diff --git a/htroot/api/feed.xml b/htroot/api/feed.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..240028d12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/htroot/api/feed.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<rss>
+
+<!-- rss standard channel -->
+<channel>
+<title>#[channel_title]#</title>
+<description>#[channel_description]#</description>
+<pubDate>#[channel_pubDate]#</pubDate>
+
+<!-- messages -->
+#{item}#
+<item>
+<title>#[title]#</title>
+<link>#[link]#</link>
+<description>#[description]#</description>
+<pubDate>#[pubDate]#</pubDate>
+<guid isPermaLink="false">#[guid]#</guid>
+</item>
+#{/item}#
+</channel>
+</rss>
diff --git a/htroot/rssTerminal.html b/htroot/rssTerminal.html
index e08591f79..5da249751 100755
--- a/htroot/rssTerminal.html
+++ b/htroot/rssTerminal.html
@@ -123,7 +123,14 @@ function idlepingExec() {
 }
 
 function load() {
-  getRSS("/api/feed.rss?count=80&set=" + set + "&requestCount=" + requestCount + "&time=" + (new Date()).getTime());
+  /* Check for Internet Explorer to use feed.xml instead of feed.rss fixing a problem with reading from the RSS Feed file which results in a null reference */
+  /* Problem is described in the forums and should be fixed by changing the MIME-Type for .rss files in the YaCy HTTPd */
+  if (navigator.appName=="Microsoft Internet Explorer")
+  {
+	getRSS("/api/feed.xml?count=80&set=" + set + "&requestCount=" + requestCount + "&time=" + (new Date()).getTime());
+  } else {
+    getRSS("/api/feed.rss?count=80&set=" + set + "&requestCount=" + requestCount + "&time=" + (new Date()).getTime());
+  }
   requestCount++;
 }