diff --git a/src/App.cpp b/src/App.cpp
index 2b153af..d34cfea 100644
--- a/src/App.cpp
+++ b/src/App.cpp
@@ -165,6 +165,10 @@ App::_OpenEntryFile(BMessage* refMessage)
 {
 	entry_ref entryRef;
 	refMessage->FindRef("refs", &entryRef);
+	BFile entryFile(&entryRef, B_WRITE_ONLY);
+
+	BString readStatus("Read");
+	entryFile.WriteAttrString("Feed:status", &readStatus);
 
 	if (fPreferences->EntryOpenAsHtml())
 		_OpenEntryFileAsHtml(entryRef);
diff --git a/src/Entry.cpp b/src/Entry.cpp
index a50cb67..890dc97 100644
--- a/src/Entry.cpp
+++ b/src/Entry.cpp
@@ -46,14 +46,12 @@ Entry::Filetize()
 	file.WriteAttr("BEOS:TYPE", B_MIME_STRING_TYPE, 0, betype.String(),
 		betype.CountChars() + 1);
 
-	file.WriteAttr("Feed:name", B_STRING_TYPE, 0,
-		fTitle.String(), fTitle.CountChars());
-	file.WriteAttr("Feed:description", B_STRING_TYPE, 0,
-		fDescription.String(), fDescription.CountChars());
-	file.WriteAttr("Feed:source", B_STRING_TYPE, 0,
-		fFeedTitle.String(), fFeedTitle.CountChars());
-	file.WriteAttr("META:url", B_STRING_TYPE, 0, fPostUrl.String(),
-		fPostUrl.CountChars());
+	BString readStatus("Unread");
+	file.WriteAttrString("Feed:name", &fTitle);
+	file.WriteAttrString("Feed:description", &fDescription);
+	file.WriteAttrString("Feed:source", &fFeedTitle);
+	file.WriteAttrString("META:url", &fPostUrl);
+	file.WriteAttrString("Feed:status", &readStatus);
 
 	if (fDate != NULL) {
 		file.WriteAttr("Feed:when", B_TIME_TYPE, 0, &tt_date, sizeof(time_t));
diff --git a/src/Feed.cpp b/src/Feed.cpp
index 38d943b..9a5da64 100644
--- a/src/Feed.cpp
+++ b/src/Feed.cpp
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ Feed::Feed(BEntry entry)
 	entry.GetPath(&path);
 	SetCachePath(BString(path.Path()));
 
-	BString name;
-	BString url;
+	BString name, url;
 	file.ReadAttrString("META:url", &url);
 	file.ReadAttrString("Feed:name", &name);
+	file.ReadAttrString("Feed:hash", &fLastHash);
 
 	if (!url.IsEmpty())
 		SetXmlUrl(BUrl(url));
@@ -120,8 +120,6 @@ Feed::Fetch()
 {
 	BFile cacheFile = BFile(fCachePath, B_READ_WRITE | B_CREATE_FILE);
 
-	cacheFile.ReadAttrString("Feed:hash", &fLastHash);
-
 	int32 result = fetch(fXmlUrl, &cacheFile, &fHash, 30);
 	cacheFile.WriteAttrString("Feed:hash", &fHash);
 
diff --git a/src/Mimetypes.cpp b/src/Mimetypes.cpp
index efeace5..61eeeb9 100644
--- a/src/Mimetypes.cpp
+++ b/src/Mimetypes.cpp
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ feedEntryMimeType()
 	addAttribute(info, "Feed:description", "Description");
 	addAttribute(info, "META:url", "URL");
 	addAttribute(info, "Feed:source", "Source");
+	addAttribute(info, "Feed:status", "Status");
 	addAttribute(info, "Feed:when", "When", B_TIME_TYPE, 150);
 
 	return mime.SetAttrInfo(&info);