diff --git a/README b/README
index 01d34fd..509ed45 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 Flexget Plugins By Andrew Williams (nikdoof)
 
-output_twitter - For each entry produce a twitter posting. 
-                 Requires python-twitter 0.5 or above.
+output_twitter -  For each entry produce a twitter posting. 
+                  Requires python-twitter 0.5 or above.
+
+output_rtorrent - Load accepted entries into rtorrent
diff --git a/output_rtorrent.py b/output_rtorrent.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..189cd5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/output_rtorrent.py
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+""" Output rTorrent - Feeds selected entries into rTorrent """
+import logging
+from flexget.plugin import *
+
+__pychecker__ = 'unusednames=parser'
+
+log = logging.getLogger('rtorrent')
+
+class OutputRtorrent:
+
+    def validator(self):
+	from flexget import validator
+        root = validator.factory()
+        return root
+
+    def get_config(self, feed):
+        config = feed.config.get('rtorrent', {})
+        if isinstance(config, bool)
+            config = {'enabled': config}
+
+        return config
+
+    def on_feed_download(self, feed):
+        if config['enabled']:
+            if not 'download' in feed.config:
+                download = get_plugin_by_name('download')
+                download.instance.on_feed_download(feed)
+
+    def on_feed_output(self, feed):
+        if not feed.accepted or not config['enabled']:
+            return
+
+    def feed_exit(self, feed):
+	pass
+
+
+    def open_socket(self, path):
+        """ Open a socket to the rTorrent XMLRPC interface """
+
+	proto = path.split("://")[0]
+	path = path.split("://")[1]
+
+        switch proto:
+            case "file":
+                s = socket.socket(socket.AF_UNIX, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+                s.connect(path)
+                return s
+            case "http":
+                raise PluginError("http xmlrpc interface not supported")
+            else:
+                raise PluginError("Unsupported path protocol: %s" % proto)