diff --git a/docs/source/configure.rst b/docs/source/configure.rst
index a16fd82..bd0be7e 100644
--- a/docs/source/configure.rst
+++ b/docs/source/configure.rst
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ In order to configure Feed2toot, you need to create a feed2toot.ini file (or any
     [media]
     custom=/var/lib/feed2toot/media/logo.png
 
+    ; Optional, if you wish to post to a Pleroma instance
+    [pleroma]
+    ; Specify content_type to set the content type of your post on Pleroma. 
+    content_type=text/plain
+
 For the [mastodon] section:
 
 - instance_url: the url of your Mastodon instance
@@ -115,6 +120,10 @@ For the [media] section:
 
 - custom: the path to a media (should be supported by Mastodon) to be posted with every Mastodon post.
 
+For the [pleroma] section:
+
+- content_type: Specify content_type to set the content type of your post on Pleroma. It accepts ‘text/plain’ (default), ‘text/markdown’, ‘text/html’ and ‘text/bbcode'. This parameter is not supported on Mastodon servers, but will be safely ignored if set. Use proper syntax in toot parameter of [rss] section.
+
 Example of the list of hash tags
 ================================
 The list of hash tags is a simple text file with one hash tag composed by several words on a single line::
diff --git a/feed2toot/confparse.py b/feed2toot/confparse.py
index 54010a2..7bede0b 100644
--- a/feed2toot/confparse.py
+++ b/feed2toot/confparse.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ from feed2toot.confparsers.hashtags.nohashtags import parsenotagsintoot
 from feed2toot.confparsers.feedparser import parsefeedparser
 from feed2toot.confparsers.lock import parselock
 from feed2toot.confparsers.media import parsemedia
+from feed2toot.confparsers.pleroma import parsepleroma
 from feed2toot.confparsers.plugins import parseplugins
 from feed2toot.confparsers.rss.ignoressl import parseignoressl
 from feed2toot.confparsers.rss.pattern import parsepattern
@@ -113,6 +114,10 @@ class ConfParse:
             ###########################
             options['media'] = parsemedia(config)
             ###########################
+            # the pleroma section
+            ###########################
+            options['mastodon_feature_set'], options['toot_content_type'] = parsepleroma(config)
+            ###########################
             # the plugins section
             ###########################
             plugins = parseplugins(config)
diff --git a/feed2toot/confparsers/pleroma.py b/feed2toot/confparsers/pleroma.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..42ee81c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/feed2toot/confparsers/pleroma.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright © 2015-2020 Carl Chenet <carl.chenet@ohmytux.com>
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/
+
+# Get values of the pleroma section
+'''Get values of the pleroma section'''
+
+def parsepleroma(config):
+    '''Parse configuration values and get values of the pleroma section'''
+    mastodon_feature_set = 'mainline'
+    toot_content_type = None
+    if 'pleroma' in config.sections():
+        mastodon_feature_set = 'pleroma'
+        toot_content_type = config.get('pleroma', 'content_type', fallback='text/plain')
+    return mastodon_feature_set,toot_content_type
diff --git a/feed2toot/tootpost.py b/feed2toot/tootpost.py
index 9cf7d0d..6f69a1a 100644
--- a/feed2toot/tootpost.py
+++ b/feed2toot/tootpost.py
@@ -34,14 +34,15 @@ class TootPost:
         mastodon = Mastodon(
             client_id=self.config.get('mastodon', 'client_credentials'),
             access_token=self.config.get('mastodon', 'user_credentials'),
-            api_base_url=self.config.get('mastodon', 'instance_url')
+            api_base_url=self.config.get('mastodon', 'instance_url'),
+            feature_set=self.options['mastodon_feature_set']
         )
         toot_visibility = self.config.get('mastodon', 'toot_visibility', fallback='public')
         if 'custom' in self.options['media']:
             mediaid = mastodon.media_post(self.config['media']['custom'])
-            mastodon.status_post(self.toot, media_ids=[mediaid], visibility=toot_visibility)
+            mastodon.status_post(self.toot, media_ids=[mediaid], visibility=toot_visibility, content_type=self.options['toot_content_type'])
         else:
-            mastodon.status_post(self.toot, visibility=toot_visibility)
+            mastodon.status_post(self.toot, visibility=toot_visibility, content_type=self.options['toot_content_type'])
 
     def storeit(self):
         '''Indicate if the tweet should be stored or not'''