diff --git a/export/akregatorstorageexporter.cpp b/export/akregatorstorageexporter.cpp
--- a/export/akregatorstorageexporter.cpp
+++ b/export/akregatorstorageexporter.cpp
@@ -229,9 +229,9 @@
     Elements::instance.entry.writeStartElement(writer);
     Elements::instance.guid.write(guid, writer);
 
-    const uint published = storage->pubDate(guid);
-    if (published > 0) {
-        const QString pdStr = QDateTime::fromTime_t(published).toString(Qt::ISODate);
+    const QDateTime published = storage->pubDate(guid);
+    if (published.isValid()) {
+        const QString pdStr = published.toString(Qt::ISODate);
         Elements::instance.published.write(pdStr, writer);
     }
 
diff --git a/interfaces/feedstorage.h b/interfaces/feedstorage.h
--- a/interfaces/feedstorage.h
+++ b/interfaces/feedstorage.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 class QString;
 class QStringList;
+class QDateTime;
 
 namespace Akregator {
 namespace Backend {
@@ -75,8 +76,8 @@
     virtual void setDeleted(const QString &guid) = 0;
     virtual QString link(const QString &guid) const = 0;
     virtual void setLink(const QString &guid, const QString &link) = 0;
-    virtual uint pubDate(const QString &guid) const = 0;
-    virtual void setPubDate(const QString &guid, uint pubdate) = 0;
+    virtual QDateTime pubDate(const QString &guid) const = 0;
+    virtual void setPubDate(const QString &guid, const QDateTime &pubdate) = 0;
     virtual int status(const QString &guid) const = 0;
     virtual void setStatus(const QString &guid, int status) = 0;
     virtual QString title(const QString &guid) const = 0;
diff --git a/plugins/mk4storage/feedstoragemk4impl.h b/plugins/mk4storage/feedstoragemk4impl.h
--- a/plugins/mk4storage/feedstoragemk4impl.h
+++ b/plugins/mk4storage/feedstoragemk4impl.h
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@
     void setDeleted(const QString &guid) override;
     QString link(const QString &guid) const override;
     void setLink(const QString &guid, const QString &link) override;
-    uint pubDate(const QString &guid) const override;
-    void setPubDate(const QString &guid, uint pubdate) override;
+    QDateTime pubDate(const QString &guid) const override;
+    void setPubDate(const QString &guid, const QDateTime &pubdate) override;
     int status(const QString &guid) const override;
     void setStatus(const QString &guid, int status) override;
     QString title(const QString &guid) const override;
diff --git a/plugins/mk4storage/feedstoragemk4impl.cpp b/plugins/mk4storage/feedstoragemk4impl.cpp
--- a/plugins/mk4storage/feedstoragemk4impl.cpp
+++ b/plugins/mk4storage/feedstoragemk4impl.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 
 #include <mk4.h>
 
+#include <QDateTime>
 #include <qdom.h>
 #include <QFile>
 #include <qdebug.h>
@@ -290,10 +291,10 @@
     return findidx != -1 ? QString::fromLatin1(d->plink(d->archiveView.GetAt(findidx))) : QLatin1String("");
 }
 
-uint FeedStorageMK4Impl::pubDate(const QString &guid) const
+QDateTime FeedStorageMK4Impl::pubDate(const QString &guid) const
 {
     int findidx = findArticle(guid);
-    return findidx != -1 ? d->ppubDate(d->archiveView.GetAt(findidx)) : 0;
+    return findidx != -1 ? QDateTime::fromTime_t(d->ppubDate(d->archiveView.GetAt(findidx))) : QDateTime();
 }
 
 int FeedStorageMK4Impl::status(const QString &guid) const
@@ -333,15 +334,15 @@
     return findidx != -1 ? QString::fromUtf8(d->pcontent(d->archiveView.GetAt(findidx))) : QLatin1String("");
 }
 
-void FeedStorageMK4Impl::setPubDate(const QString &guid, uint pubdate)
+void FeedStorageMK4Impl::setPubDate(const QString &guid, const QDateTime &pubdate)
 {
     int findidx = findArticle(guid);
     if (findidx == -1) {
         return;
     }
     c4_Row row;
     row = d->archiveView.GetAt(findidx);
-    d->ppubDate(row) = pubdate;
+    d->ppubDate(row) = pubdate.toTime_t();
     d->archiveView.SetAt(findidx, row);
     markDirty();
 }
diff --git a/src/article.cpp b/src/article.cpp
--- a/src/article.cpp
+++ b/src/article.cpp
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
     , archive(archive_)
     , status(archive->status(guid))
     , hash(archive->hash(guid))
-    , pubDate(QDateTime::fromTime_t(archive->pubDate(guid)))
+    , pubDate(archive->pubDate(guid))
 {
 }
 
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@
         } else {
             pubDate = QDateTime::currentDateTime();
         }
-        archive->setPubDate(guid, pubDate.toTime_t());
+        archive->setPubDate(guid, pubDate);
         if (firstAuthor) {
             archive->setAuthorName(guid, firstAuthor->name());
             archive->setAuthorUri(guid, firstAuthor->uri());
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@
         //archive->setComments(guid, article.comments());
         if (hash != archive->hash(guid)) { //article is in archive, was it modified?
             // if yes, update
-            pubDate.setTime_t(archive->pubDate(guid));
+            pubDate = archive->pubDate(guid);
             archive->setHash(guid, hash);
             QString title = article->title();
             if (title.isEmpty()) {
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@
 void Article::offsetPubDate(int secs)
 {
     d->pubDate = d->pubDate.addSecs(secs);
-    d->archive->setPubDate(d->guid, d->pubDate.toTime_t());
+    d->archive->setPubDate(d->guid, d->pubDate);
 }
 
 void Article::setDeleted()
diff --git a/src/dummystorage/feedstoragedummyimpl.h b/src/dummystorage/feedstoragedummyimpl.h
--- a/src/dummystorage/feedstoragedummyimpl.h
+++ b/src/dummystorage/feedstoragedummyimpl.h
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@
     void setDeleted(const QString &guid) override;
     QString link(const QString &guid) const override;
     void setLink(const QString &guid, const QString &link) override;
-    uint pubDate(const QString &guid) const override;
-    void setPubDate(const QString &guid, uint pubdate) override;
+    QDateTime pubDate(const QString &guid) const override;
+    void setPubDate(const QString &guid, const QDateTime & pubdate) override;
     int status(const QString &guid) const override;
     void setStatus(const QString &guid, int status) override;
     QString title(const QString &guid) const override;
diff --git a/src/dummystorage/feedstoragedummyimpl.cpp b/src/dummystorage/feedstoragedummyimpl.cpp
--- a/src/dummystorage/feedstoragedummyimpl.cpp
+++ b/src/dummystorage/feedstoragedummyimpl.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 #include <feed.h>
 
+#include <QDateTime>
 #include <QHash>
 #include <QList>
 #include <QMap>
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@
     public:
         Entry() :
             status(0)
-          , pubDate(0)
+          , pubDate()
           , hash(0)
           , guidIsHash(false)
           , guidIsPermaLink(false)
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@
         int comments;
         int status;
         int enclosureLength;
-        uint pubDate;
+        QDateTime pubDate;
         uint hash;
         bool guidIsHash = false;
         bool guidIsPermaLink = false;
@@ -205,9 +206,9 @@
     return contains(guid) ? d->entries[guid].link : QString();
 }
 
-uint FeedStorageDummyImpl::pubDate(const QString &guid) const
+QDateTime FeedStorageDummyImpl::pubDate(const QString &guid) const
 {
-    return contains(guid) ? d->entries[guid].pubDate : 0;
+    return contains(guid) ? d->entries[guid].pubDate : QDateTime();
 }
 
 int FeedStorageDummyImpl::status(const QString &guid) const
@@ -252,7 +253,7 @@
     return contains(guid) ? d->entries[guid].authorEMail : QString();
 }
 
-void FeedStorageDummyImpl::setPubDate(const QString &guid, uint pubdate)
+void FeedStorageDummyImpl::setPubDate(const QString &guid, const QDateTime &pubdate)
 {
     if (contains(guid)) {
         d->entries[guid].pubDate = pubdate;