diff --git a/src/rss.cpp b/src/rss.cpp
index 53850abc3..c13e0bf63 100644
--- a/src/rss.cpp
+++ b/src/rss.cpp
@@ -561,31 +561,37 @@ short RssStream::readDoc(const QDomDocument& doc) {
           image = property.text();
         else if(property.tagName() == "item") {
           RssItem * item = new RssItem(this, property);
-          if(item->isValid() && !itemAlreadyExists(item->getTitle())) {
-            (*this)[item->getTitle()] = item;
+          if(item->isValid()) {
+            bool already_exists = itemAlreadyExists(item->getTitle());
+            if(!already_exists) {
+              (*this)[item->getTitle()] = item;
+            }
             if(item->has_attachment()) {
               has_attachments = true;
               // Check if the item should be automatically downloaded
-              FeedFilter * matching_filter = FeedFilters::getFeedFilters(url).matches(item->getTitle());
-              if(matching_filter != 0) {
-                // Download the torrent
-                BTSession->addConsoleMessage(tr("Automatically downloading %1 torrent from %2 RSS feed...").arg(item->getTitle()).arg(getName()));
-                if(matching_filter->isValid()) {
-                  QString save_path = matching_filter->getSavePath();
-                  if(save_path.isEmpty())
+              if(!already_exists || !(*this)[item->getTitle()]->isRead()) {
+                FeedFilter * matching_filter = FeedFilters::getFeedFilters(url).matches(item->getTitle());
+                if(matching_filter != 0) {
+                  // Download the torrent
+                  BTSession->addConsoleMessage(tr("Automatically downloading %1 torrent from %2 RSS feed...").arg(item->getTitle()).arg(getName()));
+                  if(matching_filter->isValid()) {
+                    QString save_path = matching_filter->getSavePath();
+                    if(save_path.isEmpty())
+                      BTSession->downloadUrlAndSkipDialog(item->getTorrentUrl());
+                    else
+                      BTSession->downloadUrlAndSkipDialog(item->getTorrentUrl(), save_path);
+                  } else {
+                    // All torrents are downloaded from this feed
                     BTSession->downloadUrlAndSkipDialog(item->getTorrentUrl());
-                  else
-                    BTSession->downloadUrlAndSkipDialog(item->getTorrentUrl(), save_path);
-                } else {
-                  // All torrents are downloaded from this feed
-                  BTSession->downloadUrlAndSkipDialog(item->getTorrentUrl());
+                  }
+                  // Item was downloaded, consider it as Read
+                  (*this)[item->getTitle()]->setRead();
+                  // Clean up
+                  delete matching_filter;
                 }
-                // Item was downloaded, consider it as Read
-                item->setRead();
-                // Clean up
-                delete matching_filter;
               }
             }
+
           } else {
             delete item;
           }