diff --git a/functions.php b/functions.php
index e0eb2bb0e..919cd926c 100644
--- a/functions.php
+++ b/functions.php
@@ -478,6 +478,9 @@
 			return;
 		}
 
+		db_query($link, "UPDATE ttrss_feeds SET last_update_started = NOW()
+			WHERE id = '$feed'");
+
 		$auth_login = db_fetch_result($result, 0, "auth_login");
 		$auth_pass = db_fetch_result($result, 0, "auth_pass");
 
diff --git a/sanity_check.php b/sanity_check.php
index 27698b7e6..2dfa75a83 100644
--- a/sanity_check.php
+++ b/sanity_check.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 	require_once "functions.php";
 
 	define('EXPECTED_CONFIG_VERSION', 14);
-	define('SCHEMA_VERSION', 29);
+	define('SCHEMA_VERSION', 30);
 
 	if (!file_exists("config.php")) {
 		print __("<b>Fatal Error</b>: You forgot to copy 
diff --git a/schema/ttrss_schema_mysql.sql b/schema/ttrss_schema_mysql.sql
index e7a8eebbd..a63a4133d 100644
--- a/schema/ttrss_schema_mysql.sql
+++ b/schema/ttrss_schema_mysql.sql
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ create table ttrss_feeds (id integer not null auto_increment primary key,
 	cache_images boolean not null default false,
 	auth_pass_encrypted boolean not null default false,
 	last_viewed datetime default null,
+	last_update_started datetime default null,
 	index(owner_uid),
 	foreign key (owner_uid) references ttrss_users(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
 	index(cat_id),
@@ -203,7 +204,7 @@ create table ttrss_tags (id integer primary key auto_increment,
 
 create table ttrss_version (schema_version int not null) TYPE=InnoDB;
 
-insert into ttrss_version values (29);
+insert into ttrss_version values (30);
 
 create table ttrss_enclosures (id serial not null primary key,
 	content_url text not null,
diff --git a/schema/ttrss_schema_pgsql.sql b/schema/ttrss_schema_pgsql.sql
index f06d6729c..942183bfc 100644
--- a/schema/ttrss_schema_pgsql.sql
+++ b/schema/ttrss_schema_pgsql.sql
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ create table ttrss_feeds (id serial not null primary key,
 	rtl_content boolean not null default false,
 	cache_images boolean not null default false,
 	last_viewed timestamp default null,
+	last_update_started timestamp default null,
 	auth_pass_encrypted boolean not null default false);	
 
 create index ttrss_feeds_owner_uid_index on ttrss_feeds(owner_uid);
@@ -182,7 +183,7 @@ create index ttrss_tags_owner_uid_index on ttrss_tags(owner_uid);
 
 create table ttrss_version (schema_version int not null);
 
-insert into ttrss_version values (29);
+insert into ttrss_version values (30);
 
 create table ttrss_enclosures (id serial not null primary key,
 	content_url text not null,
diff --git a/schema/versions/mysql/30.sql b/schema/versions/mysql/30.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0cff2018a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/schema/versions/mysql/30.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+alter table ttrss_feeds add column last_update_started datetime;
+alter table ttrss_feeds alter column last_update_started set default null;
+
+update ttrss_version set schema_version = 30;
diff --git a/schema/versions/pgsql/30.sql b/schema/versions/pgsql/30.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d83eee1f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/schema/versions/pgsql/30.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+alter table ttrss_feeds add column last_update_started timestamp;
+alter table ttrss_feeds alter column last_update_started set default null;
+
+update ttrss_version set schema_version = 30;