diff --git a/feedify.ini b/feedify.ini
index 667fc2a..840fb54 100644
--- a/feedify.ini
+++ b/feedify.ini
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ item_title=	from.name {" > " to.data.name<", ">}
 item_link=	actions.link[0]
 item_content=	message story{"<br/><br/><a href='" link "'><img src='" picture "' /></a>"}{"<blockquote><a href='" link "'>" name "</a><br/>" description "</blockquote>"}{"<br/><br/> – @ " place.name}
 item_time=	created_time
+item_id=	id
 
 [facebook message/post]
 mode=json
@@ -66,3 +67,4 @@ items=	comments.data
 item_title=	from.name
 item_content=	message
 item_time=	created_time
+item_id=	id
diff --git a/feedify.py b/feedify.py
index 839257a..dfbd59f 100644
--- a/feedify.py
+++ b/feedify.py
@@ -221,6 +221,9 @@ class Builder(object):
 						feedItem['content'] = self.string(item, 'item_content')
 					if 'item_time' in self.rule:
 						feedItem['updated'] = self.string(item, 'item_time')
+					if 'item_id' in self.rule:
+						feedItem['id'] = self.string(item, 'item_id')
+						feedItem['isPermaLink'] = False
 
 					self.feed.items.append(feedItem)