diff --git a/plugins/FeedsNodeProcessor.inc b/plugins/FeedsNodeProcessor.inc
index 9d47cc3e65d084b68fad20f8cb56acf4290a6a27..281e8c1947d8854ed89107efdf916174ad60ecae 100644
--- a/plugins/FeedsNodeProcessor.inc
+++ b/plugins/FeedsNodeProcessor.inc
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ define('FEEDS_NODE_SKIP_EXISTING', 0);
 define('FEEDS_NODE_REPLACE_EXISTING', 1);
 define('FEEDS_NODE_UPDATE_EXISTING', 2);
 
+// "Use the present default format"
+define('FEEDS_NODE_DEFAULT_FORMAT', -1);
+
 /**
  * Creates nodes from feed items.
  */
@@ -145,7 +148,7 @@ class FeedsNodeProcessor extends FeedsProcessor {
     $type = isset($types['story']) ? 'story' : key($types);
     return array(
       'content_type' => $type,
-      'input_format' => FILTER_FORMAT_DEFAULT,
+      'input_format' => FEEDS_NODE_DEFAULT_FORMAT,
       'update_existing' => FEEDS_SKIP_EXISTING,
       'expire' => FEEDS_EXPIRE_NEVER,
       'mappings' => array(),
@@ -167,10 +170,10 @@ class FeedsNodeProcessor extends FeedsProcessor {
       '#options' => $types,
       '#default_value' => $this->config['content_type'],
     );
-    $format_options = array(FILTER_FORMAT_DEFAULT => t('Default format'));
+    $format_options = array(FEEDS_NODE_DEFAULT_FORMAT => t('Default format'));
     $formats = filter_formats();
       foreach ($formats as $format) {
-        $format_options[$format->format] = $format->name;
+        $format_options[$format->format] = check_plain($format->name);
       }
     $form['input_format'] = array(
       '#type' => 'select',
@@ -352,7 +355,7 @@ class FeedsNodeProcessor extends FeedsProcessor {
     if ($populate) {
       $node->type = $this->config['content_type'];
       $node->changed = REQUEST_TIME;
-      $node->format = $this->config['input_format'];
+      $node->format = ($this->config['input_format'] == FEEDS_NODE_DEFAULT_FORMAT) ? filter_fallback_format() : $this->config['input_format'];
       $node->feeds_node_item = new stdClass();
       $node->feeds_node_item->id = $this->id;
       $node->feeds_node_item->imported = REQUEST_TIME;
diff --git a/tests/feeds_processor_node.test b/tests/feeds_processor_node.test
index 7bb762eada6e6130de290d03634cd3629a8ba898..2cb3cd8919591532679b6bf256910352ac846942 100644
--- a/tests/feeds_processor_node.test
+++ b/tests/feeds_processor_node.test
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ class FeedsRSStoNodesTest extends FeedsWebTestCase {
 
     // Assert default input format on first imported feed node.
     $format = db_query_range("SELECT nr.format FROM {feeds_node_item} fi JOIN {node} n ON fi.nid = n.nid JOIN {node_revisions} nr ON n.vid = nr.vid", 0, 1)->fetchField();
-    $this->assertEqual($format, FILTER_FORMAT_DEFAULT, 'Using default Input format.');
+    $this->assertEqual($format, filter_fallback_format(), 'Using default Input format.');
 
     // Import again.
     $this->drupalPost('node/'. $nid .'/import', array(), 'Import');
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ class FeedsRSStoNodesTest extends FeedsWebTestCase {
     $this->setSettings('syndication', 'FeedsNodeProcessor', array('author' => $author->name));
 
     // Change input format.
-    $this->setSettings('syndication', 'FeedsNodeProcessor', array('input_format' => FILTER_FORMAT_DEFAULT + 1));
+    $this->setSettings('syndication', 'FeedsNodeProcessor', array('input_format' => filter_fallback_format() + 1));
 
     // Import again.
     $this->drupalPost('node/'. $nid .'/import', array(), 'Import');
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ class FeedsRSStoNodesTest extends FeedsWebTestCase {
 
     // Assert input format.
     $format = db_query_range("SELECT nr.format FROM {feeds_node_item} fi JOIN {node} n ON fi.nid = n.nid JOIN {node_revisions} nr ON n.vid = nr.vid", 0, 1)->fetchField();
-    $this->assertEqual($format, FILTER_FORMAT_DEFAULT + 1, 'Set non-default Input format.');
+    $this->assertEqual($format, filter_fallback_format() + 1, 'Set non-default Input format.');
 
     // Set to update existing, remove authorship of above nodes and import again.
     $this->setSettings('syndication', 'FeedsNodeProcessor', array('update_existing' => 2));