diff --git a/libraries/common_syndication_parser.inc b/libraries/common_syndication_parser.inc
index c189f22af3ffd23167509443ad376ca5ab4d1f38..65616b1b6d7326bd2caf37641cf7745f07d3cb35 100644
--- a/libraries/common_syndication_parser.inc
+++ b/libraries/common_syndication_parser.inc
@@ -455,6 +455,9 @@ function _parser_common_syndication_RSS20_parse($feed_XML) {
     if (!empty($news['pubDate'])) {
       $item['timestamp'] = _parser_common_syndication_parse_date($news['pubDate']);
     }
+    elseif (!empty($dc['date'])) {
+      $item['timestamp'] = _parser_common_syndication_parse_date($dc['date']);
+    }
     else {
       $item['timestamp'] = time();
     }