diff --git a/app/models/approve_article.rb b/app/models/approve_article.rb
index 853c523..e242252 100644
--- a/app/models/approve_article.rb
+++ b/app/models/approve_article.rb
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class ApproveArticle < Task
   end
 
   def perform
-    PublishedArticle.create!(:name => name, :profile => target, :reference_article => article, :parent => article_parent, :highlighted => highlighted)
+    PublishedArticle.create!(:name => name, :profile => target, :reference_article => article, :parent => article_parent, :highlighted => highlighted, :source => article.source)
   end
 
   def target_notification_message
diff --git a/db/migrate/20100811211216_set_published_articles_source.rb b/db/migrate/20100811211216_set_published_articles_source.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d07a9d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20100811211216_set_published_articles_source.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+class SetPublishedArticlesSource < ActiveRecord::Migration
+  def self.up
+    update("update articles set source = (select source from articles origin where origin.id = articles.reference_article_id) where articles.type = 'PublishedArticle';")
+  end
+
+  def self.down
+    say "this migration can't be reverted"
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/unit/approve_article_test.rb b/test/unit/approve_article_test.rb
index 2aab15d..c10ba92 100644
--- a/test/unit/approve_article_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/approve_article_test.rb
@@ -97,4 +97,14 @@ class ApproveArticleTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.empty?
   end
 
+  should 'copy the source from the original article' do
+    article = fast_create(TextArticle, :profile_id => profile.id, :name => 'test article', :source => "sample-feed.com")
+    community = fast_create(Community, :name => 'test comm')
+
+    a = ApproveArticle.create!(:name => 'test name', :article => article, :target => community, :requestor => profile)
+    a.finish
+
+    assert_equal PublishedArticle.last.source, article.source
+  end
+
 end
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