diff --git a/classes/feeditem/atom.php b/classes/feeditem/atom.php
index d21933897..1a9db9020 100644
--- a/classes/feeditem/atom.php
+++ b/classes/feeditem/atom.php
@@ -138,6 +138,13 @@ class FeedItem_Atom {
 			if ($email) return $email->nodeValue;
 
 		}
+
+		$author = $this->xpath->query("dc:creator", $this->elem)->item(0);
+
+		if ($author) {
+			return $author->nodeValue;
+		}
+
 	}
 }
 ?>
diff --git a/classes/feeditem/rss.php b/classes/feeditem/rss.php
index 7a3b0d342..9e54a9c09 100644
--- a/classes/feeditem/rss.php
+++ b/classes/feeditem/rss.php
@@ -129,8 +129,14 @@ class FeedItem_RSS {
 			$email = $author->getElementsByTagName("email")->item(0);
 
 			if ($email) return $email->nodeValue;
+		}
+
+		$author = $this->xpath->query("dc:creator", $this->elem)->item(0);
 
+		if ($author) {
+			return $author->nodeValue;
 		}
+
 	}
 }
 ?>