diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index f6280b660..21e10b312 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
 	* almost completely changed the storage interface (for custom storage)
 	* added support for hashing pieces in multiple threads
 
+	* fix bug where web seeds were not used for torrents added by URL
 	* fix support for symlinks on windows
 	* fix long filename issue (on unixes)
 	* fixed performance bug in DHT torrent eviction
diff --git a/src/torrent.cpp b/src/torrent.cpp
index 2a0492f34..0777b6361 100644
--- a/src/torrent.cpp
+++ b/src/torrent.cpp
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ namespace libtorrent
 		TORRENT_ASSERT(num_torrents == int(m_ses.m_torrents.size()));
 
 		// if the user added any trackers while downloading the
-		// .torrent file, serge them into the new tracker list
+		// .torrent file, merge them into the new tracker list
 		std::vector<announce_entry> new_trackers = m_torrent_file->trackers();
 		for (std::vector<announce_entry>::iterator i = m_trackers.begin()
 			, end(m_trackers.end()); i != end; ++i)
@@ -605,6 +605,10 @@ namespace libtorrent
 		}
 		m_trackers.swap(new_trackers);
 
+		// add the web seeds from the .torrent file
+		std::vector<web_seed_entry> const& web_seeds = m_torrent_file->web_seeds();
+		m_web_seeds.insert(m_web_seeds.end(), web_seeds.begin(), web_seeds.end());
+
 #if !defined(TORRENT_DISABLE_ENCRYPTION) && !defined(TORRENT_DISABLE_EXTENSIONS)
 		hasher h;
 		h.update("req2", 4);