--- a/src/plugins/plugin_xep_0060.py	Tue Feb 25 11:32:21 2014 +0100
+++ b/src/plugins/plugin_xep_0060.py	Tue Feb 25 17:49:15 2014 +0100
@@ -99,9 +99,9 @@
         profile, client = self.__getClientNProfile(profile_key, 'publish item')
         return client.publish(service, nodeIdentifier, items, client.parent.jid)
 
-    def getItems(self, service, node, max_items=None, sub_id=None, profile_key='@DEFAULT@'):
+    def getItems(self, service, node, max_items=None, item_ids=None, sub_id=None, profile_key='@DEFAULT@'):
         profile, client = self.__getClientNProfile(profile_key, 'get items')
-        return client.items(service, node, max_items, sub_id, client.parent.jid)
+        return client.items(service, node, max_items, item_ids, sub_id, client.parent.jid)
 
     def getOptions(self, service, nodeIdentifier, subscriber, subscriptionIdentifier=None, profile_key='@DEFAULT@'):
         profile, client = self.__getClientNProfile(profile_key, 'get options')
@@ -139,7 +139,54 @@
     def connectionInitialized(self):
         pubsub.PubSubClient.connectionInitialized(self)
 
-    # XXX: this should be done in wokkel
+    # FIXME: we have to temporary override this method here just
+    # to set the attributes itemIdentifiers which is not used
+    # in pubsub.PubSubClient.items
+    def items(self, service, nodeIdentifier, maxItems=None, itemIdentifiers=None,
+              subscriptionIdentifier=None, sender=None):
+        """
+        Retrieve previously published items from a publish subscribe node.
+
+        @param service: The publish subscribe service that keeps the node.
+        @type service: L{JID<twisted.words.protocols.jabber.jid.JID>}
+
+        @param nodeIdentifier: The identifier of the node.
+        @type nodeIdentifier: C{unicode}
+
+        @param maxItems: Optional limit on the number of retrieved items.
+        @type maxItems: C{int}
+
+        @param itemIdentifiers: Identifiers of the items to be retracted.
+        @type itemIdentifiers: C{set}
+
+        @param subscriptionIdentifier: Optional subscription identifier. In
+            case the node has been subscribed to multiple times, this narrows
+            the results to the specific subscription.
+        @type subscriptionIdentifier: C{unicode}
+        """
+        NS_PUBSUB = 'http://jabber.org/protocol/pubsub'
+
+        request = PubSubRequest('items')
+        request.recipient = service
+        request.nodeIdentifier = nodeIdentifier
+        if maxItems:
+            request.maxItems = str(int(maxItems))
+        request.subscriptionIdentifier = subscriptionIdentifier
+        request.sender = sender
+        request.itemIdentifiers = itemIdentifiers  # XXX: this line has been added
+
+        def cb(iq):
+            items = []
+            for element in iq.pubsub.items.elements():
+                if element.uri == NS_PUBSUB and element.name == 'item':
+                    items.append(element)
+            return items
+
+        d = request.send(self.xmlstream)
+        d.addCallback(cb)
+        return d
+
+    # FIXME: this should be done in wokkel
     def retractItems(self, service, nodeIdentifier, itemIdentifiers, sender=None):
         """
         Retract items from a publish subscribe node.