diff --git a/ideas.txt b/ideas.txt
index 147b30c14..afeaad490 100644
--- a/ideas.txt
+++ b/ideas.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Test Suite
   regression tests for every bug, command, feature
 
 Recurrence
-  - new T::status recurring (stored as R)
+  + new T::status recurring (stored as R)
   - new user-specifiable attributes - recur:<duration> [until:<date>]
   - duration:
       daily, day, 1d
diff --git a/src/T.cpp b/src/T.cpp
index 118724e46..815b39c28 100644
--- a/src/T.cpp
+++ b/src/T.cpp
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ void T::setSubstitution (const std::string& from, const std::string& to)
 // uuid status [tags] [attributes] description
 //
 // uuid         \x{8}-\x{4}-\x{4}-\x{4}-\x{12}
-// status       - O X
+// status       - + X r
 // tags         \w+ \s ...
 // attributes   \w+:\w+ \s ...
 // description  .+
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ const std::string T::compose () const
        if (mStatus == pending)   line += "- [";
   else if (mStatus == completed) line += "+ [";
   else if (mStatus == deleted)   line += "X [";
+  else if (mStatus == recurring) line += "r [";
 
   // Tags
   for (size_t i = 0; i < mTags.size (); ++i)
@@ -303,6 +304,7 @@ const std::string T::composeCSV ()
        if (mStatus == pending)   line += "'pending',";
   else if (mStatus == completed) line += "'completed',";
   else if (mStatus == deleted)   line += "'deleted',";
+  else if (mStatus == recurring) line += "'recurring',";
 
   // Tags
   line += "'";
@@ -499,7 +501,7 @@ int T::determineVersion (const std::string& line)
       line[18] == '-' &&
       line[23] == '-' &&
       line[36] == ' ' &&
-      (line[37] == '-' || line[37] == '+' || line[37] == 'X'))
+      (line[37] == '-' || line[37] == '+' || line[37] == 'X' || line[37] == 'r'))
     return 2;
 
   // Version 3?
diff --git a/src/T.h b/src/T.h
index 4837bd5a9..58b7cc169 100644
--- a/src/T.h
+++ b/src/T.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 class T
 {
 public:
-  enum status   {pending, completed, deleted};
+  enum status   {pending, completed, deleted, recurring};
 
   T ();                    // Default constructor
   T (const std::string&);  // Initialize by parsing storage format