diff --git a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/feeds/FeedRefreshTaskGiver.java b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/feeds/FeedRefreshTaskGiver.java
index 326df6f8..70558f38 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/feeds/FeedRefreshTaskGiver.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/feeds/FeedRefreshTaskGiver.java
@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@ public class FeedRefreshTaskGiver {
 				.getBackgroundThreads();
 	}
 
+	@Lock(LockType.WRITE)
+	public void add(Feed feed) {
+		queue.add(feed);
+		feed.setLastUpdated(Calendar.getInstance().getTime());
+		feedDAO.update(feed);
+	}
+
 	@Lock(LockType.WRITE)
 	public Feed take() {
 		Feed feed = queue.poll();
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/services/FeedSubscriptionService.java b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/services/FeedSubscriptionService.java
index 6a25b661..57ea80d5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/services/FeedSubscriptionService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/backend/services/FeedSubscriptionService.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import javax.inject.Inject;
 import com.commafeed.backend.dao.FeedEntryDAO;
 import com.commafeed.backend.dao.FeedEntryStatusDAO;
 import com.commafeed.backend.dao.FeedSubscriptionDAO;
+import com.commafeed.backend.feeds.FeedRefreshTaskGiver;
 import com.commafeed.backend.model.Feed;
 import com.commafeed.backend.model.FeedCategory;
 import com.commafeed.backend.model.FeedEntry;
@@ -30,6 +31,8 @@ public class FeedSubscriptionService {
 
 	@Inject
 	FeedSubscriptionDAO feedSubscriptionDAO;
+	
+	@Inject FeedRefreshTaskGiver taskGiver;
 
 	public Feed subscribe(User user, String url, String title,
 			FeedCategory category) {
@@ -60,6 +63,7 @@ public class FeedSubscriptionService {
 			}
 			feedEntryStatusDAO.save(statuses);
 		}
+		taskGiver.add(feed);
 		return feed;
 	}
 }