diff --git a/daemon.py b/daemon.py
index a36513705..0c23ee96f 100644
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@@ -11534,7 +11534,9 @@ def runDaemon(newsInstance: bool,
     print('Creating newswire thread')
     httpd.thrNewswireDaemon = \
         threadWithTrace(target=runNewswireDaemon,
-                        args=(baseDir, httpd, 'newswire'), daemon=True)
+                        args=(baseDir, httpd,
+                              httpPrefix, domain, port,
+                              httpd.translate), daemon=True)
 
     # flags used when restarting the inbox queue
     httpd.restartInboxQueueInProgress = False
diff --git a/newsdaemon.py b/newsdaemon.py
index 708a7dacb..6df1600fa 100644
--- a/newsdaemon.py
+++ b/newsdaemon.py
@@ -6,11 +6,76 @@ __maintainer__ = "Bob Mottram"
 __email__ = "bob@freedombone.net"
 __status__ = "Production"
 
+import os
 import time
 from newswire import getDictFromNewswire
+from posts import createNewsPost
+from utils import saveJson
 
 
-def runNewswireDaemon(baseDir: str, httpd, unused: str):
+def updateFeedsIndex(baseDir: str, filename: str) -> None:
+    """Updates the index used for imported RSS feeds
+    """
+    indexFilename = baseDir + '/accounts/feeds.index'
+
+    if os.path.isfile(indexFilename):
+        if filename not in open(indexFilename).read():
+            try:
+                with open(indexFilename, 'r+') as feedsFile:
+                    content = feedsFile.read()
+                    feedsFile.seek(0, 0)
+                    feedsFile.write(filename + '\n' + content)
+                    print('DEBUG: feeds post added to index')
+            except Exception as e:
+                print('WARN: Failed to write entry to feeds posts index ' +
+                      indexFilename + ' ' + str(e))
+    else:
+        feedsFile = open(indexFilename, 'w+')
+        if feedsFile:
+            feedsFile.write(filename + '\n')
+            feedsFile.close()
+
+
+def convertRSStoActivityPub(baseDir: str, httpPrefix: str,
+                            domain: str, port: int,
+                            newswire: {},
+                            translate: {}) -> None:
+    """Converts rss items in a newswire into posts
+    """
+    basePath = baseDir + '/accounts/feeds'
+    if not os.path.isdir(basePath):
+        os.mkdir(basePath)
+
+    nickname = 'feeds'
+
+    for dateStr, item in newswire.items():
+        dateStr = dateStr.replace(' ', 'T')
+        dateStr = dateStr.replace('+00:00', 'Z')
+
+        filename = basePath + '/' + dateStr + '.json'
+        if os.path.isfile(filename):
+            continue
+
+        rssTitle = item[0]
+        url = item[1]
+        rssDescription = item[4]
+        if rssDescription:
+            rssDescription += \
+                '\n\n' + translate['Read more...'] + '\n' + url
+        else:
+            rssDescription = url
+        blog = createNewsPost(baseDir,
+                              nickname, domain, port,
+                              httpPrefix, dateStr,
+                              rssTitle, rssDescription,
+                              None, None, None, False)
+        if saveJson(blog, filename):
+            updateFeedsIndex(baseDir, filename)
+
+
+def runNewswireDaemon(baseDir: str, httpd,
+                      httpPrefix: str, domain: str, port: int,
+                      translate: {}) -> None:
     """Periodically updates RSS feeds
     """
     # initial sleep to allow the system to start up
@@ -33,6 +98,12 @@ def runNewswireDaemon(baseDir: str, httpd, unused: str):
 
         httpd.newswire = newNewswire
         print('Newswire updated')
+
+        convertRSStoActivityPub(baseDir,
+                                httpPrefix, domain, port,
+                                newNewswire, translate)
+        print('Newswire feed converted to ActivityPub')
+
         # wait a while before the next feeds update
         time.sleep(1200)
 
diff --git a/newswire.py b/newswire.py
index 1b86ef6ec..0d3ddceea 100644
--- a/newswire.py
+++ b/newswire.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ __email__ = "bob@freedombone.net"
 __status__ = "Production"
 
 import os
-import time
 import requests
 from socket import error as SocketError
 import errno
diff --git a/posts.py b/posts.py
index 1e265ff6f..991fd3c84 100644
--- a/posts.py
+++ b/posts.py
@@ -1195,7 +1195,7 @@ def createBlogPost(baseDir: str,
 
 def createNewsPost(baseDir: str,
                    nickname: str, domain: str, port: int, httpPrefix: str,
-                   rssTitle: str, rssDescription: str,
+                   published: str, rssTitle: str, rssDescription: str,
                    attachImageFilename: str, mediaType: str,
                    imageDescription: str, useBlurhash: bool) -> {}:
     """Converts title and description from an rss feed into a post
@@ -1225,6 +1225,7 @@ def createNewsPost(baseDir: str,
                          schedulePost,
                          eventDate, eventTime, location)
     blog['object']['type'] = 'Article'
+    blog['object']['published'] = published
     return blog
 
 
diff --git a/translations/ar.json b/translations/ar.json
index f24ac3992..74ce376c6 100644
--- a/translations/ar.json
+++ b/translations/ar.json
@@ -304,5 +304,6 @@
     "Vote": "تصويت",
     "Remove Vote": "إزالة التصويت",
     "This is a news instance": "هذا مثال أخبار",
-    "News": "أخبار"
+    "News": "أخبار",
+    "Read more...": ""
 }
diff --git a/translations/ca.json b/translations/ca.json
index d59073906..40f7b8154 100644
--- a/translations/ca.json
+++ b/translations/ca.json
@@ -304,5 +304,6 @@
     "Vote": "Notícies",
     "Remove Vote": "Elimina el vot",
     "This is a news instance": "Aquesta és una instància de notícies",
-    "News": "Notícies"
+    "News": "Notícies",
+    "Read more...": ""
 }
diff --git a/translations/cy.json b/translations/cy.json
index 6129a816e..053d523be 100644
--- a/translations/cy.json
+++ b/translations/cy.json
@@ -304,5 +304,6 @@
     "Vote": "Newyddion",
     "Remove Vote": "Tynnwch y Bleidlais",
     "This is a news instance": "Dyma enghraifft newyddion",
-    "News": "Newyddion"
+    "News": "Newyddion",
+    "Read more...": ""
 }
diff --git a/translations/de.json b/translations/de.json
index d0710d5a9..21c688451 100644
--- a/translations/de.json
+++ b/translations/de.json
@@ -304,5 +304,6 @@
     "Vote": "Abstimmung",
     "Remove Vote": "Abstimmung entfernen",
     "This is a news instance": "Dies ist eine Nachrichteninstanz",
-    "News": "Nachrichten"
+    "News": "Nachrichten",
+    "Read more...": ""
 }
diff --git a/translations/en.json b/translations/en.json
index 420dfec52..36add8b2f 100644
--- a/translations/en.json
+++ b/translations/en.json
@@ -304,5 +304,6 @@
     "Vote": "Vote",
     "Remove Vote": "Remove Vote",
     "This is a news instance": "This is a news instance",
-    "News": "News"
+    "News": "News",
+    "Read more...": "Read more..."
 }
diff --git a/translations/es.json b/translations/es.json
index a296bf69d..010138ebf 100644
--- a/translations/es.json
+++ b/translations/es.json
@@ -304,5 +304,6 @@
     "Vote": "Votar",
     "Remove Vote": "Eliminar voto",
     "This is a news instance": "Esta es una instancia de noticias",
-    "News": "Noticias"
+    "News": "Noticias",
+    "Read more...": ""
 }
diff --git a/translations/fr.json b/translations/fr.json
index ec2955833..a9e3c739b 100644
--- a/translations/fr.json
+++ b/translations/fr.json
@@ -304,5 +304,6 @@
     "Vote": "Voter",
     "Remove Vote": "Supprimer le vote",
     "This is a news instance": "Ceci est une instance d'actualité",
-    "News": "Nouvelles"
+    "News": "Nouvelles",
+    "Read more...": ""
 }
diff --git a/translations/ga.json b/translations/ga.json
index 49b67041d..429efb4d8 100644
--- a/translations/ga.json
+++ b/translations/ga.json
@@ -304,5 +304,6 @@
     "Vote": "Vóta",
     "Remove Vote": "Bain Vóta",
     "This is a news instance": "Is sampla nuachta é seo",
-    "News": "Nuacht"
+    "News": "Nuacht",
+    "Read more...": ""
 }
diff --git a/translations/hi.json b/translations/hi.json
index b8e555726..428b8b1ec 100644
--- a/translations/hi.json
+++ b/translations/hi.json
@@ -304,5 +304,6 @@
     "Vote": "वोट",
     "Remove Vote": "वोट हटा दें",
     "This is a news instance": "यह एक समाचार का उदाहरण है",
-    "News": "समाचार"
+    "News": "समाचार",
+    "Read more...": ""
 }
diff --git a/translations/it.json b/translations/it.json
index a8e22bd98..32788a6b8 100644
--- a/translations/it.json
+++ b/translations/it.json
@@ -304,5 +304,6 @@
     "Vote": "Votazione",
     "Remove Vote": "Rimuovi voto",
     "This is a news instance": "Questa è un'istanza di notizie",
-    "News": "Notizia"
+    "News": "Notizia",
+    "Read more...": ""
 }
diff --git a/translations/ja.json b/translations/ja.json
index 299964631..b57fe63d9 100644
--- a/translations/ja.json
+++ b/translations/ja.json
@@ -304,5 +304,6 @@
     "Vote": "投票",
     "Remove Vote": "投票を削除",
     "This is a news instance": "これはニュースインスタンスです",
-    "News": "ニュース"
+    "News": "ニュース",
+    "Read more...": ""
 }
diff --git a/translations/oc.json b/translations/oc.json
index 99eae9ad6..23780037b 100644
--- a/translations/oc.json
+++ b/translations/oc.json
@@ -300,5 +300,6 @@
     "Vote": "Vote",
     "Remove Vote": "Remove Vote",
     "This is a news instance": "This is a news instance",
-    "News": "News"
+    "News": "News",
+    "Read more...": "Read more..."
 }
diff --git a/translations/pt.json b/translations/pt.json
index 015fa1859..67a076516 100644
--- a/translations/pt.json
+++ b/translations/pt.json
@@ -304,5 +304,6 @@
     "Vote": "Voto",
     "Remove Vote": "Remover voto",
     "This is a news instance": "Esta é uma instância de notícias",
-    "News": "Notícia"
+    "News": "Notícia",
+    "Read more...": ""
 }
diff --git a/translations/ru.json b/translations/ru.json
index ca7623b34..726df9bea 100644
--- a/translations/ru.json
+++ b/translations/ru.json
@@ -304,5 +304,6 @@
     "Vote": "Голос",
     "Remove Vote": "Удалить голос",
     "This is a news instance": "Это новостной экземпляр",
-    "News": "Новости"
+    "News": "Новости",
+    "Read more...": ""
 }
diff --git a/translations/zh.json b/translations/zh.json
index fb24bc136..dafc27164 100644
--- a/translations/zh.json
+++ b/translations/zh.json
@@ -304,5 +304,6 @@
     "Vote": "投票",
     "Remove Vote": "删除投票",
     "This is a news instance": "这是一个新闻实例",
-    "News": "新闻"
+    "News": "新闻",
+    "Read more...": ""
 }