diff --git a/lib/rss.js b/lib/rss.js
index b2a99d9..3732952 100644
--- a/lib/rss.js
+++ b/lib/rss.js
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ function generateXML (data){
         ifTruePush(item.url, item_values, { link: item.url });
         ifTruePush(item.link || item.guid || item.title, item_values, { guid:         [ { _attr: { isPermaLink: !item.guid && !!item.url } }, item.guid || item.url || item.title ]  });
 
+        for (var i in item.categories) {
+            ifTruePush(item.categories[i], item_values, { category: { _cdata: item.categories[i]  } });
+        }
+
         ifTruePush(item.author || data.author, item_values, { 'dc:creator': { _cdata: item.author || data.author } });
         ifTruePush(item.date, item_values, { pubDate:      new Date(item.date).toGMTString() });
         channel.push({ item: item_values });