diff --git a/plugins/FeedsNodeProcessor.inc b/plugins/FeedsNodeProcessor.inc
index 519dfc5..010d11e 100644
--- a/plugins/FeedsNodeProcessor.inc
+++ b/plugins/FeedsNodeProcessor.inc
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ class FeedsNodeProcessor extends FeedsProcessor {
    * Creates a new node in memory and returns it.
    */
   protected function newEntity(FeedsSource $source) {
+    $source_node = FALSE;
     $node = new stdClass();
     $node->type = $this->bundle();
     $node->changed = REQUEST_TIME;
@@ -40,6 +41,15 @@ class FeedsNodeProcessor extends FeedsProcessor {
     // Populate properties that are set by node_object_prepare().
     $node->log = 'Created by FeedsNodeProcessor';
     $node->uid = $this->config['author'];
+
+    if ($source->feed_nid && $this->config['inherit']) {
+      $source_node = node_load($source->feed_nid);
+    }
+    if ($source_node) {
+      foreach ($this->config['inherit_fields'] as $id) {
+        $node->{$id} = $source_node->{$id};
+      }
+    }
     return $node;
   }
 
@@ -172,6 +182,8 @@ class FeedsNodeProcessor extends FeedsProcessor {
     return array(
       'expire' => FEEDS_EXPIRE_NEVER,
       'author' => 0,
+      'inherit' => 0,
+      'inherit_fields' => array(),
       'authorize' => TRUE,
     ) + parent::configDefaults();
   }
@@ -204,6 +216,56 @@ class FeedsNodeProcessor extends FeedsProcessor {
       '#description' => t('Select after how much time nodes should be deleted. The node\'s published date will be used for determining the node\'s age, see Mapping settings.'),
       '#default_value' => $this->config['expire'],
     );
+
+    // Inherit options are only available if the importer is attached to a node.
+    $importer = feeds_importer($this->id);
+    if (isset($importer->config['content_type']) && $this->bundle()) {
+      $form['inherit'] = array(
+        '#type' => 'checkbox',
+        '#title' => t('Inherit properties from feeds node'),
+        '#description' => t('Passes properties from the feeds node to any nodes that are created.'),
+        '#default_value' => $this->config['inherit'],
+      );
+
+      // Add node fields to those we can inherit.
+      $fields = array();
+      $node = new stdClass();
+      $node->type = $importer->config['content_type'];
+      $node->changed = REQUEST_TIME;
+      $node->created = REQUEST_TIME;
+      $node->language = NULL;
+      node_object_prepare($node);
+      foreach ($node as $id => $v) {
+        if ($id == 'type') {
+          continue;
+        }
+        $fields[$id] = $id;
+      }
+
+      // Add fields module fields to those we can inherit.
+      $instances = field_info_instances('node', $importer->config['content_type']);
+      $node_instances = field_info_instances('node', $this->bundle());
+      foreach ($instances as $id => $field) {
+        // Make sure the target node type also has this field.
+        if (isset($node_instances[$id])) {
+          $fields[$id] = $id;
+        }
+      }
+
+      $form['inherit_fields'] = array(
+        '#type' => 'select',
+        '#title' => t('Inherit fields'),
+        '#description' => t('Select the fields that you would like created nodes to inherit from the feeds node.'),
+        '#options' => $fields,
+        '#default_value' => $this->config['inherit_fields'],
+        '#multiple' => TRUE,
+        '#states' => array(
+          'invisible' => array(
+            'input[name="inherit"]' => array('checked' => FALSE),
+          ),
+        ),
+      );
+    }
     return $form;
   }