diff --git a/app/models/external_feed.rb b/app/models/external_feed.rb
index 5497e51..2b8c524 100644
--- a/app/models/external_feed.rb
+++ b/app/models/external_feed.rb
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ class ExternalFeed < ActiveRecord::Base
     article.source = link 
     article.profile = blog.profile 
     article.parent = blog
+    article.author_name = self.feed_title
     unless blog.children.exists?(:slug => article.slug)
       article.save!
       article.delay.create_activity
diff --git a/test/unit/external_feed_test.rb b/test/unit/external_feed_test.rb
index ca4ff49..09337b8 100644
--- a/test/unit/external_feed_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/external_feed_test.rb
@@ -167,4 +167,13 @@ class ExternalFeedTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert_equal '<img src="noosfero.png" /><p>Html content 1.</p><p>Html content 2.</p>', dd.sort.join
   end
 
+  should 'use feed title as author name' do
+    blog = create_blog
+    e = build(:external_feed, :blog => blog, :feed_title => 'The Source')
+    e.add_item('Article title', 'http://orig.link.invalid', Time.now, '<p style="color: red">Html content 1.</p>')
+
+    assert_equal "The Source", blog.posts.first.author_name
+
+  end
+
 end
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