diff --git a/lib/rssaction.php b/lib/rssaction.php
index 9d38bb2755..7d79ac043d 100644
--- a/lib/rssaction.php
+++ b/lib/rssaction.php
@@ -110,9 +110,10 @@ class Rss10Action extends Action {
 	
 	function show_item($notice) {
 		global $config;
+		$profile = Profile::staticGet($notice->profile_id);
 		$nurl = common_local_url('shownotice', array('notice' => $notice->id));
 		common_element_start('item', array('rdf:about' => $notice->uri));
-		common_element('title', NULL, $notice->created);
+		common_element('title', NULL, $profile->nickname."'s status on ".common_date_string($notice->created));
 		common_element('link', NULL, $nurl);
 		common_element('description', NULL, $notice->content);
 		common_element('dc:date', NULL, common_date_w3dtf($notice->created));