diff --git a/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module b/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module
index 8cf6487..28d488e 100644
--- a/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module
+++ b/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module
@@ -1418,6 +1418,10 @@ function taxonomy_field_formatter_info() {
       'label' => t('Plain text'),
       'field types' => array('taxonomy_term_reference'),
     ),
+    'taxonomy_term_reference_rss_category' => array(
+      'label' => t('RSS category'),
+      'field types' => array('taxonomy_term_reference'),
+    ),
   );
 }
 
@@ -1460,6 +1464,18 @@ function taxonomy_field_formatter_view($entity_type, $entity, $field, $instance,
         );
       }
       break;
+
+    case 'taxonomy_term_reference_rss_category':
+      foreach ($items as $delta => $item) {
+        $entity->rss_elements[] = array(
+          'key' => 'category',
+          'value' => $item['tid'] != 'autocreate' ? $item['taxonomy_term']->name : $item['name'],
+          'attributes' => array(
+            'domain' => $item['tid'] != 'autocreate' ? url('taxonomy/term/' . $item['tid'], array('absolute' => TRUE)) : '',
+          ),
+        );
+      }
+      break;
   }
 
   return $element;
diff --git a/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.test b/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.test
index 25743bf..cb80f57 100644
--- a/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.test
+++ b/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.test
@@ -891,6 +891,99 @@ class TaxonomyTermTestCase extends TaxonomyWebTestCase {
 }
 
 /**
+ * Tests the rendering of term reference fields in RSS feeds.
+ */
+class TaxonomyRSSTestCase extends TaxonomyWebTestCase {
+
+  public static function getInfo() {
+    return array(
+      'name' => 'Taxonomy RSS Content.',
+      'description' => 'Ensure that data added as terms appears in RSS feeds if "RSS Category" format is selected.',
+      'group' => 'Taxonomy',
+    );
+  }
+
+  function setUp() {
+    parent::setUp('taxonomy');
+    $this->admin_user = $this->drupalCreateUser(array('administer taxonomy', 'bypass node access', 'administer content types'));
+    $this->drupalLogin($this->admin_user);
+    $this->vocabulary = $this->createVocabulary();
+
+    $field = array(
+      'field_name' => 'taxonomy_' . $this->vocabulary->machine_name,
+      'type' => 'taxonomy_term_reference',
+      'cardinality' => FIELD_CARDINALITY_UNLIMITED,
+      'settings' => array(
+        'allowed_values' => array(
+          array(
+            'vocabulary' => $this->vocabulary->machine_name,
+            'parent' => 0,
+          ),
+        ),
+      ),
+    );
+    field_create_field($field);
+
+    $this->instance = array(
+      'field_name' => 'taxonomy_' . $this->vocabulary->machine_name,
+      'bundle' => 'article',
+      'entity_type' => 'node',
+      'widget' => array(
+        'type' => 'options_select',
+      ),
+      'display' => array(
+        'default' => array(
+          'type' => 'taxonomy_term_reference_link',
+        ),
+      ),
+    );
+    field_create_instance($this->instance);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Tests that terms added to nodes are displayed in core RSS feed.
+   *
+   * Create a node and assert that taxonomy terms appear in rss.xml.
+   */
+  function testTaxonomyRSS() {
+    // Create two taxonomy terms.
+    $term1 = $this->createTerm($this->vocabulary);
+
+    // RSS display must be added manually.
+    $this->drupalGet("admin/structure/types/manage/article/display");
+    $edit = array(
+      "view_modes_custom[rss]" => '1',
+    );
+    $this->drupalPost(NULL, $edit, t('Save'));
+
+    // Change the format to 'RSS category'.
+    $this->drupalGet("admin/structure/types/manage/article/display/rss");
+    $edit = array(
+      "fields[taxonomy_" . $this->vocabulary->machine_name . "][type]" => 'taxonomy_term_reference_rss_category',
+    );
+    $this->drupalPost(NULL, $edit, t('Save'));
+
+    // Post an article.
+    $edit = array();
+    $langcode = LANGUAGE_NONE;
+    $edit["title"] = $this->randomName();
+    $edit[$this->instance['field_name'] . '[' . $langcode .'][]'] = $term1->tid;
+    $this->drupalPost('node/add/article', $edit, t('Save'));
+
+    // Check that the term is displayed when the RSS feed is viewed.
+    $this->drupalGet('rss.xml');
+    $test_element = array(
+      'key' => 'category',
+      'value' => $term1->name,
+      'attributes' => array(
+        'domain' => url('taxonomy/term/' . $term1->tid, array('absolute' => TRUE)),
+      ),
+    );
+    $this->assertRaw(format_xml_elements(array($test_element)), 'Term is displayed when viewing the rss feed.');
+  }
+}
+
+/**
  * Tests the hook implementations that maintain the taxonomy index.
  */
 class TaxonomyTermIndexTestCase extends TaxonomyWebTestCase {