diff --git a/doc/changelog.md b/doc/changelog.md
index d1ddc20..1382cc4 100644
--- a/doc/changelog.md
+++ b/doc/changelog.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 - (fix) crash on empty article list with article is selected (thanks to @rksvc)
 - (fix) invalid article title in RSS feeds with media containing titles (thanks to @bwwu-git for the report)
 - (fix) missing image enclosures in certain RSS feeds (thanks to @palinek for the report)
+- (fix) parsing namespaced legacy RSS feeds (thanks to @f100024)
 
 # v2.6 (2025-11-24)
 
diff --git a/src/parser/rss.go b/src/parser/rss.go
index 1470bfc..26c5bcb 100644
--- a/src/parser/rss.go
+++ b/src/parser/rss.go
@@ -48,12 +48,6 @@ type rssLink struct {
 	Rel     string `xml:"rel,attr"`
 }
 
-type rssTitle struct {
-	XMLName xml.Name
-	Data    string `xml:",chardata"`
-	Inner   string `xml:",innerxml"`
-}
-
 type rssEnclosure struct {
 	URL    string `xml:"url,attr"`
 	Type   string `xml:"type,attr"`
@@ -63,9 +57,10 @@ type rssEnclosure struct {
 func ParseRSS(r io.Reader) (*Feed, error) {
 	srcfeed := rssFeed{}
 
-	decoder := xmlDecoder(r)
-	decoder.DefaultSpace = "rss"
-	if err := decoder.Decode(&srcfeed); err != nil {
+	rawDecoder := xmlDecoder(r)
+	rawDecoder.DefaultSpace = "rss"
+	rssDecoder := xml.NewTokenDecoder(&rssTokenReader{Decoder: rawDecoder})
+	if err := rssDecoder.Decode(&srcfeed); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/parser/util.go b/src/parser/util.go
index ca1aa38..1e6b13d 100644
--- a/src/parser/util.go
+++ b/src/parser/util.go
@@ -42,6 +42,59 @@ func xmlDecoder(r io.Reader) *xml.Decoder {
 	return decoder
 }
 
+// XML token reader that strips the default namespace.
+// It's primary purpose is to support namespaced legacy UserLand RSS feeds.
+// NOTE: token readers cannot populate ",innerxml"-tagged struct fields,
+// see https://github.com/golang/go/issues/39645
+type rssTokenReader struct {
+	Decoder   *xml.Decoder
+	defaultNS string
+}
+
+func (r *rssTokenReader) Token() (xml.Token, error) {
+	tok, err := r.Decoder.Token()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	switch t := tok.(type) {
+	case xml.StartElement:
+		// extract default namespace: <rss xmlns="<defaultNS>">
+		if t.Name.Local == "rss" {
+			for _, attr := range t.Attr {
+				if attr.Name.Space == "" && attr.Name.Local == "xmlns" && attr.Value != "" {
+					r.defaultNS = attr.Value
+					break
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		if r.defaultNS != "" {
+			// Rewrite element namespace
+			if t.Name.Space == r.defaultNS {
+				t.Name.Space = r.Decoder.DefaultSpace
+			}
+			// Rewrite attribute namespaces
+			attrs := t.Attr[:0]
+			for _, a := range t.Attr {
+				if a.Name.Space == r.defaultNS {
+					a.Name.Space = r.Decoder.DefaultSpace
+				}
+				attrs = append(attrs, a)
+			}
+			t.Attr = attrs
+		}
+		return t, nil
+	case xml.EndElement:
+		if r.defaultNS != "" && t.Name.Space == r.defaultNS {
+			t.Name.Space = r.Decoder.DefaultSpace
+		}
+		return t, nil
+	default:
+		return tok, nil
+	}
+}
+
 type safexmlreader struct {
 	reader *bufio.Reader
 	buffer *bytes.Buffer