diff --git a/src/addfeeddialog.cpp b/src/addfeeddialog.cpp
--- a/src/addfeeddialog.cpp
+++ b/src/addfeeddialog.cpp
@@ -109,12 +109,12 @@
     }
 
     if (!feedUrl.contains(QStringLiteral(":/"))) {
-        feedUrl.prepend(QStringLiteral("http://"));
+        feedUrl.prepend(QStringLiteral("https://"));
     }
 
     QUrl asUrl(feedUrl);
     if (asUrl.scheme() == QLatin1String("feed")) {
-        asUrl.setScheme(QStringLiteral("http"));
+        asUrl.setScheme(QStringLiteral("https"));
         feedUrl = asUrl.url();
     }
     m_feed->setXmlUrl(feedUrl);
diff --git a/src/akregator_part.cpp b/src/akregator_part.cpp
--- a/src/akregator_part.cpp
+++ b/src/akregator_part.cpp
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
 
     QDomElement planetkde = doc.createElement(QStringLiteral("outline"));
     planetkde.setAttribute(QStringLiteral("text"), i18n("Planet KDE"));
-    planetkde.setAttribute(QStringLiteral("xmlUrl"), QStringLiteral("http://planetkde.org/rss20.xml"));
+    planetkde.setAttribute(QStringLiteral("xmlUrl"), QStringLiteral("https://planetkde.org/rss20.xml"));
     mainFolder.appendChild(planetkde);
 
     QDomElement apps = doc.createElement(QStringLiteral("outline"));
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
 
     QDomElement portugueuseKde = doc.createElement(QStringLiteral("outline"));
     portugueuseKde.setAttribute(QStringLiteral("text"), i18n("Planet KDE Brazilian Portuguese"));
-    portugueuseKde.setAttribute(QStringLiteral("xmlUrl"), QStringLiteral("http://planetkde.org/pt-br/rss20.xml"));
+    portugueuseKde.setAttribute(QStringLiteral("xmlUrl"), QStringLiteral("https://planetkde.org/pt-br/rss20.xml"));
     portugueuseFolder.appendChild(portugueuseKde);
 
     // spanish feed(s)
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
 
     QDomElement spanishKde = doc.createElement(QStringLiteral("outline"));
     spanishKde.setAttribute(QStringLiteral("text"), i18n("Planet KDE España"));
-    spanishKde.setAttribute(QStringLiteral("xmlUrl"), QStringLiteral("http://planet.kde-espana.org/atom.xml"));
+    spanishKde.setAttribute(QStringLiteral("xmlUrl"), QStringLiteral("https://planet.kde-espana.org/atom.xml"));
     spanishFolder.appendChild(spanishKde);
 
     return doc;