diff --git a/b2config.php b/b2config.php
index 15ad079376..462aa4ac4c 100644
--- a/b2config.php
+++ b/b2config.php
@@ -154,7 +154,8 @@ $rss_encoded_html = 0;
 # length (in words) of excerpts in the RSS feed? 0=unlimited
 #  note: in b2rss.php, this will be set to 0 if you use encoded HTML
 $rss_excerpt_length = 50;
-
+#use the excerpt field for rss feed.
+$rss_use_excerpt = 1; 
 
 
 // ** Weblogs.com ping **
@@ -349,4 +350,4 @@ $passsql = $dbpassword;
 $path = $pathserver;
 $base = $dbname;
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>
diff --git a/b2rdf.php b/b2rdf.php
index dad5731f2c..2235612e20 100644
--- a/b2rdf.php
+++ b/b2rdf.php
@@ -45,7 +45,16 @@ if (!isset($rss_language)) { $rss_language = 'en'; }
 	<dc:date><?php the_time('Y-m-d\TH:i:s'); ?></dc:date>
 	<dc:creator><?php the_author() ?> (mailto:<?php the_author_email() ?>)</dc:creator>
 	<dc:subject><?php the_category_rss() ?></dc:subject>
+<?php if ($rss_use_excerpt) {
+?>
+	<description><?php the_excerpt_rss($rss_excerpt_length, 2) ?></description>
+<?php
+} else { // use content
+?>
 	<description><?php the_content_rss('', 0, '', $rss_excerpt_length, 2) ?></description>
+<?php
+} // end else use content
+?>
 	<content:encoded><![CDATA[<?php the_content('', 0, '') ?>]]></content:encoded>
 </item>
 <?php } ?>
diff --git a/b2rss.php b/b2rss.php
index e1670ee1d5..b8f6d9b6c6 100644
--- a/b2rss.php
+++ b/b2rss.php
@@ -9,26 +9,35 @@ if (!isset($rss_excerpt_length) || ($rss_encoded_html == 1)) { $rss_excerpt_leng
 ?><?php echo "<?xml version=\"1.0\"?".">\n"; ?>
 <!-- generator="b2/<?php echo $b2_version ?>" -->
 <rss version="0.92">
-	<channel>
-		<title><?php bloginfo_rss("name") ?></title>
-		<link><?php bloginfo_rss("url") ?></link>
-		<description><?php bloginfo_rss("description") ?></description>
-		<lastBuildDate><?php echo gmdate("D, d M Y H:i:s"); ?> GMT</lastBuildDate>
-		<docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss092</docs>
-		<managingEditor><?php echo $admin_email ?></managingEditor>
-		<webMaster><?php echo $admin_email ?></webMaster>
-		<language><?php echo $rss_language ?></language>
+    <channel>
+        <title><?php bloginfo_rss("name") ?></title>
+        <link><?php bloginfo_rss("url") ?></link>
+        <description><?php bloginfo_rss("description") ?></description>
+        <lastBuildDate><?php echo gmdate("D, d M Y H:i:s"); ?> GMT</lastBuildDate>
+        <docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss092</docs>
+        <managingEditor><?php echo $admin_email ?></managingEditor>
+        <webMaster><?php echo $admin_email ?></webMaster>
+        <language><?php echo $rss_language ?></language>
 
 <?php $items_count = 0; while($row = mysql_fetch_object($result)) { start_b2(); ?>
-		<item>
-				<title><?php the_title_rss() ?></title><?php
+        <item>
+            <title><?php the_title_rss() ?></title>
+<?php
 // we might use this in the future, but not now, that's why it's commented in PHP
 // so that it doesn't appear at all in the RSS
-//				echo "<category>"; the_category_unicode(); echo "</category>"; ?>
-				<description><?php the_content_rss('', 0, '', $rss_excerpt_length, $rss_encoded_html) ?></description>
-				<link><?php permalink_single_rss() ?></link>
-		</item>
+//          echo "<category>"; the_category_unicode(); echo "</category>";
+if ($rss_use_excerpt) {
+?>
+            <description><?php the_excerpt_rss($rss_excerpt_length, $rss_encoded_html) ?></description>
+<?php
+} else { // use content
+?>
+            <description><?php the_content_rss('', 0, '', $rss_excerpt_length, $rss_encoded_html) ?></description>
+<?php
+} // end else use content
+?>
+            <link><?php permalink_single_rss() ?></link>
+        </item>
 <?php $items_count++; if (($items_count == $posts_per_rss) && empty($m)) { break; } } ?>
-
-	</channel>
+    </channel>
 </rss>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/b2rss2.php b/b2rss2.php
index 1ad19c888c..ee459af410 100644
--- a/b2rss2.php
+++ b/b2rss2.php
@@ -37,7 +37,16 @@ if (!isset($rss_excerpt_length) || ($rss_encoded_html == 1)) { $rss_excerpt_leng
 		<dc:creator><?php the_author() ?> (mailto:<?php the_author_email() ?>)</dc:creator>
 		<dc:subject><?php the_category_rss() ?></dc:subject>
 		<guid isPermaLink="false"><?php echo $id; ?>@<?php bloginfo_rss("url") ?></guid>
+<?php if ($rss_use_excerpt) {
+?>
+		<description><?php the_excerpt_rss($rss_excerpt_length, 2) ?></description>
+<?php
+} else { // use content
+?>
 		<description><?php the_content_rss('', 0, '', $rss_excerpt_length, 2) ?></description>
+<?php
+} // end else use content
+?>
 		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<?php the_content('', 0, '') ?>]]></content:encoded>
 	</item>
 	<?php $items_count++; if (($items_count == $posts_per_rss) && empty($m)) { break; } } ?>