diff --git a/conf/dokuwiki.php b/conf/dokuwiki.php
index 9b576f4cf..290453d89 100644
--- a/conf/dokuwiki.php
+++ b/conf/dokuwiki.php
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ $conf['rss_media']   = 'both';           //what should be listed?
                                          //  'media'    - media changes only
 $conf['rss_update'] = 5*60;              //Update the RSS feed every n seconds (defaults to 5 minutes)
 $conf['rss_show_summary'] = 1;           //Add revision summary to title? 0|1
+$conf['rss_show_deleted'] = 1;           //Show deleted items 0|1
 
 /* Advanced Settings */
 $conf['updatecheck'] = 1;                //automatically check for new releases?
diff --git a/feed.php b/feed.php
index de5887e6d..2925c3ee7 100644
--- a/feed.php
+++ b/feed.php
@@ -466,7 +466,8 @@ function rss_buildItems(&$rss, &$data, $opt) {
  */
 function rssRecentChanges($opt) {
     global $conf;
-    $flags = RECENTS_SKIP_DELETED;
+    //$flags = RECENTS_SKIP_DELETED;
+    if(!$conf['rss_show_deleted']) $flags = RECENTS_SKIP_DELETED;
     if(!$opt['show_minor']) $flags += RECENTS_SKIP_MINORS;
     if($opt['content_type'] == 'media' && $conf['mediarevisions']) $flags += RECENTS_MEDIA_CHANGES;
     if($opt['content_type'] == 'both' && $conf['mediarevisions']) $flags += RECENTS_MEDIA_PAGES_MIXED;
diff --git a/lib/plugins/config/lang/en/lang.php b/lib/plugins/config/lang/en/lang.php
index 3a408e0e3..fb8186cd8 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/config/lang/en/lang.php
+++ b/lib/plugins/config/lang/en/lang.php
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ $lang['rss_linkto']        = 'XML feed links to';
 $lang['rss_content']       = 'What to display in the XML feed items?';
 $lang['rss_update']        = 'XML feed update interval (sec)';
 $lang['rss_show_summary']  = 'XML feed show summary in title';
+$lang['rss_show_deleted']  = 'XML feed Show deleted feeds';
 $lang['rss_media']         = 'What kind of changes should be listed in the XML feed?';
 $lang['rss_media_o_both']  = 'both';
 $lang['rss_media_o_pages'] = 'pages';
diff --git a/lib/plugins/config/settings/config.metadata.php b/lib/plugins/config/settings/config.metadata.php
index cd818cb88..6fdd64d6e 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/config/settings/config.metadata.php
+++ b/lib/plugins/config/settings/config.metadata.php
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ $meta['rss_content'] = array('multichoice','_choices' => array('abstract','diff'
 $meta['rss_media']   = array('multichoice','_choices' => array('both','pages','media'));
 $meta['rss_update']  = array('numeric');
 $meta['rss_show_summary'] = array('onoff');
+$meta['rss_show_deleted'] = array('onoff');
 
 $meta['_advanced']   = array('fieldset');
 $meta['updatecheck'] = array('onoff');