diff --git a/lib/fields.js b/lib/fields.js
index b3f8d7b..b6ab931 100644
--- a/lib/fields.js
+++ b/lib/fields.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ fields.feed = [
   ['dc:title', 'title'],
   ['dc:type', 'type'],
   'title',
+  'subtitle', // Added to support standard RSS/Atom subtitle elements (distinct from itunes:subtitle in podcastFeed)
   'description',
   'author',
   'pubDate',
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ fields.item = [
   ['dc:source', 'source'],
   ['dc:title', 'title'],
   'title',
+  'subtitle', // Added to support standard RSS/Atom subtitle elements (distinct from itunes:subtitle in podcastItem)
   'link',
   'pubDate',
   'author',