonatomic, copy) NSString *summary;
 @property (nonatomic, copy) NSString *content;
+@property (nonatomic, copy) NSArray *categories;
 @property (nonatomic, copy) NSArray *enclosures;
 
 @end
diff --git a/Classes/MWFeedItem.m b/Classes/MWFeedItem.m
index 127a0e7..032f9ac 100644
--- a/Classes/MWFeedItem.m
+++ b/Classes/MWFeedItem.m
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 @implementation MWFeedItem
 
-@synthesize identifier, title, link, date, updated, summary, content, enclosures;
+@synthesize identifier, title, link, date, updated, summary, content, categories, enclosures;
 
 #pragma mark NSObject
 
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ - (void)dealloc {
 	[updated release];
 	[summary release];
 	[content release];
+    [categories release];
 	[enclosures release];
 	[super dealloc];
 }
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ - (id)initWithCoder:(NSCoder *)decoder {
 		updated = [[decoder decodeObjectForKey:@"updated"] retain];
 		summary = [[decoder decodeObjectForKey:@"summary"] retain];
 		content = [[decoder decodeObjectForKey:@"content"] retain];
+        categories = [[decoder decodeObjectForKey:@"categories"] retain];
 		enclosures = [[decoder decodeObjectForKey:@"enclosures"] retain];
 	}
 	return self;
@@ -82,6 +84,7 @@ - (void)encodeWithCoder:(NSCoder *)encoder {
 	if (updated) [encoder encodeObject:updated forKey:@"updated"];
 	if (summary) [encoder encodeObject:summary forKey:@"summary"];
 	if (content) [encoder encodeObject:content forKey:@"content"];
+    if (categories) [encoder encodeObject:categories forKey:@"categories"];
 	if (enclosures) [encoder encodeObject:enclosures forKey:@"enclosures"];
 }
 
diff --git a/Classes/MWFeedParser.m b/Classes/MWFeedParser.m
index 16ca275..94909ed 100644
--- a/Classes/MWFeedParser.m
+++ b/Classes/MWFeedParser.m
@@ -621,6 +621,7 @@ - (void)parser:(NSXMLParser *)parser didEndElement:(NSString *)elementName
 					else if ([currentPath isEqualToString:@"/rss/channel/item/content:encoded"]) { if (processedText.length > 0) item.content = processedText; processed = YES; }
 					else if ([currentPath isEqualToString:@"/rss/channel/item/pubDate"]) { if (processedText.length > 0) item.date = [NSDate dateFromInternetDateTimeString:processedText formatHint:DateFormatHintRFC822]; processed = YES; }
 					else if ([currentPath isEqualToString:@"/rss/channel/item/enclosure"]) { [self createEnclosureFromAttributes:currentElementAttributes andAddToItem:item]; processed = YES; }
+                    else if ([currentPath isEqualToString:@"/rss/channel/item/category"]) { if (processedText.length > 0) [self addCategory:processedText toItem:item]; processed = YES; }
 					else if ([currentPath isEqualToString:@"/rss/channel/item/dc:date"]) { if (processedText.length > 0) item.date = [NSDate dateFromInternetDateTimeString:processedText formatHint:DateFormatHintRFC3339]; processed = YES; }
 				}
 				
@@ -664,6 +665,7 @@ - (void)parser:(NSXMLParser *)parser didEndElement:(NSString *)elementName
 					else if ([currentPath isEqualToString:@"/feed/entry/id"]) { if (processedText.length > 0) item.identifier = processedText; processed = YES; }
 					else if ([currentPath isEqualToString:@"/feed/entry/summary"]) { if (processedText.length > 0) item.summary = processedText; processed = YES; }
 					else if ([currentPath isEqualToString:@"/feed/entry/content"]) { if (processedText.length > 0) item.content = processedText; processed = YES; }
+                    else if ([currentPath isEqualToString:@"/feed/entry/category"]) { if (processedText.length > 0) [self addCategory:processedText toItem:item]; processed = YES; }
 					else if ([currentPath isEqualToString:@"/feed/entry/published"]) { if (processedText.length > 0) item.date = [NSDate dateFromInternetDateTimeString:processedText formatHint:DateFormatHintRFC3339]; processed = YES; }
 					else if ([currentPath isEqualToString:@"/feed/entry/updated"]) { if (processedText.length > 0) item.updated = [NSDate dateFromInternetDateTimeString:processedText formatHint:DateFormatHintRFC3339]; processed = YES; }
 				}
@@ -958,4 +960,14 @@ - (BOOL)processAtomLink:(NSDictionary *)attributes andAddToMWObject:(id)MWObject
 	return NO;
 }
 
+- (void)addCategory:(NSString *)category toItem:(MWFeedItem *)currentItem
+{
+    if (currentItem.categories) {
+            currentItem.categories = [currentItem.categories arrayByAddingObject:category];
+        }
+    else {
+        currentItem.categories = [NSArray arrayWithObject:category];
+    }
+}
+
 @end
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