diff --git a/blog.py b/blog.py
index 4c3e83c70..606fc923f 100644
--- a/blog.py
+++ b/blog.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ from utils import getNicknameFromActor
 from utils import getDomainFromActor
 from utils import locatePost
 from utils import loadJson
+from utils import firstParagraph
 from posts import createBlogsTimeline
 from newswire import rss2Header
 from newswire import rss2Footer
@@ -312,9 +313,12 @@ def htmlBlogPostRSS2(authorized: bool,
                 pubDate = datetime.strptime(published, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
                 titleStr = postJsonObject['object']['summary']
                 rssDateStr = pubDate.strftime("%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S UT")
+                description = firstParagraph(postJsonObject)
                 rssStr = '     <item>'
                 rssStr += '         <title>' + titleStr + '</title>'
                 rssStr += '         <link>' + messageLink + '</link>'
+                rssStr += \
+                    '         <description>' + description + '</description>'
                 rssStr += '         <pubDate>' + rssDateStr + '</pubDate>'
                 rssStr += '     </item>'
     return rssStr
@@ -339,8 +343,10 @@ def htmlBlogPostRSS3(authorized: bool,
                 pubDate = datetime.strptime(published, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
                 titleStr = postJsonObject['object']['summary']
                 rssDateStr = pubDate.strftime("%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S UT")
+                description = firstParagraph(postJsonObject)
                 rssStr = 'title: ' + titleStr + '\n'
                 rssStr += 'link: ' + messageLink + '\n'
+                rssStr += 'description: ' + description + '\n'
                 rssStr += 'created: ' + rssDateStr + '\n\n'
     return rssStr
 
diff --git a/newswire.py b/newswire.py
index f69d5350d..e738fef4e 100644
--- a/newswire.py
+++ b/newswire.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from socket import error as SocketError
 import errno
 from datetime import datetime
 from collections import OrderedDict
+from utils import firstParagraph
 from utils import isPublicPost
 from utils import locatePost
 from utils import loadJson
@@ -444,19 +445,6 @@ def getHashtagsFromPost(postJsonObject: {}) -> []:
     return tags
 
 
-def firstParagraph(postJsonObject: {}) -> str:
-    """Get the first paragraph from a blog post
-    to be used as a summary in the newswire feed
-    """
-    content = postJsonObject['object']['content']
-    if '<p>' not in content or '</p>' not in content:
-        return removeHtml(content)
-    paragraph = content.split('<p>')[1]
-    if '</p>' in paragraph:
-        paragraph = paragraph.split('</p>')[0]
-    return removeHtml(paragraph)
-
-
 def addAccountBlogsToNewswire(baseDir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
                               newswire: {},
                               maxBlogsPerAccount: int,
diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index 08d21f159..6640e1dde 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -19,6 +19,19 @@ from calendar import monthrange
 from followingCalendar import addPersonToCalendar
 
 
+def firstParagraph(postJsonObject: {}) -> str:
+    """Get the first paragraph from a blog post
+    to be used as a summary in the newswire feed
+    """
+    content = postJsonObject['object']['content']
+    if '<p>' not in content or '</p>' not in content:
+        return removeHtml(content)
+    paragraph = content.split('<p>')[1]
+    if '</p>' in paragraph:
+        paragraph = paragraph.split('</p>')[0]
+    return removeHtml(paragraph)
+
+
 def removeHtml(content: str) -> str:
     """Removes html links from the given content.
     Used to ensure that profile descriptions don't contain dubious content