diff --git a/layouts/_default/index.rss.xml b/layouts/_default/rss.xml
similarity index 79%
rename from layouts/_default/index.rss.xml
rename to layouts/_default/rss.xml
index 316c872b..7d3ecc8a 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/index.rss.xml
+++ b/layouts/_default/rss.xml
@@ -16,12 +16,14 @@
     <title>{{ if eq  .Title  .Site.Title }}{{ .Site.Title }}{{ else }}{{ with .Title }}{{.}} on {{ end }}{{ .Site.Title }}{{ end }}</title>
     <link>{{ .Permalink }}</link>
     <description>Recent content {{ if ne  .Title  .Site.Title }}{{ with .Title }}in {{.}} {{ end }}{{ end }}on {{ .Site.Title }}</description>
-    <generator>Hugo -- gohugo.io</generator>{{ with .Site.LanguageCode }}
-    <language>{{.}}</language>{{end}}{{ with .Site.Author.email }}
+    <generator>Hugo -- gohugo.io</generator>
+    <language>{{ site.Language.LanguageCode }}</language>{{ with .Site.Author.email }}
     <managingEditor>{{.}}{{ with $.Site.Author.name }} ({{.}}){{end}}</managingEditor>{{end}}{{ with .Site.Author.email }}
-    <webMaster>{{.}}{{ with $.Site.Author.name }} ({{.}}){{end}}</webMaster>{{end}}{{ with .Site.Copyright }}
-    <copyright>{{.}}</copyright>{{end}}{{ if not .Date.IsZero }}
-    <lastBuildDate>{{ .Date.Format "Mon, 02 Jan 2006 15:04:05 -0700" | safeHTML }}</lastBuildDate>{{ end }}
+    <webMaster>{{.}}{{ with $.Site.Author.name }} ({{.}}){{end}}</webMaster>{{end}}
+    {{ if .Site.Params.footer.showCopyright | default true -}}
+    <copyright>{{ with replace .Site.Params.copyright "{ year }" now.Year }}{{.}}{{ else }}© {{ now.Format "2006" }} {{ .Site.Author.name }}{{- end }}</copyright>
+    {{- end }}
+    {{ if not .Date.IsZero }}<lastBuildDate>{{ .Date.Format "Mon, 02 Jan 2006 15:04:05 -0700" | safeHTML }}</lastBuildDate>{{ end }}
     {{- with .OutputFormats.Get "RSS" -}}
     {{ printf "<atom:link href=%q rel=\"self\" type=%q />" .Permalink .MediaType | safeHTML }}
     {{- end -}}